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I like this ad about "finding your greatness" because it expresses an idea that almost everyone wants to believe in; that anybody can be great no matter what circumstance. This ad includes a young boy who has all odds against him to be a pitcher but it doesn't matter in his mind because he found a way to make it work. Most people found in difficult situations tend to give up and quit right away without even seeing what they are capable of doing. This ad shows that giving up should ever be an option and that if you want to succeed in something you can. There is always a way to accomplish what you believe in and this ad is a perfect example of that spirit. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vKsEtpKwOA

This is the advertisement that I really dislike for more than just one reason. First off, I am not a fan of Lebron James at all so that makes me not like the ad from the beginning. The main reason I dislike this ad though is because it gives off a feeling that now that Lebron has won ONE championship he is the best to ever live. I think he still has a lot to prove to a lot of people in order to be the player he thinks he can be. This commercial makes it seem like all Lebron needed to do was win a title and now his career has been satisfied and I completely disagree. I think it's ridiculous that the Miami Heat winning a championship has turned into just being Lebron's first title. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nh-MpzJ4C8

Explosion

I woke up with my alarm clock blaring and the afternoon sun blinding my eyes as I attempted to get out of bed. With no food to eat and no fresh clothes to wear, I threw on yesterday's outfit and dragged myself out toward my car to head to work. Once I got on the road, everyone was driving like idiots and I kept getting passed and cutoff by everyone around me. When I got to work more than an hour later, my boss had put a huge note on my cluttered desk telling me that she needed to see me. I didn't have the slightest idea of what the note could be about, but I proceeded to move down the hall to my boss' office. My boss saw me walking over and before I could even say hello she jumped out of her chair to hand me an envelope telling me that I was fired and then she quickly shut her door and continued on with her day. Without any questions, I packed up all my things, went back to my old broken down car, and drove home. My drive home was no better than my drive to work and I was still getting cut off by everyone around me. Now that I am finally home, I just began to realize what had happened and that I should probably start looking for another job soon.

Remember the Titans

This movie is about a high school football team who goes through their first season being fully integrated. The community is very bothered by the integration but the team pushes through all the negativity and ends up going undefeated and wins the state championship. This movie has a lot of different aspects that help keep the viewer able to watch this film over and over. The combination of imperfection and perfection at the same time is a big idea in the film. While the football season is going as perfect as it can with no losses, the community and team struggle with the racial battles showing the imperfections of people. Almost everyone starts out in the movie being very discriminatory and against the integration of the school. This is also an inspiring film because it shows that people can overcome anything and still come together to achieve a common goal.When one of the stars of the team in injured and can't play, the team sticks together and performs in the championship game for him. There are many parts in the movie where the team could have fallen apart, but they stuck together due to their common will to win. The final aspect I want to mention is that the team goes through impossible odds to win their state championship. From the beginning of the season, nobody believed an integrated team could play together, win together, and overcome the racial issues. The kids in the movie are only in high school yet they are challenged with, and overcome a huge race difference and fight to win. This movie could hit some sort of emotional nerve with almost anybody because there are so many aspects that reach out to the viewers.

Favorite Non- Sports Movie

My favorite non sports movie would have to be Step Brothers simply because it is so funny. The movie is about two 40 year old men who never quite grew up and still live at home depending on their parents. The parents of these two men end up marrying each other so the two guys turn into step brothers and have to try and live together in peace. The entire story of the movie deals with the two guys having a power struggle in the house and trying to get rid of the other, while their parents push them toward becoming more like adults. The movie is filled with hilarious punch lines and countless humorous scenes. The theme of the movie has to be the idea of two kids who just never grew out of their childhood. Throughout the movie the guys refuse to take part in any sort of adult activities and act completely like children. Once they are forced to move in together, both of the guys become very defensive and hostile because they are no longer the only "kids" left in the family. They start acting like two children fighting over small stuff and fighting for who gets the most attention and favoritism. In time, they end up becoming best friends. Later in the movie, the parents split up and the former step brothers are forced to get jobs and act like real, everyday adults even though it makes them miserable. At the very end of the movie they quit their jobs and get into business together doing what they both love and go back to their old ways of acting like children. The ending shows that these guys had what it took to be successful and happy even though everyone thought they were immature idiots. As long as they ended up doing what they loved, they would end up happy.