Joel Trolinger Mrs. Pfeffer English 015 8 October 2010 Remember the Titans The movie Remember the Titans is based on the true story of the 1971 T.C. Williams high school football team in Alexandria‚ Virginia. The long time head coach of the team‚ played by Will Patton‚ is demoted to assistant coach for the new African American head coach played by Denzel Washington. This startling change in command is due to the desegregation of the schools in Alexandria and causes vast anger throughout the
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Remember the Titans is a classic football movie filled with many obstacles. These obstacles vary from racism to dealing with death. It’s based on a true story that took place in Alexandria‚ Virginia in 1971. What makes this movie classic is how the players and coaches were able to overcome the issue of segregation and build relationships to form a championship team. Building relationships When the school board announced there will no longer be any form of segregation in schools‚ the black and
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Remember The Titans The movie Remember the titans is a great Disney movie directed by Boaz Yakin. This film depicts an everlasting sociological issue that has to do with race in America. The film takes place in the early 1970’s where blacks and whites had equal rights but blacks still faced the wrath of many white people who don’t agree with the equal rights. This hurts them in job opportunities and school placement. At T.C Williams high school in Virginia‚ Herman Boone has just been announced
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Remember The Titans is based on the true story of an African American football coach hired by a Virginia high school in 1971. Denzel Washington plays the dictatorial Coach Herman Boone who arrives at T.C. Williams High School facing the unenviable job of replacing the successful and beloved Coach Bill Yoast and of coaching the Titans during its first year of integration. Neither man is happy with the situation‚ particularly Yoast who now finds himself under Boone‚ but their discontent is minimal
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Best Actor in 2001 for his role in the film Training Day. Ryan Hurst as LB Gerry Bertier Ryan Douglas Hurst (born June 19‚ 1976) is an American actor who perhaps most notably starred as Gerry Bertier‚ an All-American linebacker in Disney’s Remember the Titans and as Alison’s brother‚ Michael‚ in the show Medium. He also played the role of football player Lump Hudson in The Ladykillers‚ appeared in the movie We Were Soldiers as Sgt. Savage‚ and starred in the TNT show Wanted. In Saving Private Ryan
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‘Remember the Titans’ ‘I was afraid of you‚ Julius. I don’t see what I was afraid of. Now I see I was only hating my brother’. This quote Gerry made towards Julius‚ illustrates how the characters in the movie were afraid of change‚ and that it is possible to overcome that fear. This quote is important‚ especially in the movie‚ because it sets an example that change is necessary and possible. The characters in ‘Remember the Titans’ are forced to face many issues that revolve around change and
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Summary "Remember the Titans‚" directed by Boaz Yakin‚ is an American drama film which focused on the major social problem of racism. Every scene in the movie displayed racism and showed how it affects everyone. Based on a true story‚ "Remember the Titans" is a movie about events which occurred in 1971 and focuses on the racial attitudes and tensions of the football team at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria‚ Virginia. During 1971‚ federal laws were passed that required schools to desegregate
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Remember The Titans The theme of this movie is that we should treat everyone with equal respect‚ regardless of their skin color or race‚ sexual orientation‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ or religion. We should accept everyone for who they are‚ rather than trying to change them. It also shows the integration of a racist America into a culturally accepting society with the help of a teacher/coach. Boone and Yoast are the two main coaches in Remember the Titans. Boone is the new african-american coach and
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Remember The Titans Within this organization there are two main leader who take very different approaches in there method of 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
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In 1965‚ African Americans were given the right to vote. The decade that followed brought with it an increasing recognition of black rights‚ but the prejudice of the white community was still profuse. ‘Remember the Titans’ is set in this socio cultural climate. Directed by Boaz Yakin‚ this film follows the adversities faced by an newly integrated high school football team and their African-American coach. Throughout the film‚ characters are presented with a number of defining ethical and moral dilemmas
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