...Dodge Ball: A True Underdog Story The movie is on the rivalry between the owners of Average Joe’s gym and Globo- Gym. Average Joe’s Gym is a small and financially unsuccessful gym with a handful of loyal members run by Peter. White the owner of Globo Gym a fitness guru he purchases the default mortgage of Average Joe’s Gym to build a parking lot. Peter has to raise $50,000 in thirty days to cover his mortgage. White’s attorney Kate he tries to charm her but instead she becomes friends with Peter while they try to go over his records. Peter goes to her house and sees she has weird obsession with unicorns all over her house. Average Joe’s employees Dwight and Owen and members Steve “The Pirate”, Justin, and Gorden try to raise money. Gorden tells them that they should enter a dogeball tournament in Las Vegas with a $50,000 prize. They form a team with Peter and watch a 1950 training video narrated by dodgeball legend “Patches” O’ Houlihan. Of course White has a hidden camera and forms his own team to go against them. His team is full of big athletic team where Peter’s is like a bunch of misfits and average guys. Of course Globo- Gym tries to scare Average Joe’s by his big players and lady with the big eyebrows. She knocks a guy out at the bar standing by the juke box drinking his drink. Peter’s team have to compete against a Girl Scout team to qualify, they lose but win by default because the girls came up positive for steroids. The legend “Patches” is now in...
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...To gain a solid understanding of how the novel,The Underdogs, ties in perfectly with the Mexican Revolution as well as shares many similar traits to revolutions in general; we must first identify what a revolution is. A revolution can be defined as an overthrow or forceful replacement of an established government or political system by the people who are governed. Many, if not all revolutions share very similar characteristics. Typically a revolution will be created by a person or persons who share a similar belief about something in addition to each persons' individual reasons as to why they are fighting for that cause so passionately. As we go along, we will see that it is tough for many who support their revolution to continue with the same passion that they started with because there are so many factors needed in order for a revolution to be successful. The results of a successful revolution will usually include major changes in economy, culture, and political institutions. The Underdogs is a perfect example of a how a grass roots revolution can begin, but also shows the intricacies and dynamics that all play a part in what can occur throughout a movement. The Underdogs takes us from beginning to end of a particular revolution through the eyes of a man named Demetrio Macias. His journey began when Mexican Federales lead by Victoriano Huerta burned down Macias' house after visiting him previously, only to be turned away. For Macias, this is what sparks his initial cause...
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...LISTENING REACTION PAPER [pic] Speech 100 – all sections. Assignment Instructions: The Listening Exercise takes place in class. You must be in class doing the exercise to be able to write this short paper. Type a double-spaced, two page paper (see ”Format” in the class syllabus for instructions on margins, etc.) Type full pages – don’t skimp! It’s worth points to fill the page. NUMBER your answers and answer the following: 1. As you listened to a classmate in a “duo” or a “trio” in class, were you “empathically” listening? Explain. 2. Discuss your personal “barriers” to listening (p. 29-31 in the workbook “Communicate.”) How well did you listen? Discuss difficulties you may have experienced during the exercise. 3. Consider page 31 in the workbook – what steps did you take while listening to another person? 4. Do page 37-38 in the Communicate workbook, “Analysis of my listening effectiveness” – and tell me what your results were. What did your results tell you? 5. Finally, when it was YOUR turn to talk and have another person listen to you: (a) Discuss how it felt to have someone listen to you – really listen, without judging, without offering advice, or without trying to ”fix” it. (b) How could you tell they were listening to you? 6. What did you think of this exercise? ** This paper is worth 20 points – points are awarded on the QUALITY and also the required length of the paper, as well as...
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...666 Stockbridge Road At the end of the deserted cul-de-sac 666 sat much like the other twelve houses that split even and lined on either side of it. Each house looked very much the same: the same beige siding, the same beige shutters, the same ruler edge driveways and even the same porch, perfect for summer evenings. Pushing the heavy gates open, the touch of the iron bars as cold as ice seized up my hand completely. With every breath I drew a misty and chilly exhale followed. Even though I could feel the unevenness of the old cobbled path below me, they were smooth in contrast to the crunching of the old dead leaf that I stepped on. Towards the center the steps were worn smooth but nevertheless covered in dirt however the steps near the sides were rougher and more difficult to make out because overgrown thorns, moss and weed covered them like a blanket. Carrying up on the path the grass carried on forever into the horizon, a dull grey color as if it had lost the will to live and stopped growing altogether. Weeds and dandelions poked out from the cracks in the walkway leading up to the house and the vines formed a twisted maze upon the side of the house reaching their tentacles towards the roof. Ominous, great black clouds circled overhead drawing nearer and nearer to number 666, the demanding winds fed into the clouds screaming for my attention. As the house drew nearer everything around me became quieter and more distant- the trees murmuring couldn’t be heard anymore and...
