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Film: "Remember the Titans", 2008.
This paper is a review of the film "Remember the Titans", which demonstrates the problems of establishing racial equality in a high school and a community.
1,805 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 58.95
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This paper explains that, in the film "Remember the Titans", high school football players on a formerly all white team must deal with the de-segregation of a school in Virginia high school and the presence of an African-American coach. The author relates that the film does not center on the difficulty of the changes in the classroom but rather on the football field, where the sport rules the town. The paper points out that, despite the changes of the individuals on the team, the persistent racism in the town shows how difficult it is to change ideas so deeply rooted in the society. The author states that, although football is certainly not as hard as war, the movie draws an interesting analogy between the two. The paper concludes that the film seems a bit too Hollywood in how smoothly the players make the transition from blatant racists to friends.
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"The communities were sharply divided over the decision to name Herman Boone the head football coach. He had previously coached at North Carolina but was passed over jobs he had deserved because he was black. The African-American community celebrated his arrival; marking the first time a member of their race had obtained such a prestigious position. Despite a heroes welcome, Coach Boone continues to insist he was just a football coach. In a town like Alexandria where football is more than just a game, his position represents a victory in the fight for equality."
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"Remember the Titans", 2007.
An analysis of the themes portrayed in "Remember the Titans," directed by Boaz Yakin.
1,811 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper discusses the Walt Disney Picture's film, "Remember the Titans," directed by Boaz Yakin. The paper discusses the movie's primary themes of character development, overcoming adversity and the power of strong individuals to unify an entire city for the better. It describes the historic, political and social drama that is based on the real life 1971 Titans and their success.
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"Nearly every character in the movie can be critiqued in such a way as Bertier as to how the exaggeration contributes to the themes of the film. Yet it is equally important to evaluate the merits which make Remember the Titans a memorable film, and gave the team the power it had over its community and contributes to its historical importance. The accomplishments of the Titans on the field must be considered for historical accuracy. This is where the movie lines up the most with the truth. The 1971 Titans were in fact undefeated, were in fact #2 in the country nationally, and they were state champions (Merron). There is not much the film could do to exaggerate this awe inspiring fact. The movie does take some liberties in often portraying the Titans as underdog (perhaps to appeal to general American underdog sentiment) when in reality the team was usual the favorites and very much dominant (Merron). It is likely, however that the on field accomplishments of the 1971 are not exaggerated because they cannot be. The team accomplished so much in real life and in the movie, giving it the power to overcome racial divisions to unify a community."
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Leadership in "Remember the Titans", 2005.
Analyzes the leadership in the movie "Remember the Titans".
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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This paper analyzes the leadership principles and challenges in the movie "Remember the Titans." Adaptation, strategy, resistance, framing, ethics, organizational culture, and stages of change are discussed.
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"The movie Remember the Titans provides an excellent study of leadership principles and challenges in the imperfect fluctuating environment typical in real-life leadership scenarios. The movie goes a step beyond the usual case ..."
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"Clash of the Titans"--A Film Review, 2007.
A review of the film "The Clash of the Titans" and its mythological basis.
1,367 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper describes and reviews the film "The Clash of the Titans," while also considering the mythological basis of the storyline. The paper examines the deeper mythological themes present in the movie, especially how human beings try to satisfy the willful nature of the gods. The review describes the intent of Greek mythology in the paper, also giving attention to its deeper psychological meaning. The review concludes that although the film "The Clash of the Titans" does add some changes for dramatic effect, it does not veer too far away from the themes found in the original Greek myth.
