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Erin Brockovich was successful in her lawsuit against the people of Hinkley verses Pacific Gas and Electric also known as PG and E. Between the years of 1952 to 1966 an outbreak of Chromium 6 was polluting the water in Hinkley. However, the people of Hinkley were unaware of what harm could be done by this substance. Many families and individuals who lived close to the company that produced the Chromium 6 had been experiencing illnesses that where caused by the chemical they had been consuming.…

The movie Life is beautiful has drawn a lot of controversy over whether the Holocaust should be looked at as a comedy. The movie is about a jewish father and son being sent to a jewish concentration camp, where the father makes the whole thing look like a game to his son, and the grand prize is a real tank. Throughout the journey the Father makes it seem to be hilarious. This film is a powerful presentation of a Father's love for his child, and risking his life for his family. Many people…

Everybody has done something unconsciously, on impulse or on accident. Sometimes its blowing your nose on the reciept and looking at the tissue or accidentaly killing your husband! In the short story, “Lamb to the Slaughter”, by Roald Dahl, that is exactly what happens, and she does it with a frozen leg of lamb. This starts a spark in her and she starts to evolve. Throughout the story there are many times Ms. Maloney is proven to be a dynamic character. “She came out slowly, cold and surprised”,…

“The Ransom of Red Chief” has a theme that is crime doesn't pay. He shows this through the actions and dialogue of Sam and Bill throughout the text. The whole story is about how Sam and Bill kidnap Johnny. But in the beginning of the story Sam drops a big hint of what is going to happen later on in the story. On page 11 paragraph 1“It looked like a good thing: but wait till I tell you.”Right away they tell you that all isn't as good as it seems.So somethings gonnna happen to the criminals all…

A Unique Craft Move From Nancy Farmer Have you ever been hooked on to a book? The book that forces you to read on? There are many ways author’s do this in stories. In the book “The House of the Scorpion”, Nancy Farmer uses a flashback to provide background information, build suspense, and to get the reader predicting. First this is the transition between chapter one and two,“Have I done you a favor? Thought Eduardo as he watched the baby turn its head toward the bustling nurses in their…

it’s also about the war for ideas, the war for democracy for Islamism,” Stack said in a 2010 C-SPAN interview. “There are a lot of themes woven into it.” Stack opens the novel with her experiences with sexual assault from Mohammed Zaman, who was her best source until this occurred. She also goes on to explain the meaning behind the title. “Every Man in this Village is a Liar” is the reality of Afghanistan after September 2011. If a person is telling the truth, they’re lying. If they’re lying,…

Holiday. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for that film and won a Tony that same year for her starring role in Ondine. “Over the next decade, Hepburn proved herself more than a math for Hollywood’s top leading men in such hits as Sabrina (1954, with William Holden and Humphrey Bogart), Funny Face (1957, with Fred Astaire) and Love in the Afternoon (1957, with Gary Cooper)” (History.com). Her role in Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), earned her fourth Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She…

his days–cooking, exercise, running tasks for a neighbor, planting trees, feeding horses, etc. Arn seems to be molding his days into what he wants them to be. Arn’s approach to his own health and life is pretty inspiring and in my opinion, one of the best ways to ward off age–related chronic conditions. Pain is more pronounced with age and has much more debilitating effect. Physical examination of musculoskeletal…

I read about the movie Serpico on a list of 125 must-see movies on the net. The movie is about a real-life NYPD (New York City Police Department) officer Frank Serpico who went undercover to expose the corruption in the police system. The great Al Pacino plays the titular character, who is an honest police officer in a completely corrupt police force. The movie tells the story of Serpico’s life from the time he joined the force in 1960 to the time he resigned in 1972. The movie starts in 1972…

Psychological Principle Analysis of Rain Man By: J.P. Wilson 28-3 Rain Man is a 1988 film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. In the film Tom Cruise plays the role of Charlie Babbitt, a self-absorbed, distant, car dealer and presumptive heir to his father’s three million dollar fortune. However, at his father’s will reading, he learns that he has been left nothing but his father’s antique Buick and his rosebushes, and all of the money…