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    Book vs. Movie Some people say that the movie is better than the book but is it really? In this argument I will discuss how the book is better than the movie. In this case the book “The Lightning Thief” is better than the movie because the book includes all fun and exciting scenes that help and make you use your imagination a lot more than the movie itself. The movie excludes characters that are important and some that are but‚ either way characters make the movie happen so they should be included

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    Shirley Jackson’s‚ "The Lottery" concerns a small town’s annual lottery drawing and the grim circumstances that ensue. In this short but disturbingly profound piece of work‚ Shirley Jackson communicates to the reader the theme of scapegoatism along with its implications concerning traditions. In the village where this lottery takes place‚ we find many familiar elements: a post office‚ a grocery store‚ schools and a coal mine. In this village‚ Mr. Summers owns the coal mine‚ so his business has made

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    candy bars to Jackson Jackson over time. He knew that Jackson Jackson needed to go to the detox center but did not force him to. Officer Williams’ internal conflict is that he shows signs of favoritism toward Jackson Jackson. For example‚ he was kicking Jackson Jackson in the ribs without knowing it was him. Once he found out it was Jackson Jackson‚ he offered to help recover the regalia and gave him money. He wants to help Jackson Jackson as much as he can in hopes that Jackson Jackson makes the right

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    For example‚ Koncholovsky changes Poseidon source of anger. In Koncholovsky version of the Odyssey‚ Poseidon was mad at Odysseus because he did not give him thanks for helping him get into Troy’s gates. Odysseus says he did it all on his own. In the book version‚ Poseidon despises Odysseus for blinding his son‚ the Cyclops Polyphemus‚ and constantly obstructs his journey home. This change impacted the way Odysseus is presented as a leader because his personal desire to have glory and fame clouded his

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    If we go beyond the movie‚ it tells about not only how Beowulf brave is but also to the folklore of the Geats. A monster they are afraid off. To the curse that never end. To the struggles‚ that King of Geats may in‚ every time the monster appears. Beowulf is a brave warrior that accepts the challenge of Hrothgar without doubt in him. In his battle‚ it is not the monster his biggest opponent but the temptation itself. He becomes king not because he defeats the monster but he doesn’t fight the temptation

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    between “The Cask of Amontillado” and “The Lottery” The Cask of Amontillado is believed to set place in the 18th century in a nameless city in Italy. Right from the start of the story‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ sets the tone to be revengeful and unforgiving‚ in examples like‚ “The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he ventured upon insult‚ I vowed revenge.” (Poe) And “I must not only punish‚ but punish with impunity.” (Poe). The Lottery on the other hand‚ starts off describing

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    In Shirley Jackson’s "The Possibility of Evil"‚ the title is not appropriate because of the pleasant setting of the story. This can be proved by the respect that Miss Adela Strangeworth gave to the town and her nice as well as caring behavior towards the people in the town. Primarily‚ the setting of the story is calm and peaceful like a decent society. This can be proved by the quotation‚ " Miss Strangeworth’s little town looked washed and bright". This analyzes that in a little town everything

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    Fahrenheit 451 Books and movies are booth great kind of entertainment. Many great books have been turned into great movies by adapting every bit of detail from the book to the movie‚ but as well as good books are being turned into good movies there are also good books being turned into disappointing movies by changing the great meaningful story the original author had written into a shallow script. Fahrenheit 451 is a book written by Ray Bradbury in 1953‚ which was turned into a movie adapted and directed

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    have major differences from the book version. While there are many similarities in the movie and the book Of Mice and Men‚ there are many differences also. Some differences are presented through the characters‚ scenes‚ and the way the actors play their roles. The book portrayed the opening scene as a setting on the Salinas River‚ with one side having foothills leading up to the Gabilan mountains. The other side was the valley that was covered with trees. The movie shows the incident in Weed where

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    Bones book and movie by Alice Sebold were both very different. The setting takes place in Suburban Pennsylvania and the afterlife ‚ 1973-1984. A girl named Susie Salmon dies on December 6‚ 1973 at age 14. Susie watches over her family while she is in heaven and both the book and the movie have multiple themes that include: love‚ loss‚ grief‚ and death. Some of the differences of the book and movie are‚ the book is more descriptive. Susie describes her death at the beginning of the book‚ where

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