TEACHER DEALS WITH HOW SCHOOL BULLYING CANNOT BE SOLVED A high school student, Preston Walsh (played by Matthew Gerry), is being bullied by another student, Tim Cooper (Curtis Edward Jackson). The bullying is particularly evident in one of his classes, which is taught by James Lewis (David Dastmalchian), who is close to being awarded tenure […]
BRIAN BANKS EXPOSES DISCRIMINATION AND REDEMPTION At the age of 16, Brian Banks (played by Aldis Hodge) is a star football athlete at Long Beach Polytechnic High, looking forward to a scholarship from USC. On campus one day, he encounters a girlfriend, Kennisha Rice (Xosha Roquemore), and the two decide to do some smooching, so
BRIAN BANKS EXPOSES DISCRIMINATION AND REDEMPTION At the age of 16, Brian Banks (played by Aldis Hodge) is a star football athlete at Long Beach Polytechnic High, looking forward to a scholarship from USC. On campus one day, he encounters a girlfriend, Kennisha Rice (Xosha Roquemore), and the two decide to do some smooching, so
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15 MINUTES OF WAR CELEBRATES HOW LONG TERRORISTS WERE SHOT DOWN Based on an incident in 1976, Somali terrorists kidnapped a bus of 31 children going to school in the French colony of Djibouti. The Somalis wanted to exchange the kids for release of their brethren. Paris sought negotiations while a small group of sharpshooters
JIRGA RELITIGATES THE AFGHAN WAR Because the 9/11 attack was directed by Osama Bin Laden, whose Al Qaeda group was occupying a portion of Afghanistan, the U.S. Congress authorized regime change in Kabul and defeat of the ruling Taliban. But the UN Charter makes clear that any war conducted without Security Council authorization is a
JIRGA RELITIGATES THE AFGHAN WAR Because the 9/11 attack was directed by Osama Bin Laden, whose Al Qaeda group was occupying a portion of Afghanistan, the U.S. Congress authorized regime change in Kabul and defeat of the ruling Taliban. But the UN Charter makes clear that any war conducted without Security Council authorization is a
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AT WAR ENCAPSULATES HOW GLOBALIZATION DESERTS LOYAL WORKERS Directed by Stéphane Brizé as if a documentary, At War (En guerre) begins when workers at a Perrin Industries factory in southwest France are informed that the car part plant will soon close, and 1,100 employees will be terminated. They soon learn that the reason for the
AT WAR ENCAPSULATES HOW GLOBALIZATION DESERTS LOYAL WORKERS Directed by Stéphane Brizé as if a documentary, At War (En guerre) begins when workers at a Perrin Industries factory in southwest France are informed that the car part plant will soon close, and 1,100 employees will be terminated. They soon learn that the reason for the
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A FILM TITLE I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS ? That’s right. There is a film with such a title. In 1941, the same words were spoken during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the government of Romania. The words were used to galvanize support for a
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A FILM TITLE I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS ? That’s right. There is a film with such a title. In 1941, the same words were spoken during a meeting of the Council of Ministers of the government of Romania. The words were used to galvanize support for a
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