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    Willpower is “strong determination that allows you to do something difficult”. Such as trying to lose weight or stop smoking- it’s hard, and it takes self determination and self control. (Merriam Webster, Learner’s Dictionary) In the book Hatchet, Brian acquired and showed willpower throughout the whole book, beginning to end, he was strong and determined through it all. Towards the end of the book (the last few chapters), Brian goes through many traumas in which he shows quite a lot willpower…

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    Hatchet Book Reflection

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    When I was young I was a boy scout. During my time in scouts I read the book Hatchet, a story about a boy who is in a plane crash and has to survive alone in the wilderness. Being a boy scout the story grabbed my attention, a boy about my age surviving alone using the same techniques I was learning. This gave the book a personal meaning to me. The book made me want to continue as a scout, as it gave meaning to what I was doing. The book kept me in scouts and that is why Hatchet is a memorable…

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    Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd are dealing with a scary situation where their home was allegedly attempted to be broken into last night. Radar Online shared the details about what went down for Maks last night after he was sent home in a shocking Dancing With the Stars elimination. Maksim Chmerkovskiy was supposed to appear on Good Morning America today with his partner Heather Morris. They were sent home in a shocking elimination last night on Dancing With the Stars and fans were…

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    ICE CUBE The person i chose was i is ICE CUBE because he is my inspiration and because he is the greatest rap singer practically started rapping of all time he was the one that started rapping.And i think he played really good roles in movies and is really funny. O'Shea Jackson was born on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, in the South Central area, the son of Doris, a hospital clerk and custodian, and Hosea Jackson, who worked as a groundskeeper at UCLA and a machinist.He has an elder…

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    pinnacle moments in the history of the entire Cold War was the notorious U-2 Incident that occurred on May 1, 1960. This event completely reversed the efforts of cooperation between the United States and the USSR. The pilot of the U-2 aircraft, Francis Gary Powers, did not follow procedure after he was shot down in Soviet airspace. Powers was supposed to commit suicide, if he was not killed in the initial crash, which he did not do. He was tried for espionage and sentenced to 10 years in prison…

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    Oldman’s character sacrificed a lot in order to save Gotham, but at the end of the day, he was just a minor character, but despite that, Oldman still managed to nail the part. Gary Oldman has been a part of another successful franchise, the Harry Potter series. He played the role of Sirius Black, Harry’s godfather. In his first film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which was considered to be the best…

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    saving many soldiers from Dunkirk. The movie is a partial biography of Winston Churchill, personality interpreted by Gary Oldman, who also won an Oscar as the best leading role. The movie shows different sides of the same character. Winston travels from an angry and indelicate personality from an understanding and feverous leader one by the end of the movie. Joe Wright and Gary Oldman, director and protagonist respectively, played a significant role in using technical aspects of film art to…

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    sexual identity. Gary In the film, Howie’s best friend, Gary, appears to have a sexual attraction to Howie; however, Howie is unclear about his sexual orientation. It is obvious through interactions that Gary is manipulative and uses his prowess to solicit Howie into criminal acts as well as indebting him to an Oldman, who attempts to solicit pornographic photographs from Howie as repayment after Gary and he steal from him. However, Howie remains unclear if he has actual feelings for Gary,…

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    in post-production. “Criminal” was written by David Weisberg and Douglas Cook and directed by Ariel Vromen. It's about the memories of a dead CIA agent getting implanted into the mind of a convict. The film stars Ryan Reynolds, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Kevin Costner, and Gal Gadot.…

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    Benedict Cumberbatch has a lot on his plate right now. Two movies filming, two movies in pre-production, one in post-production, and one film that has just been announced. He is also rumored to have a part in "Zoolander 2", which is in post-production, and also has a "Sherlock" Christmas special that airs this year on Christmas Day. The two films Cumberbatch has in pre-production are "Doctor Strange" and "The Current War". "Doctor Strange" is based off the Marvel comic series created by Steve…

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