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"The symbolic frame for the mythology considers that the people form cultures with their own rites and ceremonies, mythology, heroes and stories as unique as any other culture. The Greeks developed over time a massive and complex mythology that explained in animistic, anthropomorphic terms many of the natural phenomena seen in the world around them and at the same time propounded a direct relationship between themselves and the gods as part of that explanation. In mythology, the Oedipus myth suggests that the hero is challenged and reformed by his encounter with his anima in the form of Jocasta, but his daughter Antigone is herself faced with her animus in the form of her father and all that he represents. Even a superficial reading of the story and an examination of the mythology behind it points to the fact that Antigone's character has been formed from her relationship with her father. Her relationship with her mother is secondary and indeed only sketchily formed at all in the context of the myth. Jocasta plays a role that is vital more because she is the mother as well as the wife of Oedipus than because she is the mother of Antigone. Elements of this myth are apparent in the way Perseus seeks to reconnect with the mother and rebuild the family lost so long ago. The godly world inhabited by these characters is a world where human passions have been projected on the deities so that rather than act as deities might be expected to, keeping some distance from the passions of the world, they instead exhibit human passions heightened because they are part of the behavior of the gods."
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Comparative Study between the Two Titanic Films, 2002.
This paper looks at the two Titanic films (Titanic and A Night to Remember) and examines how the two differ.
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The writer looks at various aspects in both films including the film techniques used to create actual film, and the representation of society, how the general public of the early twentieth centaury behaved and what their ethics were. It looks at key areas including: production techniques, narrative, marketing and target audience and includes a conclusion.
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"Aims and Objectives We looked at the two film productions based on the sinking of the Titanic. The 1997 production directed by James Cameron "Titanic" and the late 50's production directed by Roy Baker "A night to remember". It was based on the No.1 bestseller "A night to remember" by Walter Lord, both book and film were based on factual evidence. They obtained information from ship plans, writing to survivors and many other valuable sources."
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Effective Leadership, 2007.
This paper analyzes the film "Remember the Titans" by Gregory Allen Howard.
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The paper examines "Remember the Titans", explaining that it demonstrates leadership styles, leadership ethics and leadership frameworks using the example of a high school football team. The paper describes how both of the coaches in the film, coach Yoast and coach Boone, become effective leaders who deal with change, uncertainty and hardship. The paper shows how the coaches exemplify ethical and practical principles of leadership in their daily lives and not just on the field.
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"Remember the Titans demonstrates leadership styles, leadership ethics, and leadership frameworks using the example of s high school football team. Gregory Allen Howard's 2000 film starring Denzel Washington and directed by Boaz Yakin offers an entertaining but insightful glance at the challenges leaders face and optimal means of overcoming obstacles and interpersonal conflicts. Remember the Titans takes place in Alexandria, Virginia in 1971, during the integration of public schools. The ensuing racial tension creates volatile situations for the team, its coaches, and the community."
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"A Night to Remember": Book Review, 2008.
A review of "A Night to Remember", Walter Lord's 1955 work about what happened the night the RMS Titanic sunk.
756 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper favorably reviews Walter Lord's 1955 non-fiction work, "A Night to Remember", explaining that it is a heart-rendering account of the Titanic's deadly collision with an iceberg. The paper further relates that the book is a compilation of survivors' recollections of the disaster and that the major theme of the book is the good and evil of human nature that is revealed in life threatening situations. The paper concludes that Lord's book is a critical expose of one of the most tragic events in the history of travel on the seas.
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"Walter Lord gives his reader an authentic sense of what it was like to be a passenger onboard the boat that dreadful night. He describes the night of the crash as being calm, clear, and bitterly cold. He details the passengers' formal attire to help demonstrate just how shocking and unexpected the sinking was. He depicts their dress as an odd mixture of bathrobes, fur coats, turtleneck sweaters, and tuxedos to emphasize the bitter irony of the sinking."
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?Live and Remember?, 2002.
An analysis of Valentin Rasputin's novel "Live and Remember".
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The paper introduces Russian writer, Valentin Rasputin and his success in Russian literature. It analyzes his book, "Live and Remember" - considered as one of the most significant works of the post-Stalin, pre-glasnost era. The paper discusses the plot and the major themes of the book.
