It depends on what type of person you are if you like movies over books or the opposite. I always feel that when you read a book first and then see the movie base on the book you are let down. The characters look so much different from your imagination. They leave out that smallest of detail that only you would notice that seems to bug you the whole movie. Now if you do it the opposite your hopes aren't really given up you know what the characters look like so if it is a series you can picture them that way so it doesn't bug you.
Most movies do a great job at capturing a big book and making it into a movie. I think books give you a better sense of what is going on because you are allowed to read at your pace and go back and reread. In movies there is only one pace moving forward. Of course if you rent it you can rewind but most of the time you won't go back and check what you were confused about. I think a book that does a great job in the plots of the movies are Harry Potter books. They tend to be long but are still able in making the plot pretty close. The problem people face is they don't like to see something that much over two hours. And if they intend to read a book it mioght take longer. I think depending if you like a book or movie better depends on your patience.
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Presidential Debate #3
Through out the presidential debates I don't believe there has been exactly a clear winner. They have both made good comments that probably make it hard for someone undecided to pick who they would like to vote for. However after the third debate and putting all their information together I believe that there was a clear winner. Of course I tend to already have a favorite to begin with being a DEMOCRAT in the heart. I might not see some of the good things about McCain.
I think after the debates all together that McCain has made statements that contradict each other. And also has decided to sugar coat a lot of things. For example one of the questions asked in one of the debates was something like what if anything will you have to go back on your word when you become president. His response was something like I won't go back on any thing I have said. Lets be honest now... he was implying the whole time that we should do more this and that yet still not raise taxes. In all the things he said he would probably have to raise the taxes some where.
Presidential Debate number three was by far the most interesting. Seeing a double screen of each and watching their facial responses' was not the most appealing thing to see. I would get mad at each of them for their facial remarks. In this debate I thought that McCain was a little cranky. He tended to interrupt a lot. Also he spoke very poorly about Biden while Obama was very picky in the words he chose about Palin. He seemed to want to hold back his thoughts so that Americans were the ones to decide and not force feed his thoughts down Americans throats. I also thought McCain was very rude when he would interrupt, but the one time that Obama did he looked like ummmmm... your not suppose to do that, that is a very rude thing to do. This was after about McCain's seventh or so interruption. Also I found it very weird how McCain took it so hard about some one bashing him. When you get that far in politics should probably have discovered not to take things that personal. And he was practically begging Obama to apologize on behalf of this guys choice of words. First of all he went on with this for a very long time and it took away from some more important topics they could of talked about. The bad things said about him can't be that bad for example being old. You really can't help that. However some of the things said about Obama are extremely bad and racial for example people have called him a terrorist. If you think about that, that is completely crazy he has lived in America his whole life and that is the RESPECT that you give him? He would like to take his American pride even one step further in being able to represent America as the First African American Man. And you don't hear Obama getting angry and exploding about something so crazy and absurd that people have claimed against him. After all to meet with other world leaders you would have to take harsh criticism. And I thought that was something McCain claimed to know. I am not sure he truly does. After all to have someone meet preconditions with someone you want to talk to is pretty crazy I think. If you really need to talk to them about something important the preconditions are probably what you want to talk to them about. For example if you wanted to talk to Iran about nuclear bombs I bet the precondition would be to talk is to get rid of all nuclear bombs. Now that's going to get no one anywhere. One last thing about McCain during the presidential debate it seemed to me his hearing went bad during one part of the debate. It was about taxes. Obama said that he would like to raise taxes for the top 5% of America. And McCain's response was something like this OH, That's a real patriotic thing to do go and raise taxes on the American people. What Obama wants to do is raise taxes for people that can afford it. Instead of where McCain would like to not raise any at all and stay in a war longer so that our debt grows larger and larger. And with all his new ideas he expects not to raise any. I think he is just trying to make the rich happy that donate to him. Unlike Obama who is willing to do the nasty work to help out America. I also like how Obama was like so people like me and McCain who can afford this will pay more to help out and to contribute more to our government. Another rich person was like Oh no I don't know what I will do if taxes are raised, I guess I will have to stop buying hundred dollar tissues.
I think after the debates all together that McCain has made statements that contradict each other. And also has decided to sugar coat a lot of things. For example one of the questions asked in one of the debates was something like what if anything will you have to go back on your word when you become president. His response was something like I won't go back on any thing I have said. Lets be honest now... he was implying the whole time that we should do more this and that yet still not raise taxes. In all the things he said he would probably have to raise the taxes some where.
