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    choices? Consider Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Atticus does not make morally correct choices only when it is convenient for him to do so. Rather‚ he shows he’s a truly just character by sticking to his principles even when his life is at stake. 2) Decide whether the character’s actions are wise or unwise. For example‚ one may think of Friar Laurence in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet as being a character who continually makes poor decisions that reflect his inner corruption

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    Jim Hawkins As the narrator of Treasure Island and the instigator of its most important plot twists‚ Jim is clearly the central character in the novel. Probably around twelve or thirteen years old‚ he is the quiet and obedient son of the owner of an inn near Bristol‚ England. As events unfold throughout the novel‚ Jim’s character changes dramatically‚ showing increasing cleverness‚ courage‚ maturity‚ and perspective. In the first chapters‚ Jim is an easily frightened boy who is closely associated

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    Books Vs. Movies Why are audiences so upset with the way the movie turned out after reading the book? ” Ask any reader who has seen the movie version of a favorite book‚ and the answer will usually be‚ the book was better.” (Corliss‚ 2005‚ p. 1)They are frequently disappointed because the movie versions are not sticking to their all-time favorite book. Growing up with books like Harry Potter‚ as readers or having someone reading to us our minds wonder off to this mystical land‚ picturing how our

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    Some say fiction is more enjoyable than watching movies. Although it is true that reading book will help people expand their certain level of vocabulary and glossaries‚ I believe that watching movie will appreciate the story line comprehensively and it is more efficient watching movie rather than reading book. In this essay‚ I will briefly illustrate two significant reasons to support my preference. Most of all‚ I believe that movies express its’ story more lively than reading fiction

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    Summary This is the story of a mother and her two daughters who belong to a poor black family. The mother worked hard all her life to provide living to her daughters (Walker‚ pp. 315). Dee‚ the younger daughter always hated the background where she came from. She is presented as a smart (Walker‚ pp. 315) and educated girl who wanted to move of the poverty. She found her ways to a different social class when she went away to another college. She also changed her name to “Wango” as her name Dee

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    Movies and books are similar but yet different in many ways. Movies and books are similar in the fact that they both paint the same picture and tell the same story along with holding suspense‚ where as they differ by how they paint that picture and tell the story along with how the suspense is brought about. When reading books and watching movies‚ one will eventually come to the same conclusion at the end. How we get to that conclusion will differ for each. In the fact that movies and books

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    MOVIES compared to BOOKS I love movies as much as I love books. I do prefer reading books and watching movies rather than texting‚ playing computer games‚ and roaming around somewhere just like a typical teenager would do. I have read a lot of books from different prestigious authors. What I have noticed is that‚ when you are reading a book‚ it’s like you’re in a different world far from reality and it is like you’re there with the characters. You can feel their emotions because you’re just like

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    ”Obstacles Produce Overcomers: Resilience is Found Within the Struggle” This human existence called life often brings with it many challenges and obstacles. For some‚ those challenges prove to be too difficult and will lead to their demise‚ but for others the obstacles they face seem to bring about an inner strength that often they themselves have not discovered. So if human nature is designed to survive then why do some appear more successful than others? That fight for survival is often call

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    During this phase‚ people establish through their dealings who they actually are in addition to what they are worth. For instance‚ Treasure Island is an adventure tale‚ but it is also the story of one boy’s (Jim Hawkins) coming of age. On the outset of the voyage‚ Jim was a timid adolescent‚ but by the closing stages‚ he had matured incredibly. In his novel‚ Treasure Island‚ author Robert Louis Stevenson focuses primarily on the journey of main character Jim Hawkins to exemplify the process of growing

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    Treasure Island Treasure Island is an adventure tale that deals with greed and a central theme of good versus evil (bad guys versus good guys). “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other‚ or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.” (Matthew 6:24) Once the main character Jim Hawkins leaves his boring life at the Inn‚ the book becomes very fast paced and more exciting which is due to the main characters sense of

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