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FIVE DOLLAR DAY Wake up, hope for the best, work nine hour days, and still only make $2.25 per day. People were wrestling the economy, but one day the people woke up, hoping for the best, and continuing the same routine, when the origin of “five dollar day” transpired. On January 5, 1914, it was the rise of Henry Ford, when he announced a change that stunned the world. He revealed that Ford Motor Company was doubling its workers’ wages to five dollars a day. Reducing a workweek from six to…

The Shawshank redemption was released on September 23, 1994, it was directed by Frank Darabont. The Shawshank Redemption won several Academy Awards, such as best picture, best Actor in a leading role. It’s worth the time because of the story line, time frame, setting, and casting. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), a banker that was wrongly convicted for killing his wife and her lover. The story is set in 1949, and told through Ellis “Red” Redding (Morgan Freeman) we see through his point of view. He…

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Essential Questions: How does having a belief (in something or someone) help us to conquer fear and keep hope alive? -When you have something to hold on to, to live for it gives you strength to do whatever you want to do. Is rehabilitation possible? Are we obliged (as a society) to rehabilitate criminals? -Its possible, but then again some people never change. You can only help or save a person if they want to be helped/ saved. What is justice? What is truth?…

The Shawshank redemption; directed by Frank Darabont is a film that follows the story of a wrongly convicted double murderer Andy Dufresne. Upon entering Shawshank, a Corrupt prison run by the Warden, he meets Ellis Boyd Redding whom is also known as red. The director uses the pair to create a monumental sense of hope in the film. In contrast to the prison environment of the film, Andy is the image of hope, whereas Red and the other prisoners have evidently given up hope and have become…

To think or not to think. To wonder or not to wonder. That is the question. Sociology comes up in many ways in The Shawshank Redemption defines a large multitude of sociological terms. The instances in this movie are tragic, concerning, and yet wonderful. They make your mind jog at the speed of light as you realize “That’s a social group!” or “That’s a style of Culture!”. So many instances that in fact, the list would possibly consist of 76% of the sociological knowledge. This movie truly does…

Introduction A journey is often more important than the destination you reach; a popular message that is represented in both the films Cool Hand Luke and Shawshank Redemption. Both of these movies focus on the themes of determination and self worth, even while being set in the bleak lives of prisoners in intense prisons with seemingly no hope. Still, these films create a sense of motivational drive in individuals and have even changed the lives of the people who view them. Furthermore, it is…

A moving story about an up and coming banker Andrew “Andy” Dufresne (Tim Robbins) who finds himself an inmate at the Shawshank prison. There, he learns how to adapt to prison life and learns about life through fellow prison inmates who become his friends. The Shawshank Redemption was released in 1994, the movie was written and directed by Frank Darabont but based on Stephen King’s “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”. Andrew Dufresne, known as Andy in the film is the main character. He is…

It is 2014 in cande and a hockey game is going on a puck goes flying at the net but the net is that to stop the puck from killing or hurting someone. Governor of canada: we need more money to get to do some projects so we are going to take down the net and glaze at the ice rinks to save some money. 3 day later Goel you hear the hockey anser say the team lines up at the blue line to drop the puck thay pass it and then take a shot it go high and into the stans and hits a fan in the head the…

Burma Shave and The Dollar Shave club's ad campaigns, while in different centuries, are in many ways very similar. They both came to be in a time where there really wasn't much demand for the product. People were already shaving and had their routines and products they preferred, so instead they both went for the largest problems with shaving at the time trying to change it; Burma with the problem of having to use a brush and lather up the shaving cream, and Dollar Shave Club with the problem of…

My First Time at Silver Dollar City Three hours in the car stuck with my three older sisters. It was not very comfortable, but we didn’t seem to notice because we were all so exhilarated. When we got to the parking lot of Silver Dollar City it was jammed packed. My momma drove around the lot about seven times. We finally found a spot by the place where we could ride a tram to the entryway. My mom pulled into the spot and we loaded out. We walked a few steps to the tram. It was a big black bus…