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    Harrison Bergeron versus 2081 We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson. We in the United State hold this line of the Declaration of Independence to be a pivotal part of our country. We have went to war many times to uphold the right that everyone to be equal. Many men and women have died to help ensure that…

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    Harrison Bergeron and American Documents “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, is a short story which takes place in the year 2081 in a "perfectly equal world." This story was made as a way to interpret the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. The ideas that were interpreted from the bill of rights and the declaration in this story were put in a way that often messes with our other rights or does not look at every aspect of the right affected. The story's main…

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    People have different opinions on whether everyone was or was not truly equal in Harrison Bergeron. Harrison Bergeron is a short story about everyone becoming equal in the year 2081. In 2081, society is made “equal” by putting handicaps on the more talented people, and making them have consequences if they take the handicaps off.I believe that people aren’t truly equal in Harrison Bergeron. I believe that people aren’t equal in Harrison Bergeron because of handicaps, handicaps on certain people,…

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    The meaning of freedom is self-explanatory when first mentioned, however it has a deeper meaning for an individual rather than a group of people. “Harrison Bergeron,” by Kurt Vonnegut, is dystopian fiction, in which the story takes place in the future, but society is broken. Kurt Vonnegut based his story on a society that had attempted to create the perfect world of equality, but it went awry. In the short story, “A&P,” by John Updike, 19-year-old Sammy works as a grocery store clerk in a small…

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    Water Hammer | Plumbing Sugar Land Water hammer’s proper term is hydraulic shock. It occurs when a faucet or other valve is shut off quickly, causing a sudden stop in the water flow, and resulting in the loud banging characteristic of water hammer in the home’s plumbing in Sugar Land. When water hammer occurs, extreme stress is placed on the pipes, and damage can occur. In addition, the occurrence indicates there is a problem in the plumbing system, and shouldn’t be ignored. When your pipes are…

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    Imagine this, you're in a society where everybody is equal, nobody is better than anyone. You are not able to show your to strengths.You would have to wear weights so you wouldn't be stronger, a deep screech in your ear if any smarter than anybody else. Therefore going to look hideous of how “beautiful’ you were. If you would take your handicaps off the government would punish you sometimes it would end with death. If any body was against the government they would be in jail. As in a short story…

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    How much should the government step in to ensure equality? The story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut makes you think about how in order to please one group, in this case “equalize” everyone, life becomes unfair for everyone else. The story takes place in the year 2081 and everyone is equal in every single way imaginable. George and Hazel Bergeron are watching ballerinas on the television. television, watching ballerinas. Their son, Harrison, comes on, and frees himself of all his handicaps.…

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    “Harrison Bergeron” is a prophetic short story written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. The short story is set in the year 2081, a time where everyone is equal due to the 211th, 212th and 213th Amendment. People are handicapped so that no person is superior to another person. I feel that Vonnegut Jr. is giving a warning to the current society about the disadvantages of making everyone equal. The school systems of today’s society are already advancing into this direction with accommodations to students…

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    The story Harrison Bergeron takes place in America, and in 2081. In the story Harrison Bergeron everybody is equally the same, no one is better looking, stronger, and smarter than everyone else. Also if your better looking, stronger, or smarter than everyone else you would have to wear these things called handicaps which kept you from being better than everyone else. This makes me think that equality isn’t always good. First of all in the story Harrison Bergeron the government tortures the…

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    The U.S. immigration policy is like a hammer and a nail. If a hammer is the only tool you have, you’re obviously going to treat everything as if it was a nail. This relates to Obama’s answer to all of the immigration problems: send them back to where they came from. This is the hammer approach; the same tactic the U.S. uses in dealing with every complex foreign policy issues when a solution is out of reach. We’re faced with stubborn Middle Eastern countries: shoot them, bomb them. We’re…

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