...In the movie, Remember The Titans, Coach Boone delivers a compelling speech to his racially segregated football team in attempt to unify them and break both the social and racial tensions by comparing the young men to the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil Rights Movement. Remember the Titans is based off of a true story and is written by Gregory Allen Howard. Released in late 2000, the movie was mainly filmed in Woodstock Georgia and other areas of Atlanta. The time period in which the movie was filmed, was meant to portray the early 1970s in the south. The purpose of this speech was to show the disastrous outcome of the battle due to the men not fighting together as a team. Coach Boone is trying to get the players to realize that they...
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...Titans”, Coach Boone, a Southern black head football coach, played by Denzel Washington, delivers an unforgettable speech to his team about the racial tensions in society that are breaking up his team by making them wake up at breaking dawn to go for a run into the woods while attending football camp, The clip starts off where Coach Boone tells them they are going to all follow the rest of the coaches as well as himself through the woods and if they are to get lost, not to go back to camp, to go straight home. After taking them across rivers and tress they come to a stop where Coach Boone asks them “anybody knows what this place is” (Remember the Titans) and then tells them that they are standing where the Battle of Gettysburg was fought. He begins with a brief history of what happened at that time, by stating, “50,000 men died on this field, fighting the same fight we are still fighting amongst ourselves today” (Remember the Titans). He references this battle to them because they are aware of the event and know exactly how it is to live in a segregated state, where race differences is at its highest point and is not only affecting their life but their performance as a team in football, since their team makes up both blacks and whites. He tries to reach out to them by bringing out their heritage and how even though the battle has ended the terrible hatred and fights amongst themselves is still happening. As the Battle of Gettysburg becomes the basis of his speech, Coach Boone gets...
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...wanted the same rights as the others. In this story, for the first time, all people could attend the same high school, and this change created many problems between students and their families. The Titans were a football team, but they were always losing the games, and win the championship was unreachable for them. So, the school board decide to get a new team coach, with the capabilities to turn the results around, and make them a team of winners. The problem was that when they discover that the new coach, Herman Boone, was black. From that day, he had to win the respect of the players that were both black and white, and get a new environment, to make them a united team, capable of overcome the differences and difficulties between the players. And to achieve that Coach Boone ask the previous coach, Coach Yoast, to help him doing that. In this film, is very well presented the example of a leader, and how the cultural differences shape the beliefs, attitudes, opinions, preferences and behaviours of those who lead and of the ones that made the choice to follow the coach. In this case despite of the difference race of the coach, almost all the players accepted him as the leader. We also could see that is not enough to have a leadership style in the way we talk or propose things to others, but the important thing is to get the respect of the followers and make them believe in the leader’s capacities. 1. What type of leadership traits (e.g., neuroticism, extraversion, openness...
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...management. Coach Boone is the head football coach, he is very strict when it comes to his players as well as his team staff, he takes a classical approach at management. Division of labor and priorities are some main concepts used in the classical approach, Boone believe’s everyone should know where they stand and who is the boss, he is focused on building a strong winning team. Coach Boone is straight forward and to the point, in the first team meeting he informs the team that, “Best player will play, color don’t matter,” and he lets the players know, “This is not a democracy, this is a dictatorship. I am the law.” This shows Boone believe in division of labor, by matching the players skills to their position, and that he leads with bureaucracy, letting it be known clearly who is in charge. Coach Yoast is the former head coach made assistant defensive coach, who choses to lead with a behavioral approach to management. Yoast tells Boone he wants his players to hold their positions even after Boone takes over, he also tells Boone he too strict at camp and that the players should be having some fun. This shows Yoast believe’s that the players will preform better for the team if they are satisfied with the position they have, and if they are having fun while playing and practicing. Taking a behavioral approach to management, Yoast have confidence that if the player are satisfied they will be motivated to have a better outcome. I believe that both Coach Boone and Coach Yoast share...
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...each stage of development the team will also be rated using Hersey and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership Model II (SLMII). The team will be give a developmental level based to the team’s follower readiness. Lastly both coaches style of coaching will also be rated on the SLMII. Forming The first stage of Tuckman’s model in the film occurs when the black athletes are in the gymnasium ready to meet Coach Herman Boone (11:00). In this interaction the athletes have come together for the first time, they are unsure of their roles on the team, they are unsure of what to expect from each other, and they are unsure of what to expect from their new coach, Herman Boone. The newly formed group’s tentative attitude about roles is shown when Boone questions Thomas “Petey” Jones about whether or not he likes football (11:20). The uncertainty of roles is also shown when the old head football coach William Yoast disrupts Boone’s meeting with the black athletes by entering in with the white players (13:25). Coach Yoast does not know how this confrontation between him and Coach Boone will play out. The white players in this scene are equally unsure as they come into gym. The end of this phase occurs when the team is shown walking into Gettysburg College for camp (18:10). In this scene the team is shown walking as a group. This is the first time we see them grouped whites and blacks together as a team, which signifies they have finished the forming stage and can now move on to the...
