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Prom Night in Mississippi Reflection Prom Night in Mississippi is a documentary film about Academy Award-winning actor, Morgan Freeman who offers to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi under the condition that, prom had to be racially integrated. In this film, we view the struggles that are faced and overcome to have a successful integrated prom in 2008. My personal views, emotional connection, previous thoughts, reaction, and what I learned from watching this…

In the film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ directed by Frank Darabont, symbolism was used to develop meaning and understanding of the themes of brutality, resourcefulness, hope and freedom. The symbols of water, the tunnel, the game of chess, Jake the crow and the music ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ were particularly important throughout the film. Water is used by people for simple tasks such as washing clothes or dishes, taking a shower watering the garden, drinking and other everyday activities.…

good in redemption. However, this suffering does show the redemption that accompanies these struggles, nor is there long lasting suffering within the characters. Instead, in the finale, the two brothers finally understand each other and the need to redeem oneself by having hope in life and in new beginnings. During Sonny’s performance the speaker states, “ I saw my little girl again, felt Isabel’s tears, and yet aware that this was only a moment, that the world waited outside, hungry as a tiger,…

Early on in the film, the Shawshank prison library is revealed. This occurred when Andy Dufresne is assigned to be the assistant bookkeeper to work under Brooks, who is the current and long-standing bookkeeper for the library. The first impressions of the library is that the library is old and broken down. Later on in the film, Andy decides that he is going to attempt to obtain some funding for the library by mailing a letter out to the state Senate every week. Eventually, the state Senate…

Different Seasons by Stephen King is about two men who are incarcerated for murder trying to find courage within themselves and sacrificing their own freedom. These two men have spent half of their lives between four walls with one toilet, one bunk, and one mirror. Andy Dusfresne and Red have a special kind of bond. Andy and Red’s special relationship causes them to be intertwined throughout most of the story until Andy decides to escape. There are many important scenes that lead up to Andy’s…

Brooks Hatlen is portrayed as an old man who is one of the prisoners from Shawshank prison although his crime was not revealed throughout the story the audience is able to identify that he has spent most of his life in prison. This is interpreted through the language used and the actions showed through each character. Brooks was the librarian of Shawshank prison and has been working for over 40 years. He is introduced to the movie when Andy Dufresne is new to prison and is currently having…

a. The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a movie about a banker Andy Dufresne, who is sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in the Shawshank State Penitentiary for a crime he did not commit. The film features a strong plot line with gradual yet strong character development, the changes they go through during his time at prison and presents the radical and emotional transformation. The movie features some intense dialogues and captures the true essence of what it feels like…

Movement in general did not solely focus on separatism. The prime focus that was initially developed by Malcolm X and later used by the Black Panther’s was to control their communities rather than integrate into white communities. With that being said, Huey P. Newton also took the time to explain the position in which the Panther Party held during an interview in Ebony Magazine. According the Newton “The Black Panther Party felt that the institutions were illegitimate, because they failed to…

place. An organization was emerging and it was going to become a fundamental asset in the Black Power Movement and have an important part in the Civil Right Movement. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded in Oakland California in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Initially this party purpose was to patrol and protect the communities from police brutality. The Panthers eventually developed into a Marxist revolutionary group they encouraged militant self-defense for Black…

Black Nationalism is a political and social movement that originated in the 1850's. Black Nationalism was made most popular by Marcus Garvey in the 1920's among African Americans in the United States. Black Nationalism is defined as, "The belief that black people share a common destiny, and have had a common experience: slavery, oppression, colonialism, and exploitation." Racial unity is the most basic form of Black Nationalism. It is simply a feeling that black people, because of their…