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    May 16th‚ 2005 When it comes to either watching movies or reading books the latter is‚ by far‚ the better option. In countless situations books have been made into movies but in each instance the book prevails. There are many reasons for this but the strongest factor is imagination. For example‚ in ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ by Ken Kesey the setting takes place on a ward in a hospital. In the movie the picture is clear. Just a hospital with mental patients strolling around; doctors

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    Life of Pi Book vs. Movie Persuasive Essay Based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Yann Martel‚ Life of Pi follows the remarkable story of a young man named Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel who finds himself lost at sea after his family’s cargo ship sinks in a storm. But Pi is not alone on this journey and he must survive in a congested life boat with four animals from his family’s zoo‚ a hyena‚ an orangutan‚ a zebra‚ and worst of all‚ an adult Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. In breathtaking

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    The Iliad verses Troy I n the movie it’s stated that Agamemnon brought the kings together for this war‚ which really isn’t true. Helen had many powerful suitors and her father was too afraid to pick one of them for her husband in fear of offending the others. Odysseus convinced him to make a contract with the other suitors that made them promise that should anything happen to Helen‚ the other kings would assist in getting her back. When Paris kidnapped Helen from Menelaus‚ they were bound to

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    In a lesson before dying‚ I noticed many differences between the movie and book. In the book the superintendent went to inspect the children but in the movie the part was not shown‚ in the book it was Miss Emma’s idea to bring the children in the day room but in the movie it was Grants idea and lastly in the movie they didn’t show the several visits between Jefferson and Grant before he began to open up. In the book‚ Grant awaits the annual visit by the superintendent. He makes sure that his students

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    Gatsby In the book The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ a man tries to get the love of his life back‚ and ends up dying because of it. Now some people think this is heroic but others think he was just plain stupid. The director Baz Luhrmann adapted the book into a movie and did a good job portraying some aspects of the booklike the characters and the overall plot. He also did a good job of adding new things into it to make the movie betterlike Nick’s life after Gatsby. The book has some strong

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    In the poem “There is no Frigate like a Book”‚ Emily Dickinson uses words with particular connotations to give her poem a more rich and meaningful aspect. Her belief that literature is powerful enough to allow one’s mind to distance itself from reality and its immediate surroundings is enforced in the poem throughout her use of words like “frigate” “traverse” which connate a sense of journey or adventure. Dickinson compares books to means of transportation to emphasize this idea of the power

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    LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW: BOOK VS. MOVIE 2011 Outline: A) Introduction: general overview. B) Comparison of book and movie: 1) plot; 2) character; 3) settings. C) Conclusion. Foreword: This research paper discusses differences and similarities between the book by W. Irving “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and movie “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”‚ directed by Pierre Gang. Thesis: Screen version of W. Irving’s “The Legend

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    "You express the truth of your character with the choices of your actions" - Steve Maraboli. The first adjective to come to your mind when you hear a persons name is what forms their character. Character is not only how people describe you‚ it’s about how you present yourself and what actions you choose. To show your strong sense of will‚ their are a few characteristics that are most important. The most important characteristic are compassion‚ perseverance and honesty. Compassion is feeling sympathy

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    Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep in comparison to Blade Runner The novel‚ ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep’‚ written by Philip K. Dick in 1968‚ explores the bleak life of San Francisco‚ in the aftermath of World War Terminus. The text presents the struggle of humans as they tussle to retain their humanity in a world dependent on artificial ‘mood organs’ and ‘empathy boxes’‚ which allow them to experience feelings- an event that no longer occurs naturally. Several characters in the text undergo

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    Have you read the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee? I have read parts of the book‚ and after reading the book and watching the film‚ there were a few similarities and differences between the book and the film. Some similarities and difference come from the setting‚ conflict‚ and character. Both the book and film do have differences‚ however they do have similarities between the both. The conflict between the book and film both have similarities and differences. Such as they both are similar

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