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...Character | Description | Significant Events | Boone | Head coach | * Marched with Martin Luther King * Had teammates mix up bus seating going to training camp, they also had to bunk with whoever they sat with on the bus * Had the boys jog to Gettysburg, talked about the battle and similarities to them today | Pete Jones | Team member | * Yoast put him in the game despite not being under his group after Boone took him out | Louis Lastick | Team member – neutral, just wanted to fit in | * Talked about his roommate * Joined in on “yo mama” jokes * Lacked self-worth * Always neutral between blacks and whites, saw no differences | Gerry Bertier | Team Captain – became best friends with his roommate Julius | * Started a fight with his roommate * Made a connection with Julius during a heart to heart talk * Embraced his new team and awareness for discrimination * Stood up to Emma * Fired Ray from the team * Car accident | Julius | Team member – best friends with Gerry | * Made Gerry realize he wasn’t as much as a fair leader as he thought | Yoast | Coach | * Went against Coach Boone * Found out about the plan to fired Boone but did not support it * Made nice with Boone at the last of it | Cheryl | Coach Yoast’s daughter | * Told her Dad he had nothing to be proud of at the last game. Making him realize he needed to change his attitude towards Boone | Nicky | Coach Boone’s daughter | * Had nothing in common with...
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...1. American Sport Movies There are few countries in the world in which sports permeate national life to the degree that it does in the United States. Sports are a big part of the fabric of American life. The centrality of sports in American life is amply reflected in the American cinema. For decades movie makers have successfully mined sports to produce some of the most inspiring, poignant, exciting and memorable American movies ever made. The genre of ‘Sport Movies’ established in the Fifties and the Sixties. At the very beginning it was hard to see it as an independent genre because there was a lot of mixture. There have been propaganda movies as well as comedies, dramas, gangster movies or even westerns combined with some sport scenes. So the movie industry defined three categories of sport movies. Category 1: movies in which the main part of the narration is about sport or an athlete Category 2: movies which tell the life story of an athlete Category 3: movies which use sport scenes to describe a special milieu In addition to that there are a lot of movies of another genre which use sport scenes to dramatise the story or to create a good suspense. The first sport movies were all about the so called American Myth of victory and glory. Fair competitions and the better athletes defeating the weaken. The fascination of sport inspiring the people was used to lure the public. Then in the eighties and nineties there have been made a lot of biographical movies...
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...Modern Urban World Torrence The differences Whites and Blacks, as well as their comparisons, are portrayed through two different movies of two different eras of American history. Remember the Titans centers around an integrated high school football team in Virginia in the 1970’s. The team has to figure out how to bond together as one in order to overcome racial adversity of the south in the 1970’s. The Great Debaters takes place in Texas during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Three black college students on a debate team, along with their coach Professor Tolson, travel the road debating more and more prestigious colleges, while developing as young educated black men (and women) in the racist 1930’s south. Character development is both films plays a vital role. In Remember the Titans, the relationship formed between Gary and Julius, and Boone and Yost symbolizes the White/Black differences coming together and actually forming stronger friendships then that of two of the same races. There were also the supporting roles of characters that helped integrate the football team such as Louie, Rev, and Blue who were the very first players who were able to set color aside as it has nothing to do with neither football nor the quality of a man. In The Great Debaters, the growth of Henry Lowe and the relationship between James Farmer Jr. and his father are crucial to watch. Henry Lowe starts off as a misguided young man who responds to conflicts with walking away and surrounds...
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...Remember the Titans Essay By: Linus, Calum, Fred “I don't scratch my head unless it itches and I don't dance unless I hear some music, I will not be intimidated, That's just the way it is.” -Inspiration speech by Coach Herman Boone. Remember the Titans is a story about the first high school football team to have both blacks and whites and explains the troubles they went through together. In this movie one can see the bonding between the blacks and whites, from hating each other to being best of friends. The main the idea of Remember the Titans is don’t judge a book by it’s cover. This will be shown by reasons throughout the movie. The football team shows over and over again that it does not matter what colour skin you have. They were discriminating because they were taught to do that but at the football camp and during their games they get to know...
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...exemplified when the white, defensive coach consoles the black players after getting harshly yelled at by the black, head coach....
