understanding for the play Fences. We discussed that throughout the movie‚ the dialogue flowed smoother compared to trying to understand and read it in play form. We also discussed how the movie brought out more raw emotions throughout the characters which made them more likeable on the screen than they appeared on paper. Our example is Troy; he seems like a horrible person and an unlikable guy reading the play but in the movie‚ his personality portrayed by actor Denzel Washington makes him a very
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The Notebook An elderly man man with a well used notebook in his hands. A woman experiencing a morning ritual she doesn’t understand or enjoy‚ until he starts to read to her. The Notebook is a heartbreaking story which describes the power of love like no other. A story that you’ll remember forever. Set in North Carolina in 1946‚ it follows the story of Noah Calhoun. A rural Southerner returned home from World War II. Noah‚ thirty-one years old‚ is restoring an old house to its former glory
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Kristina Roberts June 7‚ 2011 Furey-EN 305 Notebook Assignment 7. Research and identify people –not necessarily local or U.S. based—who hold what you consider the “ideal job”. What does the job entail? Can you find the person’s resume/vita somewhere? Write a brief summary of the persons training and career‚ using as many real statics as you can find. Explain what you admire about this person. What kind of worker is he? What were his greatest accomplishments? Setbacks? How did the field
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industry. Literary adaptation is the adapting of a literary source it can be a novel‚ movie‚ play or even games. For example‚ the first book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” was released in November 26‚ 1865. There are lots of companies who made the movie based on the story book‚ such as Walt Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland” was released in July 26‚ 1951. The Disney’s version is way better performance than the book because Disney’s audiences are mostly children and teenagers so that they used dreams
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days prefer watching movies over reading books. However‚ it can be interesting to read a book as well as watch the movie to find similarities and differences. The novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck‚ consists of two main characters: George Milton and Lennie Small. The movie‚ released in 1992‚ focuses on the same characters’ adventures working on a ranch during the Great Depression. There are several similarities between Lennie in the movie and the book‚ including him liking to touch anything soft
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Joan Didion‚ a concerned citizen living in the nicer parts of Los Angeles near the ocean‚ writes the “Los Angeles Notebook” about the return of the Santa Ana winds and how the winds are altering the ordinary behaviors of the Los Angeles citizens. Didion claims the Santa Ana winds aren’t just in Santa Ana‚ but also in Switzerland‚ and are very perilous with a strong disruption in normal human nature‚ suggesting a mechanistic behavior. Through her use of apprehensive diction‚ eerie imagery‚ and suspenseful
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Nature vs. Nurture The never-ending debate of nature vs. nurture is an interesting topic to discuss. Some people believe that everyone’s personality is pre-determined by genetics while others think it all has to do with your surroundings as you grow older with experiences. My belief is somewhere in between: People can be born with a higher chance of being depressed or generally a happy person‚ but it won’t happen unless someone experiences something that triggers this trait. It’s not only a person’s
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According to Tom Cruise‚ watching a movie in theaters is better than watching a movie at home. Tom Cruise‚ however‚ is wrong. Watching movies at home is better than watching movies in theaters. Movies are better at home because there are no previews‚ there is privacy‚ and they cost less. Going to a movie theater is inferior to staying home because of all the previews‚ the people‚ and the expense. When you first walk into a theater and sit down‚ the lights dim and you settle in for the first glimpse
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explains to us in the essay “On Keeping a Notebook” that her point of “keeping a notebook has never been‚ nor is it now‚ to have an accurate factual record of what I have been doing or thinking” (77). Throughout “On Keeping‚” Didion tells us her reasoning for keeping a notebook is to see the types of expressions of how a person is feeling at a point in time‚ rather than keeping a diary which is just a record of dated events. Didion tells us that keepers of private notebooks are lonely and nervous
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the movie‚ the viewer gets to see children fighting and preparing for a battle without knowing the overall purpose and message of the novel. Ender’s Game is asking if it is morally correct to train a child for war. In the end though‚ the novel shows a more fitting message than the movie portrays it. After viewing/reading the movie and book Ender’s Game there are many slight or major changes‚ most notably‚ the endings are very different‚ yet similar in certain aspects . Furthermore‚ the movie concludes
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