essay on remember the titans

ThefilmrememberthetitansissetinthecityofAlexandriaduring1971anditisnotbasedonatrue story.ThefilmfollowstheTCWilliamsHighSchoolfootballteamortitansinaperfectseason, alongthewaytheyfaceracialdiversityandmanyteamandpersonalproblemsThetitansarehated bythecommunitybecausetheyareoneofthefirsthighschoolstostopsegregation.Theteamis hatedinthebeginningoftheseasonbecauseofthisbanofsegregationandalsobecauseoftheirnew blackheadcoachwhotakesthejoboftheoldwhitecoach.Laterthecommunitystartstolovethe teambecauseoftheirdominanceofthecompetition.Thisisbecausetheoldandnewcoachstartto becomefriendsandsetanexamplefortheplayersTheshowmorecontent

AtthebeginningofthefilmtheviewercouldclearlyseethatGarydidnotaccepttheideaofanon–segregatedfootballteam.OneofthemostmemorableturningpointsforGarywaswhentheplayers wereatthetrainingcampandGaryistalkingtoJuliusaboutplayingselfishlyandnotblockingThe cameraangelsinthisscenereallyaddtothefellingandintensityofthefilm.Withanalmostperfect combinationofovertheshoulder,twoshotandcloseupangels.Theuseofthismadetheviewerfeel likesomethingchangedinGarybytheendofthescene,thiswasdefiantlyhelpedbythestrongand well–actedlinesofJulius.WhenGarysays"seeman...that'stheworstattitudeIeverheard"ina heartfeltvoiceJuliusreply'swith"Attitudereflectleadershipcaptain"Gary'sfacebecomeblank andlifelessatthispointandtheviewercaneasilyseethathewantstochangesomethingtogetthe teamworkingtogether.TowardstheendofthefilmGary'swholeperspectiveofablackandwhite teamchanges.ThisisclearwhenheaskedtoonlybevisitedbyJuliuswhobecamehisbestfriend. AndwhenthenursesaysonlyfamilyisallowedGary'ssays"Aliceareyoublind...can'tyouseethe familyresemblancethat'smybrother"Thissceneisoneofthegreatexamplesinthefilmshowing howthetownanditspeoplehave

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MulticoloredDreamInthemovieRemembertheTitansCoachBoonegivesaspeechonthebattle groundofGettysburg.CoachBoonewashiredandmadeheadcoachoverthenominatedHallof FameCoachYoast.Racialtensionswerebuildingbetweenteammembersbecausetheirschool,T.C. Williamsbecameintegrated.Histeamoffootballplayershadaproblemwithopenprejudiceand hostilitybetweentheblackandwhiteplayersAfteradayofbadpractice,CoachBoonetookhis teamoutforaruninthemiddleofthenightthroughtheforesttodealwiththeissue.Whenthe playerswerefinallygivenachancetobreathetheyrealizedthattheywereattheCivilWarbattle groundofGettysburgHeutilizeshisstrongdemeanorandgivesaspeechshowmorecontent Thestrongimagerypaintsapictureofthebattlefieldanddrawsaconnectionbetweenthepastand presentleavingthefootballplayerswithafeelingofloss.Inthebeginningofthemovie,Coach Boonehadtobuildethosforhimselfbecauseofracialdifferences.CoachBoone,beingofAfrican Americandescent,washiredovertheircurrentcaucasiancoachandthiscausedthewhitefootball playerstoboycotttheteamuntilCoachYoastbecametheirassistantcoachCoachBooneleadhis teambyexampleandhisdedicationtohiscraft.Heshowedtheplayersthathedidnotcareabout whatcoloryouworeonyourskin,butofthesportthatbroughtthemtogether.Duringhisspeechhe states"Idon'tcareifyoulikeeachotherornot.Butyouwillrespecteachother.Andmaybe,Idon't know,maybewe'lllearntoplaythisgamelikemen"(Boone).Heusesthebuilttrustaspectofethos verywelltoclosethisspeechAnotheraspectofethosCoachBooneusedinhisspeechwas borrowedcredibilityfromGettysburg.Towardstheendofthespeechhetoldtheboysto"takea lessonfromthedead"(Boone)andrealizethatiftheydonotstoptheseactionsofhostilitytowards eachothertheywillnotbeabletomoveforwardasateamTheCivilWar,andtheCivilRights MovementwereturningpointsinAmericanhistoryandheusedfactsaboutthebattletobuildhis ethos.Racialdifferenceswerestillstrongduringthe1970sandifitwere

