Review on the movie Erin Brokovich “She brought a small town to its feet and a huge corporation to its knees.” This tagline indeed summarized the movie Erin Brokovich. The movie was about a not-so-privileged but strong willed woman who was able to impact and make a difference to the life of hundreds of people to a community. Erin (Julia Roberts) was a woman who was out of a job‚ did not have a special training for anything‚ was divorced twice‚ and is a mother of three – 8-year old Matthew‚ 6-year
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Movie Assignment: Erin Brockovich Introduction Erin Brockovich is a true American hero who’s icon status and “stick-to-it-iveness” only fuels her determination to expose injustice and lend her voice to those who do not have one. Erin Brockovich is a single mother‚ unemployed‚ struggling to make ends meet in a world not particularly kind to single moms. After a car accident leads her to seek legal redress‚ she meets lawyer Ed Masry on a referral. When he loses her lawsuit‚ she shows up at his
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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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REFLECTION PAPER ON ERIN BROKOVICH The movie entitled Erin Brokovich depicts a lesson that teaches us on true leadership‚ persistency against odds; motivating people‚ purpose‚ passion‚ corruption and how to deal with people to respond. This film is based on a true story on the real scenario of events about a woman who have been down on her luck‚ a single mother of three children‚ divorce twice and fallen near into the brink of poverty. But instead of hitting rock bottom‚ she manages to get up on
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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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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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ERIN BROKOVICH (2000) Movie Review The story started when Erin (Julia Roberts)‚ after an unsuccessful interview‚ got into a car accident. With that incident‚ she sought help of a lawyer. That’s when he met Ed (Albert Finney). Erin filed a personal injury case against a doctor‚ but she failed in the case and that left her even broke than before. Add to it her twice-divorced jobless status. She looked for a job and then she ended up as a clerk of her lawyer. While in a firm‚ she saw these real properties
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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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Chapter 1 The Sociological Perspective I. The Sociological Perspective. A. Sociology is the systematic study of human society. B. The sociological perspective helps us to see general social patterns in the behavior of particular individuals. C. It also encourages us to realize that society guides our thoughts and deeds — to see the strange in the familiar. D. Sociology also encourages us to see personal choice in social context. 1. For example‚ Emile Durkheim’s research showed that
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE THREE SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES This paper discusses three approaches that can be taken when studying Sociology. There are many subjects to be studied and discussed in the field of Sociology‚ and the approach chosen to study a particular subject is called a perspective. There are three different perspectives‚ and they are functionalist‚ conflict‚ and interactionist perspectives. This paper compares and contrasts these different perspectives with one another. Through
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