*Short Paraphrase Assignment*



1.So the Library of Congress selected this film as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" ("2011 National Film," 2011).

Paraphrase:
Therefore, the Library of Congress chose this movie for its cultural, historical, or artistic importance ("2011 National Film," 2011). 


2. Just like Forrest's mom once told him, "Life was like a box of chocolates.You never know what you're gonna get" (Forrest Gump, 2006).

Paraphrase:
Just as Forrest's mother once told him that life seems like a box of chocolates, nobody knows what he or she will have (Forrest Gump, 2006).


References

2011 National Film Registry More Than a Box of Chocolates. (2011, December 28). Targeted News Service, p. Targeted News Service, Dec 28, 2011. 

Tisch, S., Finerman, W., Zemeckis, D., Hanks, A., Wright, T., Sinise, G., . . . Warner Home Video , film distributor. (2006). Forrest Gump (Special collector's ed. ; widescreen version. ed., Widescreen DVD collection). Hollywood, CA: Paramount Pictures.

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