Between the novel "The Iliad" by Homer and the movie "Troy" directed by Wolfgang Peterson‚ there were mostly great similarities‚ yet there were also some strong differences. Although most of the movie was on point according to the storyline and dialogues of the characters‚ there were still some major differences among the two. If I was ever to make my own version of the Iliad into a movie‚ this would be what I would change; I would make the movie more related to the novel. In the following I will
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald follows the story of Gatsby‚ a man whose desire to be one of the elite led him to acquire a great deal of money to create an idealistic dream life for himself of loving Daisy in a perfect world. Author might have written the title "great" ironically‚ meanwhile Gatsby is still great personally in many ways and much better than the society he lived in. Gatsby is one of the wealthiest people in West Egg and any of his parties would qualify as a legendary event
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Gatsby is great One of the outstanding pieces of classic American literature that many admire to read‚ especially in high school‚ is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The whole story detailed in this book took place during summer in a small town in Long Island. Fitzgerald details on issues of romance‚ wealth‚ adventure‚ American dream in order to attract the reader’s attention and take them back to the Jazz Age of the twenties. The most interesting concern arising from this book is whether
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tarnish his overall greatness. Jay Gatsby from “The Great Gatsby” is a great man in that his desires and passion are unparallel to other rich men similar to him‚ but his greatness is also questionable because of the crimes that he has aligned himself with. According to the book‚ Gatsby gained most of his wealth from participating in illegal activities. These activities soared Gatsby amongst some of the most powerful men in New York. The book is written in the viewpoint of Nick Carraway‚ who admires
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monuments known to mankind. The Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza play a significant role due to modern historians having difficulty knowing how they were constructed. Back then there was no such thing as mathematical systems nor custom made tools. It is difficult to refer how in the world egyptians knew such correct angles and such equations that are to complicated to understand in this day and age due to every pyramid being the exact same size. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the biggest monument in
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When a successful novel is turned into a film‚ many immediately jump to comparing the two. Many of us are reluctant to recognize the film’s success as a work of art on its own. The 2013 version of The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luhrmann is a key example of this common issue‚ as the film is an adaption of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel. The film attempts to depict the events of the 1920’s while demonstrating the deconstruction of morals and ethics as many focused on economic and social gain instead
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广东外语外贸大学国际商务英语学院 《高级英语写作(一)》2006-2007学年下学期期末考试试卷(A) 考核对象： 2004级全体学生 考试时间： 150分钟 班级： 学号： 姓名： Part I Vocabulary (1%×10= 10%) Directions: Beneath each sentence there are four choices marked A‚ B‚ C and D. Please choose one that best interprets the underlined part. Please write your answers on the answer sheet. 1. There were cottages sprinkled around the shores. A. scattered B. splattered C. splintered D. spread 2. Given falling
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The Great Depression & Bread Givers The Great Depression was the worst and longest economic recession that happened in the history of the United States. It affected the life of the citizens of this country very depressingly‚ mostly the incoming immigrants. These immigrants were just migrating from their own country to begin starting a new and better life right when the Great Depression began. The sole reason why they left their homeland was to move away from the similar situation that was happening
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In his novel the Great Gatsby‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald creates Gatsby as a character who becomes great. His life being as just an ordinary‚ lower-class‚ citizen‚ yet Gatsby still has a dream of becoming wealthy man. After meeting Daisy‚ he has a reason to strive to become prominent. Throughout his life‚ Gatsby gains the title of truly being great. Even before Gatsby is introduced‚ he is hinted at being out of the ordinary. The first evidence of this is when Nick says‚ "Gatsby turned out alright at the
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style. For instance‚ the Great Pyramids and King Tutankhamen’s mask are two very different things yet have many things in common; such as its importance to the society. The Great Pyramids and King Tut’s mask were both used to symbolize the importance of someone’s death. The Great Pyramids were used as a tomb for the pharaoh. The pharaoh could decide how he wanted it to be made before his death. Many of the pharaoh’s spent many years planning their pyramid. The Great Pyramids were made for the
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