...Tommy Hembrock Mrs.Belcher Period 3 15 November 2017 Analysis of The Mighty Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick tells the story of Freak and Max. The book tells you about the adventures between Freak and Max. Freak and Max are both 13 and go to middle school. There are quite a few differences between the book and the movie, for example the mill pond scene is different, In the movie there is not a daycare scene. The ornithopter scene is also quite different. The mill pond scene is different in the movie than in the book because in the book after Blade/Tony D. gets out of the pond he and his gang throw stuff at Freak and Max. In the movie they don't throw stuff at Freak and Max but the police drive up and catch them. This is one of the...
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...Genna Cahill English Composition 1001 Essay 2 Microtheme 5 After reading Rachel Adams’s chapter “Sideshow Cinema”, I have gained a new perspective on Tod Browning’s film Freaks. Adams suggests that there may be a fine line between monster and victim regarding the normal people, such as Cleopatra and Hercules, and the freaks, such as Hans and the conjoined Hilton twins. “After establishing Hans as a sympathetic character who suffers unwarranted abuse, the spectacle of Cleo’s body, mutilated at the hands of the freaks, leaves the viewer unsure about who is the victim and who aggressor,” Adams describes (77). Up until the point of Cleo’s revelation as the “chicken-woman”, the normal-looking people leave us to feel more sympathy for the freaks based on the treatment of them. Majority of the film, we see Cleo, Hercules, and their normal friends treat the freaks as inferiors, teasing them subtly to their faces and more so behind their backs. Therefore, in this sense, the normal people can be seen as monsters and the freaks as victims. The effect of the camera also gives us more sympathy for the freaks. The settings in which these people are placed affect the way we see them. For example, Hans is often placed next to larger objects, especially in Cleo’s wagon, and this makes him, in proportion, look much, much smaller than he actually is. This is true when we are looking at Cleopatra from his point of view as well. Compared to Hans, she seems a lot taller, and we can understand...
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...Freak the Mighty have many similarities and differences between the two boys. Freak knew he had not much time to live. When Max first seen Freak, in the book they found each other while Max was walking on the streets. In the movie they first saw each other they both had problems. Max had helped Freak since he could not really move a whole lot. Since Freak could not really move or run Max would pick freak up and they would walk together. Ever since Max started carrying Freak felt like he could he again. Since freak is so smart and unable to walk. Freak decides to have Max lift him up and kick his sides or both of his legs to stop. When Max first seen freak, ( in the book) Max saw them moving into the house next door. (in the movie) When Max first saw Freak...
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...ordinary freak show, you’re going to die! He’s here and you’re never going to survive him, he’s more powerful than anyone alive. Once you die here you can never leave! Your spirit gets trapped!” I tried to ask her who “he” was but she disappeared. It must have been part of the act. My friend and I drove up from Georgia to Tennessee just see the biggest freak show in the USA. We walked up to the ticket box and asked for two tickets. As we were walking into the arena I saw the little girl again, but this time she was yelling at a couple to leave. I started to walk to her, she turned, looked at me, and disappeared again. Charlie & I found our seats after about a half hour of searching. We have front row seats, right in front of all the action. As we sat down we realized everyone had popcorn, cotton candy, & soda so I told Charlie that I would go get us our snacks while she saves our seats. As I was walking there were “freaks” everywhere doing tricks for little kids & their parents. I got so caught up in all the tricks I didn't have much time left to get us snacks, so I rushed to the concessions grabbed our snacks & rushed back to our seats. I gave the snacks to Charlie so I could take my seat. As I sat down the show began. There were clowns walking through the stands. They seemed to be everywhere. They were my biggest fear. I asked Charlie if she saw but she said she saw giant spiders. I was confused for a minute until the announcer said “Welcome to the biggest freak show...
