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    Many great books and dramas are made into movies that are always both slightly different‚ and slightly the same. Charles Dickens’s famous drama‚ The Christmas Carol‚ was not an exception. There have been many versions of the movie‚ but the one that will be discussed today is the 1984 take‚ on Dickens’s original script. As mentioned before‚ there are many similarities and a few differences between the two renditions‚ none of which are plot changing‚ or quite so dramatic. Some such similarities are

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    Choices/Consequences Essay The story of Eveline written by James Joyce shows is about a young girl who must decide whether to leave with frank into the unknown‚ or stay at home with her alcoholic father and her job. Moreover‚ her choices are all weighted down because of the external forces that she cannot control and her promise to her deceased mother. However‚ in the end Eveline made the choice to stay in the comfort of her home. Eveline was faced with a life changing choice‚ but she made the right

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    At the very start in the beginning of the Christmas carol book Ebenezer scrooge is a very mean and nasty man. He kept all of his money to himself and he loved it so much he did not share a penny of it to the poor or the sick. I have got a paragraph here from the book Christmas Carol explaining what scrooge was like. ‘Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone‚ Scrooge! A squeezing‚ wrenching‚ grasping‚ scraping‚ clutching‚ covetous old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint‚ from which no steel

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    approach is in the middle – not too lenient and not too overbearing. In conclusion‚ it’s hard to combine the three elements of leadership‚ entrepreneurship‚ and strategy to be successful‚ but it’s not impossible! The three examples I presented in this essay are proof that we can combine these elements into a cocktail that would bring us

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    Cinderella Compare and Contrast Essay There are many versions to the famous fairy tale Cinderella. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s German version of Cinderella‚ “Aschenputtel‚” is a household story of a young girl named Cinderella who eventually marries a prince. This specific version of Cinderella gave birth to the Walt Disney version of Cinderella that most Americans know today. However the stories are very different. The Grimm brothers’ version is much darker and gory then the classic American version

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    “War Photographer” A poem which encourages the reader to feel sympathy is “War Photographer” by Carol Ann Duffy. The persona you are encouraged to feel sympathy towards is the war photographer. The poem features a war photographer who tries to deliver the message that suffering is wrong and should be stopped but is made to realise that the people “do not care” and his job is futile. The poet makes use of word choice‚ imagery and structure to show that the war photographer feels isolated and

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    James Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet. He is known as one of the most influential writers during the twentieth century. Religion was a big part of Joyce’s life‚ and it is very vivid in his writing pieces. He rejected religion in his early years as a Christian‚ and as he grew older he began to attend a Catholic Church. In the story‚ Mangan charms an unnamed narrator. We learn that a naïve and young boy is disappointed when he realizes that the girl he is in love with treated him as an immature

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    Comparisons and Contrast between Alcohol and Marijuana The Effects on the Brain Michael Smith‚ Jr. Morehouse College‚ Department of Psychology Author Note: This paper was prepared for Psychology 102G‚ section 01‚ taught by Professor Chris Markham. Cannabis is a plant that can be grown all over the world. Many people use the common term marijuana instead of Cannabis. Moreover‚ in today’s society‚ marijuana can be defined as a political movement‚ legal

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    ‘Generosity is not just about the giving of money’. How is this idea explored in a Christmas carol? Charles Dickens’ allegorical tale ‘A Christmas Carol’‚ explores ideas about generosity‚ and explains the idea that generosity can be understood in ways that do not involve the giving of money. The stories used by Dickens to exemplify this idea are mostly about the generosity of spirit shown by people who are unable to give money; the poor‚ the burdened and the children. Dicken’s position seems to

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    Araby is a short story written by James Joyce‚ in the story there a young boy that obsess with his friends sister‚ the girl which live next door to the boy. The young boy is unnamed however the entire story is from his perspective. The narrator infatuation is so intend that he can’t even speak with the girl that he like. One day she ask him if he is going to araby which is a town “bazaar”. The girl said that she won’t attend the festival in the town. Which triggers him to set his mind that he must

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