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    I read a book called, “Animal Farm” written by George Orwell. The book is about animals on a farm who are overworked, and not treated as they should be. Then, a rebellion made up of animals with pigs as their leaders, rebel against Mr.Jones (owner of the farm) by driving him off the farm. The animals try to make the perfect life for themselves, but that doesn’t go as planned. Animal farm then, starts to fail. The farm fails because of the pigs not being fair to the other animals, and the animals being too dumb to realize it. It starts to fail because pigs start to make power grabs that screws the “perfect life” vision the animals have. Also, the other animals made mistakes, by not speaking up when they thought something was wrong. These reasons and many more are why animal farm fails. One reason animalism fails is because of power grabs by animals. There are examples of this throughout the book. One power grab that failed animalism, was when the pigs take the milk and the apples for themselves. “So it was agreed without further argument that the milk and windfall apples (and also the main crop of apples when they ripened) should be reserved for the pigs alone.” (P.g 36) This is an unfair power grab because the pigs were being selfish, but because they are the leader, it immediately grants them permission to do so. This shows why animalism fails because the pigs don’t do anything for the wellbeing of animal farm, they do things for themselves. Another example of a power grab…

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    The Selfish Giant Analysis

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    The Selfish Giant is a story about a process of a selfish giant becoming a generous one. The Giant had a very beautiful garden where the children like playing. After the giant expelled children rudely, only the cold winter was in his garden. Finally, he realized that is was his selfishness prevented the coming of the spring. The giant proceeded to ruin the wall of his garden and to welcome children to play in his garden. Years later, the giant died and was taken to the Heaven by the child who…

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    If you pay attention closely throughout the parts we have read so far in “Animal Farm,” many leaders are trying to manipulate others to follow them and trust their decisions over others. Two big example that have stood out more to me than others, is how Napoleon manipulated Squealer. (Pages 56-58) When Snowball was chased out of the farm, Squealer constantly backs up Napoleon's word. He was always telling other animals about his good ideas, but more importantly he was manipulated when he told…

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    How does the tortoise know he will win in The Tortoise and the Rabbit? How does the tortoise trick the antelope in quitting the race before he even crossed the finish line in The Tortoise and the Antelope? These two fables show very valuable lessons for success in life. Though both are compelling in different ways, they hold more similarities than you may realize. The tortoise is the sharpest animal in these fables while obviously the rabbit and antelope are gullible and smug animals that need…

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    The environment has long been a part of importance to many, especially environmental protection agencies. In the 1950's to 1960's, the emphasis on and importance of the environment shifted and increased. During this time, the environmental movement started, and people's awareness of the environment and effects on the environment from numerous activities grew. Rachel Carson, a biologist, wrote a book discussing the destructive effects of pesticides, as a means to inform the public and urge them…

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    In Animal Farm, George Orwell creates the character Napoleon who can be seen as a good leader or a bad dictator. Napoleon increased the animals work and banished anyone who disagreed with him. Napoleon also opened trade with the neighboring farms which have humans. So overall, the farm would of been better off with Mr. Jones instead of Napoleon. However, although Napoleon was a ruthless dictator, he played it well by using fear and manipulation to keep his silence decent. Orwell is trying to say…

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    Animal Farm Failure Essay

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    Martin Luther King said, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” He was the rightful leader of this cause, and that made this movement much more successful than it would have been without him. But, was this the case on Animal Farm? After the rebellion, the pigs rose discreetly into power. The pigs were not the right leaders for Animal Farm, although it was…

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    Propaganda in Animal Farm 1) What is propaganda and how is it connected to characterisation? Commonly used as a form of promotion or indoctrination, propaganda in its simplest form is the intentional distribution of information, ideas and fabricated rumours to benefit or demoralise the opposing or supported parties. Throughout the history of mankind propaganda was commonly utilized as a weapon of persuasion in dire times such as World Wars I and II, the Cold War in addition to the ongoing…

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    In many stories, the enemy is defeated in the final battle. But in the books The Moon is Down and Animal Farm, the opposing force is conquered early in the story. The catch is, destroying the main force does not always end the fighting. In The Moon is Down, the army defeats the town but do not control the people. In Animal Farm, the animals chase away the humans only for the pigs to take their place. Just because they win, it does not mean there are not going to be future battles. “‘Conquest…

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    Old Major Rhetorical Analysis In Animal Farm by George Orwell, Old Major brings all the creatures of the farm in to convince them man is to blame for their misery. As all of the animals they settle in, they sit anxious to hear the thoughts of the respected pig. Old major goes on to persuade his audience to join the revolution using ethos, logos, pathos, an asyndeton, and a polysyndeton. Old Major used ethos to give himself credibility by saying, “I feel it my duty to pass on to you such…

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