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Christian Symbolism in 'The Shawshank Redemption'

January 6th 2022
When ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ was released in 1994, I couldn’t make head nor tail of the title and assumed it must be pretty boring. And it may have been the title that put off a large section of the public, because the movie earned a mere $16 million in its first theatrical run, way short of its $25 million budget. By contrast, the critics loved it, and in 1995 it was nominated for 7 Osc ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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I've been teaching English for 48 years - in England, Egypt, Tanzania, Argentina, Venezuela, Ghana and now Vietnam. At 71, I'm still going strong and have no wish to retire. I enjoy my job, which gives me plenty of time to relax and travel. In toto, I've visited 66 countries. I'm married to a Vietnamese woman and have been living in Ho Chi Minh City since 2001. Outside of work I am a chess fanatic (Tanzanian National Champion in 1991), devotee of blues and jazz music, imbiber of fine malt whiskies (especially from Islay), bibliophile (Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Brian Moore, Philip Larkin, Di... full info

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