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“Child of Dandelions” by author Shenaaz Nanji is a novel that focuses on the protagonist Sabine and her Indian family, as they face injustices and struggle to escape from the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin. Sabine, her family, and the entire Indian community face many difficulties throughout the way, such as extreme racism. Child of Dandelions should be used as a full novel study for the I.B. program because it conveys international mindedness. It does so by illustrating military dictatorship through…

The second main character in Animal Farm, who is also the antagonist, is Snowball. He is a round and static character, who is described indirectly through his speech and actions. To begin with, Snowball is a metaphor for Leon Trotsky. He is exiled by Napoleon and never seen again. To begin with, although Snowball isn’t a bad character in the novel, he is still considered as an antagonist since he challenges the main character, Napoleon. Snowball runs against Napoleon for power on Animal Farm.…

The Implications of Zombie Apocalypse Preparation and Survival What Happens Inside of a Zombie’s Brain? The virus attacks and devours the brain’s frontal lobes, responsible for problem solving, so they cannot make complex decisions. Zombie’s cerebellums become impaired, which explains why they cannot walk so well, either. These beings also have an unexplained predilection for human flesh. (E. Landau, 2011) Zombies Can Be Helpful Although zombies are defined as an undead being created through the…

“The Story of the Three Little Pigs” is a fairytale developed in the England of 1890. Moreover, the story narrates the life of three little pigs who lived with an old sow who sent them into the real and hard world to seek their own fortunes. Subsequently, to accomplish their goals, they had to meet with a building materials vendor. On one hand, the first little pig built his house with straw and the second with sticks. Because of the weakness of those construction materials, both little pigs…

George Orwell displays an extremely negative view towards communism, totalitarian governments, and the means by which oppressors rise to power in the story Animal Farm. It’s very clear by the writing techniques and statements from the writing that Orwell feels very strongly about the issues and he dislikes how the government was during the Russian Revolution. During the Revolution, communism was being used as the form of government, and Orwell wanted equality for all, so he strongly disagreed…

Zombies The thought of your loved ones coming back from the dead is horrific. Though, people generally see zombies in multiple sources of media such as movies, television shows, and comics every day. The idea of the walking undead corpses was brought on by Haitian folklore from the early 1900’s. The term’s meaning is based off of a fictional undead being created through the animation of a human corpse. Although the idea of “zombies” sounds completely insane and irrational, there are multiple…

Benjamin greatly contributes to the problem of totalitarianism on the farm by being passive and not voicing his opinion on Animalism. Although an intelligent animal, Benjamin chooses not to use his intelligence to challenge the new, corrupt government. Furthermore, he doesn't question their authority and by not doing so, causes the new way of life to remain in place. When asked by the animals what he thinks of the building of the windmill, he refuses to have an opinion on it. The animals are…

is one of the questions people would ask after reading George Orwell’s Animal farm. The book displays class conflicts and showing how some classes are more equal than other ones.This book was an allegory to the Soviet Union and the allies during World War II. People can see the well known leaders and allies in some of the characters. Orwell shows how badly the working class was treated comparing it to times in the Soviet. In Animal Farm George Orwell uses conflict, dialogue, and irony to display…

Eric Arthur Blair, born in 1903, was a famous English critic, journalist, and writer. Better known by his pen name of George Orwell, he received his extensive education from multiple private schools in England, including Eton. His suspicion of the failing class system was rooted in his dreadful experiences with social entitlement and elitism at the private institutions he attended. Since his parents were English colonists in India, his first hand experiences with British imperialism shaped his…

A Doll’s House is a three act play written in 1879, and is considered the first feminist play. Nora, the main character, is labeled by Torvald, her husband, as a naïve housewife, but little does Torvald know that Nora is keeping a secret from him. Years ago, Nora forged her father’s signature to get a loan to save Torvald’s life. Now Torvald works at a bank, and he wants to fire Krogstad, an employee. Krogstad knows about Nora’s forgery, so he blackmails Nora into trying to get Torvald to keep…