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    Many, many bitter faces were scrutinising me; it looked as though the whole town was there, observing every shackled step I took. I would never harm one of the Smiths, especially Elizabeth, she was like the daughter I never had. I had feared the worst when I found her. When I rushed to her aid my fears became reality. Her cold body, lying in the soft, blood stained grass. Her lifeless eyes staring blankly into mine. Perhaps hundreds of people glaring right at me, as I marched slowly towards the

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    The Smith family is in the same situation as many other families that live in the United States. A young single mother is trying to raise two children by herself with no income. Lucky for them, there are several government funded programs that are there to help them to form a better life. However, there are certain requirements for several of the programs. The Smith family should meet most of those requirements. They have until the end of the month before all their resources are cut off. The number

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    The Smiths got into the airplane, and found their seats. This was Amy’s first airplane ride, she was only 1. Nash was jealous, he was 5 and this was only his second ride on a airplane, his first was when he was 3 years old. Even though it was only a two year difference, he was very jealous. James, who was 12 looked nervous, he got motion sickness a lot and had asthma so it’s understandable that he looked nervous. Josie and Robert, the parents, traded Amy for the carry on bag then Josie sat down with

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    Parker Palmer and the Legend of Bagger Vance both connect with one another to better further our understanding of the vocational method. Palmer’s definition of vocation contains three key components to it. These components are; who am I? Whose am I? and distractions to our vocation. These three components help us to go deeper into trying to find our vocation and our understanding of what vocation is. These same three components are located in the Legend of the Bagger Vance. The Legend of Bagger Vance

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    aired on NBC in (IMDB). This show focuses on a wealthy Californian family who takes in their street-smart relative from West Philadelphia. Their idea is to make him a mature and responsible young man but things don’t go as smooth as planned. Will Smith changes the serenity of the upscale environment with his streetwise common sense. A typical show contains some sort of cultural clash between Will, his uncle Phil and society itself. Learning how to transition from being in a rough neighborhood to

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    In the movie The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner, struggled with homelessness for nearly a year as a result of a combination of bad luck and fate. Without either a home or a job, Chris Gardner remains undeterred. Rather than using it as an opportunity to give up, he perseveres. His pursuit for a better life for his son is what kept him driven and focused. This idea of seeking out one’s goals and dreaming big has been around for centuries. For example, in the epic poem The Odyssey written by

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    “I Am Legend” is a post apocalyptic fiction horror movie featuring Will Smith who played the role of Robert Neville. An US Army virologist the story is set in New York City after a virus has spread and can wipe out most of civilization in this word, with this happening this has left him to be the last human being in the United States of America and even in the world, or so he thought. Though being immune to the virus, he still builds and works his way into making a cure while surviving from zombies

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    From the moment humans are born, they are shaped by the world around them and chances are that the media plays a huge role in shaping their identity. To the music they listen to, to fashion trends, to their beliefs, the news outlets and television shows could be held responsible. In 2004, the media had a much greater influence over American citizens because of the historical context of the time. Alex Proyas’ film I, Robot had taken advantage of the fact that people had become so easily influenced

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    Based on the real life story of Chris Gardner, the Pursuit of Happyness looks at the crests and troughs in Chris' life on his way to becoming a stock broker, and eventually as everyone knows, a multi-millionaire. Will Smith played the role of Chris Gardner while Smith's son, Jaden Smith played Gardner's 7 or 8-year-old son. At one level, even though the movie is titled The Pursuit of Happyness (deliberately spelt wrong), it is pretty depressing. Yes, the movie is supposed to focus on the struggles

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    I 'm writing about ancient heroes and whether or not they can be heroes at the present day time.im going to tell you about their pros as in good things about them and their cons as in bad things. I will also choose one modern day hero to come pare my ancient hero to and tell you where he from either a movie or a comic book. Beowulf is my ancient hero. I chose Beowulf because of all the qualities he has. "Beowulf is the hero of all heroes’" he is strong, and courageous. He would risk his own life

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