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    story of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the movie that is most accurate‚ Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ it is seen that there are many similarities and differences. The movie’s abundant similarities to the novel allow for the movie to carry the name Frankenstein and even include the original author’s name. The book and movie share a similar storyline‚ but the movie strays from the novel in certain scenes and in details of various characters. The movie and novel both share the same storyline. As seen

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    Many novels are so successful that producers can’t wait to adapt the story into a film. However‚ it is all up to the director who controls how to present it on screen. The movie may be closely similar or far different to the presentation of the book‚ the effectiveness of each may differ. After exploring the novel “Class Action”‚ by Clara Bingham‚ and the screenplay which was inspired by it “North Country”‚ the novel seems to be more effective as it helps the audience understand the storyline. It

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    there’s no conflict‚ there are no stories worth telling - or reading.” Is an utopian society the way to go? In the book The Giver by Lois Lowry‚ the protagonist Jonas soon realized after becoming The Receiver that the Elders in his community have been hiding the truth of what could have been. There is more feeling and technology in the movie compared to the book The Giver. The movie and the book The Giver have similarities‚ such as‚ the characters are all the same. Jonas is strong‚ courageous‚ and wants

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    Many do not think a modern movie could resemble an epic poem written around the time of 700 B.C. However‚ the movie‚ O’ Brother‚ Where Art Thou?‚ written and directed by the Coen brothers‚ and the poem‚ The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ are similar in multiple ways. The themes‚ plots‚ and characters are some of the ways these two pieces of literature are alike. In both stories‚ there are a group of men trying to make it back home. In the poem‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ along with his men‚ are

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    “The Story of Tom Brennan” is a novel reflecting our own sense of crushing a negative life experience and overcoming that with new and positive adventures into a new world. The novel written by J.C. Burke demonstrates journey of acceptance and hardship that the Brennan’s had to face throughout their stay at Coghill and their past from Mumbilli‚ especially for Tom. Each individual creates their own choices to stumble upon their experience which may either trigger awful consequences or opportunities

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    Does anyone know Li Cunxin or his extraordinary life? He is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer and stockbroker‚ and he also was one of the world’s finest ballet dancer. Mao’s Last Dancer" is a heartwarming autobiography‚ which reflects on the past of Li Cunxin‚ the author‚ who went from living a life of extreme poverty to becoming an international dance performer. For master ballet dancer Li Cunxin the measure of his success‚ that Li recounts his determination‚ perseverance‚ vision‚ courage

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    The Movie or the Book? Nicholas Sparks has written multiple novels that have evolved into movies‚ such as The Notebook‚ The Last Song‚ Dear John‚ Message in a Bottle‚ and A Walk to Remember. The movies previously mentioned are as equally good as the novels except for Dear John. To me‚ Dear John is one of the best books written by Nicholas Sparks‚ yet the movie is the worst. The plot is excellent‚ but it is poorly portrayed in the movie. Several literary elements are found in both the movie and the

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    Mao Zedong Mao Zedong caused controversy throughout China‚ doing whatever he could to stay in power. Many laws were made in order to keep consistent beliefs and limit the risk of powerful uprisings in the future. This law create much chaos between his people and negatively affected the majority of the population. This is relevant throughout Balzac and the Little Seamstress as Luo and the narrator endure many hardships. Yet they work through it‚ eventually turning the tables and working their way

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    The Black Cat: A Comparison Between The Movie and The Book There are major differences between the film we saw in class and The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe. The film had added effects to get the viewer’s attention. The film also let out important parts that were in the short story. The short s The Black Cat: Deranged NarratorThe Black Cat: a Comparison Between the Movie and the Book The Black Cat: A Comparison Between The Movie and The Book There are major differences between the film we saw in

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    Movie: The Last Supper Directed by Stacy Title The Last Supper‚ by Dan Rosen‚ supposedly dares to take on deep subjects in a vein of sarcastic humor. But‚ what it says is that liberals‚ because of their belief‚ have the right to pass death sentences on opponents. The story was amusing at times and there was some comedy in the film‚ but it didn ’t really go anywhere. The most famous actor in the film was Mark Harmon‚ and they showed him for about one minute‚ before he got killed. The movie

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