You may keep one of your children. The other one must go.

Sophie's Choice

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Topic

Mothers and children Parents and children Decisions and choices

Speaker

SS Doctor

Actor

Karlheinz Hackl

Source

Sophie's Choice

Medium

Film

Genre

Psychological drama (film) Drama (film) Psychological drama Drama

Language

English

Time

1982 1980s 20th century

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Citation

Sophie's Choice. Directed by Alan J. Pakula, Keith Barish Productions/ITC Entertainment, 1982.

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Topic
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Language
English
Time
1989 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Fukuyama, Francis. "The End of History?" National Interest, summer 1989.

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My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

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Source
Proverbs The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
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Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 6:20).

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Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash.

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Actor
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Source
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Medium
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Genre
Action (film) Drama (film) Action Drama
Language
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Time
1986 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Top Gun. Directed by Tony Scott, Paramount Pictures/Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films, 1986.