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Subject 42 and fellow survivors of an evil experiment conducted to create superhuman warriors. Subject 42 must find the courage to take leadership of the other “subjects” to stand against the Silus an superhuman soilder sent with a band of soldiers to capture the” subjects” dead or alive. The structure of our project is similar to a video game medium. It begins with introduction/setup where one learns the situation of the characters (surviving in a squatter camp), a small amount of backstory about the characters, their relationship with other characters, their personalities are explored, their mission and the conflict they find themselves in, basically the plot elements. Shortly after the setup, conflict arises. The group of “subjects” is under attack by an evil corporation similar to our reference film Push (2009) where as the secret government division tries to transform citizens into powerful psychic warriors. The evil corporation sends Silus a superhuman solider with a group of soldiers to capture the “Subjects”. Subject 42 must unite and lead her group of survivors to stand a...
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Alan Moore, in his book V For Vendetta stated, “Everybody is special. Everybody. Everybody is a hero, a lover, a fool, a villain, everybody. Everybody has their story to tell...” Rick Bass 's The Prisoners, follows this quote exceptionally well, with a fascinating cast of characters; each with their complexing psychological, and sociological problems, like the working poor, depression and anxiety, workaholism and inferiority complexes, scapegoating, and Bass 's metaphor of how they are, all like prisoners on a bus; a prisoner to one 's emotions and predicaments.
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One often hears tales of humanity’s greatest feats from friends, family, and the media - whether it is a groundbreaking scientific discovery or a miraculous survival story, it is only natural for humans to marvel at which they cannot comprehend, including the awe-inspiring deeds accomplished by other humans. However, if one merely stops to reflect upon these aforementioned feats, one will quickly realize that every single individual who has accomplished one of them, from Marie Curie to Usain Bolt to Queen Elizabeth I, had a single thing in common: spirit. In fact, said individuals are not unlike the protagonist of Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louis Zamperini, who possesses the same iron will and drive. In Unbroken, Louis “Louie” Zamperini withstands the countless trials and tribulations of war, both big and small, all with the help of hope, his undying spirit, and shatterproof dignity. Additionally, despite all of the hardships he faces, he finds it within himself to forgive his tormentors when his ordeals are finally over. If there is anything that Louie’s story teaches readers, it is that the human spirit is incredibly strong - one can endure almost anything if one’s dignity remains intact.
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From past, present, to future, conflict has defined history. In a world full of battles, revolutions, and seemingly random acts of evil, it is impossible to escape the reality of it all. Many of today’s great classics have been inspired by generations of conflict. Using World War II as the background for John Knowles’ novel A Separate Peace brings up the question if it is ever possible to live in a world without fear, hate and ultimately inevitable conflict. Knowles uses contrasting characters, the innate nature of humans, and contradictory symbols in order to reflect that conflict is inevitable.
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Set in a futuristic dystopia Chicago there is a society that is divided into five factions: Abnegation; selflessness, Amity; peaceful, Candor; honest, Dauntless; brave, and Erudite; knowledgeable. Each represents a different virtue of living one’s life. The children of this society have to decide whether they want to stay in their faction or switch to another, the choice is theirs. The young Beatrice “Tris” Prior makes a choice that surprises everyone including herself. After what seems to be the wrong choice, Tris and her fellow faction members have to go through a very competitive training in order to live with their new faction. They must go through intense psychological tests and extreme physical training that can either transform them or destroy them. If they fail to complete their training successfully they will be left frictionless and an outcast to society. While the Dauntless train, the Erudite devolve a life threatening plan that is carried out that night. They developed a serum that stops the brain’s thought process and all of the Dauntless become sleeper soldiers for they were injected with it. The serum does not work on Tris or Tobias “Four” Eaton because they are both Divergent. When they try to escape they are both caught and brought to Jeanine, the Erudite leader. She then sentences Tris to death and Tobias is sent to the control room to view the attack. Tris is locked inside a glass tank that fills with water, but moments later her mother saves her life. ...
... fully understand the characters, as well as the major changes both physically and mentally which allow the characters to successfully complete their task to dominate over the forces of evil.
I see a both affective and substantive conflict developing. Affective conflict for the members of the team based in USA who are enthusiastic about sharing their previous work experience from a similar project (Perspective) with the 'Vigilance' project, but they meet strong resistance and alienation. Also, the team leader in France feels threatened and tries to increase his power position which goes against the interest of the task set. So, it has the tendency to trigger the members to be resentful, suspicious