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TheopeningsceneofRemembertheTitanscreateschaosbyshowingthatthisfilmisaboutwhite andblackpowernotmixing.Violentdisruptionishighlightedwithinthefirstminuteswhichshows manydisputesinthestreetsofpeoplethrowingchairsthroughwindowsandpolicealloverpeople holdingthembackwithwhitepeopleononesideandtheblackpeopleontheotherasiftheyare goingtostartahugefightwiththeblackpeopleprotestingholdingupsignsaboutequalrightsThe coloursshowthatthisisanolderfilmwhenblackpeoplehadnorightsasofwhiteman'sview becausethecolourslooklikesomethingfromtheseventies.Themusicisalsofromtheseventies whichisfastpacedjustlikethemusicinRockyandtheKarateKidshowmorecontent Inthebeginningofthefilmtherewasalotofhatredtowardseachraceasthewhitesandblacks didn'tgetalongwellwitheachother,littledidtheyknowthattheywouldbothbeputonthesame footballteamandhavetoparticipateinacampiftheywereseriousaboutjoiningtheteam.The personthattheyweresittingnexttointhebuswasthepersontheywouldbebunkingwithforthe nexttwoweeksandithappenedthatbothGerryandJuliuswerebothinthesameroomTheissue thatstartedtheconflictbetweenthetwowasJuliushadhunga"blackpeoplepower"posteronthe wallwhichGerryfoundintimidating.ThisresultedinGerryattemptingtoremovetheposterwith force.Thisiswhatsparkedthefightbetweenthetwoandbeforelongtheentireteamjumpedinand foughtfortheirownraceinatinylittledorm.Aseachdaywenton,theygottoknoweachotherbit bybitandwouldcomeclosertobecomingfriendsprobablybecauseofthefactthattheywerethe twoheadcaptainsoftheteamandhadtosetanexamplefortherestoftheirownraceandgetthem toallbecomefriends,otherwisetheteamwouldfallapart.Bytheendofthefilmtheywerevery closeandwouldhangoutallthetime,untiltheyhadanaltercationandjust

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RemembertheTitans

Introduction

RemembertheTitansdirectedbyBoazYakin,isaninspirationalfeaturefilmthatretellsthetrue storyofahighschoolfootballteamthatovercameracismtowinthefootballchampionship.Setin VirginiaduringtheforcedintegrationofhighschooldistrictsintheAmericansouth,thefilm explorestheideaofracism,friendshipandcommunicationinsportsthroughtheuseofcamerashots andangles,props,bodylanguageandjuxtaposition.Yakinsuggeststhatracistattitudesarethe productofignorance,butcanbeovercomebycommunicationandfriendshipthroughthe representationofGary'sgirlfriend,Emma'schangeofattitudetowardJulius.Yakin'srepresentation ofCoachBoone...showmorecontent...

Furthermore,YakinusesbodylanguageandacloseupwhenEmmaintroducesherselftoJuliusat theendofthefilm.Yakin'suseofcloseuponEmma'soutstretchedhandhastheeffectof symbolisingEmma'schangeinattitudetowardJulius.ThroughGary'sexample,Emmahasbecome moretolerantandacceptingofJuliusbecauseshenolongersubscribestoracialstereotypesabout AfricanAmericans.ClearlyYakinintendstocondemnracistattitudesandreinforcingthevalueof communicationsandfriendshipAsaresultofhisrepresentation,thefilmhaspositionedmeto acceptpeopleevenifsomeonehasadifferentpersonality,insteadofbeinginjusticeandunfair.

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RemembertheTitansexplorestheideaoffriendshipthroughtheuseofcameraanglesandshots, props,bodylanguageandlighting.DuringthesequencewhenGaryandJuliusaretellingeachother whattheyaredoingwronginthegame,Yakinsuggeststhatfriendshippromotestoleranceand acceptance,andempowerspeopletoachievetheirgoalsaswellasovercomeadversityYakinuses closeupofthetwoplayersarguing,showingtheirfrustrationandangertowardeachother.Julius tellsGary'Attitudereflectsleadership.'Takinghisadvicethenextday,Garyandtheothersplayed wellbecausetheylearnedtoplaylikeanactualteamYakin'suseofbodylanguageandfacial expressionhastheeffectofrepresentingGaryandJulius'angertowardoneanother,asbothofthem arefrustrated

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ReflectingUponRemembertheTitans

Segregationbetweenblacksandwhiteswasaverytoughproblemtogetoverinourcountry(one thatwehavebeenstrugglingwithforcenturies),butIneverrealizedthatitwasstillaroundafew decadesago–inthe1970's!

Today,mostkidsthatIknowof,includingmyself,areverycomfortablehavingfriendsofadifferent race,butasIhavefoundoutfromwatchingthemovie,RemembertheTitans,thatwasnotthecasea shorttimeago.

Thismovieisverypowerfulandmotivatingbecauseittalksaboutovercomingprejudiceand segregationofblacksandwhitesinAmericaintheearly1970'sinasmalltowninVirginia. RemembertheTitansisatrueshowmorecontent

Itwasachallengebecausehehadtomakehisteamforgetthesegregationandprejudicearound themandplayfootballwithrespectforeachother,asfriends.Intheend,theplayersdidcome togetherasateam,buttheworldtriedtotearthemapart.Thismovieisaboutdefyingtraditionand doingwhatisright.Theplayersandthecoachestoo,hadtoforgetwhattheyhadbeentaughtsince theywerechildren,andtreatthoseofadifferentraceastheywouldwanttobetreated

IthinkthatthismovieshowsoneofthemanyhistoricaleventsthattookplaceintheU.S.duringthe 20thcenturythatledtopeace,asitistoday,betweenblacksandwhitesThisfootballteamkindof symbolizesthefirststeptowardsthefutureofblacksandwhitesinAmerica–thecountrythatwe nowcall"themeltingpot."

