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    weak. But in the movie The Shawshank Redemption‚ one of the most important lessons we learn is that persistence and perseverance are keys to success. The main character of the movie‚ Andy Dufresne‚ was an innocent man who was life imprisoned because of a wrongful conviction of murdering his wife and her lover. But he does not give up easily for his freedom‚ he is very patient and at the end he succeeds. Persistence and perseverance covers the psychological perspective in the Social Sciences because

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    Schill a perspective is “a impression that is given by viewing something from a certain position.” Due to the inherent subjective bias of interpretation‚ conflicting perspectives surrounding Hughes and Plath’s controversial relationship are inevitable. This duality of viewpoint is seen in “Fulbright Scholars” and “Sam” by Ted Hughes and of the poem “Ariel” by Sylvia Plath‚ where both poets manipulate language‚ sound and textual form to attest to the veracity of their own personal perspectives while

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    In the film The Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont the purpose of the beginning sequence is to introduce us to Andy Dufresne and his situation; being accused of the murder of his wife and her lover. This sequence uses lighting‚ music‚ sound and camera work to show us Andy’s struggle. A production aspect that shows us this idea is lighting. Low Key Lighting is used in the scene when we see Andy in his car drinking bourbon and loading his hand gun. Low Key Lighting is when the lighting

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    In ‘The Shawshank Redemption’‚ directed by Frank Darabont‚ Darabont uses the characters of Andy and Red to develop the message of the importance of hope. Through Andy we learn that if we have hope we can maintain dignity and strength of mind through even the toughest of circumstances. The character of Red shows us that if we lose our hope‚ we become imprisoned by fear‚ but his relationship with Andy is also developed to show that hope can be gifted to others. This message is truly relevant in our

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    classical music resounding in the Shawshank prison‚ Andy’s persistence in writing letters appealing for establishment of library in the prison‚ prisoners reading books and listening to music in their own library...the movie tells us that even the underpriviliged persons have the rights to enjoy freedom and deep in their soul‚ they have the instincts to pursuing beauty of life. however‚ there is also a tragical example about an old man who has stayed in Shawshank for 50 years and is so used to the

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    characters who share the basic values of a particular target audience. For example‚ The Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont‚ uses the character of Andy Dufresne to represent values such as friendship‚ freedom and hope. Andy is wrongly convicted of killing his wife and her lover. Once in the prison‚ he is seen as a God-like figure who brings hope and the feeling of freedom to the prisoners in isolated Shawshank. Similarly‚ the character of Rubin Carter‚ in The Hurricane‚ directed by Norman Jewison

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    TX GOV M. Champion The quote that jumped out at me was number 13. This short sentence really does summarize today’s political mishaps of the delegates in office. Let me start by saying that anywhere you are in Texas or the country‚ for that matter‚ everyone has opinions about politics and what the government should or should not be doing. Do these individuals have any intelligence on the subject? Probably not as much as they think they do. But being a democracy‚ intelligence doesn’t matter

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    Rita Hayworth And The Shawshank Redemption Stephen King There’s a guy like me in every state and federal prison in America‚ I guess - I’m the guy who can get it for you. Tailor-made cigarettes‚ a bag of reefer‚ if you’re partial to that‚ a bottle of brandy to celebrate your son or daughter’s high school graduation‚ or almost anything else ... within reason‚ that is. It wasn’t always that way. I came to Shawshank when I was just twenty‚ and I am one of the few people in our happy little family

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    of conflicting perspectives support this statement? Manipulation is present in any representation‚ as a result of an authors inherent bias towards their own perspective. This bias causes an author to attempt to influence the perspective a reader will take on the text‚ whether this influence is intentional or otherwise. Geoffrey Robertson is one such author‚ whos collection of essays titled The Justice Game contains a number of techniques in order to sway readers to support his perspective on

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    The movie started with Red telling why they are in Shawshank Prison. Both Red and Andy are convicted of killing their wives. The only difference is that Red is guilty of the crime‚ while Andy is innocent. Red killed his wife by cutting the brakes of his wife’s car for insurance. On the other hand‚ Andy was convicted of killing his wife and her lover by shooting them in the middle of their eyes. Andy appeared guilty cause of evidences such as buying a gun on the same day of the murder with matching

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