A WALK TO REMEMBER I’m sure many of you know what the majority of Nicholas Sparks’s books are: tearjerkers which aim to make the reader fall in love with the novel‚ only to cry at the end. A Walk to Remember was the first Nicholas Sparks book I had ever read‚ and it was just about perfect. This novel is a bit of twisted take on your average romance novel. Instead of the good girl falling for the bad boy‚ it’s more of the other way round. Landon Carter‚ your average high school ruffian is not in
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Joel Trolinger Mrs. Pfeffer English 015 8 October 2010 Remember the Titans The movie Remember the Titans is based on the true story of the 1971 T.C. Williams high school football team in Alexandria‚ Virginia. The long time head coach of the team‚ played by Will Patton‚ is demoted to assistant coach for the new African American head coach played by Denzel Washington. This startling change in command is due to the desegregation of the schools in Alexandria and causes vast anger throughout the
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Remember the Titans Directed by Boaz Yakin‚ Remember the Titans explores racism in the community of Alexandria and the struggles of dealing with an integrated society‚ school and football team. Remember the Titans makes evident that ultimately the community of Alexandria are the real winners after the Titans gain victory at the Championship and the public learn to accept the opposite race and treat them with newfound respect. The creation of friendships‚ their attitudes towards each other and realising
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Abstract The movie "Remember the Titans" is a movie about victory over racial disparity. The essay shows that the formula used by the coaches and football team in this movie can be used to bridge other seemingly insurmountable gaps. It all starts with communication one to one. Introduction In "Remember the Titans”‚ high school football players overcome racial diversity. Based on real events‚ Titans takes place in 1971‚ when T.C. Williams high school in Alexandria
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disputed among many historians today. This article also makes comments concerning the great influence The Alamo has had in today’s culture‚ referring to the many productions based off this historic happening. Each time I remember the Alamo inspiration fills my chest. I love to remember the great heroes that fought so brave and valiantly in the face of the opposition; a cruel dictator (Santa Anna) and the oppression he could inflict. Many of the people that inhabited 2nd Chance Texas migrated there for
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In recent years the importance of extended family has been lost and forgotten in my family. There used to be family reunions annually‚ celebrating each others birthdays‚ and sometimes just meeting on Sundays at my grandmother’s house to have Sunday dinners. Majority of that precious time we spent together has since been determinate‚ but there is one joyous occasion that will stay strong throughout our family history‚ and that’s Christmas. On Christmas day we gather together and reunite to celebrate
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“ Hey! Sumlin‚ is it really u?”‚ an excited screaming voice said‚ giving me a friendly slap on the shoulder. It was two weeks back at my cousin’s house‚ in celebration of her birthday party. She arranged a quite big party in the front garden of her house which was nicely decorated with flowers. There was also a band party to cheer the guests with different types of music’s. Everyone were enjoying the party with a great pleasure while I was sitting in a cradle and watching butterflies flying over
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teachers‚ and townsfolk. But so does everyone else he knows. Landon does not see this as a flaw‚ per se‚ but as a trait shared by all teenagers. He is aware of his own unkindness‚ but he sees it as harmless; in fact‚ he realizes that he could be so much more cruel‚ and he prides himself on not crossing an imaginary line he has set for himself. "Gossip is one thing‚" Landon says‚ "hurtful gossip is completely another‚ and even in high school we weren’t that mean." What Jamie forces Landon to see‚
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When a prank on fellow high-school student Clay Gephardt goes wrong‚ popular but rebellious Landon Carter (Shane West) is threatened with expulsion. His punishment is mandatory participation in various after-school activities‚ such as the drama club‚ where he is forced to interact with quiet‚ kind and bookish Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore)‚ a girl he has known for many years but to whom he has rarely ever spoken. Their differing social statures leave them worlds apart‚ despite their close physical
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‘Remember the Titans’ ‘I was afraid of you‚ Julius. I don’t see what I was afraid of. Now I see I was only hating my brother’. This quote Gerry made towards Julius‚ illustrates how the characters in the movie were afraid of change‚ and that it is possible to overcome that fear. This quote is important‚ especially in the movie‚ because it sets an example that change is necessary and possible. The characters in ‘Remember the Titans’ are forced to face many issues that revolve around change and
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