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    Forrest Gump music by Alan Silvestri and directed by Robert Zemeckis‚ this is a drama and romance film. 0:30 you can see a feather that is slowly flying through the beautiful overcast sky above Savannah‚ GA. The credits of the movie is being played at the same time. This wide shot camera view of the feather floating through the air. The camera also does some close-up of the feather. Natural lighting was used for these scenes. At the same time you hear the piano playing a soft and simple melody

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    Forrest Gump Plot Summary

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    Plot Summary Forrest Gump is the story of an incredibly kind and gentle person who is also what some people might call "mildly retarded." It’s true that he is not too smart‚ but he is very fortunate‚ because he has a mother and friend who love him dearly. Forrest is born and raised in rural Alabama‚ in the Southern United States. He grows up with his mother‚ who rents out rooms in the family house to people traveling through the area. Despite his lack of sophistication‚ and the

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    The movie choose to write about is Forrest Gump. The plot is about a man with a below average intelligence who as a child has to wear leg braces. People treat him different because he has to wear these leg braces. One day while he is being chased his leg braces fall off and he discovers his ability to run very fast. Over the course of his life he goes through many different types of events. As he grows he gets a football scholarship because he can run very fast.   After that he joins the army. He

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    Forrest Gump is a complex and interesting lead character and provides a unique contrast to typical early adulthood behavior. In the film‚ from the time he attends college‚ towards the end of the film where he begins his role as a father‚ Forrest goes through normal events that occur in the lives of many young adults. His reaction and development is different from most however‚ and he goes through interesting events and experiences. This contrast between typical life events and a slower than normal

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    is someone who stands for strength‚ bravery‚ and humbleness. We watch movies to see these action heroes fight for a good cause but we often ignore the real life heroes whom we confront everyday but still don’t care to appreciate their efforts. Forrest Gump‚ for example‚ risked his life to save his friend.  While trying to save the friend‚ he came across several other members of his unit whom he saved as well. Sometimes‚ a hero performs amazing bravery that hold us in fear.  Abraham Lincoln and George

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    Forrest Gump Essay

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    Name: Allison Lipson Teacher: Lindsay Lezama Altitude Sickness And Dehydration What is Dehydration? Well‚ many people confuse the symptoms of dehydration with altitude sickness‚ but at minimally to moderately high altitudes‚ dehydration is responsible for more illness than oxygen insufficiency. Every day you lose water through your breath‚ perspiration‚ urine and bowel movements. For your body to function properly‚ you must replenish its water supply by consuming beverages and foods that contain

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    There is a line from a great movie‚ Forrest Gump‚ that many who watch‚ never forget. "Life is like a box of chocolates‚ you never know what you are going to get.” I am pretty much positive when I say that this is how my mom felt 17 years ago when the doctor told her she was having twins. My life has been a series of matching clothes‚ the same hairstyle and the words “I will have what she is having.” Despite basically being a carbon copy‚ being a twin is one of the best things life has given me.

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    Forrest Gump Film Review Gump‚ gifted with a low IQ‚ leads a very charmed life: a mother who loves him immensely and who sleeps with the school principal in order to make sure her child has the best education‚ a miraculous incident that eliminates the need for him to have braces for his legs‚ a childhood girlfriend who remains faithful to him till the end‚ surviving Vietnam with a medal‚ and‚ in general‚ a propensity for turning everything that happens to him into good. Forrest meets

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    Nathan Bedford Forrest is memorialized as one of the greatest cavalrymen of the American Civil War‚ and arguably one of the most controversial. He was born in Tennessee in 1812 to a broken family. Forrest worked as a cotton planter and slave trader‚ in which he largely profited. In the early years of the war he pledged his allegiance to the Confederate States‚ and enlisted as a Private in the army. Soon Forrest rose to Lieutenant General‚ despite having no prior military training. Forrest served as a

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    Forrest was born with an IQ of 75. Because of this‚ he was isolated by all the boys and girls‚ many of which called him by names such as “dummy” or “stupid”. And yet at the movie’s end‚ he had turned into a loving son‚ husband and father‚ a friend‚ a soldier‚ a millionaire‚ an inspiration. How could he manage to do that? As the movie goes on‚ it is revealed that he was changed by each person he met in his life. The most influential person in Forrest’s life is Jenny. Meeting Jenny was the first

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