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    Schindler’s List‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ captured the true emotion and raw experiences during the Holocaust. Unlike many textbooks and movies‚ Spielberg was able to really help the audience understand the trauma many went through. The movie was created in the 90s‚ but it was purposely made in black and white so that the colorful symbols stand out more. Maus‚ written by Art Spiegelman‚ is a graphic novel that shows an up close and personal perspective on the life of a Jew during the Holocaust

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    The film and the play were both very good but the film helps me understand the play better. Some of the differences between the play and film are the acting in this movie made the play not very interesting and at times the film was comical when the play was serious. The direction of the film did not deviate far from the original text. The characterization seems to be different from play to film with certain characters

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    The Great Gatsby the novel and the movie have similarities and differences. The major differences the movie and the novel have is that Gatsby died thinking he was a winner‚ Jordan and Nick have something going on‚ and Gatsby makes an entrance. These are some examples of the differences between the novel and the movie of The Great Gatsby. There are many differences between the movie and the novel of The Great Gatsby. One difference is that Gatsby died thinking that he was a winner. It was the phone

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    The movie “The Grapes of Wrath” I watched recently is the classic adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel written and published in 1939 only one year before the movie was released. When the movie production was approved the director John Ford and his crew were able to accomplish a major task and finish the project without getting involved in the conflict with labor unions what was very important since many members of the crew belonged to them. The script which is based on Steinbeck’s book adopted a

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    ~Why I chose this book~ I chose this book because it is a scary but fiction book.I also like this book because it was made into a movie and since ie watched the movie it has been my all time favorite movie and book. ~Characters~ The characters in this story is Coraline‚Coraline’s mom and dad from the other world.Miss Spink and Miss Forcible. Each of these characters have different thinking and different traits The characters in the book are very unique from one another with different

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    is more powerful compared to the film. This is because it provides background detail to vital connotations and concepts compared with the film. The anagogical concepts of Newspeak‚ Double think and Oligarchical collectivism in Emmanuel Goldstein’s book are explored in greater in the novel. Furthermore‚ the scenes are more detailed‚ as evident in chestnut tree café. Because detail is lacked‚ the audience is left questioning scenes‚ leaving the cinema

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    Another great example is when the director adds a scene with Ms Phelan admitting to Skeeter that she found out about her writing the book. In this scene‚ she shows her how she is pleased and is more accepting towards her‚ unlike the way her character in the book was portrayed. Foremost‚ the

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    The epic poem Beowulf‚ is the first written down literature of the English language . The poem was written and transcribed in old English by the monks of a Catholic Church in 1000 A.D. .The monks are most educated of this century ‚ therefore they were the scribes‚ the printing press of this era. Therefore Beowulf had many Christian influences throughout the poem ‚ for example the treacherous monster‚ Grendel is the ancestor of Cain‚the man who committed the first murder. In the poem all the monsters

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    and Movie of Beowulf Ever since I was younger I remember reading the story of Beowulf in my English and thinking how much better it would be if it had a movie to it. Little did I know it did‚ produced in 1999 my English teacher Mr. Billings made us watch then movie then discuss the two stories. Now when I saw this movie I could not stay awake to save my life. Then in 2007 another movie with the story of Beowulf came out and I was excited as it got great reviews. Now when I watched the movie‚ I

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    In the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ book‚ The Hunger Games‚ the viewer in placed into a dystopian world with main characters‚ Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. Their story is set in the country of Panem‚ leading up the the 74th annual Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is an event in which one male and one female “tribute” are chosen from each of the twelve districts and put into an arena where they will fight to the death until the last fighter can be crowned victor. Katniss and Peeta both

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