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    The Pursuit of Happyness The Movie The Pursuit of Happyness made in 2006. Directed by Gabriele Muccino‚ this movie is about a man who was broke‚ homeless‚ and had to support his five year old son alone. The movie takes place in 1981‚ in San Francisco. The movie is rated PG13 and stars Will Smith as Chris Gardner‚ and Will Smith’s son Jaden as Christopher Gardner Jr. The movie represents how hard work can change a person’s life for the better. Throughout

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    with its many benefits‚ there are also flaws‚ such as a large homeless population. The Pursuit of Happyness is a movie based on a true story about a man named Chris Gardner‚ and his struggle to live a happy life. Jonathan Kozol’s essay‚ “The Homeless and Their Children” is about Laura and her struggle to maintain a good life for herself and her family. Will Smith‚ as Chris Gardner‚ in The Pursuit of Happyness is very similar to Laura from “The Homeless and Their Children” because they both are unable

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    ‘The Pursuit Of Happyness’ What is the movie about? ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ directed by Gabrielle Muccino‚ a film based on a man name Chris Gardner’s with his struggles of being homeless for almost one year and along his side was his young son and wife. They struggled to pay off their rent and were often chased out by the rent owner. Chris and his wife were selling off the portable bone-density scanners that they have invested their entire life savings on. Willingly assuming they had hit jackpot

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    “The Pursuit of Happyness” The movie it’s about a man called Christopher Gardner that lives with his wife and son in a small apartment. They have a low budget and are going thru a very difficult time economically and it could come to a point where they can lose everything and even get apart. This man invested the family savings in this kind of machines called “Bone Density scanner’’ thinking he was going to invest and earned a lot of money to maintain his family. They thought it was

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    Jonatan Mendoza Professional communications Mrs. Cook 6/10/12 “Pursuit of Happyness” In the beginning of the movie we notice that Chris Gardner is an independent sales man. As a sales man Chris requires good interpersonal skills in order to communicate and persuade potential clients to buy his bone density scanners. Chris always talks eloquently and clearly preventing his clients from becoming confuse. We can also observe that Chris has great interpersonal skills when he thinks to himself

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    The Pursuit of Happiness “A man can be destroyed but never defeated.” – Ernest Hemingway We can consider the quote from Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ “The Old Man and the Sea”‚ an equivalent of the film’s title‚ “The Pursuit of Happiness”‚ because up until the point you find happiness you have to pass through moments that bring you close to despair. Chris is initially shown as a salesman of new bone scanner machines which are far more expensive than the X-ray machines that are used nowadays and

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    The Pursuit of Happyness Review The pursuit of happyness is by Gabriele Muccino‚ and it is an amazing movie. This movie is an inspirational film based on a true story. It makes me think about a lot of things that I never considered before. Will Smith played a main part in this movie‚ and he is named Chris Gardner. In the beginning Chris Gardner goes to the hospital by bus every day; the purpose is to sell bone density scanners. His life is very difficult; he always didn’t have enough money to pay

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    America the Beautiful Since the birth of America in 1776‚ the driving force and the heart of America has always been the “American Dream.” To most people‚ The American Dream means having a cheerful‚ happy and successful life. According to the Declaration of Independence‚ founders established America with the idea that its citizens would be guaranteed life‚ liberty‚ and pursuit of happiness. Today‚ we are able to pursue happiness. Nevertheless‚ the quality of life in America has certainty had an impact

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    The Pursuit of Happyness stars Will Smith as Chris Gardner and shows his struggle as a single father facing homelessness yet striving to create a better life for his family. While it could be described as a Black man’s struggle‚ the movie manages to leave that as a secondary factor rather than the main source of conflict. Both the generosity and the discrimination he experiences at the hands of whites around him are portrayed‚ as well as‚ the reality that poverty has no color boundaries. People

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    REVIEW ON “THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS” The Pursuit of Happyness is a very moving film about a man and his quest for a better life. It is an inspiring case study of how many of the elements of happiness work together from relationships‚ to poverty‚ to positive mental attitude and determination. The movie is based on the true story of Chris Gardener‚ a struggling entrepreneur in 1980s San Francisco‚ with one driving ambition- to be a good father to his son. He tries to improve the family financial

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