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Legal education is the education of individuals who intend to become legal professionals or those who simply intend to use their law degree to some end, either related to law (such as politics or academic) or business. It includes:
In addition to the qualifications required to become a practicing lawyer, legal education also encompasses higher degrees such as doctorates, for more advanced academic study.
In many countries other than the United States, law is an undergraduate degree. Graduates of such a program are eligible to become lawyers by passing the country's equivalent of a bar exam. In such countries, graduate programs in law enable students to embark on academic careers or become specialized in a particular area of law.
In the United States, law is a professional doctorate degree known as a Juris Doctor. Students embark upon only after completing an undergraduate degree in some other field (usually a bachelor's degree), and is considered to be a first professional degree program. The undergraduate degree can be in any field, though most American lawyers hold bachelor's degrees in the humanities and social sciences; legal studies as an undergraduate study is available at a few institutions. American law schools are usually an autonomous entity within a larger university.
"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.
The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either openly or via sabotage.
The earliest recorded use[citation needed] of the term "the Man" in the American sense dates back to a letter written by a young Alexander Hamilton in September 1772, when he was 15. In a letter to his father James Hamilton, published in the Royal Dutch-American Gazette, he described the response of the Dutch governor of St. Croix to a hurricane that raked that island on August 31, 1772. "Our General has issued several very salutary and humane regulations and both in his publick and private measures, has shewn himself the Man." [dubious – discuss] In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.
Actors: Chad Mathis (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Hays (producer), Lindsay Goranson (actress), Ned Thorne (actor), Ned Thorne (editor), Ned Thorne (director), Jessica Thompson (producer), Gingger Shankar (composer), Tshamano Sebe (actor), Cara Loften (actress), Terrence Montgomery (actor), Anthony Moody (producer), Kate Kertez (actress), Mike Ivers (actor), Eric Chase (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Hilary Swank (producer), Tony Goldwyn (director), Melissa Leo (actress), Hilary Swank (actress), Karen Young (actress), Tony Goldwyn (producer), John Pyper-Ferguson (actor), Sam Rockwell (actor), Peter Gallagher (actor), Clea DuVall (actress), Marc Macaulay (actor), Juliette Lewis (actress), Minnie Driver (actress), Alan Abrams (miscellaneous crew), Jay Cassidy (editor),
Plot: Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction.
Keywords: aerial-shot, american-flag, apology, armed-robbery, arrest, arrest-at-a-funeral, attempted-suicide, attorney, audio-flashback, ayer-massachusettsActors: Michael Yama (actor), Pepe Serna (actor), James Kyson (actor), Duane Andersen (editor), Duane Andersen (producer), Dave Boyle (director), Dave Boyle (actor), Dave Boyle (writer), Bryce Bishop (miscellaneous crew), Jonna Tamases (actress), Michael Birkeland (actor), Mio Takada (actor), Eiko Nijo (actress), Mark Schulz (composer), Dale Thomas (actor),
Plot: Big Dreams Little Tokyo is the story of Boyd, an American with an uncanny ability to speak Japanese. Boyd aspires to succeed in the world of Japanese business but finds himself mostly on the outside looking in. Meanwhile, his roommate Jerome, is a Japanese American who has always felt too American to be Japanese but too Japanese to be American. He aspires to be a sumo wrestler but finds his weight and blood pressure are thwarting his dreams. Together they struggle to find their place in a world where cultural identity is seldom what it seems.
