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    Hells Angels Hells Angels a motorcycle club founded on March 17,1948 in Fontana/San Bernardino by a man name Sonny Barger.The name "Hell's Angels" was inspired by the typical naming of American squadrons, or other fighting groups, with a fierce, death-defying title in World Wars I and II. They weren't the only club in the 1940’s but they're the only club still dgoing on today. From the 60’s, Hells Angels spread out to the east coast of the USA and later to the midwest. On July 1969 the 1st European Hells Angel was accepted in london,England. Today Hells Angels MC World has charters in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Australia, Africa and Asia. Members in the group typically drive Harley Davidson motorcycles, so they say. The official colors of the Hells Angels are red and white which is also their nickname. Red and white are also used to display the number 81 on many patches, as in "Support 81, Route 81". The 8 and 1 stand alphabet of H and A. Each group wears a different shape patch indicating their location. The colors still remain the same just a different patch shape, which is put on the back of their jackets. Member of the group have been accused of many different crimes which they have denied to, saying that they are just a motorcycle club. The group live by the motto “Angels Forever, Forever Angels When we do…

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    receive a letter from the hobo explaining he had had a job interview and just couldn’t imagine going to it in his own dirty rags and he was sorry and would pay for the suite because he had gotten the job, of course; thanks to Beavers “good deed.” Even though many people were moving to suburban neighborhoods the south and country living had its place on television also. Andy Taylor the widow sheriff of Mayberry and father to Opie was the essence of everything good. The small town of Mayberry…

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    never know what you 're gonna get.” was changed from “Being an idiot is no box of chocolates.” These two quotes, though one is slightly change, changes the meaning of the quote. After saying the quote in the novel, he goes on to talk about being people knowing of his condition in being rude and offensive to him. The novel doesn’t give a heartfelt quote like the movie does. Elvis Presley was even put into the movie though it he wasn’t in the novel at all. There are a lot of things that could 've…

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    Brittney Perrodin S. Martinez English IV, 1st Hour 4-24-16 Key Individuals in World War II World War II had many influential leaders. Some more influential than others, but two of the most influential leaders were Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Both men showed exquisite leadership skills and strategic foresight for war. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were important leaders during WWII, whose leadership allowed for the defeat of Hitler. Franklin Delanore…

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    It was a meeting of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. After seeing that the war against Germany was coming to a close these three Allied powers came together to discuss the next steps in ending the war. They decided that they would demand Germany’s unconditional surrender. This was just the first step to the plans for a post-war world. A big discussion was what to do with the conquered country after the war and the…

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    possibility of rebelliousness by narrowing the minds of the people by removing words that signify opposition or disagreement. For example, the way to communicate the word ‘bad’ or something that is exceedingly bad is through the words ‘ungood’ and ‘doublepllusungood’ respectively. Without a word of freedom, the idea and concept of freedom is vanished from the minds of the people Oceania. “It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words. Of course we use these forms already, but in the final…

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    The film Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang, is a science fiction film, consisting of a futuristic city dystopia, follows the journey of Joh Fredersen, his son Freder, and a poor worker named Maria through their efforts to overcome the vast differences separating the working class and the elites of the city. Whilst the novel 1984 by George Orwell is also about a dystopian society that is controlled by ‘The Party’ follows the character, Winston Smith who decides to rebel against the Party and fall…

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    Can the human spirit easily endure pain and suffering, or is it easily corruptible? In 1984 by George Orwell, Winston Smith is broken when he undergoes extreme psychological torture. His pain, however matures him in the sense that he lets go of his idealistic past self and accepts the ideologies of his government, “the party.” In a pivotal moment where winston is forced to believe that 2+2=5, he loses all sense of personal freedom and is at the will of Big Brother, and thus comes into his place…

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    are the ones who will make you suffer the worst blows.” This is shown as a truth when, in George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984, O’Brien strives to assert power over Winston by securing his trust to break down Winston’s resistance against the Party. To being with, O’Brien drops subtle hints to Winston that he opposes the Party. During the Two Minutes-Hate, for example, the author mentions that “momentarily he had caught O’Brien’s eye” (Orwell 17). At this point, Winston believes an unspoken…

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    Both the “Never Give In” speech by Winston Churchill and the “Good Will Hunting” monologue delivered by Robin Williams, are similar speeches in their themes and stylistic features. On October 29, 1941, United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Harrow School to give an inspirational speech to the students. The world was an extremely dark place, World War II had just begun and the United Kingdom was struggling. The speech was optimistic, concerning the outcome of the war and referred…

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