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I feel inspired by the movie, the characters and everything they accomplish. It’s very impressive and I admire their bravery, persistence and efforts.

Clara S.

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This movie in my opinion was just ok. I loved debate scenes, but the romance scenes in my opinion weren’t needed. The end debate was my favorite part of the movie. It was very impressive to see a school go from almost unheard of, to for practical reasons, the best debate team in the nation.

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It exposes the situation at the time which was incredibly racist and unfair to minorities.

Clara S.

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Cool ending

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I thought it was a really good movie and it ended well. It was really inspiring as well.

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Samantha inspired me the most since she also has to deal with sexism which is something I feel girls and women in general can relate to.

Clara S.

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Farmer inspired me because he was young and also ended the debate really well. I liked how he brought up his own experiences of what he saw in order to personally connect with the audience.

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The Character of Mr Tolson inspires me because despite his job as a professor at a college he still sought to help the farm workers. He was already receiving much more money than the farm workers yet he sought to help those without as much education.

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The debate used a lot of personal anecdotes and stories from each of the debaters for each debate in order to create a sense of emotion and connection in the movie and would likely be unrealistic to use in a real debate.

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Samatha booke with an E, because she was the first female to make the debate team, I loved listening to her and her voice and how much power she had when she spoke, not to mention she’s incredibly beautiful.

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The entire plot about the discrimination could be related to nowadays. There is still racism and discrimination all over the world. It’s something that is still embedded in our systems.

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Farmer Sr
He inspired me because, he stood up to the sheriff when Mr Tolson was arrested for no reason. He made the sheriff he could not refuse. That takes skill and confidence to do something like that.

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I disagree that an unjust law is no law at all. How can one persons conscience and individual feeling outweigh the collective ideas of the majority. Even though the majority can agree on something immoral, those laws should be resisted without physical action in order to change minds rather than violence or revolt

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Many truths were exposed throughout the duration of the move and the characters life’s. The most prominent one was racism. Take the lynching for example, the end debate revealed the horrifying truths about the racism in the south.

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I thought the movie was really entertaining, and the fact that it's based on a true story makes it all the more impactful.

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The debaters used a lot of real world/historical examples to back up what they were saying.

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I agree that an unjust law is no law at all. To be unjust means to be not right or fair, yet laws are supposed to regulate correct behavior and be non-discriminatory. The system that enforces laws is literally called the justice system, so a 'law' that is unjust is extremely antithetical to what a law actually is.

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It was a good movie very powerful scenes with really good and interesting characters I also really liked the story and thought it was even more powerful because it was based on a true story.

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I agree that an unjust law is no law at all, how can a law that is unfair or discriminatory be considered a law to be followed. By following this law are you not yourself being complacent in the unjustness that the law creates? As a citizen it’s your right to voice your opinion to change the law and you have well within your ability to push for change, but by purposefully not following it you bring attention to the issue and then can push for change. So not only do I agree that an unjust law is no law at all I also think that if you do know and understand what the unjust law is doing and yet you continue to follow it you are also part of the problem for allowing it to continue.

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He was the person that believed in all of students from the beginning and pushed them to be the best version of themselves they could be. He also was a voice for ending Jim Crow and sharecropping and other oppressive laws, even though it got him in trouble his followed his morals and continued to push for them. He is a good role model that shows that sticking up for your morals and pushing through can lead to good and powerful change.

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I saw this movie with my family. When I first saw it I was completely shocked by the disregarded of people of color back then. I was so impressed by the debate scenes, and watching those scenes inspired me to join debate. The last scene was my favorite because I got to see my two favorite characters stand up for what they believe in and step up against what the Harvard guys said.

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I believe that an unjust law is a law because law makers put it in motion, but as citizens we don’t need to follow them as long as we are doing it in a way that doesn’t physically harm anyone else. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I think that we should also have the right to go up against wrong laws.

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The amount of connections I saw in the film regarding discrimination of race hit home to me because it’s so similar to now. It’s disheartening to know that deeply rooted racism still exists today.

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The amount of connections I saw in the film regarding discrimination of race hit home to me because it’s so similar to now. It’s disheartening to know that deeply rooted racism still exists today.

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I think the fact that there could still be racism found in something as systematic as debate Exposed just how deep people can hate.

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I think the fact that there could still be racism found in something as systematic as debate Exposed just how deep people can hate.

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I think this movie is definitely a reflection of the negative past (and present) of our American society, but I also think it’s a story of overcoming, and growth.

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I think this movie is definitely a reflection of the negative past (and present) of our American society, but I also think it’s a story of overcoming, and growth.