- My parents
- Sun Yat-Sen
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Wiliam Wilberforce
- brave
- would sacrifice for other people
- good intentions
- strong will
- not stupid
- fights tirelessly for a cause
I think most of the traits I wrote are universal for heroes.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Animal Farm Movie Impressions
For a 1950's cartoon, Animal Farm is relatively well-drawn. The animals don't really talk much...except the pigs. Most talking is done by a narrator. In the book the animals seem to talk even more than the humans.
At first when Old Major makes his speech, the book version says he died a few days later, but in the cartoon he died right where he sits. In the Battle of the Cowshed (in the movie there's no name for the battles), Snowball gets a bullet scratched along his spine but in the movie his leg is wounded. The result of the battle, according to the book, is that a sheep is dead. In the movie the dog dies, and that is also the reason why Napoleon took away the puppies.
The movie doesn't really mention some characters like Clover, Mollie, Muriel, etc.
I don't remember Napoleon traded with Mr. Whymper for jam in the book.
The book doesn't really say who destroys the windmill, but in the movie it is Mr. Jones who bombs it.
And the pigs have fangs in the movie...that's unusual. I think for little kids this movie is really scary. The pigs and dogs have evil eyes and sharp teeth and the dogs kill!
At first when Old Major makes his speech, the book version says he died a few days later, but in the cartoon he died right where he sits. In the Battle of the Cowshed (in the movie there's no name for the battles), Snowball gets a bullet scratched along his spine but in the movie his leg is wounded. The result of the battle, according to the book, is that a sheep is dead. In the movie the dog dies, and that is also the reason why Napoleon took away the puppies.
The movie doesn't really mention some characters like Clover, Mollie, Muriel, etc.
I don't remember Napoleon traded with Mr. Whymper for jam in the book.
The book doesn't really say who destroys the windmill, but in the movie it is Mr. Jones who bombs it.
And the pigs have fangs in the movie...that's unusual. I think for little kids this movie is really scary. The pigs and dogs have evil eyes and sharp teeth and the dogs kill!
Monday, April 11, 2011
Beware of the Dog - Quickwrite (pg. 686)
Misled by appearances happens all the time. Several times when I walk down the street trying a find a restaurant for dinner, I would go for restaurants that look clean and decent. However, the food could be not as decent as it looks on the menu.
Somtimes you can find someone's appearance attractive, but after being with that person for a while you find him/her the most annoying person ever.
"Don't judge a book by its cover." But sometimes the cover of a book looks so inviting that you blindly buy it, and after reading the first ten pages you throw the book away.
An orange may look round and smooth and healthy on the surface, but inside the it's spoiled and rotten.
A person appears to be very nice to you, but secretly he/she is planning to use you for something for his/her own benefit. You could be deceived by his/her kindness on the outside.
Somtimes you can find someone's appearance attractive, but after being with that person for a while you find him/her the most annoying person ever.
"Don't judge a book by its cover." But sometimes the cover of a book looks so inviting that you blindly buy it, and after reading the first ten pages you throw the book away.
An orange may look round and smooth and healthy on the surface, but inside the it's spoiled and rotten.
A person appears to be very nice to you, but secretly he/she is planning to use you for something for his/her own benefit. You could be deceived by his/her kindness on the outside.
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