Titanic Persuasive Essay

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Ever since Titanic was released during the holidays, studios have looked at the holiday season as a prime spot to release huge movies. Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Avatar, and Titanic have all seen gigantic numbers during this time of the year. This makes Winter the new Summer for movies. Sure, there are now Avengers films being released at that time, but December is where they roll out the films that could be nominated for awards.

If you take a look at this holiday season — I have taken a guess at starting from October 1st – January 6th, because October 1st is the first official time I saw a Christmas movie promotion on television — you’ll notice a load of movies that are not only big budget, but also just begging to get nominated for an
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These guys were just guy going deep — 200 stories — underground to work and provide for their families. This was one of the reasons that the world was so captivated by the story. The international community bound together to get these innocent guys out of the ground before they ran out of resources and their air supply. You can think of many things like things like this (Apollo 13), but being stuck underground in a pocket of air is a death sentence unless people band together to help.

Premise: In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to Chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100-year-old gold and copper mine. Over the next 69 days, an international team worked night and day in a desperate attempt to rescue the trapped men as their families and friends, as well as millions of people globally, waited and watched anxiously for any sign of hope. But 200 stories beneath the surface, in the suffocating heat and with tensions rising, provisions—and time—were quickly running out.

Check out the trailer below. Also, bring tissues.

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 2 — NOVEMBER

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