Reading a book or watching its adaptation: Which is better? When a film is made from a book‚ it is called an adaptation. From the beginning‚ film-makers have made films based on novels‚ short stories‚ biographies and plays; of these adaptations‚ novels have always been the most popular choice (Difference). And what are the main differences between books and adaptations? Films have limited time‚ whereas books can be lengthy‚ so books can develop more of a plot and characterization. A classic complaint
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Watching movies is an amazing activity to relax for many people nowadays. After a heavy work‚ many people are willing to find some amusement to enrich their leisure time. As for me‚ watching films is always going to be my first choice. Even though the cinema may have a professional sound effect and atmosphere‚ I still prefer watching films at home. Firstly‚ I prefer watching film at home for its convenience. As we know‚ home is the most comfortable place for us. I can watch the films whatever I
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other merits. Many would define the word scholarship as an award of financial aid toward a student to further his or her education earned through acts of outstanding academic and/or extracurricular activities. A scholarship provides the means to pay for the cost of furthering one’s education. A student that receives superb grades throughout their high school career‚ and that participates in vast amounts of extracurricular activities should be able to receive reward in the form of a merit-based scholarship
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Belangia Writing Assignment 5 22 January 2011 Merit-based Scholarships Figuring out how to pay for one’s college tuition is probably one of the most stressful processes a person will face in his or her life. Many parents save money over the course of a child’s life to help pay for college‚ but this money is very rarely enough to cover the outrageous cost of a higher education. This is where scholarships come into play. But how should schools choose which students to award scholarships too? There
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Usually‚ I take part in recreational activities organized by our community and share other inhabitants with the joy of interaction. Granted‚ living in a house also has several merits. For example‚ the house can offer people much more spacious room and give them a sense of possession. For children‚ they have better opportunities to go outside to enjoy the natural sunshine and fresh air. Most importantly‚ people who live in houses can enjoy the peaceful circumstance and would not be disturbed by
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According to Ravitch‚ what is the goal for merit pay for teachers? Does merit pay for teachers work to increase student achievement scores? Explain? The goal of merit pay is to facilitate competition by tying pay to performance; the goal I to attract high quality teachers with the incentive of higher compensation. According to Ravitch the notion that merit pay is an effective way to motivate and award teachers is wrong. Most teachers don’t like merit pay and believes it put unnecessary pressure
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including J.P.Morgan with whom Merit has good business relationship and has served Merit with its short term as well as long term funding requirements in the past. The pros of this option are * The well established relationship between J.P.Morgan and Merit will facilitate ease of transactions and negotiations for the 4 billion loan. * Since the consortium of lending bankers will consist of J.P.Morgan ‚ it could better explain the creditworthiness and credibility of Merit to the other bankers and
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Merits and Demerits of Shakespeare In Preface to Shakespeare‚ Johnson has shown the merits and demerits of Shakespeare based on the plays he has edited. Here he gives the readers some sound ideas about the virtues and faults of Shakespeare. That Shakespeare’s characters have am interaction with nature and that his works have a universal appeal are the major assertions of Johnson in favour of Shakespeare’s merits and what he says about the demerit of Shakespeare is that Shakespeare tries more to
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11‚ 2012 1. Assess the advantages and disadvantages of using a Web-based compensation tool verses a client-server based or stand-alone PC based system and then give your opinion on which system would provide the most value to an organization’s stakeholders. Include three (3) facts to support your opinion. After assessing the advantages and disadvantages of using a Web-based compensation tool verses a client-server based‚ and a stand-alone
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Running Head: TEACHER PERFORMANCE AND MERIT PAY 1 That’s Not Fair: Teacher’s Performance Based on Pay TEACHER PERFORMANCE AND MERIT PAY 2 Abstract There has been a huge debate on whether or not teacher pay or performance pay is a positive thing because there are no real guidelines. Many good points are brought into this debate as there are bad points
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