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    Martin Brody is the new police chief trying to rid Amity Island of a savage shark terrorising the islanders and tourists alike in the 1976 thriller, Jaws. Jaws was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss. Amity Island relies almost fully on the income gained by tourists visiting the island in the summer vacation. It is up to Martin Brody to protect the beach goers by finding the shark and killing it. This brings up issues of fighting

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    The film Jaws is deemed as one of the greatest movies of all time, it is not only a movie, but it changed the movie industry due to its success. The success of Jaws is a result of the mass of advertising the producers did. Jaws was the first film to have a “wide release”, opening at the same time across the country and making it the highest grossing film at the time. The vast amount of detail the producers went into advertising can be seen in the Jaws’ movie poster. Through the vivid red title, the

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    Steven Spielberg is a director who has made many movies including Jaws (1975) and Jurassic Park (1993). Both Jaws and Jurassic Park show animals behaving in the way that nature intended them to behave. However, in Jaws the animal finds himself trapped in an unnatural environment, an inlet where humans swim. In Jurassic Park, animals that became extinct millions of years ago, dinosaurs, also find themselves in unnatural environment occupied by humans. I want to compare these two movies because I

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    Jaws Movie Review Essay

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    I was 13 years old. I was glued to my seat from start to finish. I screamed, I jumped, I held my breath, and much more. In my 13 years old body, there were so many experiences emotions. Jaws was probably the first film where I completely forgot everything around me. If this movie scares you to the point where you cannot go back to the water, then Spielberg has done a job well done. First thing, Jaws is not only about a shark. It is a film that flipped the standards for what we expect when we watch

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    “What About Bob?” is a story about a man that has some serious anxiety issues. He has a drastic case of OCD, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, and it affects him so badly that he is not able to live his life without the constant worry of absurd, and irrational fears. He cannot even leave the house without taking certain precautions. No one is willing to help him with his problems, because he is in constant need of help and he is not able to find the right one who can satisfy him. Bob’s need for his

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     STRENGTHS: 1. Good technical staffs: The staff of the Neo Valves Company is good and well trained and educated employees are working in the company. 2. Accuracy and fast working: The working condition of the company is very fast and accuracy because the well trained workers are working in the Neo Valves Company so the working is fast and accuracy. 3. To reduce cost, customer satisfaction: The reducing the costs on product to make satisfaction to the customer are the one of the strength of

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    What About Bob Movie

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    Bob, a psychiatric patient, is a neurotic man who often clings to his therapists. Bob is afraid of leaving his apartment and has to talk himself out the door in order to be able to leave. He worries about diseases, so he has trouble touching things. Bob has problems moving, when he wants to go out he gets dizzy, nausea, cold sweats, etc. Bob thinks if he fakes having a disease or disorder then he doesn’t have it. In the movie, “What About Bob”, Bob forces his therapists over the edge of insanity

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    What About Bob? “What about Bob?” is an immensely funny movie that makes effective use of its characters’ emotional issues to entertain its audience. In reviewing the portrayal of its main characters, it becomes apparent that the personality and emotional issues of Bob and Marvin are primarily derived from the writer’s desire to entertain their audience. From this writers’ point of view, the movie succeeds. Looking at these two characters from a clinical point of view, Marvin’s portrayal is more

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    What About Bob Analysis

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    What About Bob? is about a man named Bob Wiley who struggles with a disorder called specific phobia. In other words, he fears everything. After driving his last psychiatrist crazy, Bob is referred to Dr. Leo Marvin, a famous psychiatrist known for his new book called Baby Steps. After an interview session with Bob, Leo says he is going on vacation, and wants Bob to work on taking baby steps. Bob cannot take being away from Leo, so he tracks him down and intrudes on Leo’s family vacation. Leo tries

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    In the movie, “What about Bob?”, Dr. Leo Marvin accepts a new patient the day before he goes on a month long vacation with his family. Bob Wiley is transferred to Dr. Leo by a therapist who is tired of dealing with him. It was unethical for Dr. Marvin to accept Bob as a new patient, especially with all of his pressing needs, right before he was leaving. This was an insensitive act due to Bob’s needs because Dr. Leo established a relationship with Bob and then left Bob stranded. Rather than accepting

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