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Composition
Mr.Hejnal
31May2014
SeizetheDay
Thefuturedependsonwhatyoudotoday(Gandhi).MohandasKaramchand
GandhiwasthepreeminentleaderofIndiannationalisminBritishruledIndia.
Employingnonviolentcivildisobedience,GandhiledIndiatoindependenceandinspired
movementsforcivilrightsandfreedomacrosstheworld.CarpeDiem,seizetheday.
Toseizethedayyouhavetomakethebestofthepresent,forgetthepastandnot
worryaboutthefuture.ModerndaytextshowcarpediemlikeRickyBobbyin
TalladegaNights,BenchWarmers,andAnchorman.
RickyBobbyisthemaincharacterinthemovietalladegaNightsandisthebest
Nascardriverandisfacedwithanewchallenge.Gerardisachampionformulaone
racerfromFranceandcametotheUnitedStatestoraceinNascar.RickyandGerard
gotintoafightatabarandGerardBrokeRickysarmjustdaysbeforethebiggestrace
oftheyear.Mr.Bobbyhadtogetacastandwasnotsupposedrace.Buthewantedto
provethatheisbestNascarracerthereisandsawedhiscastoffhimself.Heseized
thedaybypushingthroughthepainandracingwithacrackinhisarm.Helostthat
racewastraumatisedandgaveupracing.Rickylostallofhismoneyandhadtodeliver
pizzaonabike,untilhedecidedtoseizetheday.Hegotoverhisfearbythehelpofhis
fatherwhotaughthim,ifyouain'tfirst,yourelast(TalladegaNights).Hedroveblind

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foldedontheroadswithawildmountainlioninthebackseat.Thereasontohavethe
animalinthevehicletoteachhimtostaycalm.Ifhepanickedsomethingbadwould
happen.Afterhishardworkanddedicationtobeabletobethegreatracerhisonce
was,heplacedfirstathisnextraceintheTalladegatrack.
MysecondsourceofcarpediemisthemovieBenchwarmers,thismovieisabout
groupofguysthatcouldbeconsiderednerds.Therearethreemaincharactersare
Gus,RichieandClark.Gusistheoldestoftheandworkedforalawncarebusiness,he
wasdoinghisnormaljobwhenhenoticedsomelittlekidsweregettingpickedonatthe
baseballfield.Hebrokeitupandchallengedtothebulliestoabaseballgame.Gusdid
nothaveateamsoherecruitedthenewspaperboy,Clarktobethepitcher.Then
RichiewhoisClarksbestfriendwhoworksatthemoviestoretobethecatcher.Then
theygotsomeotherkidswhodidnotmakethebaseballteamsotheyhadthe
opportunitytoplaythegametheyalwayswantedtoplay.TheteamwasknownasThe
Benchwarmers.TheBenchwarmersseizedthedaywhentheyprovedtoallthejocks
thattheycouldplaythegameofbaseball.AfterRichiehithisfirsthomerunhesaid,I
guessI'mnolongeravirgin...tohomeruns(Benchwarmers).Theydidnotplaytowin
justtohavefunandenjoythegame.Theteamendedupbeingprettygoodandbuilt
theirownstadiumstrictlyforthenerdsoftheworld.
MylastexampleisthemovieAnchorman2thisisaboutfourguyswhodoalocal
newsbroadcastoutofSanDiegoeveryeveningthengobigtime.RonBurgundy,Brick
Tamland,BrianFantana,andChampKind.BurgundywastheAnchormanandthestar
ofthenewscast.Brickwasalwaysjustthereandhedidthedailyweatherreportand

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wasveryawkward.BrianFantanadoesthebreakingnewswhichwasnewinthe
broadcastingshowing.ThenChampcoversthelatestsportsnewsandupdates,the
fourweremadethebiggestbroadcastintheSanDiegoarea.Mr.Burgundywifeworks
inthesamenewscastandsheendsupgettingtheleadpromotionandRongetslaidoff
fromthejob.Helosteverythingandthegangbrokeupandwenttheirseparateways.
RonendedupworkingatSeaWorldandhadtocleanupaftertheanimalsandfeed
them.HegotaphoneonedayoutofNewYorkwhereamannamedFreddieSchapp
calledandwantedhimtoworkforthefirst24hournewscast.Rongotthegroupback
togetherandwerebackinthenewsindustry.The24hoursweresplitupintoseparate
groupsandRon,Champ,BrickandBrianwerenotifiedbyMr.Schaapthattheyhadthe
twooclocktofiveoclockshift.That'sthegraveyardshift(Anchorman2).Said
Burgundy.ThenBrickblurted,Iaintafraidofnoghost!Theyhadnoexpectationto
becomesomethingbuttheyseizedthedayandbecamethebest.Theydidstuffthat
wasneverusedbefore.Theybecamethemostpopularnewscastontelevision.
PeoplemightthinkthatAnchormandidnotdoreallyseizethedaybytheirnews
broadcasting,theywerejustafewofguyswhomadeliesaboutmanytopicto
entertaintheaudience.Theydidnotalwaystaketheirjobveryserious.Theywerenot
professionalenoughtoworkinthetelevisionindustry.
ModerntextshowcarpedieminmanydifferentwaysmovieslikeTalladega
Nights,BenchwarmersandAnchormanaregreatexamples.InTalladegaNightsRicky
Bobbyfacesovercomeschallengesafterhisbigcrashandcomesbackwithavictory.
TheBenchwarmersproveapointthatnerdscancompetewiththebigjocks.

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Anchormanchangedthewholenewsforever.Carpediemmeansseizetheday,andall
theofthesemoviesseizedit.