There are a lot of things to do in your spare time‚ however‚ the thing that I like to do most is to write. My passion for writing developed at a very young age. I have always had a thing for writing whatever comes to my mind and thing taking the time to read those silly things. So whenever you have reached the point of boredom and do not have anything else to do just pick up a pen and a piece of paper and write whatever comes to mind. When the time comes for you to develop something that you know
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Do the Right Thing “Wake up! Wake up! Up you wake!” 108FM Senor LoveDaddy starts it all off with a good morning and the weather “Today’s temperature’s gonna rise up over 100 degrees.” Brooklyn‚ New York‚ a town with Koreans‚ Jews‚ Italians‚ whites‚ and a lot of blacks seem to be living to together just fine. Yet in such a small town who would have ever guessed that problems this big could ever occur about such a simple thing‚ race. In this multi-ethnic community the thought of others being racist
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Soul Is Love. “Hate‚ it is with this hand that Cane iced his brother. Love‚ these five fingers go strait to the soul of man. The story of life is this; static‚ one hand is always fighting the other.” This is said by Radio Raheem in the film Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee. Radio Raheem goes on to explain that no matter how much hate seems to get the best of us‚ love will always come out on top. The Film centers around the themes of hate and love‚ the supporting character Da Mayor reinforces Radio
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1. Spike Lee intended us to conclude that violence is not an answer for any problems. In this case‚ the character‚ Da Mayor‚ would be a classic example of how problems should have been solved. He could have intended us to conclude that by resorting to violence in any situation‚ the consequences that we would have to face will not be very favourable and it could lead to more problems instead of solving the current situation. It is always better to nip the problem from the bud‚ instead of letting it
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“We are home!” On Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing With his Do the Right Thing producer‚ director‚ and actor Spike Lee has succeeded in creating a truely controversial film that leaves its audience with questions and a source for a lively discussion. And indeed many have taken the opportunity to comment on Lee’s work‚ mostly ignoring its general aspects and rather focussing on its message or deeper meaning. The film deals with both social and racial relationships and shows a community in which
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Do the Right Thing “When we open our eyes today and look around America‚ we see America not through the eyes of someone who has enjoyed the fruits of Americanism‚ we see America through the eyes of someone who has been the victim of Americanism. We don’t see any American dream; we’ve experienced only the American nightmare. We haven’t benefited from America’s democracy; we’ve only suffered from America’s hypocrisy.” Malcolm X Spoken in 1965‚ these words still ring true for people of color in
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At 1:17:58‚ Tina makes her first appearance in the company of her partner‚ Mookie. With Tina housebound by her role as caregiver for their son‚ Hector‚ and Mookie resigned to a life of “making money‚ getting paid” at Sal’s‚ the traditional gender dynamics of their relationship are quickly established. Indeed‚ Tina appears so imprisoned by her circumstances that she must purchase the attention of her lover by ordering food from his place of work. Though Mookie’s victimhood at the hands of capitalism
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The movie Do the Right Thing‚ written and directed by Spike Lee‚ has a man vs. society and man vs man theme. As a drama this movie shows the racial tensions in Bedford-Stuyvesant‚ Brooklyn in 1989. The setting is of the neighborhood street is important to this movie because the story is about the community dealing with being suppressed and racism. In Do the Right Thing‚ the film is shot on location with the addition of Sal’s Restaurant. The street corner is Malcom X Boulevard and Quincy Street
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"Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest" -Mark Twain. Twain’s quote represents an idealism that should be backwards‚ were doing right wont astonish people because it’s universal. Sadly‚ our world lives in the idealism of Twain’s quote. Yet‚ life is infused with change‚ consequently‚ enabling use to change Twains quote by trying to make right choices part of our lives. Doing the right thing means sacrifice. In my case‚ I sacrificed time‚ using it for Juniors
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Jionne McMichael November 17‚ 2012 Art of Film Color As A Formalistic Device in Do The Right Thing Spike Lee presents his "truth" about race relations in his movie Do the Right Thing. The film illustrates the spectacle of black discrimination and racial altercations and portrayed the “true” realities of an African American living in the 1980s. The movie is set in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn‚ New York on the hottest day in the summer where racial tensions are growing
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