Ofcourse,changeisn'tallthateasy,anditcertainlywasn'tforthisfootballteam.Theystartedout hatingeachother,butslowly(withthehelpoftheircoaches),theycametorespectandplayasa team.Theseboysshowedeveryone–theirfriendsandfamily–thattheworldwaswrong.Despite everythingtheylostintheprocess,theydidwhatwasrightandwonsomethingpricelessinthe effortSlowly,peoplecametofollowintheteam'sfootsteps,realizingthatsegregationwasnotthe waytopeaceinonecountry–andso,hereweare,inacountryofimmigrants

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Leadershipin"RemembertheTitans"

Thisresearchwillexplainhowdifferentleadershiptheoriesdirectlywereappliedtosituationsinthe movie"RemembertheTitans".Althoughonlyafewofthetheorieswereavailableatthetime,the individualsexhibitedsoundleadershipandfollowershipidentifiedbymodernresearchon leadership.Thispaperwillvisitseveralleadershiptheoriesandmethodsfromrespectedsourcesand compareandcontrassomesituationstocurrentsituationsexperiencedwithmoderntheories. Theleadershiptheoriesandmethodsdiscussionpointsinthisresearcharepositionalpower,conflict resolution,leader/co–leaderrelationship,internationalframework(leader–follower–situation),and environmentalshowmorecontent

Itstakescourage,experienceandresolvetochangerolesbecauseofsituations,especiallyiftherole isademotiontoalesserposition.Inmyopinion,themostimportantpartofleadershipis interpretingleader–follower–situationandrespondingefficientlyandeffectivelyfortheoverall good.CoachYoastwasexcellentatinterpretingsituations.Hisactionsandobservationskillsalso facilitatedthesuccessoftheteamracialmergerwhenGaryandJuliuscametogetheratfootball camp.HishesitationtointerferewhenGaryandJuliusinitiallyunitedonthefield,inwhatinitially appearedtobeaconfrontation,broughttheteamtogether.SinceJuliusandGaryareteamleaders informallyandformallyrespectfully,CoachYoastabilitytointeroperatethesituationandallow themtocelebratebroughttheteamtogether.

CoachBoonehadanexcellentfollowerorCo–leader.CoachHines'co–leadershipabilitiesseemed tobetheconsciousforCoachBooneHestepsinandpositivelyinfluencedCoachBoonedecision Also,CoachYoastisexcellentasaco–leader.Thesuccessofanorganizationorteamisincumbent upontheabilitiesofeveryoneandallsuccessfulleadershavehighlyeffectiveco–leaders. SherylYoast,althoughshewasnineyearsold,providedleadership.Herloveforthegameand relationshipwithherfatherprovidedherwithexperienceneededtoaccuratelyinteroperatecertain situationsandprovideeffective

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RememberTheTitansPaper

Theteamwentthroughaverychallengingformationphasebecausetherewasalotofresistanceto integratetheschoolandfootballteam.Whiteplayerswereconcernedaboutloosingtheirstarting positionsandwereupsetthattheirHeadCoach(BillYoast)wasdemotedtoAssistantCoach,which almostcausedthemtoquittheteam.Theblackplayerswereunderalotofpressureaswell,being placedinawhiteschoolandknowingthattheywouldbesubjecttoalotofhatred.Boththenew HeadCoach(HermanBoone)andCoachYoastinitiallydidnotwanttotakeontheirnewpositions AnimportantpartoftheformationphasethathelpedtheteamcometogetherwaswhenCoach Booneintegratedthebusesthatwereshowmorecontent

Attimeshemayhavegonetoofarinbeingtougheronwhiteplayersversusblackplayers,butitwas hisintentiontomaintainasenseofbalance.Forexample,YoastgivesPeteyanotherchanceafter makingabadplayandplaceshiminadifferentpositionthatbenchesawhiteplayerDuringthe regionalchampionshipgame,Yoastsacrificeshishalloffamenominationandachancetobecome headcoachnextyearbychallengingtherefereeswhoarefavoringtheopposingteam.CoachYoast's actionhelpedwinthechampionshipanddemonstratedthathewaswillingtodoanythingforthe teamevenifitwasleadbyablackcoach.Thismadealltheplayersworkhardertogetherand supporteachotherevenmoreThetwomajortaskroleswereplayedoutbyGerryandCoachBoone Theirbehaviorscontributedmostlytotheaccomplishmentsofthegroup'stasks.Animportant exampleofGerry'srolewaswhenhetoldCoachBoonethatRay,awhiteplayerwhowasthemost resistantinintegrating,purposefullymissedablockduringagameGerrysuggestedtoBoonethat heneededtobekickedofftheteambecauseheisnotsupportingtheblackplayers.Gerrykicking Rayofftheteamwasveryimportantinorderfortheteamtocontinuetowinnotjustbecauseof Ray'sperformancebutalsototaketheonlynegativeplayerofftheteam.CoachBoone's contributiontotheteam'saccomplishmentswasthemostinstrumental.Itwashisideato

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RemembertheTitans,directedbyBoazYakin,isafilmsetinAlexandria,Virginiain1971.Atthis time,thefirsthighschoolwasbeingintegratedandneitherracewashappyaboutit.Rememberthe Titansisaboutthestruggleandthejourneyittakestosucceed,notjustasafootballteam,butas people.Theteamstruggledformanyreasons,themainonebeingrace,butalsobecauseofhavinga newcoachwhowantsthemtoachievenothinglessthanperfectionDespitethecircumstances,the T.C.WilliamsHighSchoolTitanssucceededasafootballteamonandoffthefield.Inthebeginning ofthefilm,thedirectorshowsthatthewhitesandblacksdonotgetalongwitheachother.Both sideshavegrownupwiththeirparentsgivingthempreconceivedideasabouteachotherThisshows thatmanypeoplebackthendidnotknowwhytheyhatedtheoppositerace,theyjustwentalong withit.Strongleadershipwasakeyfactorintheteam'ssuccess,notonlyfromthecoaches,butfrom theplayersoftheteamaswell.Theonesthatstoodoutasleadersallworkedshowmorecontent

