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    movies‚ sadly the use of your imgaination is not needed. In the movie industry today it has become common practice to adept a book into a movie. But with the legnths most movies run‚ which is about an hour and a half to two hours you would not be able to include all the details of the book. So sadly you loose out on some of the content as well as plot changes from time to time. In the following paragraphs the differences between the movie and book will be examined as well as the possible reasons why

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    The book‚ The Giver is very different from the film. One of those differences is character development. I think the strongest character development difference is with Fiona. In the book she was a more minor character who stayed the same throughout the book‚ as far as we know. In the movie she started off as more of a docile person‚ but by the end she was a lot more asserting. Fiona’s development starts when she decides to stop taking the injections. This is a big leap because everyone in the community

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    Beowulf (/ˈbeɪ.ɵwʊlf/; in Old English [ˈbeːo̯wʊlf] or [ˈbeːəwʊlf]) is the conventional title[1] of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines‚ set in Scandinavia‚ commonly cited as one of the most important works ofAnglo-Saxon literature. It survives in a single manuscript known as the Nowell Codex. Its composition by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet[a] is dated between the 8th[3][4] and the early 11th century.[5][page needed] In 1731‚ the manuscript was badly damaged

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    One of the most important differences between the movie and the book was in the scene where grandmother and Burno’s father interacted. Their relationship seems a lot stronger in the book and has more depth to it. Also‚ we see that grandmothers dislike for the Nazi’s was emphasized more in the books‚ but Bruno’s father is more tolerant of his mother’s views showing he actually cares for her. This is evident in the quote from the book‚ “‘Now mother‚’ said father in a tolerant voice. ‘You know this

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    The Crucible The movie The Crucible was made in 1996‚ its main characters are John Proctor‚ Elizabeth Proctor‚ Abigail Williams‚ Reverend John Hale‚ and Judge Danforth. Early in the year 1692‚ in the small Massachusetts village of Salem‚ a collection of girls fell ill‚ falling victim to hallucinations and seizures. New England’s Puritans extreme involvement with religion led to the theory that frightening or surprising occurrences were often attributed to the devil or his cohorts. The incomprehensible

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    everything including his own life for the good of the people. Beowulf‚ the hero of this epic‚ shows this quality plus many more throughout the entire poem. The film‚ though‚ is a different story. Beowulf is more of an epic hero in the text‚ rather than the film‚ because although he is boastful and arrogant‚ he is brave‚ he is loyal‚ and he is selfless. In the text Beowulf shows his bravery in everything he does. Before fighting Grendel Beowulf removed his sword and said he would use no form of protection

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    possible to achieve the mission and military is always about teamwork. To understand this‚ I will explain the differences between the two styles of leadership. The movie was about the 918th Bomber Group in World War II. This military unit changed‚ from low morale and ineffective to a team of highly motivated individuals‚ after a new commander arrived. The leadership style made the difference between Col. Davenport and Brig. Gen. Savage. Both of them had a different concept of the maximum effort and

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    The differences between the movie “Troy” and the poem “Iliad” and the explanation of why they occurred? The film Troy which is directed by Wolfgang Peterson has been deeply influenced by the epic poem‚ the Iliad. This work is generally credited to the Ancient Greek poet named Homer. Both the film and the poem have the same ending plots‚ such as the blockade of Troy by the Greeks‚ the disagreement between the warrior Achilles and the king Agamemnon and these actions started when the prince of Troy

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    King Hrothgar then rose to power as king by his father Halfdane who was son of Beow‚ which was Shield Sheafson’s son. Hrothgar was not the only son‚ but was favored because of his fortunes in war. Many friends and kinsmen flocked to follow him. Beowulf a warrior with strength of more than thirty men in one hand aspired to be a great leader like King Hrothgar and Shield Sheafson. Hrothgar was a great king because he provided many fortunes of war for the people who followed him. Because of his great

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    Murong Feng 6th period Beowulf Essay Grendel‚ The Man “Beowulf” is the oldest surviving English epic poem. It’s written in the beginning of Christianity. The poet wrote “Beowulf” to judge the godless society that lacks the ability to accept the difference. The society punishes people who are different from others‚ and causes them from being viewed as outsiders to actually being monsters. In the 7th and 8th century‚ people who are born with birth defects are described as monsters

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