The story The Nutcracker has many different versions of the story. There are books‚ movies‚ and ballets. The original book was made in 1816 by ETA Hoffmann‚ and was called The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. There are many different rewrites of the book. The book is during Christmas‚ and Clara got a nutcracker‚ and it was magical Christmas. In brief‚ there are many different adaptations of the story The Nutcracker. Despite the various version of the story the plot stay the same. The plot has the
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When you watch the movie The Makeover‚ featuring famous actress Julia Stiles‚ you may notice that it resembles something that you might have read in your English 1104 class. The movie might remind you of the play‚ Pygmalion‚ written by George Bernard Shaw. It is the story of a phonetics professor who trains an ordinary flower girl to act like a sophisticated young lady. It is based off a Greek legend where a man named Pygmalion wanted to create the perfect statue. He made her so perfect that he fell
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old-fashioned‚ quiet and basic as reading a book. Or‚ at least‚ that used to be the case. But with the competitive flood of electronic readers‚ or e-readers‚ hitting the market as well as e-reader applications for smartphones‚ the reading experience has been getting a progressively modern makeover. The stats are in and the fight is on. Overall book sales have dropped in 2008 and 2009‚ according to the American Association of Publishers (AAP). While adult hardcover books actually increased by over 6% in 2009
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it. The money you spend at the theaters‚ you could use that money to rent multiple movies at the movie store and you will still have money left over to save for a rainy day. The expenses you will pay at the theaters can result in a bad experience for watching a movie that you may enjoy. There are many differences and similarities between renting a movie and going to see a movie. Being at the movie theaters can be a waste of your time‚ depending on what time you go. The best time to go to the theaters
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Has one ever read a book to find out the movie was nothing like it? Or has someone ever read a book to then watch the movie to realize that the movie and the book are very similar in the content? What way would a viewer prefer better? Most viewers would prefer the movie to be the same as the book so that they can understand what is going on throughout the movie. Most times‚ someone that has read the book and goes to watch the movie gets very confused when they do not go in the same order or have
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To Kill a Mockingbird Movie and Novel Comparison In the book by Harper Lee and the 1962 film by Robert Mulligan‚ about the story To Kill a Mockingbird‚ they both express the main idea of racial discrimination and human rights. The movie based off of the book does a great job of keeping the same idea that existed throughout the novel. Although they both have the same concepts there are differences between the two that give one over the other a better view on the story under some circumstances.
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Wyatt Fairchild English 12 Hamlet Paper 2-27-12 Hamlet Movie Compared to the Play Many movies that are played to this day that are about books or plays show extreme differences from each other. The movie Hamlet and the play The Tragedy Hamlet Prince of Denmark is one example of a movie following a play/book very closely. By following the play so closely‚ the movie helps show people Shakespeare’s work of art. In the movie about Hamlet‚ the director did a great job on interpreting it so
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Differences of the book and the movie THE HUNGER GAMES In the novel‚ Katniss receives mokingjay Undersee Madge‚ the mayor’s daughter. In the film‚ as she sells what hunt‚ see the mockingjay and takes it to Prim‚ who returns after harvest. Madge never seen in the film. In the novel‚ Prim has blue eyes‚ like Peeta. In the film both have brown eyes. In the book Katniss is short for being malnourished‚ whereas in the movie she is a bit high. In the book‚ Katniss is visited by Peeta’s father after her
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The Reader‚ set in post-World War II Germany‚ relates the story of an SS camp guard‚ Hanna Schmitz‚ and her evolving relationship with the narrator‚ Michael Berg. Both the book and the movie deal with serious issues‚ including love and denial‚ guilt and accountability‚ and reconciliation. They both employ several subversive strategies: in presenting Michael Berg’s first love‚ it is impossible not to be sympathetic; we are drawn in. Hanna is the mysterious older woman who initiates the young boy into
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“Experience is the best teacher” is a familiar wise word which is often heard by me‚ I absolutely agree with that statement. Even though‚ we can get much knowledge from the book but the most important lessons in life come from our own experiences. In addition‚ different age will influence the different way of thinking. It depends on what stage are you; beginning with the stage as student in the school‚ then to university‚ the last is being adult. However‚ experience will teach us many skills we need
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