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    the book because the movie shows how the Martians landed on Earth from Mars. I also like how the Martians killed the people from the heat rays. In the movie‚ it showed the community working together to take down the Martians. My favorite part of the movie was when the soldiers were fighting off the Martians. The book and the movie are similar because‚ at the beginning of the book and the movie‚ the Martians fall from Mars. In the book and the movie‚ the cylinder landed in a field. In the book and

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    Have you ever looked at a old book or even a movie and thought it would be bad to read because the setting? Or that the book or movie would have to much facts and a very weird way of telling the real story. I sometimes do think this but thats before I knew the difference. To me a modern setting does make the book more fun to read‚ but not more interesting than the original stories. However did you think the modern setting had the main important .. big details of what’s the story is about well it

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    Macbeth vs Mac Bethad

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    The Way They Reign Did you know that Shakespeare’s Macbeth was based off of an actual Scottish king named Mac Bethad mac Finlaich‚ otherwise known as Macbeth? Comparing death and murder‚ how they led‚ and their pitiful downfalls‚ these two men are nearly polar opposites apart from their common names‚ titles‚ and their deaths. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth we are introduced to this noble‚ virtuous‚ and altruistic King Duncan‚ who captivates audiences by his ability to show necessary appreciation‚ his

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    Beowulf and the 13th Warrior are two stories that are centered around the Anglo-Saxon culture and even though they have many things in common‚ there are a few key differences to the stories. These are two great stories that portray the Anglo-Saxon culture very well. The two stories both show good and evil‚ different companions‚ and how they memorialize the dead. The written story‚ Beowulf‚ can only describe some of the gruesome details. The movie however brought out some of those details into full

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    Josh Lee Dr. Weibly English IV 4 November‚ 2012 The Distinguished Characteristics of Beowulf vs. Grendel In Beowulf‚ the hero defeats the “corpse-maker”‚ Grendel. Of Beowulf’s three battles‚ the fight with Grendel has the most significance. Both Grendel and Beowulf emerge unexpectedly‚ foreigners who respectively destroy and restore to make dramatic changes to the peace of the Spear-Danes. Beowulf also proves his heroic nature in terms of personality‚ such as his loyalty and love for fairness

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    rather not and be truthful to themselves. Both characters‚ Macbeth from William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ and Holden from J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ embarked on a inward journey of self discovery.Through being emotionally unstable‚ having contradicting morals‚ and discovering who they truly are‚ it is evident that though two different outcomes‚ they both had a journey of self discovery. Unlike Holden‚ Macbeth was very emotionally stable at the beginning. He was respected

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    Dagger Scene Vs Macbeth

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    The story of Macbeth is a playwright written by William Shakespeare in 1606 in Varies locations in Scotland and briefly England. The tone of this book is very dark and ominous‚ back then they went by the saying “ Blood must have Blood” this says problems must be resolved by war you kill we have to kill‚ there was never peace. The film is to me very different than the playwright‚ you have to read the book before you watch the film. The film is very confusing‚ to me the way the movie was made it almost

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    But is this really a good thing? I read books and of course so do many other people in this class and around the globe. But since the creation of ‘e-readers’ more and more people have been converting to the technology based side of reading. Although technology is slowly becoming more predominant in this era we should not rely on it to always entertain and keep us occupied. I think ‘real‚ physical’ books are better than e-books because you can truly own a book. As Mortimer J. Adler‚ a popular author

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    Just after he has been named Thane of Cawdor‚ Macbeth is wondering if he can believe the rest of the witches’ prophecies‚ and Banquo remarks‚ "oftentimes‚ to win us to our harm‚ / The instruments of darkness tell us truths‚ / Win us with honest trifles‚ to betray’s / In deepest consequence" (1.3.123-126). Banquo is warning Macbeth that the witches could lure him to great evil by telling small truths. Even though Banquo doesn’t use the word "equivocation‚" it’s what he’s talking about. [Scene Summary]

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    Beowulf is a hero that fought a monster that no one else could defeat. He is a warrior from Scandinavia and the poem is mainly about “good versus evil.” Beowulf‚ a strong‚ loyal and brave warrior that wants glory and fame amongst the other warriors. Fighting a monster named Grendel. Once‚ he heard about the monster‚ he sailed to Herot to tell Hrothgar that he will kill the monster Grendel as he boast about his previous successes‚ such as fighting and killing sea creatures. But in the movie‚ it shares

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