Aichi Insurance Physicians’ Newspaper In 1932, during the Great Depression, even Hollywood was overflowing with the unemployed. They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?  portrays young people whose futures had been stolen. One of them, Robert, drifts into a marathon dance hall on a certain street. A marathon dance is a spectacle in which contestants dance continuously, day and night, with prize money awarded to the last couple standing. The promoter, Rocky, is recruiting participants.

Aichi Insurance Physicians’ Newspaper Layoffs, job loss, and unemployment—all are among the gravest sins of capitalism, thrusting ordinary people into the depths of despair. It has already been reported that nearly three million people in the United States are unemployed. Cinderella Man  tells the story of one boxer who survived the Great Depression. Jim Braddock (Russell Crowe), a once-promising boxer, was forced to retire in 1929 after an injury to his right hand cost him h

Aichi Insurance Physicians’ Newspaper In 1910, Howard (Jeff Bridges) achieves success as an automobile dealer, but after losing his beloved son in a car accident, he is abandoned by his wife. Around the same time, a cowboy named Smith wanders from job to job as a horse trainer in Western films, a consequence of the declining demand for horses due to the rise of the automobile industry. Meanwhile, in Canada, a young boy named Johnny is honing his talent for horseback riding. W

Aichi Insurance Physicians’ Newspaper Amid the chaos of the Great Depression, the city of Chicago in the 1930s—then a hub of the criminal underworld—was gripped by daily gang wars that often ended in bloodshed. However, among the self-proclaimed elite of the underworld, there was a growing culture that looked down on brute force and instead prized the art of outwitting opponents through intellect and cunning. The Sting  (1973) tells the story of such intelligent criminals—con

Aichi Insurance Physicians’ Newspaper The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center shook not only the United States but the entire world. Since the Civil War—excluding the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan—there had been no war-related casualties on U.S. soil. President Bush and Prime Minister Blair, envisioning a clash between the Islamic and non-Islamic worlds, launched the invasion of Iraq under the pretext of a "war on terror." Although Saddam

Aichi Insurance Physicians’ Newspaper Life is a cycle of meetings and farewells. There is no stress greater than the loss of a loved one through death, but separation by divorce can cause nearly three-quarters as much psychological trauma. A couple, married for fourteen years and living with their only daughter and the husband’s elderly father, is faced with a major life decision: the father's care or their daughter's future. The husband insists they cannot emigrate because h