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    Usually‚ when a movie is made about a story in a book or a play‚ the two stories are not exactly the same. The movie tends to add small details or leave some out in order to meet time limits and to make the story what they think will be more interesting. Such is the case with Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The movie starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close left out and even added things that were not originally in the play. When Shakespeare wrote Hamlet he did not write in a scene depicting the funeral

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    characterization‚ setting and plot in each of the texts. In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein‚ the main concepts are the power of knowledge‚ the consequences of man playing god and nature vs. nurture‚ which is why in Branagh’s appropriation he also explores these ideas. Branagh’s film deals with these themes in a modern context and he relates them back to moral contemporary dilemma’s concerning cloning‚ robots and using science to postpone death. In Branagh’s film he was able to present these ideas

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    Redemption In Hamlet

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    himself can truly confirm the messages he intended for us to find‚ we each can express those that come to us. This essay will attempt to examine Hamlet and the themes of Redemption‚ Moral Truths‚ and a Just Society. The theme of Redemption refers to that human action of trying to put right that which is wrong. This attempt at redemption can include correcting actions as small as unintentional mistakes to gross‚ intentional sins‚ whether in our own selves or in others. It is an attempt to restore

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    them on the side of the road. She lives her whole life not knowing if they are alive or dead. In the book‚ the Woo’s left for America to build a better life for themselves. Suyuan Woo wanted to have a daughter like herself‚ and no one would look down on her. It was important that she speak perfect English and hopefully not share in the same tragedies and sorrows she had known. The movie brought this concept out very vividly. You were able to imagine the time and place and the emotions

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    The Birds clearly show the use of fear. However‚ Daphne du Maurier’s novella is more accurate that Alfred Hitchcock’s film. Consequently‚ the novella was a more successful representation of mood‚ tone‚ and setting than the film. The mood in the movie is week as the

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    similarities and differences include the characters‚ setting‚ and the conflict in the two mediums. There are many‚ many characters in the story and film‚ including the famous Rikki-tikki-tavi. He was the bravest of them all. He was similar in the movie as in the book. According to Rikki-tikki-tavi‚ the story‚

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    In “The Book Thief” the movie conveys the suffering of the Germans‚ as Night‚ a memoir by Elie Wiesel‚ describes to real life torture of the Jews. Liesel is the main character of the movie and suffers great loss‚ but it is not even close to being as bad as the torture Elie had to deal with. Even though Liesel and Elie have different backgrounds they have to go through similar situations throughout the war. Liesel fears the SS men because they could take her dad anytime. In the movie‚ Liesel’s

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    electronic books both make an excellent and effective way of reading‚ although paper books allow more of a precise effective reading while electronic books is often quicker and more convenient. Reading has always been one of our important and educational element. Since childhood‚ reading and books has always been exposed to us. Society evolution of books has completely changed and restructured our way of reading. Paper books are described to be “traditional books” whereas electronic books are described

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    Road to Redemption

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    Road to Redemption “There is a way to be good again” (2) is not only a relapsed statement in Khaled Hosseini’s first novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ but also a reoccurring theme in his second novel‚ A Thousand Splendid Suns. Through the comparison of his two novels‚ the characters ultimately struggle to find their personal road to redemption. The protagonist of The Kite Runner‚ Amir returns to Afghanistan to redeem himself of a memory that has been haunting him for the past twenty-six years by saving his

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    Music vs. Books

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    MUSIC VS. BOOKS 2 We live in the age of information; where our generation needs some sort of communication in various ways. Weather it may be through music or books‚ there are several variations on communication‚ just depends on how you want to target them in order to get the information across. Both music and books have similarities as well as differences. Each has its’ own advantages

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