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    I was at the bank minding my own business, reading the newspaper whilewaiting in line. In big bold letters it said Jesse James on the loose. He was a bad old man. My Pa told me to stay away from him at all cost. He was wild going around robbing banks and killing any man in his path. My friend told me that her uncle was shot by that bad man right in the leg. I'm not sure if she was telling the truth she tended to lie a lot. Anyways I continued waiting in line. Reading the artical about him was

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    murdering my father, [and] destroying all of my property.” A sociopath who lives for spilling blood, William T Anderson was one of the most fearsome leaders of the Confederate Guerrillas in Civil War Missouri. Jessie James in 1864 soon learned to emulate him. William was born in 1837-1839 (birth year is unknown) Hopkins County, Kentucky. His parents, named William C Anderson, and Marth Anderson had six children including him. His family was a

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    Elizabeth Hughes Paul Way EDUC 268 Remember the Titans - Five Step Analysis Plot Summary In April of 1971, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling that ended all stateimposed segregation in public schools. This was the same year that T. C. Williams High School located in Alexander Virginia was integrated. This is the setting for the movie Remember the Titans, staring Denzel Washington who portrays Herman Boone the head coach of the Titans. Herman Boone is brought in as an assistant coach

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    Left Side, Strong Side

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    Due to a court order, three high schools in Alexandria, Virginia were forced to integrate their students and faculty for the first time. Consequently, Coach Bill Yoast, a prominent, white member of the community and longtime head coach of the T.C. Williams High School football team, is asked to step down. Herman Boone is appointed to replace him as the school's first black faculty member and head football coach. The new coach faces many challenges; the newly integrated team is full of players (both

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    little background on the two movies. Remember the Titans, tells the story of a newly integrated high school football team. It takes place in 1971 in the city of Alexandria, Virginia at T. C. Williams High School. When the school board decides to consolidate and integrate all the schools in the district, T. C. Williams finds itself caught up in the middle of racial tensions as both blacks and whites are now attending the same school. Tension builds even more when the current head coach, Bill Yoast

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    Remember The Titans is a novel written by Steve Sullivan and is a film directed by Boaz Yakin. It talks about how Bill Yoast was the real life hero that changed the struggles of black and white high school football athletes to create a championship season in racially charged Alexandria, Virginia, in 1972. The plots and characters are the same in the movie and the book. Much of the movie’s dialogue is taken directly from the book. However, there are many differences in the description of the characters’

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    In April of 1971, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that finished all state-forced segregation in government funded schools. This was that year that T. C. Williams High School situated in Alexander Virginia was incorporated. This is the setting for the film Remember the Titans, gazing Denzel Washington who portraits Herman Boone the head coach of the Titans. Herman Boone is acquired as a colleague coach to join the all-white coaching staff. At the point when Herman Boone is named

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    movie I selected was Remember The Titans (2000). The movie was about leadership, teamwork, and overcoming obstacles. Remember The Titans took place in Alexandria, Virginia Where one high school became integrated with blacks and whites forming T.C. Williams High school. The football team at the school for the first time had blacks and whites doing the same sport together. The school board fired Coach Yoast from being head coach and hired a new head coach named Coach Boone who was African American.

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    Remember the Titans In the movie “Remember the Titans”, there were many instances and techniques of motivation. These some of the techniques included intrinsic vs. extrinsic, carrot/stick motivation. The character in “Remember the Titans” that most exhibited the carrot/stick motivation technique was the main character, Coach Herman Boone. Coach Boone used this technique early on in the movie when the players were at camp at Gettysburg College. In an effort to force his players to overcome their

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    Remember the Titans is about racial harmony. In this movie it is unsure if they are cheering for racism victories or victories over the opposing team. It alternates very quickly. This movie is to show that real life is never simple to racism and this is to teach us that we are all the same even though we have different skin color. Denzel Washington and Will Patton are the two football coaches. One black and one white. Even though they don’t want to be teamed up together for a season. The movie takes

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