Benjamin Harrison

At the beginning of the course when this assignment was explained, I automatically knew that I was going to choose Neil Young as my topic since he fits the criteria of the assignment perfectly. To begin with, Young was born on November 12, 1946 in Toronto Canada. From a young age, Neil was attracted to music and began to appreciate music more and more. Young promptly learned how to play folk songs on a plastic ukulele that his father gave him and then years later he accomplished to play acoustic…

Indiana Jones, the main character in the first film Indian Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark, is an archaeologist that goes on a hunt for the tablets which contained the Ten Commandments. The purpose of this paper is to conclude that Dr. Jones is not a true archaeologist, but instead a looter. This paper will focus on his behaviors in the first movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark to give evidence to support the theory mentioned. The definition of archaeologist is “the scientific study of prehistoric…

Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr is a science fiction short story that takes place in America in the year 2081. Some of the major characters are Harrison Bergeron and Diana Moon Glampers. Harrison Bergeron is a fourteen year old teen who was imprisoned for going against the law; he was not equal to the rest of society. Diana Moon Glampers is known in the story as the Handicapped General. It was her responsibility to give people their handicaps and enforce the law that everyone is equal. The…

John Lennon was the founder of one of the most influential and popular music groups of all time. The Beatles were very popular and had many good years before later breaking up. John Lennon went on to record songs solo, including “Imagine” written and released in 1971. His song was written when the Vietnam War was taking place and the lyrics talk about a time and/or place where everything that divides us is gone and there is peace. I chose this song because I like the message it sends, “Imagine…

is equal (but NOT in a way the people like it)? Harrison Bergeron did. He is a 14-year-old boy who lived in a dystopian world went to jail because the government considered him as a threat. Nothing stood in his way (not even 5000 pounds of metal handicaps attached onto him.) Harrison is a genius and an athlete who escaped from jail. He is so strong that he took off all of his metal handicaps by ripping them off like a wet tissue.(page 114) Harrison who claims himself as the "Emperor" is a hero…

Harrison Bergeron is an amazing short story that gives its reader a glimpse of what the future could be like if the government attempted to make everyone equal. It is also unnerving because our society could eventually become like that. There is also a short film called 2081 that is also a good film. Harrison Bergeron and 2081 are similar but have a lot of differences and that is what I am going to talk about. Harrison Bergeron is a dystopian and satirical short story. It combines elements of…

Lasecki English 9 Honors October 19, 2016 "Harrison Bergeron" "The worst form of equality is to take unequal things and make them equal, " is a quote by the well known Aristotle. This statement can also be a theme found in the story "Harrison Bergeron.”Written by Kurt Vonnegut, "Harrison Bergeron" is the story of a dystopian universe. Kurt Vonnegut seems to want to get across his point of equality not been for the best when taking too far. In "Harrison Bergeron", the idea of equality is…

When Harrison is freeing himself from his shackles it shows up that the power of the government could not even hold him down that power doesn't really men anything as long as you put your mind to what you want they can’t stop you. 8.The simile the narrator used to describe harrison and the ballerina when they were dancing was¨ They leaped like deer on the mood” when he says that it means that…

with EMI records. Two members of the Beatles left. The two people who left are Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe who was replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962. The members of the Beatles were known as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison. The Beatles covered three genres of music. For instance, the Beatles covered indian music, psychedelic, and hard rock. The Beatles…

Harrison Bergeron Paper Harrison Bergeron is a story about equality and total government control. No one is allowed to be different from each other in anyway. People have to wear handicaps so that everyone is the same height, speed, and even amount of beauty. The author is trying to say that total equivalence is dangerous. People not being able to think about thoughts more than 20 seconds, very talented individuals throughout the story are held back by handicaps like the ballerinas, and people…