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    Cormic McCarthy's "The Road" is a broken down dejected post apocalyptic wasteland that is void of virtually all resources, yet one thing that the The Road was never wanting in is symbolism. The most obvious of which would be fire or The Road itself. Though even unsuspecting things such as a simple Coca Cola or even a flare gun carry subtle symbolic value in the world of The Road. However not all things that carry symbolic weight are tangible, such as the character's vernacular, with their…

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    In Ray Bradbury’s book, Fahrenheit 451, he uses many types of figurative language to show the prominent theme of action vs inaction. Guy Montag had worked many years with Captain Beatty at the fire department causing them to build a friendship. Yet when Beatty discovers that Montag has books in his home he goes to burn the house down (the punishment for possessing books). The scene quickly escalates and Montag ultimately ends up killing Beatty via flame thrower. “They turned, their faces like…

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    How the theme that is said in this prompt can be incorporated into the novel is when things get shaky when the administration starts wondering about what caused the suspension of Philip Malloy. In the novel this happened especially when Philip became “world famous” just because of singing the National Anthem. What this resulted was not only getting his justice but he was also getting so many telegrams and letters sent to him just for some patriotism notice that people have in the states.…

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    In the book, "Ella Minnow Pea" by Mark Dunn language was an enormous part of the culture in Nollopton. It is what the island was founded upon, it is how they diversified themselves. By the High Council taking letters away from the alphabet, they began destroying and corrupting the culture in Nollopton. Without language, the people began to go mad. Their decision making began to change entirely. Their daily routines were halted as they had to check themselves to ensure that they were not using…

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    The society in The Giver novel is a dystopian society. This is true because in the novel and all the people in it have to follow the rules given from the community. This proves my point because in a utopian society everyone has freedom which in this society nobody does. Even it the novel The Giver says that the people suffer from sameness sameness is a thing when the people in the society all do the same thing... and that is not freedom. Example: During the novel Jonas tries to tell The Giver…

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    "The Tech Effect" Before reading books about what technology has done to society I used my phone and laptop every day but now that I am aware my habits have changed. In the book What The Internet Is Doing To Our Brains The shallows By Nicholas Carr (2011), Carr states that "We should be aware of technology ,and the way it affects our lives both mentally, physically, and socially;" technology should be controlled by its users and creators of technology, because if we can control technology we…

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    1- I think the author begins his essay by description Borders Café because it is a small scene of the daily life. The scene in the café reflect the people’s new Social life. How they act in public places and how they cope with the technology. I do not know if he choice this place by chance, because the cafe’s name concert with the author main idea. He talked about the real borders of the private and public mean. His description remind me about the picture which we see in the street, coffee…

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    be perfect, and we should all believe that too. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury shows us a society where its inhabitants think the world is perfect, but it’s mostly the opposite, and Montag can agree. Due to him constantly wanting to better his dystopian society, Montag becomes inquisitive as to why people do what they do, gains self-confidence after standing up to his leaders, and turns forgiving as he and his friends rebuild society. In Fahrenheit 451, people make odd choices and sacrifices,…

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    Even though Radio Raheem is not the main character in the film, he is the most symbolic character in Do the Right Thing. In the film, he is portrayed as an intimidating black man who is respected and feared by the young people of Bed-Stuy. He’s menacing appearance is due to the camera always looking up at him which makes him look superior to others and more intimidating. There are certain scenes in the film that embody Radio Raheem’s ideology such as the metaphorical boxing match between LOVE…

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    John Smith a Soldier for hire set upon a journey across the ocean in order to sit on a council to govern a new community. As one of the founders of Jamestown and arguably the first writer of the new world might have never intended for his work to be published but placing his writings on a supply ship back to England. His literary works included an influential book called A General History of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles, would not appear until 1624. A most interesting passage from…

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