Loudspeaker

Noel King points to the “second-order information…scattered throughout [White Noise]” (72). He states that, “one of the novels major themes… is the persistent trope of ‘floating remarks’ derived from television and radio, supermarket loudspeakers, telephone conversations: scraps of comments, bits and pieces of assertion, knowledge, rumor, information in its broadest sense” (King 72). In White Noise, the Gladneys refer to what is seen on TV or said on the radio to interpret the daily events…

Television and the Internet are, in the 21st century, replacing radio. In fact, advances in technology have allowed people to access an increasing amount of information, through different forms. A person wanting to learn about world news can now go on the Internet, read a newspaper, watch television or listen to the radio. The technology behind radio as well as its inventors is the reason why, nowadays, people have an unlimited access to information; it began in 1844, with the invention of the…

The Star Wars Series is a saga of films loved by just about every person in the United States. From middle-aged Sci-Fi nerds to middle school jocks, you’d be hard pressed to find somebody that “just didn’t get the hype.” The first Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, was released in 1977 and the last film of the series (so far), Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, was released in 2005. Though the original movie was a pop culture phenomenon and has changed film forever, the…

Overflowing with dramatization, grievousness and loathsomeness, this phenomenal family story of life and death mirrors China 's century of turbulence through the eyes of Jung Chang 's three generations of family: her grandmother, mother and inevitably a life account of herself. In this book, Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, we get to see the painful effects of Mao’s personality cult, and his painful policies. At age of two, Yu-fang, Jung Chang 's grandmother had her feet bounded. She was…

REALIZATION “Chicago,” I said, as we drove past the Chicago Theatre. I remember reading every word that my eyes could catch as we careened down the picturesque streets of downtown Chicago. I was not certain where my driver was taking me at the time, but I knew that I did not want to be in the car with that callous, old woman anymore. She was my caseworker, Ms. Jordan, and she was in charge of finding me a family. My preferred caseworker was Ms. Kelly, she was pleasant and she always made me…

It was one number I had never deleted out of my phone, mostly because I had waited for years for Stormy to call. Her mom answered on the second ring, “Drew?” “Mrs. Waters.” I answered. “I assume you’re calling about Stormy?” “Yes ma’am. We know that Cole has her.” “Yes…he does.” She replied, cooly. “You already knew that?” I asked in confusion. She laughed a psychotic laugh, “Of course we know, he’s good for her.” Rhett stared at the phone, a mixture of disgust, anger, and shock across his…

PROLOGUE ********************* I can hear his tortured screams as the flames lick his skin. The odor of burning flesh fills my nose--intoxicating me. I don’t feel any wrong; I have no regrets. As the house collapses into itself, I can already feel relief seeping into my body. I can feel the burden being lifted off of my shoulders; I am weightless. ----------------------- They told me that it was the right thing to do. They told me that it was the…

While everyone eagerly awaited the captain’s order to disembark, an unexpected announcement from an INS official sounded over the loudspeaker. The entire ship was required to clear customs, followed by a federal health inspection. Accordingly, no passengers were permitted to leave until the following day. Although having to spend one more night onboard in our cramped cabin was disappointing…

Since it is so important that the society in Fahrenheit 451 keeps people uneducated, it is against the law for a citizen to own or read any type of literature. People are also disciplined by not being allowed to have a front porch because it is believed that they would sit around thinking too much and form ideas in their heads. Montag’s society is also similar to Jonas’ in the fact that surveillance is strongly enforced. There is a robot named the Mechanical Hound that works for the firemen to…

It's January 2, 1994; the air is freezing as he breathes it in, and the sun seems to have forgotten to come out this morning. As the snow whirls around the frigid air under the dark sky, the 21 year old lawyer, Sean finally reaches the door of the airport. Sean, who has spent the last week in France for a vacation before the holidays, is exhausted and longing to be home with his family back in Chicago, Illinois. Sean got to the baggage and security lines around 6:30 this morning, completely…