Beam‚ Patricia English pd. 7/8 November 1‚ 2012 What do you do when you read a book then watch the movie on it? Do you watch it to get the picture of the story or do you watch it to compare the two? When reading a story then watching a movie you need to watch out for the similarities and differences between the two. The book Beowulf and the movie Beowulf have a few similarities and a good bit of differences. Some similarities are they both have the same characters‚ Beowulf cuts off Grendel’s
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Kyle Simms ENC 1102 Professor Daniels Essay 1 The Lottery The story by Shirley Jackson‚ “The Lottery”‚ is a very unusual story. It is unique in its own ways. The author Shirley Jackson is definitely a passionate‚ creative writer to write a story like this one. There are some odd themes and lessons we can all learn from this crazy story. The story is about a small village of only around three hundred people who all know each other. “The morning of June 27th was cleat and sunny‚ with
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powerful‚ a book‚ or a film? A question that is asked all the time when comparing and contrasting a book that’s made it to the big screen.The story tells of a 12 year old girl named Meg and her 5 year old brother Charles Wallace who’s father has disappeared with the help of Meg’s classmate Calvin O’keefe and the three misses Mrs‚ Whatsit‚ Mrs‚ Who‚ and Mrs‚ Which they will set off on a journey to find Meg’s father and save the universe from the darkness. The movie was more powerful than the book because
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A major downfall of the movies compared to the book is the added characters and storylines. While some of the added storyline help to clarify parts about the battle of five armies‚ it also serves to muddle up parts of the movie and making them hard to follow‚ such as the story line about the Necromanser and all the death he is bringing back to reclaim the mountain. Another one of these completely unnecessary use of additional characters and storylines is the love story between Kili and Tauriel. Even
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title of this book is The Hobbit written by J.R.R. Tolkien and the director of the movie “The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug” is Peter Jackson. The book and movie are about a hobbit named Bilbo who is called to go on an adventure. In this adventure Bilbo‚ 13 dwarves‚ and a wizard will go kill the dragon who tore apart the dwarves’ city and took all of their treasure long ago. Bilbo is growing as a hero in the movie and the book but there are many differences too‚ the differences in the movie are all changed
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were all the towns people gather together in the town’s square. A lottery is being held during late June; all the children who had just gotten out of school are collecting and piling stones. Then after‚ the men gather at the square‚ followed by the women‚ they call to their children over to stand with each other. All families are accounted for except for Mr. Dunbar and Tessie Hutchinson. Mr. Summers‚ who is in charge of the lottery‚ is now able to proceed with the event. He has a black wooden box
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When one thinks of a lottery‚ they imagine winning a large sum of money. Shirley Jackson uses the setting in The Lottery to foreshadow an ironic ending. The peaceful and tranquil town described in this story has an annual lottery‚ and you can’t possibly guess what the "prize" is The author foreshadows an ironic ending at the very beginning by establishing a cheerful setting. The story occurs "around ten o’clock" on June twenty-seventh‚ a time of day that is very bright and joyous and a time
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The book I read this trimester was The Choice written by Nicholas Sparks. The choice is a heart wrenching story about two neighbors‚ Travis and Gabby‚ who end up falling in love. Spanning the eventful years of their young love‚ marriage and family‚ The Choice ultimately confronts the reader with the hardest question of all: how far would you go to keep the hope of love alive? If i could make this book into a movie i would very known directors and actors because it would make the movie more interesting
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a friend’s message. Upon hearing Marko‚ Brian realizes he is the man he spoke to on the phone and says‚ "You don’t remember me‚ do you? I told you I was going to find you." That was amazing! I have never come across anything like that before in a movie. It was refreshing‚ to say the least. In Taken 2‚ he reminds audiences yet again of his abilities. When Lenore and he are captured‚ Brian tries to determine his location and being tied up does not stop him. He contacts his daughter‚ Kim‚ and has her
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Shirley Jackson’s‚ The Lottery‚ has raised questions in the back of every reader’s mind towards the destructive yet blind rituals of mankind. A reflection of ourselves is what we see when looking through the pond of Jackson’s mind. The Lottery clearly expressed Jackson’s feelings concerning traditional rituals through her story‚ opened the eyes of its readers to properly classify and question some of today’s traditions as cruel‚ and allowed room to foretell the outcome
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