| About 20 years ago, Catherine Ryan Hyde
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| | world and put it into action.Trevor's
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| was driving alone at night in a rough
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| | idea is deceptively simple - do a good
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| area of downtown Los Angeles in her old
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| | deed for three people and in return, ask
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| tattered car. It was the best she could
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| | each of them to 'pay it forward' to three
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| afford, she drove it all the time and
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| | more. "So nine people get helped. Then
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| relied on the car for every cent of cash
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| | those people have to do twenty-seven ...
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| she earned.When she braked at an
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| | then it sort of spreads out." His
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| off-ramp, the engine suddenly died. All
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| | attempts to put the concept into action
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| the lights went out and the car started
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| | at first don't seem to work out : a
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| to fill with smoke. She jumped out to see
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| | drug-addict he befriends cannot mend his
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| two men running towards her, one of them
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| | ways, but later talks a woman out of
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| holding a blanket - pushing past her, he
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| | jumping off a bridge. A reporter gets
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| yanked open the bonnet: the engine was on
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| | wind of his idea and becomes a benefactor
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| fire.The car could have exploded at any
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| | as he retraces Trevor's efforts after his
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| moment, but this total stranger smothered
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| | car is destroyed in an accident and he is
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| the blaze and saved her car, her
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| | given a very expensive Jaguar by a rich
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| livelihood and possibly her life. When
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| | stranger.Meanwhile, Trevor is worried
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| the emergency was over she looked up to
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| | about his alcoholic mother Arlene (Helen
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| thank him - but he was gone.Over the
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| | Hunt), not only because his brutal father
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| following months she decided that if she
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| | (Jon Bon Jovi) might return at any time;
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| couldn't do anything to repay the man,
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| | he also tries to bring his mother and his
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| she would look for others who needed help
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| | new teacher together - they are both
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| as much as she did the night her engine
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| | emotionally scarred by the past, but
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| burned.When Catherine did find these
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| | eventually their relationship heals some
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| opportunities they weren't very dramatic
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| | very deep wounds.In the end though,
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| at first, but meant a lot to strangers in
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| | Trevor pays a high price for helping a
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| trouble who often asked how they could
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| | classmate fight off some
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| repay her."Don't pay it back to me," she
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| | school-bullies.Just another sentimental
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| said.
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| | Hollywood production?Not at all : this is
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| "Pay it forward to someone else."This
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| | one of the few films that has a tangible
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| incident was a turning point in her life.
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| | impact on societies worldwide and
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| She wanted to hold on to the idea of
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| | highlights an important message : that
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| sending people into the world owing a
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| | one person can make a difference, even in
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| favour to a stranger and when she wrote
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| | this materialistic and often cynical
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| her second novel 'Pay It Forward' in 2000
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| | world. It inspires to help without
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| she often had fantasies of people
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| | expectation of reward or remuneration -
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| emulating the book:"There are infinite
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| | and it works, not only in the movie!After
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| possiblities for the ways in which this
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| | you've seen the film, you stop and think
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| could be done. How many times do we step
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| | about the meaning of life - and some
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| around a homeless person on the street?
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| | people take action : The 'Pay It Forward'
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| Oh dear, we think, that person certainly
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| | Movement is the real-life reaction to
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| has a problem. But we let it remain their
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| | Catherine Ryan Hyde's novel and their
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| problem. We would not normally think to
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| | website shows many inspiring stories and
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| stop and make it our own."
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| | media reports from all over the world,
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| "It's a new way of thinking; to begin to
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| | not only the USA, Canada and the UK.The
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| see beyond our own problems into other
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| | material is also used in many schools and
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| people's lives and figure out if there is
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| | colleges and with all this in mind I have
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| some way we can help them." She didn't
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| | now launched a WeBlog for 'Pay It Forward
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| write the novel expecting a to create a
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| | South Africa - Changing South Africa One
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| social movement, but that's exactly what
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| | Favour at a Time'.In this country, we
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| happened : the 'Pay It Forward
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| | have a history of violence and a high
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| Foundation' was established in September
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| | crime rate, but for every offense there
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| 2000, followed by the Warner Brothers
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| | are 99 acts of kindness - it is my hope
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| movie the same year and the 'Pay It
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| | that all this benevolence will now be as
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| Forward Movement - Changing the World One
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| | liberally reported on this website as
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| Favour at a Time' has a very active
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| | brutality is in the traditional media.And
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| representation in eight countries since
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| | why wait to pay it forward until someone
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| 2002.I have seen the movie three times
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| | helps you out of a predicament? If you
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| now and at first I felt let down by the
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| | think back, I am sure you'll remember
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| ending. Now I understand it, but I really
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| | many incidents where other people made
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| want you to go and see the film so here's
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| | life easier for you.Just look where you
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| the story without giving too much away
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| | can assist and start doing favours to
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| :Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) is a
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| | others - pay it forward! It doesn't have
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| 12 years old boy who gets an assignment
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| | to be anything big or dramatic; you'll be
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| from his new, disfigured Social Studies
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| | surprised how much goodwill is coming
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| teacher Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey) :
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| | your way although you don't expect to be
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| think of something that will change the
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| | rewarded.
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