In the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ book‚ The Hunger Games‚ the viewer in placed into a dystopian world with main characters‚ Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark. Their story is set in the country of Panem‚ leading up the the 74th annual Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is an event in which one male and one female “tribute” are chosen from each of the twelve districts and put into an arena where they will fight to the death until the last fighter can be crowned victor. Katniss and Peeta both
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is a big leap in the history of film making. However‚ there are certain aspects of the movie that could have been beter adapted. The main reason why these points have been missed may be due to the fact that Pier Paolo Pasolini meant to make a movie that carried a myth of the past to today and even tomorrow by starting the movie in Italy and carrying it to the past. What really bothered me while watching the movie was that Oedipus is too young compared to what we see in the tragedy and even more disturbing
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journey down the Mississippi River is represents the everyday American highway of endless possibilities about what is going to happen next. Mark Twain basically transforms a boy’s adventure tale into what people would say to be one of the world’s great books. Huckleberry Finn was one of the first novels to be written in‚ narrated in the first person by the title character. The novel has been banned to eliminate perceived racism. It was the fifth most banned in school and libraries during the 1990s. One
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Shakespeare intent for the original play‚ and how is this achieved in the adaption of "She’s the man". The social‚ moral of ethical message conveyed in the film and its value to teenagers. Shakespeare’s original play had the theme of love‚ appearance vs reality‚ madness‚ dramatic irony‚ through the portrayal of a female losing her brother and who is trying to make her way in life as a man because she knows that women could not make their way because the society back then was sexist‚ rude and extremely
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The Novel Frankenstein is over hundred years old and still popular today. Frankenstein is still seen in movies‚ cartoons‚ and short stories. People around the world continue to read the novel. The novel’s themes are understood and relatable to many people because it discusses life and death. Shelly’s purpose in writing the novel was to entertain. However‚ the time period in which Shelly wrote the novel was very conservative and the themes of life and death could had been offensive. Shelly’s experiences
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servant‚ The Kite Runner a novel written by: Khaled Hosseini is an eye-opening story which shows that not all people are as fortunate. When it comes to comparing a story vs. a book it is amazing to see how much is left out or the choices of the director can takeaway specific themes and ideas that occurred in the actual story. The movie was deficient when it came to their descriptions of characters‚ and their relationships with one another which lead to the taking a way of the theme: friendship and betrayal
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Simple Pendulum Experiment In this experiment you will make a simple pendulum consisting of a plumb bob and a piece of string anchored at two points. By attaching the string to two points the normal precession that would occur will be eliminated. [pic] Items to be turned in as report: 1) all discussion question answers (be thorough) 2) graph of period squared versus length 3) simple data tables of collected data 4) graphical analysis answers 5) using your values for g‚ calculate
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“The Monkey’s Paw” The story‚ “The Monkey’s Paw” is a supernatural short story by W. W. Jacobs that was published in 1902. In the story 3 people can only make 3 wishes granted‚ but they don’t get exactly what they wish for. In order for your wish to come true you must hold the paw in your right hand and wish. There are plenty of ways how “The Monkey’s Paw” film enhances the mood of suspense more than the original version of the story. One way the film does a better job at enhancing the suspenseful
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“The Monkey’s Paw” “The Monkey’s Paw” is a short story written W. W. Jacobs‚ following the short story it has a short film. I preferred the short story because I thought it was written and expressed a lot better than the film. I didn’t care for the actors and setting in the film‚ I pictured it differently when I read it. The Film and short story had similarities‚ characters‚ setting‚ and some dialogue. It starts off with a chess game with Mr.White and his son. Then Morris came to visit‚ and
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There are many reasons why I personally have enjoyed the film more than the novel. I believe that there is a lot of small details in the film that makes it that much better. An example would include when prim tucks in her shirt after she is called up on stage. Nowhere in the novel did the author give this small but powerful detail. Another example would include at the start of the film when it gave us an explanation of the reaping and what it stood for. We did get this information in the novel‚ but
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