...Books and movies are often compared to each other, especially when they are fiction. What about the non-fiction books? Books and movies can be compared by facts, characters, plot, or overall theme. In the book, and the movie, The Devil’s Arithmetic, facts, characters, plot, and overall theme can be compared. Comparing and contrasting the book and the movie allows one to understand the difference between the two. The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen and The Devil’s Arithmetic from 1999 have a very similar storyline. The basic idea of both illustrate how Hannah complains about going to the Sedar. The Stern’s go through the rituals and Hannah is chosen to open the door for the prophet Elijah. That’s when Hannah basically time travels, or have...
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...We are comparing and stating differences in the book. We read the book The Outsiders. S.E Hinton was the author. I liked the book very much and we eventually watched the movie. As I was reading the book I did not picture the movie the way it was. I am comparing the movie and book and also making some differences. Some of the main characters in the book are Dally, Ponyboy, Johnny, Two-Bit, Darry, and there is other characters that aren't as important. The narrator in the book is pointing at Ponyboy's point of view. To start off, the characters are very different in the book then they are in the movie. Sodapop was in the book more than he was in the movie. There was blonde kids, (Soda and Dally) in the book but there wasn’t in the movie. Sandy wasn’t even mentioned or in the movie and she took a big part in the book. In the book's point of view the narrator is Ponyboy, and in the movie there isn’t really a narrator it is in every one perspective. In the book two-bit was 6 foot tall...
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...When people talk about books and their movie/versions usually people say that the book is better because it pays more attention to the details. One movie and book that portrays this is The Hunger Games because in the movie they left out most of the main details that help explain the plot of the story. Another example that also portrays this is “Harrison Bergeron “and the short film “2081” because they both have similarities such as the characters and they both have differences such as in the short film “2081 they never talked about beauty handicaps. When Comparing the passage “Harrison Bergeron and the short film “2081” They have different details. In the passage Harrison scares the audience with his strength by spinning the people of the orchestra and flying as stated in the passage “snatched two musicians from there, chairs waved them like batons”. This made Harrison seem like a monster. However, in the film he just threatened the audience with a bomb which was a backup broadcaster the reason they might have done that is to make Harrison die with pride by showing the whole world the guy who spoke up about the handicaps and also showing the world even his dad himself and by showing how cruel the handicapper general is. When comparing and contrasting “Harrison Bergeron “and “2081” have similarities such as the ballerina dancing with Harrison at the end. As stated in the passage “Harrison placed his big hands on the girl’s tiny waist letting her sense the weightlessness”...
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...The Devil's Arithmetic was a great book and movie! There are many differences though to the movie and the book, but there is also a plethora of similarities. I will be showing you the similarities, and the differences all in this essay. So come along and relive the book with me! The Devil’s Arithmetic book was written by Jane Yolen and the movie was directed by Donna Deitch in 1999. In summary, I would describe this story by saying that it is amazing, inspirational, and well written. The story is about a jewish girl named Hannah, when she is at a dinner party called Seder something happens. Hannah opens a door to a whole new world, literally. When she is transported to the year 1945, she is confused but she will soon learn that this is just the beginning. While her uncle named Shmuel is getting married, something happens. The Nazis kidnap them and take them to a concentration camp to work for the rest of their lives! But when Hannah switches out for a friend, she is killed and gets transported back to see her family...
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...family to participate in battle school where he learned to kill and fight in the Third Invasion of the aliens and humans. On his journey, he learns the tactics and rules for war through games the government controls. Ender is thought to be the chosen one: to save the planet from complete destruction. The movie is very similar to the book, but the book is better in multiple ways because it is more descriptive, less confusing, and explains what the characters are feeling in a better manner. Ender is qualified to be one of the smartest kids on the planet, the way his brain thinks and processes things, he has no match for competition. In the...
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...The Great Gatsby contains several topics, each relating to one another in the strangest of ways. The pinnacle of the story is the rich tycoon Jay Gatsby, and his neighbor Nick Carraway, a bonds salesman. Jay is obsessed with Nick’s cousin, Daisy Buchanan, and builds an elaborate mansion in hopes of her leaving her husband Tom. Jay’s obsession consumes him, and he does anything for the woman he can never have. Nick simply moved to West Egg in hopes of achieving the American Dream. He lives in a small cottage among some of the largest houses in the area, which is how he meets Gatsby. When Gatsby discovers that Nick knows Daisy, he uses Nick to his advantage to gain her attention. In the process, Nick becomes infatuated with Jordan Baker. Gatsby...