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...Hayden Liljenquist ENG 102 Dr. Pegram July 31, 2012 Team Effort: The Communities Created Through Sports Introduction Within today’s society, a number of small, unique communities exist. Communities can range from social, to religious, to occupational. In order to be considered a separate and distinct “community,” the group needs to share common characteristics or interests and be perceived as distinct from the larger society as a whole. Sports teams provide a particularly good example of a community. They separate themselves by the games they play, even by the name they call themselves. The entire world of sports itself can seem confusing to someone who doesn’t understand the rules. Behind each game is a complex realm of jargon, hierarchy, and guidelines. In order to play, you need to learn. And hopeful members work to earn their spot on the team. Through personal participation, as well as observation, one can witness for themselves just how the community created by a team functions. The team experience resonates with a lot of people, and has attracted film makers with stories of motivation, hope, and overcoming the odds. Many of the most well-known sports movies are often even inspired by true stories. In all of these films, similar themes can be found, demonstrating just how much the feeling of community within teams is shared throughout all areas of sports. Teams have a goal, face a challenger, and overcome obstacles, all in the hope of...
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...bDoc Holliday 1 Doc Holliday Doc Holliday Holliday's dental school graduation photo, age 20, 1872 Born John Henry HollidayAugust 14, 1851Griffin, Georgia, U.S. Died November 8, 1887 (aged 36)Glenwood Springs, Colorado, U.S. Education Graduated from Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in 1872 at age 20 Occupation Dentist, Professional gambler, Gunfighter Known for Arizona War *Gunfight at the O.K. Corral *Earp Vendetta Ride John Henry "Doc" Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887) was an American gambler, gunfighter and dentist of the American Old West, who is usually remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Early life and education "Doc" Holliday was born in Griffin, Georgia, to Henry Burroughs Holliday and Alice Jane Holliday (née McKey).[1] His father served in the Mexican–American War and the Civil War.[2] His family baptized him at the First Presbyterian Church in 1852.[3] In 1864 his family moved to Valdosta, Georgia.[3] Holliday's mother died of tuberculosis on September 16, 1866, when he was 15 years old.[1] Three months later his father married Rachel Martin. While in Valdosta, he attended the Valdosta Institute,[3] where he received a strong classical secondary education in rhetoric, grammar, mathematics, history, and languages – principally Latin, but also French and some Ancient Greek.[3] Autographed photo of Holliday taken in 1879 in Prescott...
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...GROUP INTERACTION JOURNAL ARTICLES Compiled by Lawrence R. Frey University of Colorado at Boulder Aamodt, M. G., & Kimbrough, W. W. (1982). Effects of group heterogeneity on quality of task solutions. Psychological Review, 50, 171-174. Abbey, D. S. (1982). Conflict in unstructured groups: An explanation from control-theory. Psychological Reports, 51, 177-178. Abele, A. E. (2003). The dynamics of masculine-agentic and feminine-communal traits: Findings from a prospective study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85, 768-776. Abele, A., Gendolla, G. H. E., & Petzold, P. (1998). Positive mood and in-group—out-group differentiation in a minimal group setting. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 24, 1343-1357. Aberson, C. L., Healy, M., & Romero, V. (2000). Ingroup bias and self-esteem: A meta-analysis. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 4, 157-173. Abougendia, M., Joyce, A. S., Piper, W. E., & Ogrodniczuk, J. S. (2004). Alliance as a mediator of expectancy effects in short-term group psychotherapy. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 8, 3-12. Abraham, A. (1973a). Group tensions as measured by configurations of different self and transself aspects. Group Process, 5, 71-89. Abraham, A. (1973b). A model for exploring intra and interindividual processes in groups. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 23, 3-22. Abraham, A. (1974-1975). Processes in groups. Bulletin de Psychogie, 28, 746-758. Abraham, A., Geffroy, Y., & Ancelin-Schutzenberger...
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...More Than a Numbers Game A Brief Histor y of Accounting Thomas A. King John Wiley & Sons, Inc. More Than a Numbers Game More Than a Numbers Game A Brief Histor y of Accounting Thomas A. King John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Copyright © 2006 by Thomas A. King. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this book and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability...
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...THE POWER OF HABIT Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd i 10/17/11 12:01 PM Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd ii 10/17/11 12:01 PM HABIT W h y We D o W h a t We D o and How to Change It THE POWER OF CHARLES DUHIGG Random House e N e w Yo r k Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd iii 10/17/11 12:01 PM This is a work of nonfiction. Nonetheless, some names and personal characteristics of individuals or events have been changed in order to disguise identities. Any resulting resemblance to persons living or dead is entirely coincidental and unintentional. Copyright © 2012 by Charles Duhigg All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. RANDOM HOUSE and colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4000-6928-6 eBook ISBN 978-0-679-60385-6 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper Illustrations by Anton Ioukhnovets www.atrandom.com 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 First Edition Book design by Liz Cosgrove Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd iv 10/17/11 12:01 PM To Oliver, John Harry, John and Doris, and, everlastingly, to Liz Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd v 10/17/11 12:01 PM Duhi_9781400069286_2p_all_r1.j.indd vi 10/17/11 12:01 PM CONTENTS PROLOGUE The Habit Cure GGG xi PA R T O N E The Habits of Individuals 1. THE HABIT LOOP How Habits Work 3 31 60 2. THE...
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