Almosteverybodywasverydedicatedtotheirteamandtheirschool,fromthecoachestothe playersThededicationofthecoacheswasmostimportantThereisasceneinthismoviewherethe coachtakestheteamonalongruninthemiddleofthenight.Theyendupatthebreakofdawnata cemetery.ThecoachtellstheyoungmenofthebattleofGettysburgandofthebloodshedonthose groundsthatturnedthewholeareared.ThiswasaveryimportantmomentinthestoryasCoach Booneexplains"Fiftythousandmendiedonthisfieldrighthere,fightingthesamefightthatweare fightingamongourselvestodayIfwedon'tcometogetherrightnowonthishallowedground,weto willbedestroyed,justliketheywere.Idonotcareifyoulikeeachotherornot,butyouwillrespect eachother.Andmaybe,justmaybewe'lllearntoplaythisgamelike

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In1971CoachHermanBoonereplacedapopular,successfulwhitecoachatT.C.WilliamsHigh SchoolinAlexandria,Virginia,inthatcommunity'sefforttofinallyintegrateitsschools.Theschool andcommunitywereangrilydividedbythefederalintegrationorder,andthevolatilityofthe situationwasheightenedbytheabruptdemotionofCoachYoastandBoone'spromotiontoHead CoachInthismovieCoachBooneisonamissiontotrytogetthewhiteandblackplayerstounite andplaytogetherasateam.Hewantedthetworacestobecomeateam.Aroundthattime,therewas alotofracismandalotofschoolsweresegregated,sotheplayersobviouslydidn'tgetalongwith eachotheratfirstAlotchangedwhenBoonereplacedYoastshowmorecontent

ThisteamactuallystartedbecomingateamafterCoachBoonegaveaninspiringspeechatthe graveyardinGettysburg.Thatiswhenateamactuallystartedtoform.Thespeechwasaboutthe CivilWarthathappenedatGettysburg.Hetoldtheplayerstohearclosely,becauseiftheydo,they canhearpeoplesayingthingsaboutkillingtheirownbrothers.Hetoldtheplayersthattheyhaveto stopfightingwithoneanotherandstartthinkingofeachotherasbrothersandcometogetherasa teamandstartseeinglifeinadifferentperspective.Afterthat,theyhadplentyofpracticesand workedharduntiltheylearnedhowtogetalong,andtheyfinallydidthat.Itwasbeautifultowatch themgetalongandbecomeateam.Theywerebecomingfriendsandwouldjokewithoneanotherin thelockerrooms.Mostlyeveryonegetalong.JuliusandGarywerebecominggreatfriends,which washardtobelieve,becausetheyhatedeachotheratfirstLateron,theygotanewplayerHehad longhair,andtheycalledhim"Sunshine".Hewasaquarterbackandwasthenewestplayeronthe mightyTitans.Theteamthoughthewasgaybuthereallywasn't.Theteamwasreadytocomeback homeafterallthehardpracticesatcampThetownstilldidn'tacceptthefactthatthesetworaces weregoingtoplayonthesameteam.Theparentsofsomeoftheplayersdidn'tlikeit,andthetown didn'tlikeit.Ontopofthat,CoachBoonehadtowineverygame.If

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RememberTheTitansEssayInthemovie"RemembertheTitans"by"BoazYakin"thecharacter HermanBoone,playedby"DenzelWashington",isfacedbyadifficultchallengethatis significantlyimportanttothemovie.Booneinasensefacesachallengeofacceptanceinwhich,by theendofthemovie,hehasexperiencedintwonoticeableways.Boonefacesthechallengeofbeing acceptedbythecommunity,revealingtousthathewantsthecommunityworkingtogetherrather thanjudgingandpersecutingoneanother.AdditionallyBoonefightsfortheacceptanceandrespect ofhisteam,TheTitans,provingtothemthattheycanindeed"makethisracethingwork".Boone facesthechallengeofbeingacceptedbythecommunity,encouragingthemshowmorecontent

Thereareavidexamplesoftheworkhedoeswiththefootballteamtoillustratetheseprincipal ideas.Whenthemembersofthefootballteamallpreparedtoleaveforcamp,theyboardedthetwo bussesaccordingtotheircolorandclearlydidnotwanthaveanythingtodowitheachother.Coach BooneoutragedbyacommentfromGerryBertiercallsalltheplayerstothefrontofthebusses.He ordersthemtopairupaccordingtotheirpositionsonthefootballfield,accomplishingteamunity andovercomingthefirstobstacleingettingtheboystoworktogether.Alsoofinterestarethe responsesoftheplayer'sparentswhentheyreturnfromcamp.TheyaresurprisedtoseehowCoach Boonehaschangedthem.Theparentsarestillprejudicedhowevertheirchildrenhavechangedonce againillustratingthatCoachBoone,althoughhehadnotyetbeenacceptedbythecommunityhe managedtogettheboystoworktogetherHehadovercomehischallengeBoonefightsforthe acceptance,respectandunityofhisteamprovingthatschoolintegration,andtheblackandwhite playerscanworktogether.BytheendofthemovietherearebondsformedbetweenBonneandboth theblackandwhiteplayerofTheTitansThesebondsareimportantasweastheaudience understandthatBoonehasgainedtheacceptanceandrespectofCoachYoaststeam.Inthefirst instancebeforethecampGerryBertierclaimedthat"hecouldnotplaywiththeseanimals",bythe endofthemoviehewecould

