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    since I read this book. A movie‚ a death‚ a church and friendship‚ "The Outsiders" has it all. A story of brotherhood‚ friendship‚ and of a murder‚ a boy and his friend are caught in a murder‚ they have to escape form getting caught by the police‚ and so they run away‚ starting their journey of friendship and hardships. After reading the novel and watching the movie I noticed some differences‚ I’ll start with Ponyboy‚ in the novel pony boy is slapped by his brother‚ but in the movie‚ he is pushed‚

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    Beowulf is about this strong hero who is summoned to defeat the main evil being known as grendel who has been terrorizing these people and their king for many many years. This piece of literature is by far one of the oldest and over the years there has been a lot of information that has been tossed around‚ forgotten or changed because the storyteller didn’t like it. Now over the many years the story has been passed there are many different ways to interpret what is said. Since Beowulf can be interpreted

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    plethora of differences in the movie and the book version of Beowulf‚ however‚ the version of the movie is more understanding. The movie gives me a more detailed version of Beowulf. Whereas‚ the book gives a more difficult version description of the story. The movie is a better descriptive than the book. The version of the book only gives you an illustration of the characters for two or three lines. There are many differences in the movie and book‚ from Beowulf that makes Beowulf fascinating and captivating

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    This poem is called Beowulf. Beowulf is an old Anglo Saxon poem that got told throughout many years by scops and would be accompanied by a lyre. It was very famous and would be told often at different places where there were a lot of people. This poem is one of the first to be told in the old-english language. However after various years of being told it finally got written down. But recently‚ there have been various movies that have been produced that tell the poem of Beowulf‚ the warrior who fought

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    There is always that one kid who watches the movie after reading the book and blurts out “I liked the book more”‚ well in this epic I was that obnoxious child blurting out their love for the book rather than the movie. Having read the epic Beowulf and watched the movie Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson)‚ There are many differences in both. Additions of characters‚ lines are different‚ and the fact that there was no dragon in the movie are the most apparent. None the less‚ the difference that stood

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    Most often when a book or a poem gets made into a movie‚ there are many similarities and differences amongst the two. This was no exception for the epic poem Beowulf‚ translated by Seamus Heaney‚ and the 2007 animated motion picture “Beowulf.” It became evident rather early on in the film that the directors had interpreted the poem far differently than what it was made out to be when it was originally written. In the opening scene‚ King Hrothgar is illustrated as fat and slobbishly; almost like a

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    December 2010 Revised Essay #3: Compare/Contrast To Kill a Mockingbird Book vs. Movie To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ is a story about Jem and Scout Finch‚ who are being raised by their father in Maycomb‚ Alabama‚ during the Great Depression. The book shows us that Jem and Scout’s childhood was rich with life experiences. In contrast‚ the movie version‚ by Robert Mulligan‚ excludes many important life experiences. Several events in the book are excluded from the movie‚ but should be included.

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    Beowulf Comparison Beowulf is a very appealing novel as well as a film. The novel Beowulf and the film have many similarities‚ but they have more differences then anything. While watching the film I noticed many added parts that were not included in the novel. In the film‚ Grendel’s arm caught is caught on a rope as he’s trying to escape. As the men get closer he has no choice but to cut his own arm off in order to escape‚ this action is an actual animal reaction when their limb gets caught

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    Beowulf is the story of a legendary‚ geat warrior traveling across Scandinavia killing monsters. Beowulf is the oldest piece of English literature discovered to date. It is the original tale of the hero saving the day. It has long been debated if it is a work of fiction or a factual account of Beowulf’s adventures. While there are some holdouts‚ most scholars believe that it is a work of fiction. While there are many adaptations of this famous story from books and movies to video games and comics

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    LOP Compare and Contrast Essay Introduction: Was Life of Pi a true story of a boy stuck out in sea for 7 months with a Bengal tiger‚ or all a lie that constantly toyed with our brains? This was a question that always kept readers of the book and viewers of the movie perplexed about which story was the accurate one and is what made it such a success. In the movie‚ Ang Lee directs the story with his own take on a vast variety of visual details. The book however has many contrasting ideas and themes

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