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...The Underdogs by Mariano Azulea is a captivating story about the perils endured during the Mexican Revolution. It is a stunning portrayal of events given through the point of view of the main character, and leader of a rebel faction named Demetrio Macias. The book is an interesting look at how the revolution was played out between the rich elite federal government, and the poor famers of the country. Giving a unique perspective of a rebel who does not truly understand why he is fighting, but has no choice since he rebelled against the government and was now on the run. Demetrio and his band of rebels are by no means a perfect group, nor are they necessarily good people. All the men left their homes without the ability to return, all for various reasons given in the book, which leaves them no other choice but to fight to survive. The men range from many different backgrounds, from the educated to the very poor. During the first half of the book we see the perils and at times the fun the rebels are having while walking through the forests. Taking bets on how many people they have killed, or will kill during their marches, at times betting...
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...Ming Chen Dr. Cat Gleason TH1100 October 3rd .2013 Journal Response #3: Topdog/Underdog “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power"(Abraham Lincoln). Different people hold different attitude bout power, some people may think power will bring people harm; some people may prefer power because it represents a man’s character. However, The real question comes out the whole play, Topdog/Underdog, is who is the top dog? Who is the under dog? As far as I am concerned, they are both topdogs. Lincoln is the topdog. For example,the author of the play states in the beginning pages of the play writes out the answer of this question: Lincoln, the older brother, is the "top dog" ; Booth, the younger brother, is "the under dog." Thus, whether reading the play or not, the result has already made completely sense. The older brother is always on top, the younger brother is always in the shadow. Moreover, in the entire play, Lincoln always dresses up nice: an antique frock coat and a top hat. He looks like Abraham Lincoln, who was a powerful man. In addition, he is a former street corner hustler, he plays three cards so well that his unemployed brother Booth wishes he has the same three-card monte abilities. he and his team sometimes can make thousands dollars in a week. Lincoln is also successful at his loving life at the early stage of his adulthood. He got married with Cookie, though she divorced with him later, when he is not able...
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...This society mindset hinders a minority’s potential opportunities. Within media, they are presented as the underdogs, the bad guys, and the undesirables. Constantly seeing themselves broadcasted like that deteriorates their self esteem and limits their capacity to see themselves in positions of power. In the article, “A Social Psychological Perspective on the Achievement Gap in Standardized Tests Performance between White and Minority Students: Implications for Assessment” by Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, he reports his findings done on children of different races and their results on tests under manipulated circumstances. In settings where minorities felt secure, for example not having to disclose their identity, they typically scored the same marks as the white participants; however, when put in a situation where they felt that their stereotype was pushed...
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...a. For our research, we ask the question, “How does group acceptance of the underdog develop through acts of violence?” The reason this topic is significant enough for us to study is that we see it every day in sport movies, in different age groups, ethnic groups, genders, and level of skill or play. Today in Hollywood films, the notion of an underdog is either a person or team in competition, who is expected to lose. This is common theme that has been used in sport movies for decades. For this study, will be using Taking the Field written by Michael Messner and The Underdog Concept in Sport written by Jimmy A. Frazier and Eldon E. Snyder to help us with our study. b. Some specific content that I’ll be paying attention to is the common themes between the three movies and how they correlate back with each other. The language they used is a main aspect that will be analyzed, because throughout the movies name calling is used a lot. Opponents constantly belittle their competition. Especially after being told numerous times that there better than their opponent, which could have...
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...Many are like David facing his own giants in life, rather than facing actual giants, such as conquering a circumstance or illness that threatens to derail you. Malcolm Gladwell writes about people rising above difficult circumstances in life, like in his book “David and Goliath Underdogs, Misfits, and The Art of Battling Giants” using pathos, ethos, logos, and rhetorical tactics like metaphors, similes, anecdotes, epistrophes, and allegory. Gladwell uses numerous inspiring stories throughout the book to encourage the readers to agree with his point of view. He accomplishes this by presenting strong evidence supporting his claim that the underdog may, and frequently does, have the upper hand in social circumstances. Gladwell backs up his arguments using both primary and secondary sources. In...
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...Underdogs are always taken lightly when they should not be, just like The New York Giants, anyone can get anywhere with risks and perseverance. Lessons learned from underdog stories are simple find a way to use resources provided to succeed, never envy what another team has, and others doubt can be useful for motivation. Underdog teams have to work with no skills and dangerous gameplans that, with one mistake, can fall apart. Gladwell believed that risky strategies such: as the full court press, are for desperate coaches and players with no basic skills. I agree with Gladwell, dangerous strategies are desperate but, coaches use them to have an opportunity to win, to put the team in the best...
