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The main connection that I was able to identify between Thunderpants and The Overcoat is that every person is always going to encounter obstacles during life. It is up to that that person to work towards overcoming that obstacle correctly like Patrick Smash did in the movie Thunderpants while still retaining his character. Akakiy Akakievitch's problem was that he tried to relate to people by wearing the coat, but he lost his individuality while trying to do this. It is important to maintain that sense of individuality when trying to overcome problems.

Ryan Kenski

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[] Ebert, Roger. "The Karate Kid." //Chicago Sun-Times// 1 January 1984: 1. Web. 3 Feb 2011. .

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http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9904E0D81739F931A15755C0A962948260&partner=Rotten Tomatoes Maslin, Janet. "The Karate Kid (1984) Screen 'Karate Kid,' Bane of Bullies ." //New York Times// 22 June 1984: 1. Web. 3 Feb 2011. .

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[] Staff, Variety. "The Karate Kid." //Variety// 31 December 1983: 1. Web. 3 Feb 2011. . (Staff 1)

The Karate Kid is without a doubt, one of the most inspirational movies of all time. First, it shows that Karate is more than fighting. Next, it portrays how an individual can overcome problems they are experiencing. Last, this movie shows a true Martial Arts tournament and how Daniel won. Most people currently recognize the sport of Mixed Martial Arts that is on television as being a violent sport; however, most would not be able to recognize a true Martial Art such as Karate. Karate is truly an art that emphasizes not only fighting, but being able to be a good person. The Karate Kid showed how Mr. Miyagi was able to teach Daniel the concept of kindness, and being able to fight and defend himself at the same time. According to Chicago Sun-Times: “ In a couple of scenes where he has to face down a hostile karate coach, Miyagi's words are so carefully chosen they don't give the other guy any excuse to get violent; Miyagi uses the language as carefully as his hands or arms to ward off blows and gain an advantage.” Bullying is a serious problem that is often tough to control. When Daniel first moved into his new city, he met some friends; however, there was a group of Karate students that were giving Daniel a tough time. They went from them verbally attacking Daniel to soon jumping him. Mr. Miyagi then appeared to defend him and eventually taught him Karate. To regain his honor, Mr. Miyagi had signed Daniel up to fight in the Karate tournament. Mr. Miyagi used a variety of unusual methods for training, but these taught Daniel the true meaning of Karate and also on how to be self-disciplined. I agree with New York Times about the following statement: “ Midway through the story, an obvious but highly effective sequence has Mr. Miyagi saddling Daniel with one herculean home-repair chore after another, tasks that have no apparent connection with his karate training. It is irresistible, if not surprising, to watch this culminate in the boy's angry outburst, the old man's quiet bemusement and the revelation that painting, sanding and waxing have plenty to do with karate after all.” The most inspirational portion of the movie was depicted during the tournament near the end of the movie. It showed Daniel going through each and every match scoring points and earning victories. Eventually, when Daniel fought in the finals against the main bully, Daniel won during a dramatic fight scene. The fact that he had an injured leg during this was even more inspirational. “ " [|The Karate Kid] " was directed by [|John G. Avildsen], who made " [|Rocky] ." It ends with the same sort of climactic fight scene; Daniel faces his enemies in a championship karate tournament.” – Chicago Sun-Times The inspiration that this movie provides is great. First, it shows the real meaning behind Martial Arts. It is not all about fighting. Next, this movie showed how a person can solve problems that he is facing. Finally, the final fight scene pieced everything in the movie together, and it solved the problems that Daniel was facing.

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