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scene. It gives, us the audience a more hopeful perception of what is come for Rubin. It in the final moments of the scene, when the music is at its loudest and fastest, a voiceover of a boxing commentator say’s “In this corner, from Paterson, New Jersey, wearing the white trunks with black stripes, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter!” The words spoken by the boxing commentator are used by director as metaphor of what is to come from Rubin. The director compares Rubin entering the ring to him re-joining…

Politicians have it rough. From making decisions to better their citizens, to creating campaigns to stay in office, politicians spend each day to better the lives of everyone as well as maintaining reputable social statuses. After all, the relationship between the people and the office holder determines whether he is worthy to hold this job. However, what happens if a certain action, event, or scandal jeopardizes their position? The answer is straightforward: an effective public political…

Norman Jewison’s story of Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter gives us his take on the corrupt society during the time of The Black Civil Rights Movement. The overarching theme of this film is imprisonment, this can be broken down into the two main ideas willpower and internal conflict. Throughout the film the many pieces of dialogue, camera shots, and repeated shots or sequences are used to reinforce the overarching theme, imprisonment. These are shown in the “Hole Scene” where Rubin Carter is locked…

James Welsh (November 18, 1940 – August 4, 2003) was an award winning Native American writer and founding father of the Native American Renaissance movement, a literary movement for Native American authors. Within the movement, Welch is notable for his works Winter in the Blood (1974) and Fools Crow (1986) James Welch was born in Browning, Montana on Indian territory on November 18, 1940. For the majority of his early life, Welch lived and studied within Native American cultures. Welch was very…

Throughout history, Canada has grown in so many ways from being more independent, proving our strength in the war, technological advances, gender and racial equality and many more. Canadian basketball is one of the many concepts that has evolved over the past few years thanks to former Toronto Raptor Vince Carter and retired NBA player Steve Nash. There has already been visible change in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for example the last two first round drafts have been Canadian…

I'm innocent. I've committed no crime. A crime's been committed against me. In the film “The Hurricane” directed by Norman Jewison, the main theme is imprisonment. The theme focuses on not only physical imprisonment, but also imprisonment of our mind through misconceptions and internal conflict. Norman through the character Rubin Hurricane Carter also displays the willpower it takes to overcome these types of imprisonment. Norman uses a range of symbolism, shots and dialogue to help the audience…

t 's been a few years since I 've been to Clementon, so having the day off last Wednesday I took a ride up to see the town. In the 1970s I lived in an apartment on Blackwood-Clementon Road in Lindenwold and had a friend who lived on top of the Park Grill. The town had a distinct look, with its older buildings, pool hall, and feed store – something you don 't usually see at the mall. Most of my time there was spent drinking beer in the Park Grill or drinking beer and eating seafood at the Palm…

Thomas Edison revolutionized electricity and progressed the world into a new age of technology. Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847. From a young age Edison grew fascinated with natural philosophy and with chemistry in particular. This fascination and curiosity allowed him to gain knowledge that was far above the level of his age. Throughout his entire life Edison had a higher level of intelligence and wit, that achieved his success. Thomas Alva Edison became who he was early in his…

On February 11, 1847, one of the world’s greatest inventors was born. His name was Thomas Alva Edison. He was born in Milan, Ohio, and grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. Yes, he was very successful, yet he had almost no schooling. He only spent a few months in school before his schoolteacher mother taught him some at home. Although most of the time he would buy books, visit the library, and teach himself. He also, was in an accident that caused him to go deaf, or mostly deaf, about the time of his…

T.S. Thomas Alva Edison showed a great example of grit, perseverance, and endurance. E.S. He attended school only for three months. Teachers thought he is unable think clearly. S.D. Thomas Edison’s mother taught him at home. He taught himself by reading books, science magazines, and other material. Thomas Edison learned a lot from his own experiments. He was trying his best to become important in life. Edison works really hard to make his family proud of him. E.S. Thomas Edison had…