decent‚ normal and good person that was put in an extraordinary situation. In his book he states “I did what I believed to be the ordinary things that an ordinary man would do. I said no to outrageous actions the way I thought that anybody would‚ and it still mystifies me that so many others could say yes.” This line says it all. Mr. Rusesabagina was “An Ordinary Man” put in an extraordinary situation and during the ten weeks of the Rwandan genocide he proved that we can all make a difference by
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1. Rusesabagina writes that “a false view of history is a toxin in the bloodstream.” How have you experienced this is your own life? Is there such a thing as a completely true view of history? It seems as though wherever there is a disagreement between two people‚ each of them always has a different story. Given this‚ two friends of mine fought over a bet they had made. One said the bet was for $20 while the other disagreed that they had never shaken hands to declare it. This is a prime example
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The movie Defiance is a true story about three Jewish brothers‚ Tuvia‚ Asael‚ and Zusia in Belarus who lost their families during the height of the Nazi’s invasion of the Soviet Union and hid out in the forests of Belarus during WWII. What began as self preservation quickly turned into a humanitarian effort to save as many Jews as they could. The Nazi’s imposed a brutal racist regime‚ burning down Belarusian villages and sending hundreds of thousands to labor camps. Belarusian settlements
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The man in the water makes what would normally be seen as a normal disaster‚ if such a thing is possible‚ into a story that stunned so many people. Allende and Rosenblatt both present alike themes in similar and different ways. One way that these two stories are different is that the man in "The Man in the Water" tried to help as many people as he could‚ even when he knew the consequences could be death. But Azucena didn’t really help anyone. Their deaths were also different. 3
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changed because of the directors take on the story. In the movie She’s The Man the director‚ Andy Fickman‚ creates a modern version of the Shakespearean play 12th Night. The main character is Viola who takes on the role of a man to achieve her goal. Viola is a very ambitious person in both the play and the movie who is willing to risk everything she has for her ultimate goal but is stopped by the infamous love triangle. The movie She’s The Man takes place in a modern world where the main character‚
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skip or adjust to fit the movie and make it better‚ but that is not always a good thing. Some people think that the book is better than the movie‚ others think that the movie is better than the book. Sometimes people say you should read the book before you see the movie‚ because the movie is make from the book. Books and movies are different and even if they are the same theme they may have their own story. In the book the outsiders there is more description than the movie. The books shows you who
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into a movie‚ there will always be missing elements. With “Doubt”‚ its movie adaptation is more of a companion piece. Each medium has their advantages and disadvantages‚ but I think they benefit each other. In the play‚ the reader gets more freedom to come to their own conclusion about Father Flynn‚ whereas in the movie‚ there is a strong influence on his guiltiness. As Shanley is the playwright and also the director‚ he constructs both to be beneficial in their own right. On one hand‚ the movie is a
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wrinkle through space. To find their father Meg‚ Charles Wallace‚ and Calvin follow mysterious space travelers known as Mrs.Whatsit‚ Mrs.Who and Mrs.Which. The movie is better than the book because of the subplots‚ darkness‚ and relationships. The movie is better because it adds more subplots. One of the subplots is how Meg can tesser. In the movie Mrs.Whatsit tells Meg‚ “Stay angry‚ little Meg. You will need all your anger now”. So she can tesser. But in the book on page 8‚ “a scientist who seems to
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in love with her can seize anyone who watches it. Also‚ the dazzling music and setting launch the audience back into the time in which this incredible play takes place. But now a new version of this wonderful play has been created in the form of a movie that gives it a bit more spunk and pulls the audience‚ even more‚ into a grueling love triangle between a beautiful young actress and two men who would fight to the death for her affection. The Broadway version of this play has been preformed to
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started normally‚ she just about lost everything in a horrific car accident. Her parents die instantly; she and her younger brother‚ Teddy‚ are left in critical condition. There are many differences between the book and movie that made both very appealing. The book and the movie portray the crash scene very differently‚ but both were emotional. After the car accident‚ Mia is wandering trying to get the attention of the firefighters‚ paramedics‚ police‚ and trying to find her family. “‘Dad‚’ I call
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