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    Gran Torino follows the life of a man called Walt Kowalski who is Korean war veteran and a retired auto worker who had a terrible predisposition about the Asian‚ Latino and Blacks in his neighbourhood. All this changes when he forms an unexpected friendship with his Hmong neighbours. After I had finished watching this movie‚ I was amazed how the character Walt changes and through I felt as if had given a clear insight into modern day racism in America and it’s all because of strong‚ sense of nationalism

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    Gran Torino 9th January 2009. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Warner Bros. Gran Torino follows the story of Walk Kowalski‚ a widowed‚ unhappy Korean War veteran. Originally racist towards his new Hmong neighbours‚ he soon discovers that he has more in common with them than he expected. Walt’s connections to others are developed through a growing understanding of the shared values between him and his neighbours‚ such as respect for elders. Walt shares little affection and values with his own

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    The movie‚ Gran Torino‚ is about an old war veteran who has just lost his wife. He is alienated from his family and lives alone with his dog. He suffers from a terminal illness but doesn’t tell anyone. When one of his neighbors‚ Tao‚ is pressured into trying to steal Walt’s Gran Torino he gets caught by Walt‚ and Tao’s mother makes him work for Walt in order to make up for trying to steal his car. The more Tao works for Walt‚ the more they begin to respect each other. Eventually‚ Walt helps Tao become

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    Gran Torino Hi‚ my name is Clint Eastwood and I’m the director and protagonist of the film Gran Torino. My character Walt Kowalski is a grumpy‚ tough-minded‚ Korean War veteran who has an intensely strong opinion on different races because of experiences from the war that haunt him from his past. Having also directed the film I was able to express the character Walt in such a way that emphasized three particular themes; racism‚ religion and family. I also used a wide range of cinematic and film

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    Movie: Gran Torino Gran Torino It is very rare to meet people who are exactly alike. Even those who are generically identical‚ still have different personalities and characteristics. People often wonder‚ what exactly is it that makes us who we are? Is it the way people were raised? The environment they grew up in? The role models around them? The experiences they have been through? It would seem almost impossible to determine exactly what makes up the character of a person. It is often

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    Grand Torino Analysis Cultural Diversity Through Interpersonal Communication Margaret Heinsohn Florida International University Abstract The aim of this paper is to study the interpersonal communication taking place in a cultured shocked neighborhood. The findings of these studies are applied to the film Grand Torino. In addition‚ this study will discuss the communication styles applied by the characters of the movie. I believe they are essential to understanding the reasons

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    Grand Torino The film Grand Torino contrasts selfish materialistic‚ unspiritual characters to characters that think of others before themselves. Some minor characters in the film demonstrate selfish ego centric behaviour. In contrast‚ other minor characters display selfless acts and show care for other individuals. Also this film displays a great deal of transformation through the major and the main characters in the film. The major character in ‘Grand Torino’ is Thao. Thao starts off in the film

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    true and this makes them realise their wrong doings throughout their life. Often people who discriminate becomes aware of their despicable error and learn to be less judgemental towards others. This is depicted by Walt Kowalski the protagonist of Gran Torino who is haunted throughout his life for the crime he did and the way he chose to make up for it. Having been a military veteran who served in the Korean War‚ Walt is seen as an angry old man who despises Koreans. However‚ he gets attached to his

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    Dylan Haskins November 25‚2013 For 1970‚ the Torino now became the primary model and the Fairlane was a sub-series of Torino. Ford moved away from emulating the boxy lines of the to a completely new body for the 1970 Torino/Fairlane line influenced . Just a were influenced by jet aircraft of the 1950s‚ stylists such as Ford stylist Bill Shenk who designed the 1970 Ford Torino were inspired by supersonic aircraft with narrow waists and bulging forward and rear fuselages needed to reach supersonic

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    Vulcan Mold-Maker will need to be approved by the board of directors. Having already been rejected three times for a similar type of mold maker by the board and most recently as late as 1999 this will not be an easy task. Further more Fonderia di Torino is running at 90% capacity the addition of an extra 30% capacity would currently go unused. 2) Worker’s Union: The current collective bargaining agreement between the worker’s union and management is prohibitive. Cost cutting in the form of human

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