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late 21 century the lessons given by Golding is significant.Novel is an allegory, which shows the clash between democratic utopianism versus fascist violence, and the backdrop of the novel and certain characters immediately recalls the scenario of world war II and cold war. Novel is also an excellent…

our modern world. Author Susan Cain clarified in her talk, which she held at an official TED conference, that we lived in a society, which praised outgoing, loud and extroverted people and as a result, everything was adapted for their needs. Susan Cain explained: “Our most important institutions, our schools and our workplaces, they are designed mostly for extroverts and for extroverts' need for lots of stimulation. And also we have this belief system right now that I call the new groupthink,…

The novel When We Wake by Karen Healey is a captivating story that shows the author’s view on what the world will be like in one-hundred twenty years. The novel explores Healey’s view on the selfishness of mankind, and the fact that people will do almost anything to get what they want, including sacrificing our own planet. The author showcases this theme by presenting it throughout the description of the setting, the unveiling of the plot, and the development of the characters. The story takes…

The Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic example of dystopian literature. This paper aims to demonstrate how the novel illustrates the evolution of the concept of dystopia and discuss how the text provides a critique of the modern world. The quote “brave new world” is referenced three times throughout the novel to express, joy, confusion and finally pain and sorrow. Sentiments that are strikingly relevant in today’s world. The birth of dystopian fiction could not have been possible…

to pursue their dreams, but someone who gets a bad score can not proceed to college to pursue there dreams. SAT is understandable that you need to take if you want to proceed to your professions, but the test can't show your real strength of real world problem solving. Last of all, if you fail the Trail, you will be sent off to labor camp or be used as a test experiment like lab rats. When a person fails the Trial, they are sent to a labor camp or basically sold off by their parents as they…

Skynet from Terminator, Ultron from The Avengers, and the robots from I, Robot are all Hollywood dramatizations of robotics. These are all extreme examples that tend to strike worry into the hearts of the viewer. Comparing the initial upbringing of these three extreme examples to today’s robots, they are programmed to increase the quality of life for inhabitants on Earth. Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is intelligence programmed into machines or robots to overcome challenges. Modern…

considered evil. The concept was further explained and used in literature since it was a great subject for writing and many authors, up to this day, use this in their books since it adds some adventure and sci-fi which is currently trending and is something new and exciting while explaining the unknown that is the future. In these types of novels, the government is usually the one who has the fault of having the dysfunctional society in the first place. The government use technology and bend…

Animals came to this world the same way humans did, with no rights, or obligations. Life is meant to be lived it at it’s finest. Through centuries, humans learned skills to live in the world, to hunt and to love. Humans also learned to hate which caused conflicts between other nations. Humans found a way to use animals as weapons, they trained them to kill and to hunt enemies. According to the article “Animals and World War I”, says, “Over 16 million animals served in the First World War, were…

Robert Sharenow’s The Berlin Boxing Center, the passage listed above describes the theme of being an outsider. The narrator is able to find many similarities between himself and his hero as both of them do not confirm to their worlds. Karl narrates that he lives in a world where his race is oppressed and deemed as useless and inferior. He matures into a strong and intelligent boxer after training with professionals at clubs to divert himself from the constant tension and struggle faced by his…

A Desirable Place “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it” (Lowry). In The Giver by Lois Lowry, the community is designed to be a utopia, where other people decide fate, and keep the citizens from discovering the truth. In this community, the previous memories are taken away, leaving every citizen the same, no love, color, music, or freedom. The article “Haiti in Crisis” by Bryan Brown and Patricia Smith, is about a country that lives with endless disaster, sarvation, and it has a weak…