As he storms from the restroom, a bouncer refuses to let Jimmy enter the back stage of the "rap battle." The actions of the bouncer are clearly based on the color of Jimmy's skin. Although never verbally expressed, it is depicted by the body language of the two men. From the viewpoint of the camera and the position of the two men there is a clear sense of racial hostility as the bouncer piers down at Jimmy with a look of pure scorn.
The argument is abruptly and is ended when Jimmy is pulled to the stage by his friend Future (Mekhi Phifer) who is the M.C. of the rap battle. The reality of Jimmy's fears becomes apparent when he steps out onto the stage and stares out onto the crowd. He stands there frozen in time, while the camera comes over his left shoulder moving forward to pan across the endless sea of black faces. There is an atmosphere of hostility which can be sensed throughout the crowd as Jimmy comes face-to-face with his opponent Papa Doc (Anthony Mackie). The battle quickly comes to an end when Jimmy is unable to retaliate due to the abusive rants of Papa Doc lyrics. As he stands there humiliated and embarrassed, the crowd begins to boo and taunt Jimmy, screaming for him to leave the stage. His failure to perform creates an immediate separation in the space between Jimmy and Future, which seems to act as an indicator of how the rest of their relationship will progress. Jimmy's fears are also manifested around his friends. In his attempt to realize his dreams of becoming a rap artist, he maintains his status as a key man in a dead-end rap group accompanied by his friends Future, Cheddar Bob (Evan Jones), Sol George (Omar Benson) and DJ Iz (De"angelo Wilson), who call themselves "three-one-third" after the Detroit area code. Future, who is one of Jimmy's biggest fans and the neighborhood leader, sees Jimmy's talents as a potential for greatness and is constantly urging him to enter upcoming rap battles.
In the city of Detroit, 8 Mile Road is the unofficial divider of black and white communities. The main character in 8 Mile, the movie based on the infamous road, is named Jimmy Smith, Jr. Jimmy is an aspiring white rapper from the white side of 8 Mile Road. ... A lot of racial conflict was shown in 8 Mile. ... Here, tell these people something they don't know about me." 8 Mile was a great all around movie. ...
The Three Mile Island accident The accident at Three Mile Island took place on March 28, 1979. ... The accident at Three Mile Island could have been very easily avoided. ... Nevertheless evacuations were made at an 8 mile radius around the plant to make sure everything was really safe. ... In the Three Mile Island facility it is said that it will be decommissioned around the year 2010. ... It was suppose to be a safe, clean, and cost-effective power source, but that soon changed after the Three Mile Island incident. ...
Amos 8:1-3 I. ... Amos was, as he himself says, a native of Tekoah, a small town of Judah, situated on a hill about five miles south of Bethlehem, nine or ten miles south of Jerusalem. ... This verse states also that the dead will be found in every place "and especially in Samaria, during the siege, and when taken, partly through the famine, and partly through the sword."8 The last section tells about how the people who are casting out the dead will be silent. ...
Because the master, Flora and Miles's uncle, is not in Bly with the children, Miles, being the heir, is considered to be the "master- of the house now. ... Instead of Miles being caught, it was the governess who was caught. ... Once again, in chapter twenty-one, Miles gains control over the governess by taking the letter that she wrote to the children's uncle, explaining what happened at Miles's school. ... Grose, Miles and the governess compete over who has control. ... This is similar to the way the governess from "The Turn of the Screw- is interested in Miles; however, Al...
For example, the recent controversial film "8 Mile" is not unlike the 1976 movie "Rocky". ... Where, in similar circumstances "8 Mile" is a "feel-good" crowd-pleasing story about Rabbit (Eminem) who after humiliation rises up from the underdog persona to become the champion. ... Also, in short, the character "Rabbit" from "8 Mile" was based on Eminem's own life. ... "8 Mile" is also similar to another recent film, "Gladiator". Here we've got, 8 mile's hero as a poor white guy in a dead-end job, with extraordinary skills but a lack of direction, whose one long shot to make...
Exploratory Essay The religion sect I chose was Jehovah's Witnesses. The person I interviewed was Miles Carrington, who is an Elder of the church Kingdom Hall. I will first begin talking about the background of the Jehovah's Witnesses and then elaborate on the interview I conducted with Eld...
The race was on to construct one of the most deadly weapons in the history of warfare(Chamberlin 8). ... This made it possible to experiment with a chain reaction, in which the neutrons released from one fission would lead to more than one fission(Documentation 8). ... When a reaction occurs, the split atom will give off spare neutrons, causing other atoms to split, so actually, it is only necessary to split one atom(Documentation 8). ... The point of total vaporization was one half of a mile in diameter, and total destruction ranged at one mile in diameter. Severe blast damage ranged ...
This shooting was reported 8 mins later at 6:53 am. At 7:02 am a private at the Opana Mobile Radar Station spots on the radar and then confirms that there are 50 planes about 125 miles away and heading towards Hawaii. At 7:20 am the Army lieutenant who heard about the sightings which are now 70 miles away believed that they were U.S. ... At 8:00 am 12 B-12's on their way from California arrive at Oahu. At 8:54 am, one hour after the first attack on Pearl Harbor, a second wave of Japan's planes arrive to continue the attack. ...