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"Live and Remember may appear to some as a visionary text. Indeed the author?s convictions have been portrayed with such strength that it is easy to believe Valentin Rasputin is outlining a sequence of developments that is not inevitable. Thus, this book is not a theory of history or of world war. It is however, an analysis of the sort of institutions that might develop in an environment where the individual is bound to give priorities and values to those that he does not wish to or as free to choose and thus, demonstrating tendencies, not immutable consequences."
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Michael Honey's "Black Workers Remember", 2004.
This paper reviews Michael Honey's 1999 book "Black Workers Remember: An Oral History of Segregation Unionism and the Freedom Struggle".
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This book discusses major themes and the author's methodology in labor and ethnic studies historian Michael Honey's 1999 book "Black Workers Remember". The author points out the African-American struggle for unionization and civil rights and the connection between these two movements. The paper relates the Memphis sanitation workers strike and the impact of globalization on the employment of blacks.
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"In "Black Workers Remember: An Oral History of Segregation Unionism and the Freedom Struggle", labor and ethnic studies historian Michael Keith Honey records the history of southern African American workers and their struggle for both a living wage and the equal rights promised by the U. S. Constitution. Relying heavily on oral histories or testimonies, Honey's book covers the period from the ...s through the ...s and centers on Memphis Tennessee. Many themes are presented in this excellent, often poignant, book that contends the labor of black ..."
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"Remember Kirkland Lake", 2002.
Reviews and critiques the book "Remember Kirkland Lake".
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This paper is a book review of "Remember Kirkland Lake". This is a basically perfect book, but MacDowell should have structured it differently. As it is, she makes it difficult to believe her thesis.
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Empowerment Through Film, 2006.
This paper reviews and examines several films based on real events and actual educators who have empowered their students, while focusing in particular on "Coach Carter" starring Samuel L. Jackson.
1,009 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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The writer of this paper details how Hollywood takes the examples of real-life educators to provide them with their plots. This paper discusses several such films in this particular genre, including: "Standby By Me," "Lean on Me," and "Remember the Titans," while focusing on "Coach Carter," starring Samuel L. Jackson. "Coach Carter" is a prime example of how students can be empowered to change their lives for the better. This paper describes the plot of "Coach Carter," in which the coach is shown as a human being and not just a savior. Carter attempts to put down student fisticuffs and fighting by using positive encouragement rather than intimidation to enforce discipline while at the same time inspiring his players to respect one another, as well as respect him as an authority figure. The writer also discusses how films like "Remember the Titans" and "Friday Night Lights" tell the tale of student empowerment through sports.
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"Of course, films like "Remember the Titans" and "Friday Night Lights" also tell the tale of student empowerment through sports. But these football films are more intent upon showing the dark side of sports, rather than seeing sports as having any potential for becoming tools of empowerment for young people, when in the right hands. The use of football in these films is a tool more for the empowerment of the coaches, fans, and outsiders such as the depressed people of the town rather than students. In contrast, the students of "Coach Carter" are taught to succeed for themselves and to advance their own interests."
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I Remember When, 2002.
A review of "Casa: A Partial Remembrance of Puerto Rican Childhood" by Judith Ortiz Cofer, discussing womanhood and growing up as a minority.
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The paper discusses family gatherings, identity and how the author's family and childhood affected her writing style. The grandmother, an older and wiser person, was Cofer's primary influence and she is discussed throughout most of the paper. The paper presents comparisons of the grandmother.
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"Family gatherings have always been an important factor among families, especially my family. Everyone would enjoy each others company, the men in one room and the women in the other, watching the football game or telling stories. I remember hearing laughter and from the men, groans when their favorite teams weren't performing up to par. I also remember listening to the women in my family tell stories of when they were younger and remenise on the "good 'ole days". The family in "Casa: A Partial Rememberance of Puerto Rican Childhood", by Judith Ortiz Cofer, is much like mine. All of the women sit in a room and discuss life in general. These moments helped develop me into a mature woman and identify myself as they also did for Cofer. I was able to become a more self-aware person and see myself not only through those around me, but especially through my own eyes, just the same as the chats did for Cofer. Because of the gatherings, she was able to develop her love for writing stories and mature as a woman."