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RemembertheTitans MovieReview

ThearrivalofAfricanslaves,soldintheplantationsofcolonialAmerica,definitelytriggereda superior–inferiorrelationshipandmentalitybetween"thewhites"and"theblacks"Thispresent–day culture,resultingfromasocietyofmastersandslaves,hasstruggledagainstcentralconceptsdeeply rootedinthenationspast.Withstrongculturalvaluesonracialdiscrimination,thepathtowardsthe conceptofracisminAmericawasavitalmomentinthecourseofthenation'shistorySocial conceptsandattitudescouldnotbealteredovernight,butitcanbealtered.Indeed,inthequestfor socialprogress,thestruggleforequalityhasgonealongway,withblackAmericansnowholding high–rankingshowmorecontent

Inthefilm"RemembertheTitans",weseeaculturalenvironmentin1971refusingtoacceptthe ideaofracialequality(themainissueraisedinthemovie)Thefilmdisplaystheissueofracismand illustrateshowonecanovercomeprejudicebyunitingforacommoncauseorgoal.Duringthe courseofthismovie,thereweremanysocialbehaviorsatworkthatdealtwithracismand discrimination.Theseobstaclesdidn'tstopthefootballteamfromsociallyovercomingthose difficulties.

Inbrief,thisfilmisabouttwoschoolsinAlexandriaVirginiathatintegratedintheearly1970sto formT.C.WilliamsHighSchool.ThewhiteheadcoachoftheTitans(CoachBillYoast)isreplaced byanAfricanAmericancoachfromNorthCarolina(CoachHermanBoone).Tensionsarisewhen playersofdifferentracesareforcedtogetheronthesamefootballteamManyofthesetensionsare easedduringthetwo–weektrainingcampinGettysburg,Pennsylvania.Whenplayersreturnedto Alexandriatheplayersfoundthecityinturmoilduetotheforceddesegregationofthehighschool. Astheseasonprogressestheteam'ssuccesscausedthecommunitytoacceptthechanges.Afterthe Titans'perfectseason,theteamandthecitywerecloserthanever.

ThereweremanyscenesinthefilmthatweremeaningfultothethemeofracismOneimportant sceneisattheGettysburgbattlelocation.Here,CoachBoonemakesanimpactingspeechtothe playersonovercoming

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RememberTheTitansReflection

Jocelyn0Cash

10/31/2017

TheU.S.Since1865

ProfessorAbdulSalaam

RemembertheTitansisafilmbasedonthetruestoryofCoachHermanBoone,whotakesonthe taskofintegratingaraciallydividedfootballteaminordertoachievevictory.In1970,theSupreme CourtrulinginSwannvCharlotte–MecklenburgBoardofEducationpermitsbusingstudentsto achieveracialintegrationinpublicschools.In1971,T.C.WilliamsHighSchoolhiressuccessful, blackcoach,HermanBooneasheadcoachtoleadtheschool'snewlyintegratedfootballteam, deprivingBillYoast,formerheadcoachandnomineefortheVirginiaHighSchoolHallofFame,of theheadcoachposition.Yoastdebatespursuingopportunitieselsewhere,butwhenmostofhiswhite playersvowtositouttheseasonunlesshecoaches,hechangeshismindandstaysonasBoone's assistantanddefensivecoordinator.Throughouttrainingcampandtheseason,BooneandYoast's blackandwhiteplayerslearntoaccepteachother,toworktogether,andthatfootballknowsno race.Astheylearnfromeachother,BooneandYoastalsolearnfromthemandinturn,thewhole townlearnsfromtheteam,theTitans.Duringtheirpractices,blackandwhitefootballteam membersoftenclashinracialconflictsThebiggestfightsoccurbetweenthewhitecaptain,whom alsoactsastheunofficialleaderforthewhitefootballplayers,GerryBertier,andblackplayer, whomalsoactsastheunofficialleaderfortheblackfootball

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RemembertheTitansIfyouhaveeverheardofRemembertheTitansyoumaythinkit'samoviejust aboutfootball,butitismuchmorethanthat.Thismovietakesplaceinthe70's.Thismoviehastwo majorthemes,segregationandteambonding.ThefirstthemeinRemembertheTitansis Segregation.Thisfilmisabouttwoschoolscomingtogethertocreateoneschool.Theonlyissueis oneschoolisAfricanAmericanandtheotheriswhiteNotmanypeoplesupportthisidea,especially thewhiteparents.Theyholdstrikesanddon'tlettheAfricanAmericanteenseatorshopintheir stores.Bringingthesetwoschoolstogetherandcreatedamixedfootballteamissupposetohelpthe townbecomecloserandhelpbreakthesegregationinthesouthAbigmomentthatshowed segregationwaswhentheAfricanAmericanstudentsweregettingoffthebusestogotoschool,the parentsandafewothersstudentswereyellingandholdingupracistsignsagainstthem.Another exampleofsegregationwaswhencoachBoonewasshowmorecontent