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...baseball couldn’t be the worst thing in the world. For being a nine-year-old, it was the best. Truth be told, I haven’t seen The Sandlot since that day. When we counted our blessings, our class had saved up enough pop tabs to have a pizza day/movie combo. But do you know what? I learned something. I know that. I learned several things that have had a profound impact on my life just from watching that movie, and here they are. We are all “Smalls”. Smalls is the underdog, and honestly, so are we. Which is perfect. Being the underdog is great. Being the underdog is what makes things interesting the older we get and the more we succeed. It builds character and creates a sense of mind in which we thrive off of. Day by day we undergo tasks in which we do not necessarily think we can overcome but we remember that, it is possible. The storyline behind Small’s being the underdog has had such a significant impact on my life for several reasons. First off, after looking back at this movie I begun to realize that it is okay to be the underdog and I should not be too worried about it. So many people become too self-conscious and begin to back off and give up. Once you realize that failure is inevitable and down the road you will overcome your flaws/mistakes, your world to success will be broader and opened...
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...Techniques | “In the right circumstances, the underdogs can also be the winner.” | * Theme, Characterization * Lighting, Audio, Setting, Editing | Thesis: The film version of the multi-award winning novel, Moneyball, is a strong adaptation of the story. The director, Bennett Miller, has succeeded in matching author Michael Lewis’ style by using a great sense of lighting, audio, characterisation, setting and editing to help capture the theme; underdogs can be winners in the right circumstances. Just like the book, the movie symbolized hope, unfairness and to never give up. List of 10 Passages: 1. ISU Novel Passage: " There was the bias toward what people saw with their own eyes, or thought they had seen... There was a lot you couldn't see when you watched a baseball game.” (Lewis 19) Elements of Fiction: Setting, Characterization and Conflict between what baseball managers see in baseball players. Film Adaptation: Billy and Paul (his name is Peter in the movie) are in the garage of the Cleveland Indians baseball team and they are both wearing a suit, and there are cars in the background. (Time: 0:20:39) Film Techniques: - Medium-Bright lighting to show enthusiasm - Over-the-shoulder shots - Inspirational music in the background to show inspiration of what Paul (Peter) is saying Analysis/Connection to Thesis: This passage and movie scene relates to the thesis because the thesis is about how underdogs are winner and this passage shows inspiration in...
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...Response to Gladwell’s Research In his book, David And Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants, Malcolm Gladwell does not teach us “the Art of Battling Giants” as the title suggests, however he makes very interesting points based on his research about underdogs and the big fish/small pond effect. He does this by telling us stories about some of the underdogs themselves. I agree with Gladwell’s research about underdogs and the big fish/small pond effect, because I have experienced being a big and small fish. Back in sixth grade, I chose to take Karate classes and I found myself to be very skilled at the techniques we learned. I worked hard and practiced during...
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...and tear of “battle”, both on the playing field and during training. Most of the advertising and brand messaging features athletes preparing and practicing for a sport, instilling the feeling among consumers that if I wear this and prepare like that, then I can be an athlete and a “warrior” in my own way. I believe that Under Armour is emerging as an iconic brand. Interestingly enough, their largest competitor, Nike, has heralded the slogan “Just Do It” over its long history. Under Armour has since moved from its original calling “Protect This House”, to a direct answer to Nike’s dare, “I Will”. One aspect of creating a great brand is to have a great story. The Under Armour story is relatable to the public and portrays somewhat of an underdog mentality. Under Armour was founded by Kevin Plank in 1996, who was a walk-on NCAA football player at the University of Maryland. His concept started in his grandmother’s basement, where he was searching for a functional undershirt that would not only absorb sweat for athletes better than products currently on the market, but also control body temperature during intense sporting activities. That short anecdote gives the company credibility and...
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...Agony and HTC: How an underdog phone maker aims to reinvent itself Agony and HTC: How an underdog phone maker aims to reinvent itself The company will use Mobile World Congress next week as a coming-out party for its new identity as a consumer gadget and mobile-app maker. It may be the most important party it ever hosts. by Roger Cheng http://www.cnet.com/news/agony-and-htc-how-an-underdog-phone-maker-aims-to-rei nvent-itself/ February 23, 2015 5:00 AM PST HTC's Creative Labs studio in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood is tasked with coming up with the software experience on all the company's products. James Martin/CNET SEATTLE--I arrived in the tech-revitalized, hipster neighborhood of Pioneer Square on a crisp December morning, eager to see HTC's Creative Labs studio and meet up with the team of designers responsible for the novel interface software that fronts the Taiwanese-maker's smartphones. There was just one problem: I couldn't find the place. The typical sign with a corporate logo, emblazoned in bold letters, was nowhere to be found. There wasn't even a tiny nameplate anywhere. After a careful search, I stood before a nondescript door that was sandwiched between an Italian restaurant and a hair salon. The shops, housed in a contemporary commercial brick building, both fit in with the colorful vibe of the area, but home to a branch of a global smartphone company? "We don't do much in the official way here," said Drew Bamford...
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