Mayra Perez ENG 201 July 2‚ 2013 The Lover Book vs. Film Marguerite Duras publishes The Lover in 1884. A book that becomes one of the best sellers she had written. Almost a decade later it was adapted to film (1992). Both the book and the film are set in French Indochina and tell the love story of a French young girl and a Chinese man in 1929. In both versions‚ the love affair between a white and Chinese people is a taboo. Thus‚ their romance starts with an economic interest because the French
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Beowulf‚ the warrior who fought bravely against monsters. In the Beowulf movie and poem‚ there are similarities and differences in the comportment of a hero‚ gender roles‚ and in the role of religion‚ which reveal themes that reflect both Anglo Saxon and modern societies. The first example of the similarities and differences in the poem and the movie is the comportment or behavior of the hero. In both the poem and movie‚ the hero who is Beowulf‚ acts very
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The Book vs. the Movie The book‚ The House of the Spirits‚ by Isabel Allende is a fictional novel set in Chile in the 1930s through 1970s. The movie‚ “The House of the Spirits” was made in the 1990s from the book Allende wrote. Although the movie is similar to the book‚ many of the characters and event are different. Also‚ many of the important events that are in the book fail to exist in the movie. The beginning of the book and movie‚ it opened with Rosa. But‚ in the book‚ Rosa is a beautiful
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2013 Pretty Little Liars The book I have chosen to do a review on will be on the New York Times best-seller novel written by Sara Shepard Pretty Little Liars. Pretty Little Liars is a drama/mystery book that was released in 2006 and has since then had rave reviews and been produced into a television series that is ongoing. The theme of the book is all about your secrets and how they can come back to haunt you and how they play an important role in your life. I choose to do this book because after
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throughout the novel by Kristin Levine‚ The Lions of Little Rock. In the book‚ characters try to defy the odds and overcome hardships. Levine’s riveting piece of historical fiction takes place in Little Rock‚ the capital of Arkansas‚ in 1958. During the book‚ the town’s public high schools are refusing to integrate‚ and therefore‚ shutting down. In addition to the high schools shutting down‚ all of the other schools are segregated. The people of Little Rock are divided between segregation and integration
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growing up along with hope‚ courage‚ and responsibility. Savvy‚ composed by Ingrid Law‚ is a tale of a young woman’s adventure that should be placed in the Little Free Library because of the power of persistence‚ the beauty of hope‚ and the gift of understanding uniqueness in everyone that this book gives. Savvy deserves a place in our Little Free Library because Mibs demonstrates to readers that solutions come from perseverance and warm motivation. Mississippi refuses to abandon her mission
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Chinese Cartoons VS Japanese Animations Since Hang Zhou held the first International animation exhibition of China in 2004‚ and set the target to make Hang Zhou an International animation city‚ the development of Chinese cartoons has been put under public attention. Recent years has seen rapid improvement in Chinese comics and cartoons. While compared with Japan‚ the well-recognized kingdom of comics and animations‚ Chinese cartoons seem to have a long way to go. In fact‚ Chinese animation has
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Bethany Martin English 111 17 Professor Barnes November 17‚ 2011 Kindle Vs. Books When two objects‚ such as the Kindle and a book‚ are compared there is a lot of room for the consumer’s personal opinion. On one side‚ the argument is the enjoyment of holding and reading a real book‚ and on the other‚ the argument is the conservation of materials. The real comparison lies within the cost‚ the ease of access‚ and aesthetics.
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English H 11 August 2014 Printed Books vs. Evolving Technology The battle between books and the digital age: will technology diminish the significance of a printed book? Although many books can be found on a Kindle‚ I-pad‚ or computer‚ the printed book is traditional and one simply can’t stray from tradition. It’s easy to get lost in a world where advancements are flourishing everywhere‚ but a world without books‚ is a world without knowledge. Printed books are still vital in a rapidly evolving
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E-BOOKS VS. PAPERBACK BOOKS Recently‚ e-book came out and developed rapidly. In 2012‚ Amazon released news that it sold more e-books than paperback books in the global market in 2011. Interestingly‚ it was the first time more e-books than paperbacks were sold on Amazon. Some people have predicted that one day e-books will completely replace paperback books. They saw the rapid increase of e-books’ selling and potential. Undeniably‚ today’s society has a tendency to prefer e-books. But this preference
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