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    to run, the two that can get brought up are “American Dad!” and “Family Guy.” Both shows ultimately demonstrate core family values in the most comedic way but they are equally different and in point of the main characters both have several differences. As a contrast between the main character of “American Dad“, Stan Smith and of “Family Guy”, Peter Griffin, one is more disciplined and determined than the other. “Family Guy” started in 1999 and has 14 seasons so far. It airs regularly on FOX…

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    When the Guy Fawkes mask comes to mind people think one of two things; terrorist or revolutionary. In this essay, you will learn the story off the gunpowder act,the Guy Fawkes mask and the organization it turned into. In the early 1600 England was ruled by a king know as James I. This king hated the Catholic church and the practice of Catholic religion. Trying to push Catholicism out of England king James I put in place many laws and regulations. First, he made everyone attend the church of…

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    being burned down and destroyed, there is one man who wants to and will make a change. In Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag is a firefighter with a weird twist. Firefighters burn down books instead of putting the fires out! When doing this job and meeting other types of people, Montag comes to realize that he is on the wrong side, and that he should be saving the books instead of burning them. Guy Montag is a deeply interesting character, he shows curiosity, self-awareness, and courage. He is a man who…

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    Fahrenheit 451 Born into a futuristic, technologically based society, Guy Montag had never thought to question anything. By accepting the way things were, without questioning anything Montag had lived his life in serenity. He was a fireman, which is a well respected individual in his society. A fireman ignites books and houses that contain them. Throughout the book, Montag began to change after he met Clarisse McClellan. All this time Montag had worn his happiness “like a mask” and had claimed…

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    Guy de Maupassant developes madame Loisel’s character by showing how she changes from vain, self- centered to hardworking. The first topic focuses on how vain Madame Loisel is in the beginning of the story. “No . . . there’s nothing more humiliating than to look poverty-stricken among a lot of rich women.” The quote supports the topic because she is worried of what the rich women might think of her at the ball. She is scared that they might think lowly of her and that she doesn’t deserve to…

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    complex character would be a person who is mixed between nature and experience, such as a person who has Catholic views, but believes in gay rights although they were brought up to believe it was wrong. Most stories have a complex character, such as Guy Montag in Fahrenheit 451. Montag is a perfect example of a complex character. Montag is a fire fighter, but he is not an ordinary fire fighter. In the society of “Fahrenheit 451”, firefighters do not stop the fires, they start them. In the…

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    problem that is very common in the world today. Guy de Maupassant’s tale about a woman who feels she should be higher in society, and the way that she attempts to fit in with this society, mimics the way many people get into debt today. Often people are not content with what they have and spend money that they should save or put towards bills on frivolous thing like jewelry. Some people may even be like Mme. Loisel and do it because they feel the need to fit in with others. While Mme. Loisel…

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    Guy Montag is a fireman. But not quite like the firemen we know today- his job as a fireman is to burn books and the houses they are kept in. It is the 24th century and books are forbidden by law, since technology and ignorance has taken over and people much rather spend their days in their parlors, with walls made completely out of television screens. He lives in a society of people with no independent thoughts, no time to relax and be alone and no meaningful conversations what so ever. One…

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    Philosophers have contemplated if aspiring for material wealth is contradictory to moral life. Guy Maupassant explores this concept of materialism in his short story, The Necklace. Set in Paris in the late 1800’s, the story focuses on Monsieur and Madame Loisel. The latter is unhappy as hse finds life to be inadequate and empty of the luxuries she deserves. The Loisels revcieve an invitation to a ball. Concerned with what others will think of her, she borrows a diamond necklace from a friend of…

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    In Guy De Maupassant’s “The Necklace”, Mathilde endures some difficult circumstances because of a few personal qualities that caused her life to change drastically. Mathilde has always wanted money but has never been lucky enough to acquire such wealth. This results in her wanting everything to herself. She ends up learning the hard way on why she should be thankful for what her husband provides her and not constantly want more and more stuff to seem higher in society. Mathilde is a very…

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