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    be Redeemed? Trevor Jordan 5-21-11 Lampa Redemption is a black and white subject‚ one can either achieve it or fail and hold on to their troubled past for life. Redemption is when one admits to and repents for their bad deeds and truly feels sorry‚ then that person does a good deed to counteract the bad one and evens out their life’s “score”. Truman Capote and Oscar Wilde demonstrate that the characters in their books do not achieve redemption because they do not take the necessary actions

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    and unjust system‚ they would then have the power to change that and Mr. Big Shot would be fired. "To improve upon something is to rebel against it. To perfect and to better existing things is the only way to go forward." A young philosopher. "…And it may be that I have a chance to find out‚ but that is the future….something cons teach themselves not to think about" Red‚ Shawshank prison on hope. Red‚ Andy DeFrense’s close friend at Shawshank‚ at first looked forward to his parole hearings

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    caught up in it. It takes place over about 17 years. From 1775-1772 with flashbacks that go back further than that. It shows all the injustices leading up to the ultimate revolution. It is also in various ways a Christian allegory about sacrifice and redemption. The book begins in 1775 where a man named Jarvis lorry is on his way to Dover England. He works for a bank and is leaving for France. A man named Jerry cruncher catches up with him and hands him a strange note. The following day Jarvis meets up

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    Shawshank Redemption helps the reader understand the connection of how hierarchy could lead to abuse of power by people with authority. Institutions in which people have or want to have control over others can be open to abuse is shown in The Shawshank Redemption. When the warden says‚ ”I believe in two things‚ discipline and the bible. Put your trust in the lord and your ass belongs to me‚ welcome to shawshank”‚ he is justifying his abuse of power as the need to keep inmates in control. He also

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    The Shawshank Redemption ENG 225 Sarah Carson May 7‚ 2012 The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption (1994) was a remarkable motion picture inspired by Stephen King and Directed by Frank Darabont. It was not a big budget movie with a lot of special effects rather it was a story about two convicts Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding (Morgan Freeman)‚ Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins)‚ and Samuel Norton (Bob Gunton)‚ the self-righteous‚ Bible-carrying Warden (Filmsite‚ 2012) that vowed they’d never

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    Corrections February 26‚ 2012 “The Shawshank Redemption” Prison has always been a place of intrigue for people who have not spent time behind the bars of justice. Countless movies have been made to feed that intrigue by depicting prison life‚ but most have been grossly inaccurate. The effectiveness of a prison system relies on the rehabilitation process that is enacted by each prison; this process is usually overlooked in most movies. “The Shawshank Redemption” shows how movies misinterpret rehabilitation

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    Identify what you consider to be the director’s main purpose and explore‚ in depth ‚ one or two main visual/ oral techniques used to achieve this purpose. An important theme in Frank Darabont’s film ‚ The Shawshank Redemption is hope in humanity. The film demonstrates that hope is a good thing . The director’s main purpose was to convey this idea through the film to the audience by using visual and verbal techniques. In Darabont’s film the theme of hope in mankind is important as it enables the

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    In the movie the Shawshank Redemption Andy‚ Brooke‚ Red‚ the warden‚ and some of the guards with institutionalization when they are finally release from prison. . Also how the character act differently when in prison and not in prison They tend to want to ether commit another crime or end up suicide themselves. The prison life changes you and trying to adjust back into society is hard to do. When you get into a daily routine for years long it’s hard to change and adjust to changes in your life.

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    a castle of some sort‚ and meet the people of Noradzeer. Who are people who are highly strict about hygiene‚ and are ruled by the 9 Ra-Kacharz. What ever they say are the law. They meet Reece‚ the 1st of the Ra-Kacharz. Who takes advantage of his power. The 3 heroes were believe to bring in dirtiness which are evil to the people of Noradzeer. So they are taken into judgement and were sentence into prison. My favorite part would probably when they are in Toms shop. For Tom is a greedy salesmen

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    all. I believe that a good movie such as ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ (which is my all-time favorite movie) should not only entertain and able to relate to all audiences‚ but also promote good values as the ones mentioned above. Therefore‚ I would like to share the positive values I had learn from the movie‚ explain how those values affected my life and raise my readers’ awareness about the noble values that a movie can teach. ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ revolves around a banker‚ Andy Dufresne who

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