Keywords: acceptance, alcohol, bookstore, buddy-movie, business, cultural-identity, cultural-misunderstanding, ethnicity, father-son-relationship, foodActors: Ben Scholle (writer), Ben Scholle (producer), Ben Scholle (director), Ben Scholle (editor), Ben Scholle (composer), Daron Ross (actor), Rahaleh Nassri (actress), Allen Johnson (actor), Muna Otaru (actress), Alena Wright (actress), Janice Coffey (actress), Joe Gaines (actor), John Feist (actor), Melinda Fausch (actress), David Nation (actor),
Plot: Jill Bailey has just entered the adult world. Upon graduating college, Jill struggles to find her niche when her parents shock her by deciding to charge her rent to live in her old room. Jill enters into a questionable business arrangement and ultimately loses everything she owns - only then realizing none of it was worth owning to begin with. By the end of Pottersville, Jill runs away from home, sells her soul, gets crucified, and learns the true meaning of Christmas.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Turgut Özakman (actor), Necmi Demir (actor), Brian Felsen (producer), Elif Savas (director), Elif Savas (editor), Mehmet Ali Birand (actor), Coskun Kirca (actor), Coskun Kirca (actor), Brian Felsen (editor), Oral Calislar (actor), Orhan Eren (actor), Mehmet Dulger (actor), Raif Ertem (actor), Oguzhan Asilturk (actor), Sulhi Donmezer (actor),
Plot: Coup explores the causes and consequences of each coup d'etat and how they differ from those in the rest of the world, the origins of the militarily-patrolled democratic system created by Ataturk in the 1920's; the place of the armed forces in the life of the nation; and the future of the "military democracy." Coup contains not one word of voice-over narration or one frame of simulated footage. The film instead weaves interviews with extraordinary footage of the military actions, street demonstrations and extremist activisms.
Keywords: coup-d'état, military, one-word-title, parliament, political-activist, prisonActors: Tony Nappo (actor), Nicholas Pryor (actor), Dennis Miller (actor), Frank Moore (actor), Matt Birman (actor), Richard Fitzpatrick (actor), David Gardner (actor), Nigel Bennett (actor), Alan Alda (actor), John Bourgeois (actor), Ronny Cox (actor), Tate Donovan (actor), Richard Blackburn (actor), Wesley Snipes (actor), George R. Robertson (actor),
Plot: At a time of international incident, the body of a young female staffer is found in a White House wash room. Homicide detective Harlan Regis is called in to investigate the murder only to discover the secret service had taken hold of all the evidence for their own investigation. A frustrated Regis becomes suspicious of a cover-up and convinces secret service agent Nina Chance to aid him. The remainder of the plot is spent following Regis and Chance as they uncover the answers as to who is behind the conspiracy and why.
Keywords: action-hero, apartment, assassin, bar, blood, blood-spatter, brawl, chase, cnn-reporter, conspiracyActors: José Luis Borau (director), Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi (producer), José Luis Borau (writer), David Greig (writer), José Luis Borau (producer), Jesse Vint (actor), Mitch Pileggi (actor), Carlos Vasallo (producer), Victoria Abril (actress), John Richardson (producer), David Carradine (actor), Scott Wilson (actor), Michael Bowen (actor), Cari Coughlin (editor), Curtiss Clayton (editor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Mark L. Taylor (actor), Steve Guttenberg (actor), John Rubinstein (composer), Bryan Cranston (actor), Walter Grauman (director), Barbara Barrie (actress), Catherine Hicks (actress), Walter Grauman (producer), Randy Quaid (actor), Gregory Walcott (actor), Michael Talbott (actor), Norman Burton (actor), Karlene Gallegly (miscellaneous crew), Anthony DiMarco (editor), Hildy Brooks (actress),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance,Actors: Pierre de Wet (actor), Franz Marx (director), Marie du Toit (director), Marie du Toit (writer), Koos Roets (miscellaneous crew), Albie Venter (producer), Leonie Ross (actress), Klaas de Boer (actor), Julie Strijdom (actress), P.W. Marais (actor), Danie Joubert (actor), Rina Nienaber (actress), André P. Brink (writer), Elma Potgieter (actress), Emile Aucamp (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Virginia Gregg (actress), Maudie Prickett (actress), Madge Blake (actress), Christopher Riordan (actor), Sidney Blackmer (actor), Yvette Mimieux (actress), Harvey Stephens (actor), Malcolm Atterbury (actor), Oskar Homolka (actor), Richard Chamberlain (actor), Kenner G. Kemp (actor), Arthur Kennedy (actor), William Challee (actor), Vic Perrin (actor), Irene Tedrow (actress),
Plot: Carl Brown and Annie McGairy are in love. Their Irish immigrant parents knew each other in the old country - and Carl's parents want better for their son than Annie, who was raised in the slums. When Annie runs away to marry Carl while he's at college, they have many difficulties, including a college Dean that frowns upon married couples, Carl's angry parents, Carl's jealousy, and Annie's own problems with her sexuality.
Keywords: baby-born, based-on-novel, birth, campus, childbirth, college, elopement, expectant-father, expectant-mother, gay-friend