You know, this used to be a helluva good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it.

Easy Rider

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Topic

American decline America

Speaker

George Hanson

Actor

Jack Nicholson

Source

Easy Rider

Medium

Film

Genre

Road movie Drama (film) Drama

Language

English

Time

1969 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Easy Rider. Directed by Dennis Hopper. Pando Company Inc./Raybert Productions, 1969.

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Author

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Source
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Medium
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, New York: Self-published, 1855, preface.

Current Citation

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Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

Glengarry Glen Ross. Directed by James Foley, Zupnik Enterprises, 1992.