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SPIRITED AWAY

film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki

PART I: 

Chihiro and her parents are moving to a small Japanese town in the countryside, much to Chihiro's dismay. On the way to their new home, Chihiro's father makes a wrong turn and drives down a lonely one-lane road which dead-ends in front of a tunnel. Her parents decide to stop the car and explore the area. They go through the tunnel and find an abandoned amusement park on the other side, with its own little town. When her parents see a restaurant with great-smelling food but no staff, they decide to eat and pay later. However, Chihiro refuses to eat and decides to explore the theme park a bit more. She meets a boy named Haku who tells her that Chihiro and her parents are in danger, and they must leave immediately. She runs to the restaurant and finds that her parents have turned into pigs. In addition, the theme park turns out to be a town inhabited by demons, spirits, and evil gods. At the center of the town is a bathhouse where these creatures go to relax.

PART II: 

Question 1:

 Find a quote that stands out to you and explains why you chose it.

1. Make a review of the book/film.

-  Spirited away is an anime movie from Hayao Miyazaki one of the greatest Japanese animation directors. His movies are full of imaginations, thoughtful messages, and they always have a happy ending. Spirited away is not an exception. It is a great anime movie that will take viewers on a journey beyond their imagination with a very beautiful ending, and it also contains a meaningful message about the relationship between human and nature.

2. List three facts about this book/film. Then, list three opinions about it.

(FACTS)

* Chihiro was inspired by the daughter of one of the director’s friends

* Disney wasn’t the first American studio to try to court Ghibli

* Spirited Away broke box-office records

(OPINIONS)

*  Set primarily in an abandoned theme park that transforms each night into a bathhouse for weary spirits, the movie is a parade of unusual creatures (who often change shape) and bizarre rituals.

*  10-year-old Chihiro gets trapped in the bathhouse after her nosy parents are turned into pigs – but that mostly seems like an excuse for Miyazaki and his animators to explore every recess of their imaginations. And so we get a boy-dragon named Haku, a silent, hooded specter called No-Face and a spider-like boiler operator who goes by the name of Kamaji.

* Yubaba, best described as a demonic grandmother. Her giant head crowned with a sensible bun (at least until it unravels to reveal tentacles), Yubaba runs the bathhouse with a greedy fist and occasionally takes the form of a screeching crow. Did I mention that she’s often accompanied by three ghoulishly green, decapitated heads? Part Alice in Wonderland and part Hansel and Gretel, Spirited Away eventually generates enough imaginative oddities to qualify as a landmark fairy-tale fantasy of its own.

3. Did this book/film make you laugh? cry? cringe? smile? cheer? Explain.

-  Spirited Away is not a simple movie — it has many layers into it. At first, it’s a short story about a young girl and their parents moving to a new place. Chihiro is just a girl that is still growing up and doesn’t have a lot of responsibilities.  The movie also shows that keeping your due and doing what you have to, despite temptations, is always worth it. It shows as well that being pure of heart is what matters the most, and Chihiro comes as someone quite pure and pretty much ends saving everyone in the movie, for me my emotions is like a roller coaster it makes me laugh, sad, happy etc.

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What Lies Beneath the Sand

by: JONAXX

PART I:

This book is Romance and General Fiction. This story is about a girl named Astherielle Seraphine Zaldua who pretends to be Daniella Alena Zaldua because of the lack of money she has to do it so that she can study, as the Daniella is set to marry a man, he doesn't know that the girl who is pretending to be Daniella is the step sister. 

She is not Zamiel Mercadeja’s fiancee. And she is not Daniella Zaldua.

https://www.wattpad.com/story/101938123-what-lies-beneath-the-sand-costa-leona-series-5

PART II: 

Question 1:

  Find a quote that stands out to you and explain why you chose it. 

-  "No matter how hard this is going to be, education and dreams will always be worth it." 

I choose this quote because like what’ve said in this quote no matter how hard it is, no matter how problems may face you do not give up dream big, work hard, stay focused and surround yourself with good people it always seems impossible until it’s done.  

Question 2: 

Which character would you like to be in this book/film?  Why?  

- The character that I would like to be in this book is the main character she is Astherielle Seraphine because she has the courage and she never easily give up on her problems. 

Question 3:  

 If you were in the story, what would your relationship be with the main character? 

- If I were in the story, I think she will be my best friend I will be there when she needs me, when she needs someone to talk, share her problems and all.