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    The movieShawshank Redemption” is a movie about the struggle of a man named Andy Dufresne‚ who is a banker in Maine that gets convicted of killing his wife and her lover. He claimed he was innocent‚ but because of his cold and sheltered personality no one believed that he was truly an innocent person‚ so he was given two life sentences at the Shawshank Prison. A month later Andy approaches another character who they call Red‚ and Red is the guy you go to in the prison when you need something from

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    Sociology 1301 Sociology Movie Paper 1. The Shawshank Redemption- Blu-Ray Disc (at home) 2. -Andy Dufresne- Main character in the movie. Was wrongfully sent to prison for the murder of his wife. Andy did not commit the crime; he was simply at the murder scene in his car. He was going to kill them both but he was held back. Someone else killed his wife and her lover and Andy was blamed. -Ellis “Red” Redding- the man who can get you anything in prison. Red was Andy’s best friend and the

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    The movie "Shawshank Redemption"‚ written and directed by Frank Darabont is about Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) who in 1947 is sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison for the murders of his wife and her lover. However‚ only Andy knows that he didn’t commit the crimes. Sent to Shawshank Prison to do hard time‚ Andy‚ a banker in the outside world has to learn to get by in the brutal‚ cutthroat confines of prison life as he is subjected to vicious attacks from the guards and his fellow in-mates

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    the areas of study for anthropologypsychology and sociology? Anthropology: In social or cultural anthropology the areas of study focus on linguistics and archaeology. In physical anthropology the areas of study focus on biological anthropology‚ primatology and forensic anthropology. Psychology: The main areas of study involve biological psychology‚ psychoanalytic psychology‚ behavioural psychology‚ humanistic psychology‚ evolutionary psychology and sociocultural psychology. Also superstitions and

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    The Shawshank Redemption: Movie Questions 1. A degradation ceremony is a ceremony in which people are stripped of their personal identities and thrown into a brand new situation; something that they have not experienced before. An example of this from the movie was when the men first arrived at Shawshank Prison at the beginning of the movie. As they were walking in‚ they were surrounded by the “experienced” convicts and teased. They were then stripped naked‚ covered in powder to make sure they

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    A movie the calibre of The Shawshank Redemption only comes along once in a long time. The acting and story stand out in the mind of many critics as the best of all time. The novella written by Stephen King is what the movie was based upon and they are quite similar. Although there are similarities‚ the movie captivates and grabs the viewer as opposed to the novella‚ which seems to drag on a bit. Darabont’s adaptation of Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption turns an average novella into a theatrical

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    The Shawshank Redemption is an uplifting drama about the need for people to break their emotional shackles before they can become truly free. The movie revolves around the two characters Andrew Dufresne and Red. Andy Dufresne‚ is sent to Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and secret lover. He is very isolated and lonely at first‚ but realizes there is something deep inside your body‚ that people can’t touch and get to....’HOPE’. Andy becomes friends with prison ’fixer’ Red (Morgan Freeman)

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    Based on the Stephen King novel “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption”. Tim Robbins stars as Andy Dufresne‚ a successful young banker who is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover. Andy is sent to Shawshank prison‚ place where brutality from both guards and other prisoners is common. Andy makes friends with Red (Morgan Freeman)‚ a lifer who has already spent many years inside. Red smuggles items into the prison for the other prisoners. Red soon discovers that

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    Adrian Sanchez Intro to Film 1 Sharri Hefner 4/20/13 Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a drama film released in 1994 written and directed by Frank Darabont. The overall theme of The Shawshank Redemption is the burden of isolation and imprisonment. Each of the inmates inside Shawshank Prison is locked up metaphorically as well as literally. Most prisoners in Shawshank redemption are there for life sentences. All that time behind the walls have changed the way the prisoners

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    The movie The Shawshank Redemption is about an innocent man‚ Andy Du Fresne‚ who is sentenced to two life sentences for supposedly killing his wife and her lover. Whilst in the Shawshank prison he discovers the how the presence of hope and fear can dramatically affect the outcome of any situation. People who feel fear often lack self-confidence. People can use fear to control people with intimidation and violence. On the other hand hope is an emotion that can help someone believe in their self and

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