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...Freak the Mighty and The Mighty Compare and Contrast Hook? The book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick is about two boys named Kevin and Max. Kevin has a disease known as Morquio Syndrome which causes him to die at a relatively young age. Also he is unable to participate in most physical activates with his friends, so he stays inside most of the time and reads his books. He especially enjoys the book King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, so he makes many references and allusions to it. Max’s father is a criminal who is in prison, but he breaks out and kidnaps Max. The book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick was better than the movie The Mighty which was based on the book Freak the Mighty for these three reasons; the suspense,...
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...Freak the Mighty and The Mighty Compare and Contrast Hook? The book “Freak the Mighty” by Rodman Philbrick is about two boys named Kevin and max. Kevin has a disease known as Morquio syndrome which causes him to die at a relatively young age, also he is unable to participate in most physical activates with his friends so he stays inside most of the time and reads his books. He especially enjoys the book King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, so he makes many references and allusions to it. Max’s father is a criminal who is in prison, but he breaks out and kidnaps Max. The book “Freak the Mighty” by Rodman Philbrick was better than the movie “The Mighty” which was based on the book “Freak the Mighty” because of three reasons, the...
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...In this paragraph I will be bringing up the points on why the book of Freak the Mighty is better than the movie. I will also be giving some similarities and differences between the two versions. One similarity is that Freak gave Max a book called Freak the Mighty. In both stories, Freak told Max to write down all the tales of the quests they went on. Also, Max got the book in both the movie and the book it allowed him to end the story of Freak the Mighty. Another similarity is that Freak lied to Max about the bionics. In the book, Freak took Max to a lab and told him that he would be getting a bionic body and that he would be the first bionic human. Freak did that in the movie as well. There are many differences but here are a few. First, in...
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...Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick is a story of a special friendship between 2 boys.The movie adaption, The Mighty stars Kieran Culkin who plays Kevin and Elden Henson who plays Max. There was a lot of differences between the book and movie such as the daycare scene, the purse episode, and Freak’s death. In the book, the readers are told that they met in daycare when they were young. Also in the daycare scene, it said how Freak got his name and why Max liked Freak because he looked like a robot. But in the movie Freak and Max met when Freak in the backyard and Freak was flying his ornithopter. And then Freak yelling a Max because he was watching him. And in the book, they reunited by Freak moving next door and Max watching Freak behind...
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...Tayler Burke Mrs. Belcher Period 2 10 November 2017 Comparing Freak the Mighty and The Mighty Freak the mighty is written by Rodman Philbrick and it is about these two boys just exploring places, they also use their minds. In the movie The Mighty two boys, Kevin and Max, are close friends that are both going through tough times. The book and the movie have differences some of these are the fact that there are only 7 chapters in the movie, but in the book there are 25 in the book, and it is also different from the fact that Kevin isn’t in the hospital for that long. In the book Freak the Mighty Max and Kevin get the ornithopter out of the tree, but in the movie Max gets the flying bird out of the tree after Kevin dies. Which I think is weird...
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...In the book Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Grim and Gram are two very similar yet different characters. Grim is the main characters-Maxwell Kane- grandfather. He dislikes his father because he had murdered Grim's daughter. Gram, Max's grandmother, also dislikes his father. Gram takes care of Max like any other mother would do with their son. Grim and Gram are both cautious and caring grandparents. However, Grim is gloomy and cold while Gram is warm and kind. Grim and Gram are very similar character. For instance, they are both very cautious. On page 4, Grim is telling Gram that Max is beginning to look like his father, Kenny Kane, and they should watch their backs when they sleep because. Grim was telling Gram to be cautious with Max...
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...The Adventures of Max and Kevin Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick is a story about two kids named Max and Kevin that became best friends. In the story you can see how their friendship develops, fear is created, and how Max gets closer to his family. Max and Kevin go on lots of crazy adventures and run into lots of problems. Both of them have a main problem to solve themselves before it’s too late. Many behaviors are shown by Freak the Mighty from their past, and now the present. Kevin and Max slowly developed a friendship throughout the story. On the Fourth of July, Freak couldn’t see the fireworks so Max put Freak on his shoulders. Another example is Kevin took Max on a lot of crazy adventures, to the hospitals, sewers, and they went...
