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    The Differences of Two Sisters Antigone is a Greek tragedy that is written by Sophocles. It is about a woman named Antigone fighting for her brother Polyneices’ rights to be buried. Antigone’s sister Ismene agrees that he should be buried but is hesitant about helping. While both Antigone and Ismene are strong women‚ their views and actions reveal two sisters who are very different. These sisters differ through their attitudes‚ fear or lack of‚ towards Kreon‚ and the laws in which they follow.

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    A Comparison of “The War of The Worlds” Book (1898) And Modern Film   Although it is the same story‚ the war of the world’s book (1898) and film (modern) have their differences and similarities. A major difference between them is when it is set and the location. The difference between 1898 and 2005 really changes the story. In 1898 people are fleeing from the tripods in horse drawn carriages and on foot. In 2005 people are fleeing in cars‚ trucks‚ boats. The character of the novel has an unknown

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    Although they all are their own independent films‚ there are undoubtedly several similarities between many of Alfred Hitchcock’s workings. Despite that they all may have different plot‚ the differences between the films are not very significant. There are three different types of Hitchcockian films that were watched in class; a psychological thriller (i.e.: Rope‚ Rear Window)‚ the unexpected action filled plot (i.e.: North By Northwest‚ The Man Who Knew Too Much)‚ and the mix of the two (i.e.:

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    The producers of the film The Pelican Brief managed to preserve all of the main characters and even most of the minor ones from the book. The heroine and hero of the book‚ Darby Shaw and Gray Grantham‚ were preserved in almost all aspects. The personalities of the major characters are similarly presented in the book and film. As in the book‚ Grantham is solemn‚ polite‚ and inquisitive while Darby becomes very cautious and fiercely protective of her safety. For the major characters‚ much of the dialogue

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    A Comparison of Supernatural Films Horror has been one of the most popular categories of films in the movie industry. Horror movies are divided into genres with different subgenres. Horror movies are defined by the emotional status of the person focusing on people darkest secrets and fears in relation to other genres such as science fiction or crime films that are defined by setting and narrative context (pdf). However‚ the problem with most horror movies is that disgust and fear can be interchangeable

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    2005 World Literature Paper I A Character Comparison: Nora Vs. Antigone In the novels A Doll’s House and Antigone‚ Ibsen and Sophocles respectively create two lead female characters‚ Nora and Antigone‚ who confront society’s expectations of women in fundamentally different ways. Nora goes against the grain of middle class society by first forging her father’s signature and then deceiving her husband‚ Torvald‚ throughout their marriage; Antigone‚ on the other hand‚ openly challenges and defies

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    WRITING A BOOK / FILM REVIEW Reviews are brief accounts of booksfilms‚ plays‚ CDs‚ etc. Their purpose is to inform readers and viewers‚ while also giving opinions and recommendations about whether or not they should buy a CD‚ read a book‚ watch a film‚ etc. A good film / book review should include: ( An introduction which gives facts and background information concerning the bookfilm‚ etc‚ its credits. Some good examples of them are the following: Credits: • Title and year

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    Films versus books Nowadays‚ in the century of the technological progress‚ people tend to read less and instead of it they prefer to watch movies. It depends on people‚ but for me books are much better. Firstly‚ books develop in us the power of the imagination. Readers create their own world‚ they decide for themselves‚ how the characters look like‚ how they speak and other details. This imagination is the creative process‚ which is missing in the film. Books let us live everything that happens

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    Books‚ TV‚ Films… There are myriad of media types for information communication nowadays. Comparing with a traditional media‚ such as books‚ TV and film are more up-to-date media means. However‚ all of them have their own benefits and drawbacks. Ancient people of different countries used dried palm leaves‚ silk‚ stones‚ papyrus to write texts and transmit them. Therefore‚ books linked to humans’ desire to create long lasting records and since they played very essential role in human’s life. They

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    Antigone and The Thousand and One Nights; From Justice to Infinity Some of the best and mysterious literature is handed from generation to generation orally first and finally written down and preserved. Such is the case with two classics; Antigone and Alf Laylah Wa-Laylah or The Thousand and One Nights. Both of these stories center on the female character and the conflict that exists in the story. This paper will analyze the heroines in these texts; comparing and contrasting each woman’s role in

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