Presidential Debate number three was by far the most interesting. Seeing a double screen of each and watching their facial responses' was not the most appealing thing to see. I would get mad at each of them for their facial remarks. In this debate I thought that McCain was a little cranky. He tended to interrupt a lot. Also he spoke very poorly about Biden while Obama was very picky in the words he chose about Palin. He seemed to want to hold back his thoughts so that Americans were the ones to decide and not force feed his thoughts down Americans throats. I also thought McCain was very rude when he would interrupt, but the one time that Obama did he looked like ummmmm... your not suppose to do that, that is a very rude thing to do. This was after about McCain's seventh or so interruption. Also I found it very weird how McCain took it so hard about some one bashing him. When you get that far in politics should probably have discovered not to take things that personal. And he was practically begging Obama to apologize on behalf of this guys choice of words. First of all he went on with this for a very long time and it took away from some more important topics they could of talked about. The bad things said about him can't be that bad for example being old. You really can't help that. However some of the things said about Obama are extremely bad and racial for example people have called him a terrorist. If you think about that, that is completely crazy he has lived in America his whole life and that is the RESPECT that you give him? He would like to take his American pride even one step further in being able to represent America as the First African American Man. And you don't hear Obama getting angry and exploding about something so crazy and absurd that people have claimed against him. After all to meet with other world leaders you would have to take harsh criticism. And I thought that was something McCain claimed to know. I am not sure he truly does. After all to have someone meet preconditions with someone you want to talk to is pretty crazy I think. If you really need to talk to them about something important the preconditions are probably what you want to talk to them about. For example if you wanted to talk to Iran about nuclear bombs I bet the precondition would be to talk is to get rid of all nuclear bombs. Now that's going to get no one anywhere. One last thing about McCain during the presidential debate it seemed to me his hearing went bad during one part of the debate. It was about taxes. Obama said that he would like to raise taxes for the top 5% of America. And McCain's response was something like this OH, That's a real patriotic thing to do go and raise taxes on the American people. What Obama wants to do is raise taxes for people that can afford it. Instead of where McCain would like to not raise any at all and stay in a war longer so that our debt grows larger and larger. And with all his new ideas he expects not to raise any. I think he is just trying to make the rich happy that donate to him. Unlike Obama who is willing to do the nasty work to help out America. I also like how Obama was like so people like me and McCain who can afford this will pay more to help out and to contribute more to our government. Another rich person was like Oh no I don't know what I will do if taxes are raised, I guess I will have to stop buying hundred dollar tissues.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
What is an American?
America was the land of opportunities. The place where you could rise out of the shadows and succeed. We have only had one idea that has lasted all the way through the years the thought that we are better than others. While we still voice are loud opinions and not back down. Other than that we have changed dramatically. The land of opportunities has faded to a minimum.
The great idea of bringing Nations and races together seems to have just missed the mark. As our economy slowly crumbles as pressure is added we start to fall behind. We help out others in times that are unnecessary. That is one of our problems we are constantly worrying about how others judge us. Because of that our money is plummeting at a fast rate while our prices rise dramatically (gas prices). America was a land of opportunity but now it is a place where we look for new answers and stick to the old solution. From all our looking we have sent jobs off to other areas. A place where we have stopped working our asses off to get the job done so we out source it. America is also a place where almost everything is made in China. The one thing we hold on to with all our might is our pride.
I guess to be an American is just like the song sings “I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free…” As we help out it is just to make our pride stronger and show how great we can be to help out. America is the place where we tend to spread ourselves out to thin. We are constantly juggling too many tasks at once. We fight while others take flight. To be an American is to stick threw in good times and bad because that shows just how loyal you are to your home team.
The great idea of bringing Nations and races together seems to have just missed the mark. As our economy slowly crumbles as pressure is added we start to fall behind. We help out others in times that are unnecessary. That is one of our problems we are constantly worrying about how others judge us. Because of that our money is plummeting at a fast rate while our prices rise dramatically (gas prices). America was a land of opportunity but now it is a place where we look for new answers and stick to the old solution. From all our looking we have sent jobs off to other areas. A place where we have stopped working our asses off to get the job done so we out source it. America is also a place where almost everything is made in China. The one thing we hold on to with all our might is our pride.
I guess to be an American is just like the song sings “I’m proud to be an American where at least I know I’m free…” As we help out it is just to make our pride stronger and show how great we can be to help out. America is the place where we tend to spread ourselves out to thin. We are constantly juggling too many tasks at once. We fight while others take flight. To be an American is to stick threw in good times and bad because that shows just how loyal you are to your home team.
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