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    Late in the year 1818, a seemingly innocent tailor from the city of Malacca by the name of Tsáfú escaped the withholdings of imprisonment which held him back from his true colors as a fraternal leader. This tailor was previously convicted of murder for reasons unknown. However, what is known is that he was freed from his strict confines by his fellow brethren – men from different regions who were readily available to release him from the “hands of justice”. Tsáfú was not just a tailor, but a…

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    The glo that applies to Eliot Ness is number 3 complex thinker. The way that Eliot Ness was a complex thinker when he figured that the police force was being payed by Al Capone so how Ness solve this problem of not having the cop on his side was where created a team of his own called the Untouchables which consisted of Jimmy Malone, George Stone and Oscar Wallace. Another way Eliot was a complex thinker was generating this creative idea of basically going to Canada Where the next ] of liquor…

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    The Shawshank redemption is a film set in the 1940's where a young banker by the name of Andy Dufresne is sentenced to life in Portland, Oregon based Shawshank prison on a false accusation of murdering his wife and another man. The rest of the movie is based around his journey to find his identity as well as his freedom and hope in order to survive. In this maximum security prison of Shawshank, prison life is designed to be harsh and breakdown the inmate’s spirits. On the inside the inmates…

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    The movie “Good Will Hunting” is about a genius leveled young janitor, Will Hunting who gets discovered to be a math whiz by a professor. One day a professor named Gerald Lambeau writes two complex math problems on the board for his students to solve. This is how professor Gerald Lambeau discovers the janitor Will Hunting has solved the equations. At the same time, it is discovered that Will Hunting has assaulted a police officer therefore, he gets himself in trouble with the law. Luckily,…

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    How To Be A Good Writer

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    Stephen King is a highly successful and popular author. He has written many stories and novels using what he calls “ 22 lessons on How to be a Good Writer”. There is strong evidence of Rule 8 “Avoid adverbs and long paragraphs with no flow”, Rule 10 “master the art of description”, and Rule 11 “Don’t give too much background information” in his stories “ The body” and “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. In these stories, it is clear that he takes his rules seriously. King…

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    hole changed his family’s curse and life. Stanley meet many friends at Camp Green Lake, Zero, Magnet, Armpit, Zigzag, Squid, and X-ray. They all had nicknames that specifies them on what they came there for or what they have done. Zero was Stanley's best friend there, he didn’t speak…

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    Arguments For Andy

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    When Tommy Williams entered prison, he quickly made friends with Andy, Red, and the others. After a year later, James revealed to Andy and Red that he met the man who killed Andy’s wife and lover. After knowing the truth, Andy tried to get the warden on board with getting Andy another trial to prove that he was innocent all these while but warden refuse to. The warden wanted to keep Andy so that they can make money. Because of this, the warden would restrict Andy to go anywhere. Andy was trapped…

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    In both “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” written by Stephen King and in The Shawshank Redemption written and directed by Frank Darabont, Red tells us early in the story that Andy did not commit the crime he was Jailed for. Injustice can be defined many ways the most relevant being “violation of the rights of others; unjust or unfair action or treatment.” The theme of injustice is used throughout both works to further enhance and unfold the story. Andy Dufresne was one of the few…

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    Avatar was then realized in December 18, 2009 with a budget of 238 Million Dollars (“Themes”). Avatar was clearly a passion project for James Cameron, a storied director with a best of blockbuster films to wait that long to fully realize a project he had conceived so long before is not just indicative of a person who was waiting for the right technology to come by. It’s a clear indicator of a filmmaker who had a message to put…

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    The Shawshank Redemption is a movie directed by Frank Darabont and based off a novel by Stephen King called Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. It follows a main character, Andy Dufresne, after he is convicted of the murder of his wife and her lover and he is sentenced to life in jail. While he is serving his sentence, he becomes friends with another inmate, Red. He also finds himself being protected by the guards after the warden of the prison begins using him for an illegal money…

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