The Hall of Mirrors was located on its north side by the Salon of War‚ which contains art that depicts the king’s victory against the European coalition‚ and on its south side by the Salon of Peace‚ which contained art that depicts the forthcoming peace. This gallery is three hundred and fifty-seven wide arcaded mirrors that face a set of seventeen windows that overlook the gardens. The walls are covered in marble and golden sculptures that stand out from the arches of mirrors. This hall was used
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THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE Two weeks ago I finished reading the book “The Firm” by John Grisham. It was really interesting for me to read this story because of the unpredictable plot and the bright characters. At that moment I thought that the book had a really fantastic ending. But when I saw the film about “The Firm”‚ I was surprised that the book and the movie could be so different. I was amazed with the last episodes of the movie because the content was completely
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Should Wes Anderson be Considered as an auteur of this generation? Wes Anderson is a unique director who has created many artistic films over the course of his career of 23 years. Some characteristics of his directional style are Whip pan‚ God’s eye view‚ POV shot‚ Tracking‚ Crosscutting‚ Dolly in/out‚ Iris Lens to create a satire effect on the viewers and build a director-viewer relationship with the viewer. He is more renowned for his mastery with Unnatural camera angles which usually create a
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the forest dressed as magicians with their black gowns and top hats using tree branches for magic wands‚ and as they waved their wands they saw a very strange shadow. This shadow was also surrounded by very bright light. Suddenly a voice began to speak; Elisa and Elizabeth were shocked and a little scared too. The echoing voice said “by dawn tomorrow you shall have real magic powers for the rest of your life.” The next morning the girls felt very strange but with lots of energy. They felt like
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The story‚ and movie “The Speckled Band” have many similarities. Julia’s room in both the story‚ and movie was the same. In the movie it looked exactly like what was described in the book. Also when Julia’s hair started to whiten. In the movie you could see when she was just about to die her hair did start to turn a grayish-white‚ and in the book it said that her hair was starting to turn white too. Also when Dr.Roylott came into Sherlock’s office Sherlock was calm. In the movie Sherlock was very
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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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To start things off‚ the book war of the worlds is an action packed narrative book written by the author H.G wells. After the book was released it was such a hit a movie was created and directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2005. The plot consists of a dad and his kids fighting for their lives as the world is being attacked by aliens who are tearing apart the world and causing complete chaos. Although the film and the movie are similar there are still some major differences and elements between
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Rape is a difficult subject to explain to others because it is traumatic experience that people not involved will be unable to deal with the situation. Laurie Anderson’s novel Speak focuses on this very issue. The protagonist‚ Melinda Sordino‚ must face the challenges of high school‚ family issues‚ and the inability to express herself. Mr. Freeman‚ David Petrakis‚ and sports are the things Melinda relies on to overcome the past that haunts her. Mr. Freeman is a factor that motivates Melinda Sordino
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ones from the novel. Jonas’s Characteristic are more simple‚ and realistic in the movie. Someone who sees new things is curious‚ and in his community‚ being curious and wanting to express it is very understandable‚ but in the novel he doesn’t really express his curiosity‚ and instead is equivocal. The movie shows his curiosity‚ and him wanting everyone to “feel”. Reasons that Jonas is better in the movie than the book‚ are that he is more relatable‚ he takes bigger risks‚ and has a more audacious‚
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Prince Hall was born in British West Indies. His father‚ Thomas Prince Hall‚ was an Englishman and his mother a free colored woman. He worked as a leather worker for his passage on a ship to Boston. During this time he married Sarah Ritchery. Shortly after their marriage‚ she died at the age of 24. Eight years later he had acquired real estate and was qualified to vote. Prince Hall also pressed John Hancock to be allowed to join the Continental Army and was one of a few blacks who fought at the battle
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