Atthebeginningofthefootballseasontheboysdidnotwanttomixandtheydidnotwanttochange theirpositionstobecomeateamThetwo–teamcaptainsGerryandJuliuswouldn'tevenwork together.JuliustoldGerrythathiswhiteteamshouldbeblockingJulius'sboys.Gerrydidn'tbelieve himatfirstbutthenherealizeditwastrue,heyelledathisboystoplaylikeitwasanyother scrimmage.Afterbothcaptainsrealizedthattheyneededtoworktogethertobecomeasuccessful team.Whichmeanttheyneedtotrytogettoknoweachother.Theyrequiredeveryteammemberto knowonafactabouttheotherandroomwithsomeonefromtheotherraceTheteambondingfirst startedwhenthetwoboyscreatedacheerscreaming,"Leftside,Strongside".Thiswasonlythe beginningtheteambeforetheirgameswouldcomeoutonthefieldandstartdancingandsinging. Thisbroughttheteamcloserandin

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RacisminGloryRoadandRememberTheTitans

Inthemovie"RemembertheTitans"therearemanylessonsthateverypersonshouldlearnintheir lifeOneofthemostimportantlessonsisthatofracismThesemovieshaveonemainsimilarity throughouteachoftheirstorylines,andthatisracism.

Thepeopleinthisstorygothroughagreattransformationfromhatingeachothertobeingasclose asbrothers.Theseboyshadverydifficultdecisionstomake.Thisgraveyardmomentwasavery clearmessagethatcouldnotbemisunderstood.Theylearnedtoleranceforthoseoftheirlovedones thatcouldn'torwouldn'tlearnasquicklyastheydidIfwearetoevershowmorecontent Itseemedimpossibleforthesetwoplayerstobecomefriendsandforgetabouttheirracism.The closertheybecamethemoretheyforgotabouttheirdifferencesandthemoretheydefendedtheir friendship.Theyweretoodeterminedtolettheirteammatesholdthemback.

WhenGerryandJuliusconsideredthemselvesbrotherstheyrealizedhowmuchtheymeanttoeach otherandtheyweresohonoredandproudtobeatruefriendtoeachotherThiswasunthinkable, buttheproblembeingthatiftheywantedtoplayfootballtheyhadtoovercomethesehurdles thereforenotleavingthemalotofchoices.Incamptheywouldspenddaystogetherbutneitherof themmadeanefforttogetalongTheirfriendshipwassosecureandtheywerehappythattheyhad learnttoovercometheracialissuesandspentthetimetogettoknoweachother.Theybothstill actedasiftheywerebetterthaneachotherandtheyweren'tgoingtoattempttochangethis,even whentheywereplayingfootballtogether.Ifsomethingwentwrongtheywouldblameeachother,or disagree,andalwaysendupfightingandusuallyaboutdifferentthings,likewhowasbetterand rightByobservingthefriendshipemergingbetweenGerryandJuliusotherpeoplebegantorealize thathavingfriendsofadifferentracewasnotwrong.ThisalsomadeGerryandJulius'sfriendship growevenstrongeras

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RemembertheTitans2000JerryBrucknerimer*STARS*CoachBoon–DenzelWashingtonCoach Yoast–WillPattonJulius–WoodHarrisGaryBerter–RyanHurstThemovieRemembertheTitans takesplaceinVirginia.Theyearwas1971whentherewerenoracialmixingsintheschoolsthe previousyears.Themoviestartspracticallythedaythattheannouncementofdesegregationwas goingtocomeintoactionThemovieisinasmallVirginiatownwheretheysaythatfootballisas bigaslife.Thehighschoolteamisknownforbeinggreatandwhentheyherethatblacksare enteringtheirschoolnowknownasTCWilliamsHightheyarefurious.Theschoolcomesinand firestheoldheadcoachandreplaceshimshowmorecontent Thepeoplewhohiredhimsaidthattheydidn'teventhinkthathewouldhavemadeitoutofcamp. Thefootballteamslovelivedonandtheystucktogetherfortheirfirstwin.Asavictorythe quarterbackwhoeveryonecalledSunshinetriedtotakeafewblackteammatestodinner.Theowner refusedserviceandthatwasthebeginningofthemfallingapartalloveragain.Theteamcallstheir ownmeetingtryingtogetbacktogether,althoughtheyareundefeatedtheyweren'tplayingwelland theyknewthatwouldn'tworkforlong.Onamajorgamerefereeswerebribedtocallmultiple penaltiesagainsttheTitans,butCoachYoastknewwhattheyweredoingandsaidhewouldgoto thepapers.TurnsouttheyweretryingtogetCoachYoastbackattheheadjobandforgetabout Boon.Afteramajorvictorytheteamcaptainisinvolvedinamajorcarwreckandwasparalyzed fromthewaistdownEventhoughtheylostalottheywentonandwonthestatetitleThemovie endsattheparalyzedplayersfuneralafewyearslater.Theyallcamebackforitandwerereminded oftheTitans.Thehistoricalsignificanceinthismoviehadtohavebeenallthesegregationandwhat wentonwiththedesegregationItshowshowpeoplereactedandhowcruelandjudgmentalthey wereatthetime.Itmademerealizehowmuchthings

