(often called "bullet trains") at speeds of 200 to 300 kilometers (125 to 185 miles) per hour‚ on schedules timed down to the minute. Emergency inspections are being conducted on all Shinkansen trains and detailed information on the cause of the ICE crash is being compiled by these companies to help ensure future safety. Immediate Inspection of Trains‚ Crossings The ICE accident occurred when the train was traveling at 200 kph (125 mph). All cars except for the lead engine derailed‚ smashing into
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Racism Reflection The movie I chose for this assignment was the Hollywood film Crash. I really enjoyed watching this movie even though I have watched it previously before. Crash is the type of movie where you need to watch it more than once to understand the real meaning it is trying to portray about racism. There are many acts of racism that is being shown in this movie in different ways through the many characters revealed. In this movie I found there to be a lot of themes that took place‚ however
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"Crash" Crash‚ a touching film created by the Canadian director and writer Paul Haggis‚ incorporates the many struggles‚ faced by today ’s racial stereotypes‚ into a collage of various interconnected‚ cultural dilemmas encountered by the film ’s multi-ethnical cast ("Paul"). Haggis uses the dialogue and physical actions of his characters to illustrate the various racial stereotypes that are pre-assigned to each race by every individual. This film is a mesmerizing drama that touches the emotions
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English IV 20 August 2013 Crash I was so excited to go home after my three month stay in Chile. It wasn’t that I had a bad time rather that I was home sick. I left my uncles house at six am to depart for the airport. Everything was normal; the sun was bright‚ with no clouds beneath it. I remember the roads in Chile. They were very bumpy‚ and unpaved. As we neared the airport‚ I looked back at all of my memories I had while in the lovely country. Time went by so fast during my stay. I entered
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PIA Flight 688- A flight I can never forget “Please fasten your seat belt sir.” The voice of the flight steward woke me back from my reverie. After what seemed like thousands of years‚ finally I was taking a long break from my official and marital stress. I just couldn’t stop day dreaming about how perfect my vacation in Hawaii would be! As my flight took off‚ the excitement grew even further to feel the warm‚ sandy beaches sparkling in the sun‚ the sweet smelling pine trees and the luscious aroma
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Lokmer The film "Crash" directed by Paul Haggis challenges the audience through the theme of prejudice‚ isolation and through the use of characters how the audience views them. The film is set in Los Angeles‚ and shows the confrontation of people ’crashing’ into each other‚ due to their views and beliefs. Haggis shows this through cinematography‚ music‚ irony and through the use of characters. Haggis portrays the lives of every-day people who collide with each other because of their racial‚ gender and
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Crash displayed various aspects of racism and stereotypes that occur everyday. One of the three major scenes in the movie that stood out was when the two officers pull over a black couple. Obviously they’ve done nothing completely harmful‚ reckless or dangerous. The leading officer claims the wife was performing falatio‚ while driving a vehicle‚ which could be a form of reckless driving and can be penalized for it. In fear of authority‚ and in all respect‚ the husband complies as polite as possible
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Brian P. Fells Psych of the African Am. Final Film Essay: “Crash” Crash is a movie where director clearly and deliberately portrays the characters in within the context of many typical ethnic stereotypes that exist in our world today. Society sees race as an indicator of identity and ability. Instead of getting to know an individual‚ we see color or ethnicity first and assume that we already know them as well as their tendencies. This very problematic issue affects us all in some way or
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Crash Essay Christian Ortega John Jay College of Criminal Justice During two class sessions‚ we have viewed the movie Crash. In this particular movie‚ victims and offenders are shown to be victims of racism and end up being shown as a racist under different circumstances. This shows various characters of different backgrounds and ethnicities going through a certain roadblock in their lives due to a personal matter that may be because of a racial thought. About twenty minutes into the
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Challenging and thought-provoking‚ Paul Haggis’ "Crash" takes a provocative‚ unflinching look at the complexities of racial tolerance in contemporary America. Diving headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 Los Angeles‚ this compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast of characters’ struggles to overcome their fears as they careen in and out of one another’s lives. In the gray area between black and white‚ victim and aggressor‚ there are no easy answers
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