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    and the battle at Goliad. This is an important part of the story that has been left out. It could have been nice to know what happened to the one person who could have helped but refused to due to his own growing situation. Also in the movie James Bowie is portrayed as a mildly sick person whereas in real life he deathly ill. He was known to have typhoid fever and a bad case at that. Beyond the fallacies in this movie there were many great things that were put to the screen. One of the best in my

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    carried away on a raft. The Duke and the King are the drollest people in the novel‚ the most despicable and the most fraudulent. Firstly‚ the two conmen tell lies and fibs for their own benefit. For example‚ as soon as the two men meet Huck Finn and Jim on their raft on the Mississippi they lie about their names‚ the Duke says‚ “I am the rightful Duke of Bridgewater; and here am I‚ forlorn‚ torn from my high estate‚ hunted of men‚ despised by the cold world‚ ragged‚ worn‚ heart-broken‚ and degraded

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    what the book made him appear as confused and less sociable. Many who read the book before watching the movie immediately noticed the song Sam‚ Patrick‚ and Charlie play in the truck during the ride through the tunnel changed to “Heroes” by David Bowie instead of “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac

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    The Alamo

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    to shoot four times in the same amount of time a Mexican soldier shoots once. February 24‚ 1836‚ Our shots rang out proudly and we have not lost as to a single man. To hold them off like this‚ I don’t know if we can. Also‚ Commander James Bowie has fallen to illness and fights to stay conscious while I take full command of the Alamo. So now I have sent a messenger whom carries my letter to the people of Texas and the Americans of the world. I have stated

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    Life is Full of Surprises

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    with the widows slave Jim. Secondly‚ the surprises Huck received from his father. Huck is going somewhere and notices footprints that could only be matched by his father who has a record for beating Huck. Huck’s father is a major alcoholic and beats Huck. His father gets custody of him and forces him to live in a little shanty in the middle of the woods by a small river. Huck later kills a pig to fake a kidnapping to escape his father’s brutal beatings. That is when he meets Jim again. Thirdly‚ Huck

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    aware of society’s prejudices but actions based on that which he has experienced. <br> <br>Ironically‚ often his own instincts hold him to a higher moral standard than those of society. His decision to help free Jim‚ a slave‚ is an example of one such instance. Huckleberry Finn recognizes Jim as a human being‚ but is fighting the beliefs bestowed upon him by a society that believes slaves should not be free. However‚ it is important to realize that although Huckleberry Finn’s decisions create the conflict

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    In high school‚ I took a graph design class and we were learning about pictures and how each picture out there is made of small pixels that you cannot really have a picture without‚ and you need to zoom in and focus to see these pixels but each pixel alone does not have any meaning. Only when you put these pixels together that is when you start to notice the small details that makes the bigger picture. After we took the pictures outside‚ I had to reread “on Compassion” by Barbara Ascher and began

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    Land vs. River-Huck Finn

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    the river is the freedom that it gives both Huck and Jim. One of the freedoms is that nothing matters while on the river; they are free to do whatever they please. They don’t need to be civilized‚ schooled‚ made to wear certain outfits at certain times‚ or anything else that they don’t want to do. They can sit naked and nobody can say a thing about it. To Huck‚ the river represents just that very thing: no civilization or rules. But to Jim‚ it represents much more: the freedom that he will soon

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    ANALYSE THE CHARACTER OF JIM HAWKIN Jim Hawkin: Jim Hawkins is the young boy. Jim is the son of an innkeeper near Bristol‚ England‚ and is probably in his early teens. It is his feelings‚ perceptions‚ and emotional responses that the reader responds to and views the story through. Jim Hawkins is the typical young boy‚ who through no fault of his own‚ becomes involved in the ultimate adventure‚ especially for a boy of his age. Through this process‚ Jim transforms from someone who is merely an onlooker

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    current. But I believe that I have compiled a list of the highest quality‚ most likely actors to the best of my ability. Chandler Canterbury‚ Bob Sapp‚ Zachary Gordon‚ Christian Bale‚ Liam Neeson‚ Susan Sarandon‚ and Chloe Grace Moretz as Huck Finn‚ Jim‚ Buck‚ Huck’s dad‚ Colonel Grangerford‚ the widow Douglas‚ and Emmeline Grangerford respectively. Chandler Canterbury as Huckleberry Finn. Canterbury is a fourteen year old actor from Houston Texas who has played in films such as Knowing and The

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