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RemembertheTitansisaclassicfootballmoviefilledwithmanyobstacles.Theseobstaclesvary fromracismtodealingwithdeath.It'sbasedonatruestorythattookplaceinAlexandria,Virginia in1971.Whatmakesthismovieclassicishowtheplayersandcoacheswereabletoovercomethe issueofsegregationandbuildrelationshipstoformachampionshipteam.Buildingrelationships Whentheschoolboardannouncedtherewillnolongerbeanyformofsegregationinschools,the blackandwhiteplayersonthefootballteamhadahardtimeacceptingeachother.Afterthefirst fightbrokeoutduringtrainingcampinpractice,thecoachesimmediatelyhandledthesituationby makingallplayerssharearoomwiththeoppositeraceshowmorecontent Thefinalcuewas"alwaysputtwohandsontheballatcontact."It'sveryunlikelytofumblewhen protectingtheballwithbothhands.PersonalissuesJustbeforethestatesemi–finals,amemberof theschoolboardtellscoachYoastthathewillbeinductedintotheHallofFameaftertheTitanslose theirgame.CoachBoonewasthreatenedtobefirediftheteamlostasinglegamebecausehewasan AfricanAmericanheadcoachinawhitesocietyThegamewasbeingofficiatedintheopposing teamsfavor.CoachYoastwentuptoanofficialandthreatenedtotellthepressofthescamthey weretryingtorun.AftertheTitanscameoutvictorious,YoastlosthisspotintheHallofFame. Althoughthatwashisdream,hedidn'twanttobeinductedthatway.He'drathernotbeinducted thanlethisteamdown.FeedbackAftertheT.C.WilliamTitansstartedtheseasonoffat7–0the entirecitystartedgivingthempositivefeedbackManyrestaurantswerepromotingtheirsuccess withpostersintheirwindowssaying"Titans7–0andcounting,allplayerseatfree."Priortotheir successpeoplewereun–acceptingofthewholeintegrationissue.Therewasoneinstancewherethe ownerofarestaurantkickedtheplayersoutbecauseagroupofbothblackandwhiteplayerscame intogetherandblacksweren'tallowed.Theirsuccessonthefieldhelpedthemhavepositiveresults intheirschoolandintheirbi–racialcommunity.

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Sportsarecompetitivephysicalactivitywhichcanbecasualororganisedparticipationfor maintainingorimprovingabilityandskillswhileprovidingentertainmenttoparticipantsand spectators.Ithasmanybenefitstotheparticipants.Itbenefitsinmakingnewfriendswhilehaving fun,improvingqualityoflifeandkeepinghealthy.Ityieldsplentifulrevenuewhichiswhythereare issuesinsports,forinstanceracism,matchfixing,inequality,peerpressure,discriminationand violence.Thisessaywilldiscussthefundamentalissuesrelatedtosportsfromthemovie "RemembertheTitans".TheissuestobediscussedareRacism,matchfixing,inequalityandpeer pressure Racismisanissuewhichgobeyondsport.Racisminsportsoccursinbothteamandindividual sportsaroundtheworld.Itisinitiatedbythepeoplethatparticipateintheplaying,organizationand implementationofsports.Inthefilm,CoachBooneisselectedastheheadcoachofthereunited footballteam.Initiallyteammatesare...showmorecontent...

MatchfixinghasbecomeahugethreattosportinmoderntimeItisagreaterthreattotheintegrity ofsportsthandoping.Thisisduetothefactthatdopingaffectsanindividualathletewhilematch fixingcanaffectanentirematchanditusuallyoccursbecausemoneyisinvolved.Inthemovie "RemembertheTitans"CoachYoast'sconfrontationwaswhenhewaspresentedaspotintheHall ofFamebyoneofhisopponents,allhehadtodowasloseagamebutherefused.Intheregional finals,therefereeswereinvolvedmatchfixingHewarnedtherefereethatifthegamewasn'tfair,he wouldgotothemediaandreportit.Indoingso,herealizedthathecouldnotcoachtheteam entirelybyhimself.Heviewedblackpeopledifferently,becamebetterfriendswithCoachBoone andwithhishelptheyendedupwinningthe

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RememberTheTitans

Inthemovie"RemembertheTitans"socialdifferencesinstatusandplayamajorroleinhowthe charactersareportrayed,andhowthestorydevelops.Itisbasedonatruestory,thoughverymuch madeforHollywood,aboutwhathappenedwhentheinfluencesofraceweredividingatown,and allofthepeoplewithinit.Inthe"whitedominated"suburbiaareaofthesouth,andthecreationof T.C.WilliamsHighSchool,aschoolthatsupportedsegregation,parentsweretheringleadersof influenceItwastheyoungpeoplethatstartedtomakechangesintheviewsofthecommunityThe keytopicsinthisfilmaresegregationanddiscrimination,andthesocialproblemsthathavearisen becauseofthem.