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"Forgive and Remember" by Charles L Bosk and "To Do No Harm" by Roberta J Apfel and Susan M Fisher, 1993.
An examination of the works on medical ethics including surgical errors and failure and use of the synthetic hormone DES.
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"Medical professionals each day must make life-and-death choices about patient care, best estimates regarding diagnosis, difficult decisions about new treatments, and a wide variety of other decisions regarding the welfare of patients. Often, these decisions are to be made under conditions of stress, with little time available for considering the options. In other cases, decisions are made based on the best available data, and this data may be flawed, with errors that may not be revealed for years. In such an atmosphere, ethical dilemmas are bound to be a constant issue. Charles L. Bosk in Forgive and Remember: Managing Medical Failure (1979) and Roberta J. Apfel and Susan M. Fisher in To Do No Harm: DES and the Dilemmas of Modern Medicine (1984) examine different aspects of the ethical dilemmas facing the medical establishment today and consider the responsibility..."
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Airbus and Boeing: Winged Titans of the Modern Age, 2001.
An overview of the airline industry since WWII.
915 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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An analysis of the competition between Europe and the United States for supremacy in the airline industry. The author details the history of Boeing, Airbus and McDonnell-Douglas since WWII, with special attention paid to the years since the mid-1960s when Europe entered the market. The successes and failures of the parties involved are discussed in detail, including the failure of the Concorde and the particular affect it had on the entire industry. American government involvement in keeping Boeing afloat during the last decade, by both the Clinton and Bush administrations, is also discussed in detail. The affect of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the airline industry, especially changes in the demand for new airplanes, is covered by the author.
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"But it wasn?t just Boeing that Airbus had to contend with; in fact, both Boeing and Airbus had to directly compete against US-based McDonnell Douglas with production civilian aircraft orders; however, by 1996, the company was facing some financial trouble. Their MD-11 ?had failed to kickstart the company, and plans to build a new Jumbo?with Asian partners had come to nothing?.the company was down to just 5% of the world market? (Ibid, 226). So Boeing offered $13B to merge the two US airline manufacturers, which ?had the backing of the White House?[creating] the kind of national champion the Clinton Administration had wanted to encourage?.instead of having to juggle its attention?it could devote its energies supporting the enlarged Boeing? (Ibid, 226-227). In fact, the Clinton Administration overtly lobbied for customers toward its aerospace manufacturers, which is reason they never sought any anti-trust action against the merger; mainly, McDonnell Douglas at the time of the merger was more vested in the military aerospace applications, an area Boeing was never dominant."
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A Rally to Remember, 2002.
A discussion of the effect of the death of Senator Paul Wellstone and his official memorial service.
1,624 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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This paper examines how the tragic death of Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone, killed in a plane crash with his wife and daughter left the Democratic Party without a candidate. It describes his political accomplishments and how his memorial sevice quickly became a carefully engineered media event and a political rally. It discusses whether it is ethical and correct the way Democrats and Republicans do their best to capitalize on whatever sensational developments come their way since no tragedy is too horrible to become grist for the political mill.
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"Both sides were careful to tailor their memorials to the Senator?s values and good works. Wellstone?s close friend, Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa, turned an enumeration of Wellstone?s accomplishments into an electoral battle cry. Beginning with a heartfelt tribute to his friend, his speech culminated in a rousing call to keep Wellstone?s dream alive. Yet, his powerful call-to-arms built on the words of the equally dramatic, Richard Kahn, a close personal friend of the late Senator?s who, after chopping the air with his hand Wellstone-fashion gave the following performance..."
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