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    or book. Arthur Miller ’s play‚ The Crucible and the movie version have many differences and similarities‚ all of which contribute to the individual effectiveness of each in conveying their central message. There are several additions and changes to the plot‚ characters‚ and mood of the play‚ which have been implemented into the movie. To begin‚ some scenes in the movie were only talked about or made reference to in the play‚ but in the movie these scenes take place and the viewer actually sees

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    Although home school is a more personal one on one atmosphere‚ public school offers teachers with degrees and individual teachers for each subject. This is a personal decision parents have to decide. Both options have their good points and bad points. When it comes to teaching a student‚ both educational ways have completely different ideas on how they think the best way. Public Schools use a general system that seems to work for a majority of the students. Home School is based a lot on the

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    My grandmother has been the person in my life that has truly influenced me the most. After more than fifty years of marriage she lost her husband‚ my grandfather‚ to brain cancer. He was her true love and together they were like no other couple. They brightened everyone’s smile with their jokes and laughter. None of us thought she would survive on her own after his tragic death‚ seeing that the men were the dominant ones of their generation. Yet she proved us all wrong and gained more independence

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    The Theatre of Absurd

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    4.It has been said that Waiting for Godot is a play in which nothing happens-twice. Compare how two playwrights‚ whose work you have studied this term‚ have used the Absurdist form to express their ideas. Out of all the plays we have studies‚ I think that ‘’Waiting for Godot’’ and ‘’Blasted’’ are the ones in which the authors mostly used the Absurdist form to express their ideas but nevertheless through completely different styles. First of all ‘’Absurd’’ is commonly known as the philosophical

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    The novel The Great Gatsby and its movie are very much a like when you talk about characters‚ setting‚ and general theme. However‚ there are few subtle differences between the two that sets them apart just enough to notice. Although they have those small contrasts‚ they don’t take away from the overall theme of the story. First of all‚ the book describes the Valley of Ashes as being somewhat barren. However‚ in the movie‚ the Valley of Ashes is in a way developed with roads and buildings. Yes

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    Luhrmann accurately portrayed the characters of the novel in his film by emphasizing their hopes along with their flaws. However‚ there were many plot discrepancies in the movie due to Luhrmann’s need to make the movie more appealing to moviegoers. Character representation was an important aspect of both the novel and the movie. Since they

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    The Pit and the Pendulum is a book written by Edgar Allen Poe in 1842. Years later‚ in 1961‚ a movie was made. Directed by Roger Corman‚ the film is a lot different than the movie‚ though it does have a few similarities. One of the few similarities is the pendulum sequence. When Francis is strapped down to the “bed‚” the pendulum comes inches closer and closer‚ slowly‚ as in the book. Right as it’s about to kill him‚ he’s saved. Another similarity‚ though minor‚ is the involvement of a pit. A

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    modern movie there were many differences in scenes. The play began with a confrontation on a Verona street between servants of the Montague house and the Capulet house. The movie also began with a confrontation between the two houses‚ but took place at a gas station that they proceeded to set fire to. The famous balcony scene of the play was quite different from the movie in that Romeo and Juliet ended up in the pool and were kissing‚ and that did not happen at all in the play. The movie completely

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    The novel The Good Earth written by Pearl. S Buck and the movie Directed by Sidney Franklin were both similar‚ but had many differences. The Movie The Good Earth showed the earth as a way of greed and corruption for Wang Lung. The more land he gathered the more greedy he appeared. Wang Lung wanted to keep purchasing land and does not want to‚ or plan on selling any land. He compares wealth with how much land he owns. He goes on to buy the house of Liu to show O-Lan how much wealth he had. He gives

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    Theatre Monologue Essay

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    slouching over in my chair as I listened to my theatre teacher recite difficult words from a book written by‚ what he considered an old friend of his‚ Bill; little did I know‚ Bill was going to change my life forever. Competitiveness runs through my blood so when I heard the school was hosting a monologue competition I did not hesitate to sign up. To my surprise‚ it had to be a monologue from one of the plays written by this Bill character that my theatre teacher adored so much. I irked his plays due

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