Pelada is a self-documented sports film about a young couple who go off on a journey around the world in search of pick-up games. The main characters are Luke and his girlfriend Gwendolyn and the movie is their trip around the world playing in soccer pick-up games. Luke and Gwen met and started dating in college where they both played soccer. The couple had started playing the sport when they were young and continued to play throughout high school and college‚ but when it came time to go to the next
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The “Patriot” takes place in South Carolina in 1776 during the Revolutionary War. It is a story about a widowed father of seven‚ named Benjamin Martin. Benjamin was involved in the French and Indian War before marrying and starting a family. He is reluctant to join the conflict as he remembers too well his own experience in the earlier French and Indian War. After his wife passed away he does everything to keep his family together and away from war. He is a patriot who wants no part in a war with
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Plot Summary for The Last Days of Lehman Brothers The heads of Wall Street’s biggest investment banks were summoned to an evening meeting by the US Treasury Secretary‚ Hank Paulson‚ to discuss the plight of another - Lehman Brothers. After six months’ turmoil in the world’s financial markets‚ Lehman Brothers was on life support and the government was about to pull the plug. Lehman CEO‚ Dick Fuld‚ recently sidelined in a boardroom coup‚ spends the weekend desperately trying to resuscitate his beloved
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with slavery and death. Oh‚ I’ve chosen my words carefully‚ Persian. Perhaps you should have done the same.” Moments later he executes the king’s messenger and his people by kicking them into a deep well. Behavior such as this would be a direct act of war‚ nonetheless‚ the Spartan King refused to allow for he and his people to be ridiculed by a foreigner. This scene is extremely appealing to viewers because it is a moment that exemplifies a strong king‚ a man who possesses a great deal of honor and
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sad‚ they come up to me and say‚ you know‚ you’re the reason that I got into Wall Street ... that’s a‚ that’s a sad commentary.” —Michael Douglas There is a fabulous irony to “Wall Street” that perhaps can’t be adequately explained. The movie is an unequivocal denunciation of Wall Street excess but remains the preeminent film of those aspiring to it. They love anything Gekko‚ and a lot of the other scenes too. Michael Douglas was a savvy Hollywood producer but apparently wasn’t much
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Christiana Scott Cathryn Daniels English 1301 07 December 2012 UP The scene opens up with Mr. Frederick finding his late wife’s scrapbook of her adventures and flash backing to when he first met her. They talk about an amazing explorer who went to explore “The Land Lost In Time”; the girl makes him promise to take her there. They meet up every day in the clubhouse that eventually becomes their home after the wed. the clubhouse is an old run down house that has been abandoned‚ once it has been
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Some five hundred years ago‚ ships began transporting millions of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas. This massive population movement helped create the African Diaspora in the New World. Many did not survive the horrible ocean journey. Enslaved Africans represented many different peoples‚ each with distinct cultures‚ religions‚ and languages. Most originated from the coast or the interior of West Africa‚ between present-day Senegal and Angola. Other enslaved peoples originally
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Business description With the emergence of new technology around the world cinema enthusiasts have taken the effort of developing cinema halls that includes best quality audio‚ visual and entertainment aspects. Despite the fact that we do have 2D and 3D cinemas in Sri Lanka‚ we do not have customized 3D cinemas which are also affordable. Taking this in to consideration our team has come up with the Xtreme cinema‚ where we hope to provide international standard experience. Xtreme cinemas’ are
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weight dropped down so fast. I ran over and helped him out‚ and he thanked me and started to ask for some tips and tricks‚ and I told him he is already on the right path with weight lifting. Weight lifting can benefit people in more ways than just losing weight. Weight Lifting
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