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...According to “grandparents.com,” 6.2 million or 5.3% of all U.S. households with grandparents live under the same roof as their grandkids. In this case, Max is living with Grim, his grandpa, in Rodman Philbrick’s Freak the Mighty. Grim has changed all throughout the book. Kenny Kane the killer has got him more protective over Max. For example, wanting to get a gun and putting a restraining order against Kenny Kane. In the beginning of the novel, Grim was not very fond of Max and was scared of him. For instance, in chapter 2, Max thinks that his grandpa “... has it fixed in his head I’m at a dangerous age and they need to keep me under observation,” (5). This quote explains that Grim is scared that Max will grow up like his dad. For example,...
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...Two of the best characteristics are brave and nice. In the the story Freak the Mighty by Roman Philbrick there are two boys named Max and Kevin. Kevin has Morquio syndrome which makes him very small. Kevin is also very intelligent. Max is not very good at school until he finds Kevin, and he is the son of Killer Kane who killed his mom. Almost right after Kevin moves in next to Max they become best friends and end up doing almost everything together. During the story the two main themes are, if you are nice to others they will be nice to you, and to be brave no matter what. Being brave is a character trait Kevin has mastar, and it is one of his best characteristics. The first theme of this novel is be brave no matter what. On page 128 Max...
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...Anahera Nin’s Statement of Intent For my writing folio, I wrote two pieces of creative writing. The theme of my writing folio is ‘The Monster Within’, and has been interpreted very differently for both stories. My first piece, ‘The Real Monsters’, is a short story that takes place in the 1800s and features a circus freak show. The story focuses on a young boy who gives into curiosity and because of his innocent heart, receives a valuable lesson about what really makes someone a monster. It is aimed for an older audience, typically older teenagers to adults as the story explores darker themes and hidden morals that will probably not be picked up by younger readers. It is meant to cause the reader to think about how they themselves view others who may be different, and how being mean about another’s uniqueness such as calling someone ‘ugly’ can be a hypocritical thing to do, as the only person who seems to be doing ugly things is the name-caller. My second piece, ‘Looking Through The Glass’, is based on the real-life event of the 2014 Isla Vista killings, where Elliot Roger, son of Hunger Games unit director Peter Roger, murdered 6 people and injured 13 people before committing suicide. The piece is taken from the viewpoint of his father, Peter Roger, and it outlines Peter’s thoughts as he watches his son’s video ‘Elliot Rodger’s Retribution’. It is aimed for the same audience as my previous piece, older teens and adults as older teens are about the same age as Elliot and...
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...Micromanagement and offers some possible solutions to alleviate the problem. Effects of Micromanagement in a Work Environment Definition Micromanagement often times carry a negative connotation and is associated with bad management traits. There are countless articles written about proper leadership that vilifies the word and the trait definition of it. White, R. J. (2010) commonly refers to Micromanagement as the control of an enterprise in every particular and to the smallest details, with the effect of obstructing progress and neglecting broader, higher level policy issues. Micromanagers are also often associated with traits that paint them in a negative character such as being control freaks, compulsively obsessed with meaningless details, and deadlines. Furthermore, micromanagement problems are not limited only to the upper echelons of leadership (where it is more apparent) as sometimes even regular employees suffer from it as well with regards to how they manage their time or how they perform their tasks. Insecurity is also a trait that is closely associated with micromanagers. Hernandez, J. S. (2012) argues that a micromanager is typically insecure and will be threatened by an assessment. Weyand, J. (1996) points out, however, that micromanagers do have value. He points out that in organizations where micromanagers reign supreme there is no questions on who is in charge and sometimes micromanagement is better...
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