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...What I will be comparing… 1) Tomorrow when the war began 2) Edge of Tomorrow Format: 1) The development of the main character throughout the story, comparing language, thinking, and acting to situations. 1. Your essay question and two chosen texts Provide a short, descriptive title for your project. I am going to be looking at two texts Tomorrow When the War Began and The Edge of Tomorrow. I will be comparing the development of the main character as the two movies develops over time. 2. Text Summaries Provide a general summary of your two texts – no more than 3 sentences for each. 1) Tomorrow when the war began is the story of a group of teenagers go hiking with their leader Ellie Linton, Australia is attacked while they are camping...
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...er Easy A Easy A is a movie about a nerdy girl, Olive, who is in high school. She only has few friends, and usually lies to them to get out of hanging out with them on the weekends. She has made up so many lies. One weekend she tells her friend she can’t hang out because she is spending the weekend with a college guy. When she returns to school Monday morning, her friend wants Olive to tell her all about her weekend with the college boy. Just when she thinks she is alone with her friend in the bathroom, Olive makes up her own rumor that she “lost her virginity” to get her friend off her back. Little does she know that the most Christian girl in school was using the restroom and overheard this rumor. Although Olive didn’t really lose her virginity, Marianne, the Christian girl tells everyone in school about this rumor and wants everyone to know how bad of a person Olive is for doing this. It just so happens that during the same week this rumor is going on, the students were learning about the book “The Scarlet Letter” in English class. Everyone starts comparing Olive to the girl in the book because of this rumor. One of Olives guy friends comes to her house one day and asks for Olives help. Everyone in the school thinks that he is gay, and he wants to change this perspective while he is in high school so he doesn’t get harassed. He wants to pay Olive to go on a date with him, but she says no. Instead, she wants to “do it big” and have pretend sex with him. ...
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...Comparing “Smoke Signals” to “This is What it Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” In the more recent times our understanding of literature has changed. It has engulfed our lives more than it did in the past. In the twenty first century the acquiring of information has become easy by the advent of new technology. Technology such as the Internet and the use of it on the smart phones has made it easier to access information. Due to this advantage it has become seamless to include important forms of literature in many aspects of life. For example, things from the billboards on the side of the highway to the coffee container in the house use very unique styles and forms of literature. Alongside this the world of entertainment is not as it was a centaury...
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...based on the study of sample data to summarize a larger set of data. The role of statistics in business decision making is crucial as statistics can give companies an idea of what the consumers want simply by observing the different goods and services that the company put out to see how much money was made and how much of a demand is there still for that particular good or service. Statistics in business decision making also consists of comparing present statistics with older previous statistics to see what area could be improved. Some examples or problem situations in which statistics were used or could be used would be Microsoft using earlier sale records of previous Xbox consoles released to make a prediction or to estimate how well a new platform can expect to do upon its release. Another situation could be if a famous book was being turned into a movie, if the book showed statistically that it was successful then big budget film corporations will get wouldn’t mind throwing more money into the movie. Statistics would help stores such as Macy’s where taking advantage of the seasonal patterns...
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...students, and 2 Asian students four of which are identified as special needs, one of whom is in a wheel chair, and few of my students come from the poorest neighborhood in Happy Valley, I would incorporate different types of activities in my class room that would support a multicultural education. These activities include, “Comparing Cultures”, and “Rain”. Every teacher should believe that every child, no matter what their background maybe, can learn. Multicultural education is an “Educational strategy that incorporates the teaching of students from diverse backgrounds, human relations, and the study of ethnic and other cultural groups in a school environment and that supports diversity and equity” (James A. Johnson, Diann Musial, Gene E. Hall, Donna M. Gollnick, Victor L. Dupuis, 2005). One of my stategies that I found intersting is the Comparing Cultures activity. Mycheal Willon (1994) discusses in the Comapring cultures, the teacher should have the class read or watch the movie Cinderella in the class room. Then, brings another version of Cinderella which is the Shirley Clome’s, the Egyption version. To read the story in a book or have them watch the movie are both appropiate. Mycael Willon (1994) also discusses that after reviewing both versions, the teacher uses “cooperative learning strategy Think-Pair-Share (TPS)” (para, 5). In the strategy, the teacher would ask the children to find a partner and hold up his or her hand. After wards the teacher...
