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    The movie Romero is a movie that was released in 1989 which covers the life, career, and eventual assassination of the Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero. Upon his appointment as archbishop the local government assumed that he would go with the status quo and help them to quell dissent. Romero met the early expectations of him that the government had, and did not rock the boat in terms of speaking out against the government. Romero later does the opposite of this, after personal experiences of the

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    The movie Romero portrays the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador. Romero (1917-1980) was assassinated because of his protests against the horrors the government did against the people of El Salvador. I enjoyed this movie because of the deep themes and meanings that were revealed throughout. There was no fluff in this movie, and it boldly showed graphic images and scenes that portrayed the reality of the situation in El Salvador. Although there were times that some of the subplots were

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    is during this time that the Vatican elevated Oscar Romero to the position of Arch Bishop of San Salvador. Romero is elevated in hopes that with his quite, passive demurer and diminishing health that he would accept the status quo and not cause a military dispute; however, much to everyone’s surprise, Romero became the voice of the poor and took a stand against the exiguous government and hostile military, which begin to target priests. Romero was passive at first, afraid of government’s hostility

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    Romero The capitivating movie "Romero", displays the life and aslo the tragic death of a beloved Archbishop Oscar Romero. This film potrays the image of the El Salvadorian people, when the countrys military and poltics were interwined in the poverty-stricken land. During the imbalnce of the social sysytem with the countrys poeple were soemtimes perscuted when they went against the corrupt governmt. The church witnessed tthe actions of the goverment; and by witnessing the actions they

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    Oscar Romero was an amazing man. Even though his life was cut short, he was able to make an impact on the society that he lived in. Oscar Romero died a hero and an advocate for the people of El Salvador, specifically the city of Agulaires. Leading up to his death, Romero’s spiritual journey evolved. Romero was elected Archbishop because few saw Romero as a threat. He was very intelligent, and would hardly take his head out of a book. When Romero was elected he became good friends with Rutilio Grande

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    Michael Hughes Romero (the movie) is a biopic movie released in 1989 American biopic which depicts the life and death of the Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who led peaceful protests against a violent military regime and made sure the people knew the truth, even though this ended up costing him his life. He is portrayed in the movie by Raul Julia. Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was born in 1917 and died March 24 1980. Romero was a high ranking member of the Catholic Church, who served as

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    In 1968, in a cemetery about 30 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh, a movie that would change cinematic history forever was being created. George Romero’s classic film Night of the Living Dead, was being filmed. Up until 1968, the word “zombie” had a completely different meaning than it does today. George A. Romero created the horror movie antagonist that many audiences know and fear. The Pre-Romero zombie has many notable differences from the modern zombie. Most notably, it is alive and simply under

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    Justice in Romero Essay

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    Justice in "Romero" The influential and gripping film, " Romero", directed by John Duigan, portrays the life and death of Archbishop Oscar Romero. The movie shows the world through the eyes of the El Salvadorian people during the 1980's, when poverty and military rule flourished over the people. The country of El Salvador was run by an elite group of few who controlled most of the power and money, leaving the majority of the people deprived and powerless. This imbalance in the social system left

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    This movie exemplifies much injustice that happens within El Salvador. It is shown how it is very hard to find a separation between church and state. This is hard because their Government is killing their own people, not only that, but they are hiring people to kill the people so that it doesn’t seem as if the government is against the people. As the Guerillas are for the people, they do many things that are against the Government such as killing government leaders and the rich. As Romero is the

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    The Horror Of The Zombie

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    Haiti from a belief that witch doctors could create a hypnotic slave through magic, a potion, or hypnosis (Lockhurst). The zombie first appeared in “White Zombie,” a cinematic venture from an independent film company in 1932. The result of this movie consisted of insulting reviews even from a modern day critic, Matt Bruson, who said, “The supporting cast is awful and the low budget dictates a few moments worthy of MST3K ribbing. But the atmosphere of dread is pungent, the use of sound is inspired

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