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    The essay “The Ordeal of Change” written by Eric Hoffer indicates people are afraid of drastic change in their life that would dramatically cause them to be misfit and out of place, and the solution of putting that fear into action is there must be “an abundance of opportunities”, and also “a tradition of self-reliance”. According to Hoffer, “Even the change from peas to string beans had in it elements of fear”; This means that even a change as small as a bean can cause great amount of fears,…

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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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    John Lennon “If everyone demanded peace instead of a new television set, then there’d be peace.” John Lennon was one of the most profound and inspirational people in the world, even to this day. He was a leader for peace and was against war; he stood up for what he believed in and didn’t back down when people tried to attack his ways of thinking. He changed the world and people’s views, he got the attention of everyone and with it, he used it for good. John Lennon wasn’t just a singer in a…

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    past and the future. In Beloved (1987), Toni Morrison shows how Sethe had dehumanizing experiences during her years of slavery. Even in freedom, Sethe was reminded of her past which affected her decisions and destroyed her identity. In contrast, in Eric Bress and J. Mackye Grubber’s The Butterfly Effect (2004), Evan witnessed and participated in traumatizing events in his childhood. When he discovers his ability to time travel, Evan alters his past only to find out it damaged his future. Despite…

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    This quote from Eric Weiner’s travel narrative, The Geography of Bliss, epitomizes an American perspective on thinking. Before his travels pursuing happiness, Weiner never had to consider what thinking did, or does, emotionally. Like many Americans, I find my perspective to be limited in that we Americans do not naturally consider how our thinking is affecting our own happiness. In his book, Weiner finds that other countries have views very contradictory to ours at home. Weiner even points out…

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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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    As infants were told to express our highlighted emotions and to show our talent to the world without hesitation, but as we grow older things change, were each put into the process of being molded into what society wants us to be and our ever step is judged and counted for. Fear and frustration fill our thoughts, second guessing everything we do because we don't want to be outcasts if we make any kind of mistake. Katherine's Point of View: ( I will switch the Points of Views but so I don't…

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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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