The Perks of being a Wallflower Compare and Contrast The book and the movie for The Perks of Being a Wallflower are extremely different‚ and I believe that the movie is much better than the book. The book is written much differently than the movie. There are lots of scenes that are in the book but not in the movie and that are in the movie not the book. The movie focuses less on the bigger‚ depressing topics than the book does. The characters in the movie are also much different than they
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someone was to ask you if there was a difference in being lonely and being alone what would you say? Most people would say no‚ there is no difference between the two. There in fact is a huge difference between being lonely and being alone. The differences can be seen in your state of mind‚ your deep connections with peers‚ and your perception of isolation. One difference in being lonely and being alone is a person’s state of mind. A lonely person has a state of mind in which he or she believes they
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Optimistic Person What does optimism mean? Basically‚ it means focusing on the positive aspects of life. I consider myself to be an optimist because I always hope and expect events and plans‚ and everything surrounding me to turn out well‚ and that I look with a smile‚ positive attitude on the future. I’m absolutely sure that being optimistic is a lot better than being pessimistic. In my opinion‚ pessimism is disastrous. It ruins hope and possibilities. If a person is pessimistic‚ he doesn’t
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Homelessness is an emotional topic.If it wasn’t for my mother and the goals I set for myself I would be homeless as well. As a child I never understood why people were homeless when every one has a choice in life. Then I got older and realize that being homeless can come from a few things like parents being incarcentarted‚ abuse and neglect‚ foster care‚ and drugs. I personally know someone that is homeless she is smart and pretty but the drugs got the best of her and now she is addicted.The saying you
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Being a Good Person How can people make the life of others better? This is an important question that everybody has to ask themselves. However‚ not everyone can to answer it. It sounds easy‚ but it is not. Mahatma Gandhi said‚ “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” This phrase is the beginning of many changes in their attitudes. For example‚ some people donate organs‚ other people work as volunteers in natural disasters‚ and others opt to donate relief aid to children or seniors
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A few years back I remember not knowing or thinking that I would ever be homeless or anything close to it‚ but life is full of surprises. I lived in Los Angeles‚ my father had lost his job and felt hopeless in such a big city. As the bills continued to pile up so did my fear of what was going to happen next. After the bills and mortgages were too high we had to leave our entire lives behind and more nice enough to let us stay in their living room. At that moment I had no idea what was going to happen
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misinformed about the true disadvantages of those who are. In most cases‚ the main cause of being homeless is obviously financial issues‚ however it could be due to one having a large sum of debt or simply losing their job/career with bills to pay‚ thus having a family can play in the role of assistance when something similar happens with the possibilities being endless. Those without family‚ tend to be homeless based off of my personal experiences speaking to an array of the disadvantaged. Most importantly
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I’ve never been homeless‚ but in my life my family has created personal bonds with a few homeless people. When I was really young and living in my first house‚ a man‚ whose name I can’t remember‚ lived with us for awhile. I didn’t think of much of it other than that I was not allowed to go in his room or touch his things because that was impolite. I didn’t know that he was homeless because I was too young to understand the concept of homelessness‚ but also because my parents treated him as they would
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years old and I was at the moment homeless‚ moving from home to home with my mother and older brother. Due to some unfortunate circumstances including some trouble that my other brother had with the law my complex kicked me and my family out and only gave us 24 hours to move out. It was an experience I will never forget. The pain I saw my mom go through will always remain very vivid in my memories. I called many places home during those twelve months I’ was homeless‚ but I was fortunate to always have
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“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does‚ and that is his” is a line from the brilliant play called The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest‚ starring Colin Firth‚ is a charming tale of the importance of family and reality also directed by Oliver Parker. Though there was a play and a movie‚ they both have their own differences. They were also both made from two different perspectives of this magnificent play‚ the original writer
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