Compare and Contrast Essay

After both reading and listening to the story “Burd”, personally, I prefer the written version over the spoken version for several reasons. One of the many reasons why I enjoy reading the story myself rather than listening to Stuart McLean read it is because there are far more specific details which lead to an overall better understanding of the text. Although the structure of each version is very similar, I find that the written form was more orderly because it sets out and explains point by…

The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hilton and released on 1967 was a compelling novel. The book depicted the violence between two gangs, the Socs and the Greasers, as well as discrimination of the poor and lower class. The Socs were described as upper class snobs that always got what they wanted. The greasers were described as long haired kid-brothers that always stuck up for each other but couldn’t stop getting into trouble. Later in 1983 The Outsiders novel was created into a movie. Although both…

Have you wondered what happened in the Anglo-Saxon era in Northern Europe? The epic, Beowulf, might be something you want to check out. Beowulf was believed to written by a Christian Monk. The movie was directed by Robert Zemeckis. Beowulf provides a look into the lifestyle of people living in the Anglo-Saxon era while giving two different feels between the book and the movie. Some differences from the book include how Beowulf was protected by his chainmail when fighting Grendel's mom.…

The story Beowulf is an epic tale about a valiant warrior who faces the battles of evil. His admirable strength and courage enable him to stand against the adversary and protect people who are weaker than he. This story takes place in Herot where a beastly descendant of Cain attacks King Hrothgar’s mead hall during festivities. Beowulf travels by sea from his home, Geatland to Herot and requests to speak to King Hrothgar. The King recalls his friendship between Beowulf’s father. Hrothgar…

When I read the book, The Martian, I was quite intrigued and could definitely spot the differences easily, like how Mark Watney describes his situation. It was more for comedic relief in my mind, but in the book, I see it as being more serious. I liked the movie as well. I loved seeing Matt Damon trying to work out everything his character came across like when he found Pathfinder and was able to contact NASA. Throughout the movie, Watney is found always the hero to himself, when in the book he…

Deep within the heavens, lied Zeus, the god of the sky and ruler of the gods. Known for his disgraceful acts with other women, Zeus had tried to find another woman of his interest. Hera, Zeus’s wife and the goddess of marriage and childbirth, grew jealous of Zeus’s whereabouts. Everytime Zeus had brought another woman into his life, Hera would typically annihilate her or in other cases bring misery to her life. He was tired of Hera’s jealousy and pesterings and at times even felt stalked by her.…

Laying on the fresh cut grass of your lawn, you watch the sun sink behind the mountains as day subtly fades into night. There is always a minute of darkness as the city holds its breath. No street lights. No cars. Just you and the sky and… the faint glow of a star. Seeing the first star that night, you make a wish and remember the first time you saw one. You still wonder what that speck of light is—How it got to be up there, why it sometimes is so bright and other times so faint, and how it…

In this paper we compare and analyze “The Veldt”, a novel written by Ray Bradbury, and “Children's, Parents' and Teachers’ Reactions to Television” a peer reviewed journal paper by Paul witty. The paper published in 1950 in the Elementary English journal and the novel was published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1950, one of the most influential magazines for the American middle class that was published every week from 1897 until 1963. One of the magazine’s sections was stories written by the…

When one thinks of the word “desert”, the first thing that usually comes to mind is a sand landscape with saguaros and snakes. This image is very different to the reality of Tucson. One of the most notable things about Tucson is how it has lived under four different governments. Originally, it served under the Spanish government, but it became a part of Mexico, when Mexico declared its independence from Spain. Then during the Gadsden purchase, it was sold to the United States but was considered…

by Kildare Dobbs, is a moving, emotional account of the bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. The author creates interest as well as suspense by using two storylines. One follows the experiences of a 15 year old Japanese girl, Emiko. The other, in great contrast, follows the story of an American co-pilot, Captain Robert Lewis, who was aboard the Enola Gay, a US Air Force B-29, that carried the first operational atom bomb. Throughout the narrative, the author switches back and forth between these two…