Watching the movie The Hiding Place made me realize how much better and different books are than movies. A major difference between the book and the movie was the beginning. For instance‚ the book started with the watch shops’ 100th Anniversary‚ and the movie started with the Nazis taking away the Ten Boom family’s radio. The movie skipped a lot of events such as the 100th Anniversary and introducing the family and their roles in the story. It would have been better if the movie at least showed the
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My Special Place I have a place that I go to more than once a day. It is like a safe haven‚ a place of peace. I have always had this place and I am the only one who knows where it is. Whenever I visit‚ it is night‚ for that is the time when I feel the safest. The moon is visible‚ guarding the sky and earth‚ like a warrior of silver. In this safe haven of mine‚ it is always spring or fall. It is never to hot‚ like it is in summer‚ and it’s never cold‚ like in winter. The air is forever clean and
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September 3rd‚ 2010 Significant Place: Brooklyn‚ New York Many people have a place that is very significant to them. In my opinion‚ having a significant place is a very good thing because that means that significant place has a meaning. Brooklyn‚ New York‚ is the original hometown of the majority of my family and they have a very significant background history there. Brooklyn‚ New York is a very capacious city. My favorite thing to do there is shop. When I go shopping‚ I often enjoy seeing the
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November 12‚ 2012 Poetry Mini Essay Word Count: 315 “Desert Places” by Robert Frost The poem “Desert Places” by Robert Frost describes the loneliness that is an unavoidable part of human nature and discusses the fact that loneliness is something that comes from within you. Although the speaker is unknown they show their sad emotions while observing a snow covered field. To help readers understand the meaning of “Desert Places”. Frost uses forms of imagery‚ symbols and personification to transfer
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BEDROOM SWEET BEDROOM When I think of a meaningful place‚ I think of my bedroom. A place like my bedroom is where I can relax and be comfortable. I think that is why it is important to me‚ because I can be myself and feel comfortable in there. I can also just sit down and rest my body. Another reason is I can go there when I want privacy. I can shut the door‚ maybe even lock it and tell everyone in my household not to disturb me. My room holds most of my personal belongings there and they
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In some states police has to wear body cameras out in public‚ but in other states why can’t they have it? Nearly all the states in the US considered having body cameras. This will show the real side of the story on any cases and it will help testify against people’s cases. Back in 2014 Michael Brown’s death sparked rage in a lot of communities and this led to people demanding body cameras for the police. Police should wear body cameras because this will improve the police behavior‚ help reduce the
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Book Review: The Hiding Place The book The Hiding Place was about Corrie ten Boom’s life that took place in 1937 within the shadow of World War II and the rise of Nazism‚ which also happen to be the 100th anniversary of the founding of ten Boom watch shop. The ten Boom family was a highly respected one known for their deep religious faith and good will towards anyone who might need their help. However‚ the Dutch people believed that just as in World War I‚ their neutrality would be honored. Unfortunately
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Better to Be Safe Than Sorry If you have managed to obtain a drivers license than you know your main focus should be on the road. Yet some of us continue to be occupied with other things while driving behind the wheel. It’s a serious situation and it needs to stop. Whether it’s hurting someone‚ hurting yourself or hurting your pockets‚ it can be avoided. There is no reason we should be texting‚ eating‚ taking pictures while driving. It’s a fact that multitasking doesn’t allow you to do the best
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The Home Place The story ‘’The Home Place’’ by Guy Vanderhaeghe is about a relationship between a father and a son. Throughout the story‚ the readers see and understand the reason behind Gil and Ronald broken relationship. In this story‚ the author implies that when a father puts is love for is land before his son‚ their relation will suffer. Vanderheaghe explains his theme with the help of the characters traits‚ the setting and conflicts. The author develop the character of Gil
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A Peaceful Place As she sits in the soft sand‚ meditating‚ I can only imagine what’s going through her mind: nothing. She has no worries‚ she’s carefree. To just get away from everything and just go on a vacation to a sunny beach and relax is something I yearn for. So to see her calm‚ poised‚ and just blankly staring out into the neverending blue sky makes me want to buy a flight ticket and go out to the Caribbean in hopes of forgetting every worry I have
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