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Thewhitepeopleofthetownareclearlyportrayedasbeingracist,andarenotwillingtochange theirviewpointsanytimesoon,howeveritisthesamewithintheblackcommunities.Bothgroups arestrongheadedintheirviewsandopinions.Thereareonlyspecificandrareindividualswithin bothgroupsthatarewillingtoatleastlistentothe"other"side.Thewhitecommunityfeltasthough theblackpopulationwouldtakeovertheirschoolsandruintherepristineallAmericansmalldream town,whereastheblackpopulationfeltthattheywouldneverfitinandthattheyneededtostayto themselvesandwatchoutforthereownexclusively.Themalesinthesocietyhadtheabilitytomeld throughtheuseofsports,andthegirlswerelefttoco–minglewithintheconfinesoftheschool itselfItwasnotclearlyportrayedinthefilm,butitshouldbenotedthatfemaleswithintheblack communityduringthattimehadanextremelydifficulttimeattheschools,constantpersecution basedoncoloralone.

Iftheblackfemalestudentshavebeenofthemalegender,thenthecolorofskinwouldnothave matteredsomuch,theirmotherssayingthingslike:thatablackboycouldgetalong,butthatablack girlwouldneverknowanythingbutsorrowanddisappointment?Butshewasnotaboy;shewasa girl,andcolordidmatter,matteredsomuchthatshewouldratherhavemissedreceivingherhigh schooldiplomathanhavetositasshenowsat,theonlyodd

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RemembertheTitansisamovieactedin1970'sanddirectedbyBoazYakininthecityof Alexandria.Itinvolvestwofootballteamsthatwereforcedtoamalgamate(Yakin).Thefilmgivesa significantlifelessonfortheteenagersthattheycanputawaytheirdifferencestobuildaprosperous community.Myfatherandmewatchedthismoviemorethanfivetimes.Thefilmcoversthemes suchasracism,friendship,andleadershipstylesRacismandhatredinsocietyarethebackgrounds ofconflictsinthemoviemakingithardforacoachtosucceedwithouttakingrisksasanactive leader.Leadershipskillsareessentialtotheteam'ssuccess.Aleaderdefinesandstructurestheir rolesandtherolesoftheirsubordinates'towardsaccomplishingataskInthemovie,thecoachand theteamcaptainworkstogethermotivatetheteamplayerstowardsthesuccessoftheteam(Yakin). WillPattonplaysCoachYoast,awinningcoachwhoencouragestheteamplayerstodotheirbest. Ontheotherhand,CoachBoone(playedbyDenzelWashington)isapolite,tactfulandrespectful leader.Hemakesclearhismainagendaiswinningfootballcompetitions.TeamcaptainGerry,isa leaderwhohadsetasidehisprejudiceandfocusedontheteamshowmorecontent

Thewhitesandtheblackssupportingtheirraces,andtheydonotevenbothertoknowthereasonfor theissue.CoachBooneknowsthatanAfricanAmericancoachisnotwelcomewhenhefirstmeets theTitanstaff.Theypushhim,buthedoesnotpushback(Yakin).Blackstudentsarediscriminated, calledabusivenamesandreferredtoasanimals.Anotherexampleofracismisatarestaurantwhere amanagercouldnotletSunshineandherfriendshaveamealtherebecausetheyareblacksThe Titanssucceed.Thecoachesdidtheirbesttohelpthestudentsbondtogethertofaceaworldthatis totallyagainstthem.Aleaderhelpsintimeofcrisis,relievesoneselfopportunityforchange,solve problemsandbuild

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RemembertheTitansisafilmfrom2000displayingatruestoryofaraciallydividedfootballteam fromthe1970s.Themoviehighlightstherelationshipsoftheblackandwhitepeople,andhowthey learnedtointeractwitheachotherinatimewhenthiswasnotthewayoflife.Itbringsupanumber ofquestionsthroughout,ofwhatisrightandwhatiswrong,andreallychallengesthecharacters, makingitaveryinterestingmovietowatchIhaveseenthismoviemanytimes,andeachtimeIfeel likeIgetsomethingnewoutofit.Itisamoviethatcanbeusedasateachingtool,itdoesagreatjob ofinterpretingnotonlywhatwashappeningintheUnitedStatesofAmericaatthattime,butsocial psychologyconceptsthroughreallifeshowmorecontent

Thetextexplainsthat,"Theymaylabeleachotheras"enemies,"viewtheirowngroupasmorally superior,drawtheboundariesbetweenthemselvesandtheiropponentsmorefirmly,and,under extremeconditions,maycometoseetheopposinggroupasnotevenhuman"(Baron& Branscombe,2012).Iwouldnotsaythatthecharactersinthemovietookthisideaasfarasthetext explains,butthereweremanyexamplesofthishappeningThefirstexamplewouldbebetweenthe coaches.CoachBoonewasgivenCoachYoast'scoachingposition,andoffershimanassistant positionfortheteam.CoachYoastacceptstheposition,onlyforhisplayers,butensuringthathis oldassistantgetsajobaswell.Nowthattheteamshaveintegrated,therereallyisnotenoughroom forallthecoaches,anditseemslikeeachgroupislookingoutfortheir'own.'CoachBoonealsohas hisassistantworkingwithhim,sonowthismakesfourdifferentcoachesforTCWilliam'sfootball team.Withallofthishappeningthetwowhitecoachesandthetwoblackcoachesarenot100% gettingalong.Theydonotagreewithoneanother'sideasandhaveclearprejudicesaboutone another,displayingtherealisticconflicttheoryTheyallwanttobedoingthesamethingbutthere werenotenoughspots,sotheythinknegativelyofeachotherandoftenbuttheads.Thissameidea movesontotheplayers.Eachplayer,blackandwhite,hadtheirspotontheiroldteamwherethey were

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