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    Shannen Video Analysis

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    “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” said Nelson Mandela one day. But if there is no education how can we change the world? Shannen has done a lot of great things to Attawapiskat where Shannen lives. This video made me feel how youth can make a difference. This video inspired me and now I want continue Shannen’s dream to make First Nations education better. Shannen is a very brave girl because she is standing up for her own rights and she has lots of…

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    The largest theme of the movie is most definitely over coming trials placed in front of you and focusing on the hope for a better future. In the case of Nelson Mandela, he overcame an endless number of trials over the course of the movie. Not only did Mandela have to survive a long, and unjust, imprisonment, but he also had to face the challenges brought on of his presidency. The divide between the two cultures of South Africa was a seemingly impossible challenge to fix, but Mandela never loses…

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    Invictus and Mandela: “Is it Hollywood or is its History? Mandela once said,”A winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” I watched the movie Nelson Mandela .After viewing the film Invictus and researching the true historical people and events, it is evident that the movie is more history than hollywood. During Nelson’s childhood, the white population increased in South Africa. This was because the discovery of gold and diamonds which started changing the country. Blacks were treated way…

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    The TV series Lost is one of the few mind blowing and outstanding shows with perfectly layered writing. Lost ended with six season in total. It features many themes that seem to always be changing, leaving the watcher always on edge. Lost was a very expensive show to produce. The pilot alone cost $10 million dollars to create, ending the first season at a total of $50 million dollars. 23.47 million viewers tuned in for the premier of season 2. Lost started off with cast members raking in…

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    Invictus Research Paper

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    The file Invictus starts off with Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) being released from prison in 1990. After being on Robben Island for nearly 26 years for planning acts of sabotage against the South African state, when Mandela was released the white’s and the blacks realised Mandela being released also marks what will become the end of apartheid in South Africa. A new election was in commenced and the blacks were able to vote, in which Mandela handily wins for his deposition, at the sage Mandela…

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    The goals of Matt Damon’s water charity are simple ideas but are more difficult to accomplish. The goals of the charity are to help provide the hundreds of thousands of people with clean water. Accomplishing such a task will allow people to be able to get out of poverty, which would help save lives and help the people to be able to have a brighter future pursuing the life they want to have. Not only that but it also gives woman more time in the day to accomplish things instead of out scavenging…

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    Religious Freedom Social-issue Damon Fowler, a juvenile protestant against religious activities, expressed his perspective of religious affairs before an upcoming graduation ceremony. Thus, his acts to stop the forthcoming religious practice that would have occurred during the ceremony took place, and the religious prayer was cancelled. Therefore, the aftermath of the high school student opposition did not cease with only the religious intervention. The complaint that was reported by the…

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    By following these guideline Damon social worker can support Damon to express his thoughts and feeling towards his father irregular visits and his unstable upbringing as Stacey moved Damon to various different homes. Heather Sandstorm and Sandra Huerta (2013) discussed the negative effects of instability on child development. There suggested that children early experiences shape who they are and affects their lifelong health and learning. They suggest that children strive in environments in a…

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    enjoying the view, Damon faces Elena) Damon: "You in the mood for a swim?" (Elena turns to Damon weirdly) Elena: "There's no lake around here." (Damon rolls his eyes in frustration) Damon: "Do you ever come anywhere else but here?" Elena: (shakes her head) "No." (shrugs) "Well, okay, the library occasionally." Damon: (raises his eyebrows & smirks) "Ah, so you DO go to other places besides here." Elena: (scoffs) "Shut up. I said occasionally, meaning not very often." Damon: (shrugs) "When…

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    a then 17 year old Damon Henrich. Damon’s father had started drinking excessively since his wife died and had almost always been drunk. He turned on Damon because he resembled his mother so much that he couldn’t bring himself to look at Damon. Damon father had threatened multiple times to kick him because of this, but had never actually done it. Soon Damon’s father turned on him. He had just ordered some pizza from the local pizzeria when Damon asked if he could…

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