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    Looking back at all I’ve accomplished through out my K-12 years I’ve realized it’s taught me so much about life. In elementary I was taught my manners while incorporating basic subjects such as math, reading, writing, etc. I can remember how prestigious nap times were and the little snack breaks I used to have during class. Those days were the best days. My first academic success actually came in the third grade when I was on the honor roll all four quarters of the school year. I didn’t think being

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    The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview about my experience attending the Philadelphia Art Museum on March 15, 2013. The museum is Located in Philadelphia, PA and the exhibition that caught my attention was Journeys to New Worlds it explores the artistic exchanges between Spain and Portugal and their colonies in the Americas and Asia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. (The Philadelphia Museum of Art, p. Philadelphia Art Museum). A journey to New Worlds originates The exhibition

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    Success Is The Key to Life Everyone has a different opinion on the term success. According to the Webster Dictionary, the word success as a noun defined as achieving wealth, respect, or fame. Success can also be measured in many other ways. Many people throughout today's society strive for their own forms of success. Success has many interpretations; while some people's understanding of the term is similar, everyone's definition is a little bit different. To me, success is when someone or something

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    and movie Rocky. It will take a better look at the specific conventions of this genre and how this movie fits the gangster genre. Romantic comedy films create a comic climate through a series of cues to the audience: subject matter is treated as trivial, jokes and physical humor make fun of events, and characters are protected from harm (Grindon Leger (2015). Romantic comedy films usually have a couple that meet and fall in love in some way throughout the movie. In the movie Rocky Sylvester

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    accomplishments and trophies for Stallone too. Stallone won three Oscars for his movie Rocky (Schroeder 15). Stallone acted in sixteen movies (32). Stallone’s biggest hit was Rambo (Sanelb 16). The first ever movie Stallone was in was Lords of Flatbush (64). This movie got him into his other big hit movies and those other movies made him a Hollywood star. Lords of Flatbush got him the main role in the movie Rocky which then got him the lead role in Rambo which then helped created the other Rocky’s

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    The Contender Themes

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    A universal theme conveyed in The Contender is that life is filled with obstacles; one must become a contender in order to be successful in life—as Mr. Donatelli, Alfred Brook’s trainer remarks, “Everybody wants to be a champion. That’s not enough. You have to start by wanting to be a contender” (Lipsyte 35). Though the viewers will definitely grasp the meaning of the word contender throughout the film, it is of utmost importance for them to learn its exact definition on the first scene. A contender

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    Rocky is a Drama directed by John Alvidsen and released on November 21,1976. Rocky is a highly potential boxer who is rough around the edges harming his body by occasional drinking and smoking. Although he possess those qualities he perceives emotional attributes that pull at the human instinct of wanting to be loved and accepted.Passion rose between Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire that keeps you on edge throughout the movie. Rocky is later faced with one of his hardest obstacles which results

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    that you like, you always want to try your best. But in this story Rocky dedicates his whole time and effort into his favorite sport which is boxing. Boxing to rocky was wasn't only fun loving sport to him it was also hard working and risks. After all his matches he was fully prepared for his all-time big match in his hometown in Philadelphia against the world wide champions. During the year of 1776 there was a man named Rocky Balboa who lived in Philadelphia in a tough neighborhood. While boxing

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    The movie, Rocky IV, contains many thought provoking quotes that are applicable to anyone’s life. My favorite quote from the movie is when Rocky Balboa says,“The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.” Even though it is not a feel good quote, it helped me to take action in an intense problem that I faced when I was in sixth grade. In 2009, I started my first

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    Ethos In Rocky Tv

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    The Rocky IV movie came out in 2005 it is an American sports drama with the main character Sylvester Stallone know in the movie as Rocky. The first Rocky movie came out in 1976 and has continued to be a successful series. The Rocky IV movie has it main character Rocky who is now a retired boxer in Philadelphia , who now owns his own restaurant called Adrian’s named after his deceased wife who passed away of cancer four years ago. Rocky has one son name Robert who works in a firm in downtown Philadelphia

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