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    people to appreciate the freedom to read books. It explores the theme of having a negative dystopian society that is controlled by a ruling government and the censorship of books. Fourteen years later the book was adapted into a movie version directed by Francois Truffaut. The movie was made so that readers have a visual way to look at it rather than reading it. There were major differences in the movie which excluded important details provided by the book‚ concerning the characters‚ and the advanced

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    reading the book late into the night‚ thinking about Philip as if he were a close friend‚ and then hurrying home after school to discover what was happening to him. About one-third into the story‚ I took a red ink pen and began underlining passages that spoke to me. What the author was writing was right on target‚ he was describing my feelings at the time of anger at God‚ disillusionment‚ frustration‚ love. Even though the book had been published in 1915‚ decades before I was born‚ the book described

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    David Ogilvy is known as the father of advertising and in his book‚ “Confessions of an Advertising man”‚ he lists out the principles he followed to take his agency‚ Ogilvy‚ Benson and Mather to the peak of advertising industry. In this book‚ he also offers advice to both the clients and the agencies on the dos and don’ts of the advertising industry. The book is an excellent read which entails how an organization should work‚ what an employer‚ how objective he should be‚ how to maintain high motivation

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    The end scene makes the audience wonder whether Prospero‚ who neglected his duties as the Duke‚ deserved his dukedom back‚ compared to Prospera. When Prospera was a Duchess‚ she never allowed her love for her books interfere with her duties as a Duchess. The reason Prospera had to flee her country was because of Antonio‚ Prospera’s brother who in order to take the throne from Prospera‚ after her husband‚ the Duke died

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    Books and movies of books all have many similarities and differences. To Kill a Mockingbird is no different when it comes to the book and the movie. In this essay I will be explaining the similarities and differences between the two. There are many similarities between the book and the movie of To Kill a Mockingbird. First of all‚ Tom Robinson died escaping from prison in the movie and the book. I think Tom’s death was a very important part of the story. Another thing that was the same with

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    elderly years. A repetition of certain scenes and locations are used to show the change in time and also demonstrates the stark contrast of their youth to older years. The most significant recurring image exhibited is the scene of Carl and Ellie walking up a hill to go on a picnic date. In the first hill scene‚ Ellie is seen in the lead‚ at the top of the hill while Carl slowly trails behind her. The day is young; the sun in full brilliance and a happy atmosphere is laid out. She is healthy‚ youthful

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    Into the wild is a book as well as a film. The book was written by Jon Krauker and the film was by Sean Penn. Chris McCandless was the son of 2 wealthy parents‚ he graduated from Emory University as top athlete and student. However‚ instead of becoming someone big and important with money‚ he decided to throw all of that away and give his money and savings to charity and set of to his journey into the Alaskan wilderness. Chris McCandless wasn’t a sociopath‚ he wasn’t an outcast and he wasn’t a crazy

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    Bruno’s. This story is both a tragic and extremely depressing book and a movie called The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas. The book and movie were both absolutely fantastic and were very much alike‚ but they still had some differences. The few differences between the movie and the book was‚ the ending of the book and movie‚ the perspective in which they were both told in‚ One of the major differences between the book and movie is the ending of each of them. The endings are different in one

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    the laboratory scene. In the book we never really see or hear of a lab like the one in the movie. Although this is not how Mary Shelly wants us to think of the creation of Frankenstein it is very visually moving. With respect to whether the movie improved on this scene I would say yes. I know it is a bold statement but the visuals of the lab and Frankenstein being created is very entertaining. I think that if they tried to do it exactly like Mary Shelly did in the book it wouldn’t have been as visually

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    Outsiders book was published by S.E. Hinton. Also in 1983‚ The Outsiders movie was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The book is fiction; specifically young adult fiction. The book and the movie were very different from one another. The book was a lot better in giving more details and getting to know what Ponyboy is thinking. It was easier to be able to comprehend what was going on and why the characters were making those decisions. One difference from the movie and the book is that‚ in the book‚ Dally

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