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The book Incarceron is an interesting book with a mixed message of freedom naming the good and the bad. Catherine Fisher's book talks of a future where society is sent back in their ideal styles of life to live like people did a long time ago, having woman where dresses and no technology. Many years before the story takes place a prison was built where no one could enter or escape. It really showcases the feeling of lack of freedom through its choice of diction to the visuals described.…

this happened are when Lennie tries to protect himself from Curley, and when he kills Curley's Wife. During the first time, we see Lennie lose his innocence is when Curley goes looking for trouble and decides to pick on Lennie. After a few hooks and jabs are thrown from Curley, Lennie cries for Georges help in hopes to make the pain stop. George refuses to help and instead ends up with Lennie crushing every bone in Curley's hand. He even refuses to let go of Curley's hand even after everyone…

said the monster, “doesn’t know any better! Look out for my rake!” The two of them clashed together at the foot of the mountain to discover who was to be the victor. It was a magnificent battle! The monster is fierce. Hui’an is powerful. The iron rod jabs at the heart; The muckrake swipes at the face. Spraying mud and splattering dust darken Heaven and Earth;” The non italicized words are the story while the italicized words are the description. I also noticed that the author’s choice of…

if this was the WWE's attempt to add a little salt to Punk's wound or not, but all evidence would seem to point in that direction. Adding injury to insult, this wouldn't have been the first time the WWE took advantage of the opportunity to throw a jab or two at its former…

Utilizing virtually every character in a satirical sense throughout his 1759 novel Candide, Enlightenment author Voltaire squandered no time with his chance to convey any perspective he held when concerned with idle philosophers of his time and their theories of theodicy. Particularly, G.W. von Leibniz. Through the character Pangloss - a passionate philosopher, stubborn scholar, and faithful friend to the novel's protagonist - Voltaire makes sure to often allude towards the impracticality of…

pounding on the door. The landlady opens the door with a knife. She says,”It’s time.” Billy is afraid. The landlady charges with the knife, but Billy dodges. This sequence goes on for a while. Then Billy starts to fight back with the old lady. She jabs and he grabs the hilt of the…

Throughout the United States and several countries around the world, people gathered to watch “the fight of the century” between Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather. The fight gained notoriety because it placed one of boxing’s greatest fighters in the ring with a mixed martial arts (MMA) champion to determine which sport would “win in a fight”. The two sports require the individuals to be in outstanding condition and are very technical. Majority of fighters train all their life to make it to the…

Due to the lack of supplies and hygiene in third world countries, a virus called Ebola has broke out. Ebola has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the past year causing nearly four thousand lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. With the right steps, this virus can be contained and eventually cured. Ebola is a deadly virus that first appeared in the year 1976, occurring in Sudan and the current Dominican Republic of Congo. The virus was named after a small river in the Dominican…

The last leaf is a short story written by O.Henry in 1907 and it was translated in Hindi as Aakhiri Patta by children’s fiction writer Arvind Gupta.The story is about two young artists Joanna and Sue who live together in Greenwich Village, New York City. Joanna was down with Pneumonia and in those days there was no cure for pneumonia and so while lying on her bed she used to stare at a tree which lost most of its leaves and made her mind that the day the last leaf falls, she will die.Meanwhile,…

Not everyone matures at the same rate, both mentally and physically. Although, in the middle of my high school career, it was like a switch went off. Suddenly, I was considered unique because of my race. The jabs at my being Asian came to a screeching halt, not that the looks have reduced as well, because they haven’t. That’s understandable though. I don’t look like them; I don’t look white. Nonetheless, I had begun to find a new fulfilled happiness. I, of…