Balzac and the Seamstress "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" by Dai Sijie is one of those special books‚ moving and delicately twisted and full of insights about life under communism. It gives us a glimpse into a frighteningly oppressive world where learning and reading are political crimes punishable by death. The book is a fictionalized account of the author’s own experience of surviving Chinese communism and in particular Mao’s Cultural Revolution. The Cultural Revolution was Mao’s
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English. I guess you could say that my second language is Spanish but I am still learning more about it. My family means a lot to me and they always come first. I am part Irish‚ German‚ and Scottish. My parents are Mark and Christy Embs and my little brother Kori Embs. My brother is in the 5th grade at St. Joseph. I also have a dog named Cooper‚ which is a Golden Retriever. I have many friends that make me laugh and that I spend time with. Most of my friends are people that I play baseball with
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In the Book In the Movie The pilot of a jet plane is found in the cave. He is believed to be the beast. The pilot was with the boys when they crashed. He was delusional and escaped and went to the cave. He died there and the boys eventually found his body. When the boys fail to keep the signal fire lit‚ a ship passes and they don’t get rescued. It is an airplane that passes. There is a boy with a large mulberry birthmark on his face. He doesn’t appear. The conch is eventually
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In the movie version‚ the King and Queen‚ as well as the Kingdom‚ have attempted many times to find Rapunzel‚ such as the floating lanterns that are sent out every year on Rapunzel’s birthday. This helps send the message because it shows that the King and Queen truly care about Rapunzel and worry about her. Here‚ the movie version of the Kingdom is more effective in sending the message because there is effort put
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For example‚ Koncholovsky changes Poseidon source of anger. In Koncholovsky version of the Odyssey‚ Poseidon was mad at Odysseus because he did not give him thanks for helping him get into Troy’s gates. Odysseus says he did it all on his own. In the book version‚ Poseidon despises Odysseus for blinding his son‚ the Cyclops Polyphemus‚ and constantly obstructs his journey home. This change impacted the way Odysseus is presented as a leader because his personal desire to have glory and fame clouded his
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If we go beyond the movie‚ it tells about not only how Beowulf brave is but also to the folklore of the Geats. A monster they are afraid off. To the curse that never end. To the struggles‚ that King of Geats may in‚ every time the monster appears. Beowulf is a brave warrior that accepts the challenge of Hrothgar without doubt in him. In his battle‚ it is not the monster his biggest opponent but the temptation itself. He becomes king not because he defeats the monster but he doesn’t fight the temptation
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The film The Notebook‚ written by Nicholas Sparks is a romantic novel that was turned into a film in 2004. Even though the novel and the movie have different endings‚ the movie was filled with romance‚ hard times‚ and fate. The story of two young lovers from two different backgrounds. In 1940 Noah and Allie meet at a carnival and Noah is immediately smitten. After turning him down constantly their friends lure them together. Noah and Allie spend the summer together‚ for Allie the summer was filled
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think it is a great movie for this era‚ I had a hard time relating to the film. The advancements in film have made it hard to go back to older movies; things like digital effects and color have really made older movies seem like ancient history. The characters seemed over dramatized and unrealistic. The plot did not stick to the book and seemed to change some of the symbolism the Buck used. The book was much better then the movie and the movie did not do the book justice. The book is a good representation
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black gowns and top hats using tree branches for magic wands‚ and as they waved their wands they saw a very strange shadow. This shadow was also surrounded by very bright light. Suddenly a voice began to speak; Elisa and Elizabeth were shocked and a little scared too. The echoing voice said “by dawn tomorrow you shall have real magic powers for the rest of your life.” The next morning the girls felt very strange but with lots of energy. They felt like they had a long restful night’s sleep and both
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Potter: Book vs. Movie With all the new movies based on books or comics that are out‚ people wonder why Hollywood keeps doing it. Some say they’re greedy people‚ just doing it for the money‚ and others say that it helps bring the book to life. But I say‚ why ruin a good book‚ like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ with bad lighting and adequate actors? I say that we don’t have to because the comparison between the two forms of entertainment is a landslide victory for the book. You may
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