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Harvey Specter Film Analysis

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In the premiere of this legal drama, successful lawyer Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) hires an unusually experienced and impressive college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) as a new associate at Pearson Hardman, a top law firm and despite the fact that Mike doesn't have a degree obtained at Harvard Law School. In order to work together, both parties have to keep up the façade to convince their co-workers that Mike is a real lawyer. The pilot introduces us to brilliant deal closer, Harvey, a high ranking associate at the law firm of Pearson Hardman. In the opening moments we get a taste of just what kind of spontaneity it takes to close deals, including a willingness to lie to client, Gerald (John Lloyd) which firm partner Jessica …show more content…

In other words students use different devices in learning, some of them are visual learners and other are auditory learners or tactile. Society demands technological interaction because of the vital role it plays in our everyday lives. Therefore, with media such as television series and movies as a learning tool, we are drawn to it as a form of entertainment which enacts a story through sound and sequences of images which convey messages and has the power to reach massive audiences. The effects of media exposure to students can be particularly profound because of its relation to everyday life as well as prescribed work. Visual stimuli can provide contextual clues and understanding which motivates interest and ideas, enhancing a particular topic with clarity, giving meaning to a particular chapter and integrating learnt aspects and materials into something which is easy to recall as opposed to traditional mundane learning …show more content…

Accuracy, probability, responsibility, disclosure, autonomy, authority, power and legitimacy greatly influence stakeholder’s confidence. An example of this would be Jessica Pearson threatening to report Harvey to the Ethics Board yet both parties failed to be accountable for their lies or inability to exorcise authority and legitimacy. Harvey in particular is unethical and irresponsible going through various lengths to succeed even on the basis of frauding a tax invoice and blackmailing Jessica and Michael. He is extremely irresponsible for pawning the pro-bono case and not guiding Michael efficiently. Accountability can be improved by making it a more important pillar in the firm, making company problem easier to solve without necessary complications and will increase stakeholder

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