James Franco: All-Around Star Watching movies and TV shows is something that everyone has done. Ever think about the actors and directors that are behind all the things people watch? Meet James Franco‚ the man who started young‚ known for his all-around doings. He is acknowledgeable for his outstanding work in filmmaking and performance art. In order‚ to have gotten to where he is‚ he would have needed to learn what he knows somewhere. He studied at Playhouse West‚ an acting school‚ for years (Miller)
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Katelyn Poniatowski Professor Kanicki English 212 18 November 2013 Dracula Film and Movie Comparison Most anyone will say that a book is always better than a movie. This is simply due to the fact that it is impossible to fit every detail that a book can hold into a two-hour long movie. I was beyond surprised to discover that this was not the case when comparing Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel and Bram Stoker’s Dracula the movie. I found myself preferring the movie rendition. There were many
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Franco-Prussian War During July 19‚1870 through May 10‚ 1871‚ France and Germany were fighting over land. They were fighting over Alsace Lorraine because of the natural materials that both France and Germany wanted. Later on when the French lost the Franco- Prussian war Germany won Alsace Lorraine‚ Then when France won WWI France got back Alsace Lorraine. Then WWI led Hitler to power and started WWII to get back Alsace Lorraine. The Franco-Prussian War was a war that had many events leading up to
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streets‚ waterways‚ recurring rainy weather‚ interesting European architecture‚ and mystique‚ London is the perfect location for Bram Stoker’s Dracula. London: The capital of Great Britain‚ and the center of attention in the nineteenth century‚ due to the many incidents that were going on at the time. The novel includes many daunting scenes‚ such as when Dracula heaves a sack withholding a deceased child before three female vampires. It is no surprise why he choose London to be the setting of his novel
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Preface: The dissonance between the film (Bram Stoker’s Dracula 1992) and the novel (Dracula‚ Prince of Many faces: His life and times) was absolutely astounding. I never expected the novel to take such a historical and authentic digression. Uncovering the man from the myth‚ the truth from the tale and to vastly and inimically ruin the revered image I believed of Dracula to have. Of the many annexations of Dracula; Bram Stoker’s Dracula foremost differences materialize through the scenario transitions
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Frustrated with the tourists at his Castle‚ Dracula decides to relocate to a quieter life‚ but he has to battle various demons that are after him. BRIEF SYNOPSIS: In Transylvania‚ COUNT DRACULA’s castle has been turned into a tourist attraction. Count Dracula (40) doesn’t want anything to do with humans or with the tour buses. Dracula is troubled by his inability to scare humans. He no longer feels like the monster he should be. He plans to retire. Dracula makes a deal with a human‚ JOHN HACKER (27)
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The appointment in 1992 of Franco Bernabè as CEO of Eni‚ a large‚ energy-focused industrial group in Italy‚ came as a surprise to many. Working as a financial controller and planner‚ Bernabè‚ he had gained the knowledge and experience within the company that provided him with the necessary skills to lead the company. He transformed Eni from a debt-ridden‚ politically controlled and government-owned company into a profitable and publicly traded organization. He transformed Eni under the most discouraging
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Vampire Academy all work to solidify the role of this blood sucking monster in modern society. The vampire is not a new creation‚ however. Its history is rich‚ going back much further than 1897‚ the year in which Bram Stoker published his famed novel Dracula. The vampire’s roots trace back to Slavic folklore‚ and Jan Louis Perkowski devoted a significant amount of time as a scholar researching how the vampire evolved from its classical role as a demon to what it is today. Perkowski is a Professor Emeritus
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What does the notorious blood sucking Dracula have in common with the attractive vampires that are shown in the movie Twilight? A lot actually‚ not only do they share the same name of “Vampire” or “Undead”‚ they also share the same powers and needs. The vampire genre has gone a long way‚ specifically with books like Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It first started out as folklore and then it turned into a popular topic of writing in early European culture. Bram Stoker then combined what he could into one
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Johnathan Rubio 11/15/11 9th period In Charles Dickens novel “A Tale of Two Cities” he expresses a tone of disgust through the use of sarcasm‚ alliteration‚ and repetition. Tone is the writer’s attitude towards the subject‚ and in this case Charles Dickens shows disgust towards Monseigneor. In his story he uses sarcasm to describe how selfish Monseigneur is. For example he states “Deep would have been the blot upon his escutcheon if his chocolate had been ignobly waited on by only
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