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    CONNECTIONS REPORT My connection, not giving up, is shown through these four texts: A Knight’s Tale (directed by Brian Helgeland), Gladiator (directed by Ridley Scott), The Help (directed by Tate Taylor) and 127 Hours (directed by Danny Boyle). A Knight’s Tale shows the connection not giving up when the main character, (William, a young squire with a gift for jousting) forges genealogy documents in order to enter a jousting competition. Despite not being a knight, he gains popularity and wins…

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    Michael Jordan Legacy

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    The Legacy of Michael Jordan Jaime Ornelas English 5-6 Period 2 15 March, 2017 Mrs.McCarthy RESEARCH OUTLINE: Michael Jordan THESIS:Michael Jordan went against many odds to become successful in his career, he had a competitive edge to win in every game that he played , and during his career he was recognized for his accomplishments as an athlete. Michael Jordan is one of the greatest basketball players of all time is and an inspiration to many athletes. I.His Origins…

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    Just like South Africa, Haiti had a rushed timeline where they were expected to deliver their findings based upon the de facto government, which had previously overthrown president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in a coup d’état. The Haitian government had very limited funding when they were tasked to gather the evidence and testimonies from thousands of victims. Despite these challenges, the commission was able to complete their task just one day…

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    captured you, or your parents hearts as kids growing up. Who is really the best? Michael Jordan is absolutely, without a doubt the greatest basketball player ever. What makes Michael the best from the other greats like, Hakeem Olajuwon, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Elgin Baylor? Many things separate him from the others, not just his scoring, and dunking abilities. Regular season stats are what put you in the running for MVP awards, and All Star Game selections. Michael Jackson…

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    Transitions are changes which may by intentional or inevitable and they create and disconnect relationships, due to new perspectives. Transitions are explored within the drama Educating Rita by Willy Russell and the collage picture book “Windows” by Jennie Baker. The drama explores transitions through the relationship between Rita, a working class women and Frank a university professor, as Rita strives to break free of the class boundaries that restrict her and become educated, allowing her to…

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    parent(s) with children) who take an active interest in their children’s education and with regular religious attendance avoids generational poverty. While Brooks, details the fall in Church attendance (both Europe and America), it comes back to Russell Kirk’s first…

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    As a young girl, I spent the vast majority of my time sequestered in my room with my dolls. They helped me to escape my reality. They listened to me without judgement and gave voice to the conversations that I desperately wanted to have but could not. I remember vividly wanting a Barbie that had brown hair and green eyes. I wanted a doll that represented me, one that looked like me or at least seemed like the person I wanted to grow up to be. I don’t remember my age when I saw my first…

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    Russell Simmons coming from a black community and have been exposed to ganger and drug dealing. Who would have expected that he will be a successful innovator like Ted Turner, who was brought up from a wealthy and educated family, to become a Broadway producer. Simmons does not have an invention mindset to begin with, but he was from an entrepreneurship and with his ability to create opportunity that leads him to innovate on hip hop. Simmons idea was able to bring a change to the racism and…

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    I’ve been here for hours. I can feel their eyes on me, their big gray eyes gazing over every inch of my body. I’ve been pretending to be asleep, waiting for morning, for help, something anything. Wait I think I may be getting ahead of my self here. It all started about two days ago. I collect gummy bears. I have ones in every shape, size, flavor and brand from all over the world. Unfortunately, there are still a couple of brands I have not gotten and one flavor. Normally I go on eBay to look for…

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    In 2000, Ridley Scott directed a movie titled Gladiator after being inspired by a 19th century painting which depicted a gladiator standing atop the bodies of his slain enemies. The chronicles the story of General Maximus Decimus Meridus (Russell Crowe) and begins one night when the emperor, Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris), reveals to his son, Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix), that he wishes for Maximus to become his successor. In a fit of rage, Commodus murders his father and declares…

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