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For over 20 years, video games have been a popular form of entertainment for all people. From “Call of Duty” to “Madden” to “Pokemon” or “Mario”, there are games to suit many different interests and people. Young people play video games and older people might too. People of all different races and ethnicities also play video games. In the early days of video games, most players were male, but as time has gone on, more and more females have started to play games. However, even though people of…

South Boston from the eyes of Good Will Hunting Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s first production Good Will Hunting, is a movie about an orphaned teenager from South Boston struggling to stay out of jail. unbenounced to most, Will is a mathematical genius, but has meager motivation to showcase his talents to the world. South Boston has harbored Will from seeking opportunities to his genius and plagued him with low expectations that surround him. The movie portrays low class struggles of South…

“Take me out to the ballgame” is a song well known among baseball fans. Unfortunately, when it comes to money Major League Baseball is unfair. Rich teams can afford any player they desire, while poor teams have to invest in their rookies and young stars. Studies show that most stars go where the big money is. Money plays a large behind-the-scenes part in regards to the sport of baseball. So rich organizations have the upper hand. Certain star players command such high salaries that teams must…

The film was directed by Clint Eastwood, produced by Warner Brothers 2009, and includes Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela. (Invictus) The movie starts out by looking at a rugby field and a soccer field, that are separated by a road. One thats healthy looking and has men practicing rugby, and the other one was a…

Is Going to College Necessary for Students to Be Successful? In today’s world, it is very common among students’ minds that the academic career will not amount to anything without a college education. Indeed, most people are practically raised and conditioned to believe that everyone needs a higher education in order to succeed in life. This notion can be found in many societies around the world which make college education is no longer an option or a goal for students to accomplish, but…

I always say, "There 's nothing like a good indie film." Well, at least, that 's what I say this year. I have only discovered the wonderful world of indie films in the past few months, but I 'm sold. When I happened upon the film How Can I Help? I was intrigued by the title and the premise. Furthermore, when Stephen Kassen (director, producer, writer, etc.) agreed to answer a few questions about the film, I was even more fascinated. With pleasure, he apprised me to a variety of things concerning…

questions the foundations of realism and blurs the lines of the genre. Soderbergh gets away with it (complex camera shots, experimenting with cuts and edits) because he is using stars, so they spectators invest into the star image, like Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad…

This paper will be comparing the theme of how directors Gus Van Sant and Russell Mulcahy use father figures as a tool for character development. This strategy is present in both good will hunting and swimming upstream. Both main characters in these films suffer from different types of abuse from their fathers and find different ways of coping with the damage done by the abusive childhoods that they had suffered from growing up in dysfunctional homes with horrible fathers. The following…

Providing quality health care should be a goal for anyone working in the healthcare industry today. The National Committee for Quality Assurance ([NCQA], n.d.) estimates that around 90 million Americans are living with chronic, common health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, and asthma. Primary care providers are an important resource for these patients, acting as an entry point to the health care system, providing referrals if necessary, as well as…

In the famous novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald exhibits the beliefs and experiences of his own life in the 1920s, which also still have impact today. History.com states, “The 1920s were an age of dramatic social and political change. For a small handful of young people in the nation’s big cities, the 1920s were roaring indeed.” Fitzgerald was a prominent author during this time due to his famous novel The Great Gatsby. In his works, he illustrated events in his own life and related…