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    The difference between a book and a movie is that the movie has more important scenes than the book does the book has more details to it. The Giver was an example of an book that turned into a movie. So theres a person named Jonas he gets skipped because he gets to be memory then he talks to the old memory but since he doesn't have the job any more he wants to be called the giver I think the movie is better because there is more action and it focuses on the important interesting details. I think

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    Hoot Have you ever read a book and it be totally different from the movie? Have you ever watched a movie and it me totally different from the book? Did you think it was a disgrace to the author and illustrator? Well Hoot the movie and Hoot the book are just like that. The book Hoot is very good but you couldn’t tell that by the movie; they are so different. In the first scene of the movie, Officer Delinko asked Curly (the construction site manager) “Why are there so many holes?” Curly replied

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    “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”, was a comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus in 1992. It was the sequel to “Home Alone” and the second film in the series. The movie featured Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, and Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern played the roles of the Wet Bandits. The movie also featured John Heard, Catherine O'Hara, and Tim Curry. The movie is about Kevin and with his family choosing to take a vacation to Florida. However, Kevin makes a

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    Books three and book twenty- two are two books that differ greatly between each other. Homer’s Iliad is an extended poem detailing the exploits of men and gods of warfare and adventure. Through exploring the adventures of the poem we discover many similarities and differences between the books of the poem. It is important to look at the overall structure of the poem because the changes create a new feel in each chapter/book. Book three and twenty-two are important in that aspect. We see a significant

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    In Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver, Jonas lives an artificial life and he doesn’t know it yet. During both the movie and the book he starts as a naïve and accepting eleven year old boy and eventually maturing into an adult even at a young age. Throughout the story he begins to understand and become what it means to be a person. Once aware of the situation that surrounds him, he knows he must escape. At first, Jonas does what everyone else has, and had, ever done. He follows through the ceremonies of

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    both movie and book they are actually somewhat similar . The setting in both is Tulsa 1967 In both they still love chocolate cake and ciggarettes . Pony digs sunsets in both move and novel Even though they have alot in common they have some differences too . One of the huge differences is they didnt chase rabbits in the book only in the movie . In the book S.E . Hinton doesent talk about them chasing rabbits .Also in the book Ponyboy gets

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    and the movie Animal Farm, by George Orwell, Alan Janes, and Martyn Burke, three noteworthy differences are apparent, including tense, additional scenes, and perspective of the storyteller. Although the plot of the movie closely parallels that of the book, these differences result in a completely alternate experience for the reader or viewer of the story. It is obvious from the first scenes of both the movie and the novella that the timelines of each story contrast with each other. In the beginning

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    Compare and Contrast Essay This is a paper about the differences between the Narnia book, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952), and the movie The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010). One might ponder on the thought that they are similar, but I will bring to light the differences between the conflict, order of events and the ending of this great book and film. To begin, we will examine the separateness between conflicts. One added conflict was the mist. In the movie, the mist is represented

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    A comparison between both mediums for The Outsiders can be made by showing both of their advantages and disadvantages to show that one of them is better than the other. The novel has more detail than the movie because in the novel it showed more of the characters backstories it doesnt talk about Ponyboy’s school or about Dally’s past life was like before he moved and how Johnny got beat up by the Soc while the movie skipped all of that. Another is that in the novel you can hear the character’s thoughts

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    was based on the book and contains close similarities, there are differences regarding the characters, the plot, and the theme between the two. From book to movie, there were inconsistencies amongst the characters. While some characters were portrayed well in the movie, a few were not. For instance, Johnny Cade was quiet and broody in the book, but onscreen he was more talkative and open. He was also shown as a weaker character compared to the strength he had throughout the book. Dallas, or Dally

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