a hero is. A hero is someone with tremendous amount of courage and bravery and will be in the front line ready for any duty or obstacle comes upon them. One of the greatest 20th century hero ever lived is Audie Murphy. Born in Kingston, Hunt County, Texas on June 20, 1924, Audie Murphy was raised in a sharecropper’s dilapidated house. His father fell short on his parental responsibilities and eventually abandoned his family leaving Audie to pick up his slack and take care of his mother and younger
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Germany. He earned a battlefields commission for his courage and leadership ability as well as citations and decorations including every medal for valor that America gives. He was also awarded three French and one Belgian medal. Lieutenant Audie Murphy was the highest decorated soldier in American history. Discharged from the Army on September 21, 1945, Audie went to Hollywood at the invitation of movie star James Cagney. He remained in California for the rest of his life and was closely associated
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gives a very strong performance as the film's femme fatale. The rest of the supporting cast is strong for the most part, but no one stands out like Tom Hardy's Eames. He's an actor who came out of nowhere to become this film's action hero. Cillian Murphy does a good job of supporting and Ken Watanabe and Dileep Rao are nothing much to write about. DiCaprio and Gordon-Levitt carry the weight in this movie and Ellen page does an excellent job balancing DiCaprio’s character, so not much room is left
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American Horror Story, better known as AHS, is one show that has horror written all over it. After four seasons of terror, it was time to add the fifth season: American Horror Story Hotel. Season five began airing this fall, and just after the first few episodes people around the country were hooked. This season would keep people eager to watch every Wednesday night just to see what was going to happen next. This show provides all the right materials to fit a horror genre: scary scenes, violent
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Jeff Dunham versus Eddie Murphy Robert Smith Com/155 February 17, 2013 Julie Davenport Jeff Dunham and Eddie Murphy are each entertaining in different ways, such as using characters or vulgar humor because they seek to fit different audiences. The most important reason they are both entertaining in different ways is because Jeff Dunham uses characters
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The Death of Brittany Murphy: Natural Causes or Toxic Mold On the morning of December 20, 2009, the world lost a very respectable and talented actress. At about 8:00 a.m. that morning the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a medical request at the home of Brittany Murphy and her husband Simon Monjack in Los Angeles. She collapsed in her bathroom where her mother was holding her in her arms and urged Simon to call 911. She was then taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was pronounced
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Bianca Washington Professor Ruiz English 0990 4 March 2013 Just Married Just Married (2003) directed by Shawn Levy and written by Sam Harper is a romantic comedy. The two main characters are played by Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy. These two individuals have such great chemistry that it shows throughout the whole movie. This film is rated pg13 and is appropriate for teens. The acting in the film was really good and believable. There was many parts in the movie that kept me laughing.
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In Time (Movie Review) In Time, released on 2011, is a science fiction film directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Amanda Seyfried, Justin Timberlake and Cillian Murphy. This movie has an interesting and creative concept that is still relevant today. It conjures up a future where time is money and money is time. Benjamin Franklin’s infamous quote literally turned into a currency. Everyone is born with a luminous digital clock etched on their forearm and they are genetically engineered to stop aging
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Mr. Johnston Imagery Cities 23 April 2013 Extra Credit The movie screened in class, “Coming to America”, and the film “Notorious” have a tremendous amount of similarities and differences in certain scenes. When Eddie Murphy resides in the United States he chooses to live in New York or more specifically Brooklyn. The scene when the taxi driver drops him off portrays Brooklyn as slummy and not an area for someone that is wealthy. There is trash all over and most of the homes are either stone
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Audie Murphy Audie Murphy is one of the most influential figures in our history because he was the most decorated soldier in World War ll and even France and Belgium gave him bravery awards, also he killed 240 german soldiers. Early Life Audie Murphy was born in Kingston Texas, on June 20, 1925. (Source 1) Murphy's dad's name was Emmett Berry Murphy and his mother's maiden name was Josie Bell Killian. (Source 5) Murphy had 11 other siblings not including himself. (Source 1) Murphy got his name
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