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The Loneliness at the Top
Success is hard. It’s not just hard to attain, but it’s equally hard to endure. Have you ever wanted to do something so badly, and you worked hard until you finally did it? It might be finishing a college degree, … Continue reading
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Tagged animated films, chariots of fire, competition, disney, films, movie review, movies, patton, sports, tangled, war movies
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Mr. Baseball and the Fear of Failure
What could be worse than failing? That’s easy. Being forced to fail over and over again without the dignity of at least being able to walk away in shame. Now that’s the stuff of nightmares. And that’s exactly how the … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, films, major league baseball, movie review, movies, mr. baseball, sports, tom selleck, videos
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Movies About Cheating for a Good Cause
Sometimes even heroes resort to cheating to defeat their enemies. As long as it’s serving a good cause or at least it’s being used against someone even worse than the person doing it, cheating can actually appear noble. Let’s look … Continue reading
5 Inspiring Films That Show Winning Isn’t Everything
Most Hollywood movies like to end on a triumphant note. The aliens are defeated in Independence Day. The Death Star is destroyed in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. And Marty McFly makes it back to the future in … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, civil war, drama, films, major league baseball, movie review, movies, rocky, sad, sports, tearjerker, war
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The Film That Inspired Me to Graduate from College
My brother-in-law is about to receive his college diploma, so I’d like to take this opportunity to share a deeply personal story about why I decided to go to college and how I endured many struggles and saw it through … Continue reading
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Tagged books, brigham young university, byu, catholic, church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, college, drama, education, films, football, God, great depression, indiana, mormon, movie review, movies, nintendo, notre dame, parents, pr, public relations, relationships, religion, rudy, sports, utah, video game, washington state, writing
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Moneyball and The Book of Mormon
This is a truly unique article for me. I created the Deja Reviewer website less than a year ago to allow myself to share my enlightening views on film, not literature. I didn’t intend to discuss books at all. I … Continue reading
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Tagged angel, author, baseball, bible, billy beane, book of mormon, books, church, church of jesus christ of latter-day saints, God, gold plates, inspiration, Israel, jesus christ, Jews, lds, leaders, literature, major league baseball, michael lewis, middle east, moneyball, mormon, oakland athletics, religion, revelation, scriptures, spiritual, sports, team, vision
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