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    Why is the movie never the same as the book? This is a question many people tend to ask themselves after reading a book and then viewing the film. Obviously‚ filmmakers try to make the movie more dramatic and that’s why changes from the book are present. Although the changes usually don’t change the story drastically‚ it still tends to hit a nerve in people when they see the differences. In the book and the movie‚ The Secret Life of Bees‚ the changes are not dramatic and are sometimes hard to pick

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    American novelist Stephen Chbosky. Despite many interesting takes in the movie‚ the book was more effective. Although the movie adaption of the novel has many interesting takes‚ the book was more effective in the audience’s perspective. The book adaptation was better. The novel is better than the movie because it explains the plot and includes every scene that was written beautifully in-depth. First and foremost‚ the book is a much more effective medium than the film version because of Michael Dobson’s

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    Both The Westing Game book and movie are full of mysteries. Here at G.L.M.S 6th grade students are trying to solve the mystery. Whoever figures out the mystery gets a pile of money to spend at their will. The Westing Game is centered around a 13 year old girl name Turtle Wexler [T.R Wexler]. Turtle makes a bet with Doug and Otis and turles finds Sam Westing dead. This leads to the start of The Westing Game . The Westing Game takes of to figure out the “Murderer”. Turtle uses the

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    Have you ever looked at a old book or even a movie and thought it would be bad to read because the setting? Or that the book or movie would have to much facts and a very weird way of telling the real story. I sometimes do think this but thats before I knew the difference. To me a modern setting does make the book more fun to read‚ but not more interesting than the original stories. However did you think the modern setting had the main important .. big details of what’s the story is about well it

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    Everyone’s a suspect! Someone must have murdered Sam Westing or else he wouldn’t be dead? In THE WESTING GAME book and movie there’s a mystery that sixteen heir has to solve to find the murderer of Sam Westing. The Westing game book and movie contains many differences and similarities that are worth finding out. The Westing game has many differences and similarities that are worth knowing. The Westing game is a mystery that Sam Westings heirs has to find. They might seem different but they have similar

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    Not growing up in an environment like the ones of the characters I don’t seem to have any personal connections. However‚ as I compare the movie to the book I understand the tragic scenarios Ishmael‚ Solomon‚ and Solomon’s son went through. Innocent children and people were killed each day for no logic reason. Survival was something near to impossible. The book concentrates on Ishmael from an individual point of view. He knew about war yet he knew it was far away. He was much more secure with the

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    The movie and the book Like Water for Chocolate are both well written. I enjoyed the book because it had a different layout than the other books we have read thus far. The film was an asset to see because it followed the book so well that it gave you more ideas about things that you might not have totally understood while reading it. This is the first Spanish movie that has had such a positive effect on the book which makes the movie that much more amazing. When reading I tried to focus on

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    movies that are based on popular literature. Adapting books to film is never an easy task‚ sometimes it works out well for example‚ The Lord of the Rings‚ The Shining and countless more. Though it can also fail horribly‚ as if the screenwriter and director did not bother to read the book. A bad adaptation can even kill a whole franchise‚ such as The Golden Compass and Eragon. People often tend to compare which is better‚ the book or the movie but as they are two completely different mediums to tell

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    Anqi Wang Methology 102Q Henry Bayerle September 17th‚ 2013 the Imagery of Nature and Culture The imagery of nature and culture connects every scene from Book 9 to Book 12 in Odyssey. On the land of Cyclopes‚ Odysseus’s encounter with the one-eyed uncivilized giant unveils Odysseus’s cleverness as a civilized human being; Nevertheless‚ Odysseus eventually fails to overcome the flaw of human characteristic‚ as he tells Polyphemus about his real mortal identity when he is sailing away‚ which

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    Odyssey Vs Gilgamesh Essay

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    (the Greek term for homecoming)‚ xenis (guest/host relationship)‚ oikos (household)‚ and aganoriss (recognition). In both epics these themes are illustrated. In The Odyssey the theme of nostro is very prevalent in this epic. Basically the whole story is based around this concept. The main character‚ Odysseus’ whole goal in the book is his homecoming. Along his journey he faces many challenges separating him from his home (Ithaca) and his family. The main thing that keeps Odysseus going is the thought

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