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...Courtney Vargas C. Abbott English 102 May 2, 2013 The Perks of Being a Wallflower: Which is better, the movie or book? Being nominated for awards from groups such as Toronto International Film Festival, Writers Guild of America for Best Adapted Screen Play, and Detroit Film Critics Society for Breakthrough Artist, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor, and winning Independent Spirit Awards for Best First Film and Boston Society of Film Critics for Best Supporting Actor, it is no wonder that The Perks of Being a Wallflower is described as a “heartfelt and sincere adaptation that is bolstered by strong lead performances” (Rotten Tomatoes, 2012). Just as far as the movie goes, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a story to remember. Stephen Chbosky is not only the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower book, but is also the director of the movie. Taking place in the early 1990s, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a story of a teenager who is starting high school and his experiences through his freshman year. Charlie, the protagonist, is a loner entering high school and shortly after entering his school he essentially gets adopted into a group of smart, outcast seniors. His two best friends in the group Sam and Patrick, “seniors, stepsiblings, and self-defined misfit toys” (Chaney, 2012), give Charlie the time of his life his freshman year meeting new people through parties, football games, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and trying new things that most high school students...
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...Moat men who have been away from family – want to return to them. When a person travels long distances they happen to come upon obstacles. Pride is the most important thing that keeps men going. In the book “The Odyssey” and the film “O Brother Where Art Thou?”, we can compare three basic subjects: characters, events, and the journey. Even though the characters in the book and film have some things in common; they are very different. In “The Odyssey” by Homer, Odysseus lied to his men for the sake of keeping them safe. While in “O Brother Where Art Thou?” Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, Everett lied to Pete and Delmar so he could stop his wife from remarrying. Hence forth, Odysseus gives more of an honorable standing in the sense of loyalty to friends and family equally. While Everett seems more focused on his family. As the plots of the compared unfold, there are events that are alike. Odysseus dressed as an elderly beggar man to fool the suitors – so he could see his wife. Everett on the other hand, dresses as an elderly hobo – who is a part of a singing group to fool Homer and the suitor; so he could see his wife. Both of the men used elderly disguises to fool people in...
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...way. This is paralleled with the way the Holocaust has been portrayed in different mediums. He also introduced the idea of “seeing” depends on a person’s habit and their environment. I will be comparing elements in the mediums of Reflections and Echoes, Maus, Life is Beautiful, and Inglorious Bastards as well as the methods in the perceptions of the author and the lenses through which they see, and then go into detail about the readers perceptions. Introduction The medium through which an artist chooses to express their message or ideas has an effect on the way it is perceived by the viewer. Imagery has deeper meaning that artists tend to hide their message through the use of several representations. The type of image that an author decides to use has an ultimate effect on the perception of the audience. Members of the audience decode varied meanings from an image in the text. The World War II is among issues that have been represented in texts and movies through the use of imagery. It is upon the audience to have extra skills so that they decipher the intended meaning of the author. In this analysis, the focus will be on how different texts and films have portrayed World War II. However, the guiding argument for his paper is that not everyone interprets images in a movie or text from the perspective of the author or the producer. John Berger reveals that people tend to decode the meaning of images in accordance to their experiences and environment. From Berger’s...
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...their minds jump from Odysseus to Cam Newton. Why? These two come from different cultures, different time periods, and even different universes or realities. On one hand, Odysseus battled mythical monsters in the Mediterranean Sea for 20 years, while Cam Newton played football on the Auburn Plains for 4 years. However, both will be remembered for their legacies – Odysseus in the Iliad and Odyssey, Cam in the Raine room (Auburn hall of awards) – and for performing miraculous feats for the something greater than themselves. A few years ago, in Latin class, we studied the Hero’s Journey. We examined the Odyssey and Star Wars, comparing the main characters and their plotlines. After the unit, we recognized all notorious heroes follow the same 14-step journey, regardless of time and culture. The villains, the scenery, the motive might change across movies and books, but heroes sifted out the same: suffer a major crisis, passage through the “belly of the beast” (term for going on a physical journey), and transform themselves. In pop culture, the entertainment industry manipulates the hero stereotype, pumping out films like the Avengers and Harry Potter. These heroes possess a special ability...
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