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Stanley Kubrick Film 'Full Metal Jacket'

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“Full Metal Jacket”, the 1979 Stanley Kubrick film, follows a marine as he attends boot camp and then goes on to serve in Vietnam, during the height of US involvement. The film is split into two sections: the first half on Parris Island and the second in a combat zone. This distinct split demonstrates how there are stressors in both environments and also how the character copes with it. Stress is a reaction that places the subject in an uncomfortable position. Coping is a method or mechanism that we as humans use to deal with stress, that at least in our own minds seems to alleviate stress. The main character, “Joker”, copes with his high stress training by befriending his drill sergeant and taking command of his platoon. The first time his
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