You are the Judge 1 Jiaying Fu GBS 205 Elaine‚ who had been given mentioned the great career opportunities at the company of Jerry‚ has now sued her employer because she was fired for no reason. Elaine received a letter‚ which stated that her annual salary would be $30‚000. Jerry is an employment at will employer‚ who does not have employment contracts. However‚ Jerry has fired Elaine without any explanation and then hired a man named Kramer‚ who had less job experience and education than Elaine
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Two Different Ways to Murder Thousands of People Hotel Rwanda and Erin Brockovich are two provocative films that take a look at separate deviant acts but still present similar dangerous social problems. The conflicts that are portrayed are different in the means of operation but both share a similar end with the endangerment of thousands of people. We will examine how these deviant decisions affect both their societies and the reasons behind these atrocious acts. Hotel Rwanda is a very graphic
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In the film Erin Brockovich‚ several different social theories can be related to the storyline of the film. Although different‚ theories from Karl Marx‚ Emile Durkheim‚ and Max Weber can all adequately describe what happens in the film. The film is about a small law firm that takes on an extremely powerful organization‚ PG & E (Pacific Gas & Electric)‚ on the account that they were knowingly polluting Hinkley‚ California’s water supply and harming the citizens. From Karl Marx‚ the film can
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------------------------------------------------- ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN & ERIN BROCKOVICH ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- DATE: MAY 17‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Movies Review Erin Brockovich is a real – life story of a twice divorced mother of 3 who
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first case of feminization of poverty. Being a woman who does not have any proper education or skill‚ no one is willing to provide her with any form of opportunity through which she can provide for her young children. This situation goes on even after Erin is involved in an accident and goes ahead to lose the case which she had filed against the driver. Lack of employment and the necessary skills are highlighted from the interview scene where she had applied for employment in the doctor’s office (Brumley
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True Story of Erin Brockovich Anderson v. PG&E [pic] Michael Kelly Business Law Professor Chowdry Erin Brockovich is the story of a woman who helped 650 people in Hinkley California get justice for the actions of Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E.) The case was titled Anderson v. PG&E and was actually settled outside of court. It was settled in the Superior Court for the County of San Bernardino‚ Barstow Division. The parties agreed on a settlement of
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movie -thesis I. BODY Marx-Class conflict The opening scene‚ Erin Brocovich demonstrates a modern-day example of the class conflict theory by Carl Marx. This scene reflects the idea of the lower class dominated by the upper class. Erin Brocovich appears to be from a lower class‚ with her dress attire and her use of language. The interviewer appears to have a professional career‚ which reflects a higher class position. Erin tries "to sell" herself for the position‚ without having a higher
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occurring. Based on a true story‚ Erin Gruwell (Hillary Swank)‚ an English teacher‚ starts her first job in Los Angeles’ Woodrow Wilson High School where violence and gang warfare is rife following the L.A. Riots. Despite negative remarks from her superiors‚ Erin sets out to achieve her aim of helping the students fight the source of their battles in the classroom‚ before they end up in the courtroom where she would have encountered them if she had qualified as a lawyer. Erin fights for the kids’ respect
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followed‚ thousands of people rioted through the city‚ angered by the verdict. Damages of around US$1 billion dollars were incurred‚ and 53 people died along with thousands more injured. Based on the best-seller novel ‘The Freedom Writers Diary’ by Erin Gruwell‚ director and writer Richard LaGravenese – best known for his films “P.S. I Love You”‚ “Paris‚ je t’aime”‚ and “The Fisher King”‚ which earned him an Academy Award nomination – sets his film in Long Beach‚ California‚ just after the riots
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Change Themselves and the World Around Them‚ a collection of essays compiled from the real experiences of Erin Gruwell (1999) and her students‚ known as the Freedom Writers. The teacher in the film‚ Erin Gruwell‚ played by Academy Award winning actress Hilary Swank‚ begins her teaching career at Wilson High School teaching a remedial freshman English class. Early in the film‚ Erin has difficulty establishing a connection with her students and turns to her father and husband for support
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