The film adaptation of the novel‚ Ordinary People‚ directed by Robert Redford has received massive amounts of critical acclaim since its release in 1980. It has been nominated for several Academy and Golden Globe Awards‚ among others‚ and won four of the Academy Awards‚ five of the Golden Globes‚ and numerous critic awards. The film’s achievement is due to the eloquent screenwriting by Alvin Sargent‚ powerful‚ emotion evoking drama from Judith Guest’s original story‚ and phenomenal acting by Timothy
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When I look back onto early cultures‚ it is nice to have reminders like these letters. No matter how outlandish or unfamiliar the society reveals itself to be to me‚ I can still understand that I am dealing with ordinary people. These letters provide the raw primary source needed to show examples of average Renaissance life from the nontraditional historian perspective. The main ideas such as strict tradition‚ religion‚ and societal norms breakthrough in the words of the Florence citizens clearly
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that one day they will see him again‚ so there’s no need to be upset. In Ordinary People‚ Conrad‚ Calvin‚ and Beth also have to grieve. Throughout this grieving process‚ Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs comes into play. Every person in the story is trying to reach for self-actualization. For example‚ Calvin’s need of esteem showed when he and Beth were getting ready for the day at the beginning of the book. He was thinking about how he was orphaned at age 11‚ and thinking about all of the roles he plays
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Music Affects People Music has substantially evolved through the course of history and has branched into various genres. Indicating the fact that society has also changed greatly. Many people in the world have listened to music in their lifetime‚ and most of them have a habit of doing so. The music people listen to the most‚ affects their character‚ as it affects their mind. There is no contradiction regarding that music affects our emotions. It can make us sad or ecstatic. Different genres induce
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Ordinary People The movie ‚ Ordinary People‚ is about a dysfunctional family that has experienced a tragic loss of a family member. This loss becomes fatal to the normality of the family’s synchronized relationship. The Jarrett family desperately needs conflict management to return to the stability that they somewhat once had. Conrad ‚and parents Beth and Calvin Jarrett resort to silence or violence in many crucial conversations throughout the film. In order for the family to reach equivalent
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Technology‚ and the Role of Ordinary People"‚ is one person ’s eccentric view of the negative connotations associated with technology. Military technology provides us with the global power to protect citizens in the event of war. The money invested in technology is equivalent to what is used to pay workers ’ salaries. Economic changes in society are as important to world leaders as they are to the ordinary man. In "Peace‚ Technology‚ and the Role of Ordinary People"‚ technology is neither positive
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Judith Guest’s novel‚ Ordinary People‚ is quite a unique story in that it has two protagonists. It alternates between the Conrad’s story and Calvin’s‚ his father. Although they seem interrelated‚ especially at the beginning‚ they are more like two completely different stories which happen to occasionally affect one another before splitting off and going their own ways once more. Conrad’s main concern seems to be his emotional time bomb‚ always threatening to blow but never knowing when it’s going
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The biggest way that my actions affect other people is that of betrayal. Other people trust me with responsibilities‚ and when I take a negative action towards that trust it decreases. On the other hand‚ if I have a positive reaction towards the trust that awarded to my behalf‚ then I am trusted with more and bigger responsibilities. Trust comes in many shapes and forms‚ and there are too many people in the world today for us to not go a day without someone relying on us in some way. There
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How violence in media negatively affects people We as a society realize the importance of social learning‚ as a contributing factor in violent behavior‚ we must be aware of the kinds of role models we provide to one another. Almost every household has sources which become the role model; whether it is the television‚ videogames‚ primetime television‚ MTV‚ or just the day to day encounters we experience. These sources are providing a considerable amount of information; which in most cases are not
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How does longitude and latitude affect people? Latitude and Longitude both affect the weather and the temperature. The weather and temperature also affects us. The farther away from the equator the more extreme the weather is going to be. For latitude the closer you are to the equator the hotter it will be. The farther away you are from the equator the colder it will be. The region near the equator affects the most sun because of the shape of the Earth. The light also has to penetrate
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