to give the son a chance of going to a normal school. All those things make me think of this movie as of a very moving story. We see very good performance by Tom Hanks and many other actors and actresses. The movie was awarded with eleven Academy Awards, which is a very good proof that it's a fabulous movie. As a result I consider Tom Hanks one of the best actors. As we've seen I have many reasons to think that this movie is the one I like the most. Great humor, moving scenes and a great performance
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“Don’t take life too serious it ain’t like your getting out alive anyhow” (Hank Williams) This quote was said by Hank while explaining how one should live life to the fullest because you never know when its gonna be over, ironic because of his very young death. Simply known as the greatest country singer of all time, Hank Williams wrote ballads of frustrated love that brought rural music into mainstream radio programs. He was a sincere artist whose early death turned him into a country music legend
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released in 1995 and followed by Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3. Disney really made an impact on kids with Toy Story. It was a wonderful story about a boy and the friendship between his two toys, a lovable, stuffed cowboy named Woody (voice by Tom Hanks), and an astronaut toy named Buzz Light-year (voice by Tim Allen). Today, Toy Story and the characters are a big part of Disneyland Amusement Parks. There are Toy Story rides that excite kids of all ages. It seems with every Disney movie launch
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Concert Review # 2 The second concert I attended conducted by Sidney Harth on February 21st was at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland and was actually my first time at the music hall because the first concert was cancelled and I am from the Buffalo, NY area. I can definitely say that it is one of the most beautiful buildings that I have ever seen in my life. As you walk up the stairs and begin through the large chambered doors you get the feeling an old castle were kings, queens and the royal
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Non-Fiction, Inspirational III. DURATION 89 minutes IV. CHARACTERIZATION * Morrie Schwartz - Jack Lemmon * The novel is centered on him; Morrie is Mitch’s former college professor who was diagnosed with ALS. * Mitch Albom - Hank Azaria * Morrie’s former student; he has since become a journalist and leads a very fast paced life; finds Morrie after hearing he is sick on “ABC’s Nightline” and visits him every Tuesday. * Charlotte Bonnie - Barlett * Morrie’s wife
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employees Business in 130 countries Led by Maurice (“Hank”) Greenburg Shareholder’s equity 2007: $95.8 billion Net Income 2007: $6.2 billion Premium written 2007: $59.8 billion GenRe Overview One of World’s largest reinsurers Established 1921 Headquartered in Connecticut Owned by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway Led by Ronald Ferguson, FCAS, until he retired in 2002 Premium written 2007: $6.0 billion The Participants Hank Greenburg, CEO of AIG Born 1925 Admitted
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In the movie “Castaway” Tom Hanks plays the role of Chuck Noland who at the beginning of the movie is at the top of Maslow’s hierarchy. Throughout the movie he goes through chains of events that are linked to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Abraham Maslow claimed that each need in the hierarchy had to be fulfilled before the next one could be addressed. Chuck had every one of these needs met until his life took a drastic and terrifying turn. Chuck, a FedEx employee, boards an airplane on Christmas
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Saving private Ryan (1988) directed by Steven Spielberg received critical applause for its realistic portrayal of World War II combat sequences in entire film starting to the end. The scenes that are depicting at the Ohama beach troops landing was named the best battle scene of all time in my opinion. The scene in the film costs US$12 million and involved up to1,500 takes , and the director have taken some of people from the members of the Irish defence forces , and members of local historical
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Saving Private Ryan 1998, dir. Steven Spielberg, Sound Designer Gary Rydstrom War movies often rely on the visual to communicate the events and emotion of each scene. This works up to a point, but viewers cannot fully relive battle in this way. Background music and limited sound effects make war movies generic, predictable, and sometimes historically inaccurate. In contrast, Gary Rydstrom uses sound to communicate emotion and portray realistic battle scenes in a way that makes the viewers feel
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What quotes is meaningful: Forrest Gump: Will you marry me? Forrest Gump: I'd make a good husband, Jenny. Jenny Curran: You would, Forrest. Forrest Gump: But you won't marry me. Jenny Curran: You don't wanna marry me. Forrest Gump: Why don't you love me, Jenny? I'm not a smart man, but I know what love is. Forrest Gump: My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." By chance he was a college football star. By chance he was a
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