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    The main of the premise of the film is the ‘Triumph of Human Spirit.’ Support with knowledge of main characters in the film. The main premise or central idea of the film‚ ‘Gattaca’‚ is the ‘Triumph of Human Spirit’. This is illustrated by Andrew Niccol’s use of film techniques to emphasise ideas surrounding characters within the film. For example‚ Niccol emphasises the triumph of the human spirit by using lighter colours to accentuate the theme of belonging in scenes where Vincent feels a sense

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    the Titans The director‚ Boaz Yakin establishes triumph over adversity by effectively utilising a range of characters in the film Remember the Titans. Through the use of Coach Boone as he deals with racism within the team‚ let alone the community‚ Yakin displays a valuable example of overcoming adversity. In addition‚ Yakin uses Louie Lastik to triumph over his personal adversities of struggling academically. Furthermore‚ Gerry is used to triumph over his best friend Ray‚ along with his girlfriend

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    Adversity is what creates drive in every human being. It is the monster and fear in all of our nightmares‚ the bad‚ testing our willingness to be good‚ pushing us to fight back‚ to learn its ways‚ and to appreciate. However dire or subordinate‚ it is what allows us to perform extraordinary measures‚ better ourselves morally‚ and acquire many other character-defining qualities and lessons we need throughout life. The Roman poet‚ Horace‚ expresses adversity perfectly as having “the effect of eliciting

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    The Human Spirit is an entity all its own‚ yet found on a very mortal plane not entirely alone. Our human spirit defines us outside the physical realm‚ it is the source of our strengths and weaknesses‚ and the very definition of our identity. For that reason the spirit in each of us differs in some way‚ and as we all face our individual challenges our spirits are also therefore individually affected. However as living beings we all share the presence of this spirit‚ as different as they maybe‚ and

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    about him‚ and entered it in a competition. He won a $1200 holiday‚ and gave it to the man that lost his family. That man then went to Germany to see other family members. I think that was a beautiful thing to do‚ and clearly brings out qualities in human beings. Throughout the tests of time men and women across the world have shown they really are in times of conflict. In times where the true character of a person is really put to the limit‚ people are able to see who they really are. These conflicts

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    Endurance Of The Human Spirit The Iliad and the movie Precious‚ based on the novel Push by Saphire‚ both share a common theme where the main characters depict an uncommon endurance of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Although in The Iliad‚ war is horrible and bloody‚ the spirit of Achilles is never broken by this adversity because‚ like Precious‚ who suffers physical‚ mental‚ and sexual abuse at the hands of her parents‚ their human spirit is the driving force behind their desire to overcome

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    Does humanity triumph over evil? Based on The Stanford Experiment‚ an experiment where twenty four undergraduates were put in a prison‚ taking on the roles of prisoners and guards‚ it clearly shows that humanity does not triumph over evil (YouTube‚ 2005). Normal people can show their true evil when put in stressful situations. In the documentary‚ the guards took the power to their heads and became mean and mentally abused the prisoners. The "good" guards also did not stop the "evil" guards from

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    as lost 845.1 billion yuan directly‚but in an other aspect‚ in the way of rebuilding the homes gathering all the strength together and give Wen Chuan a bright new look.so can man triumph over nature? On the one hand‚ it seems that man always fight against nature ‚ someone consider in a proper way that man can triumph over nature‚using nature’s power ‚seeking for a way to shelter from disasters‚ What’s more‚ many tools have been designed to keep us out of hazards due to the highly developing technologies

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    there is no gene for fate.’ Gattaca suggests that we are responsible for our own destiny. Discuss. The world of Gattaca is one in which one’s fate is seemingly pre-determined by his genes. From the schooling that a person gets‚ to the type of work that he would get later on in his life‚ desire seemed to be irrelevant‚ with the genetic make-up being either his passport to a prosperous life‚ or his ‘ball and chain’. In such adversity‚ however‚ we see Vincent triumph over all the obstacles that having

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    of nature‚ seeking for a way to shelter from disasters‚ even making use of the original power of nature in human beings’ favor. The opinion on “can man triumph over nature” are various from people to people. There is no denying that nature plays an essential part in human’s activities and makes great differences to us. On one hand‚ someone consider in a proper way that man can triumph over nature‚ chances are that dated back to the times‚ man had conquered nature several times such as the We chuan

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