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    overall wellbeing, defined by pleasant emotions of content to pure joy. Happiness is an emotion that is individually achieved. Happiness in today’s society is often based on materialistic objects, which is shown also by the citizens’ in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, by their television walls and seashells. To begin, the contrast in happiness is shown through Mildred’s self-esteem and her friends unawareness of societal issues. Secondly, education shows contrast through the characters Beatty…

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    because the samples will be oxidized in air. XRD XRD is to determine the microstructure of the samples. The structure information can be determined by analyzing the peak of diffraction angle 2θ degree. X-ray diffractometers consist of three basic elements: an X-ray tube, a sample holder, and an X-ray detector. The different annealing time will cause different microstructure, and people can summarize the change rule of the annealing time vs. structure. Result and Discussion Thicknesses…

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    This radiographic technique is used to give information about the position and shape of wisdom teeth roots and its nearby structures. • 3D CT (Computed tomography). A 3D computed tomography is more precise than the standard dimensional x-ray because it involves obtaining the exact position of your wisdom teeth as well as allows you and the dentist to see what is inside of it. Looking out for nerve damage Aside from understanding when should wisdom teeth be removed, it is also important…

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    In Ray Bradbury’s book, Fahrenheit 451, he uses many types of figurative language to show the prominent theme of action vs inaction. Guy Montag had worked many years with Captain Beatty at the fire department causing them to build a friendship. Yet when Beatty discovers that Montag has books in his home he goes to burn the house down (the punishment for possessing books). The scene quickly escalates and Montag ultimately ends up killing Beatty via flame thrower. “They turned, their faces like…

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    The character Captain Beatty, from Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” lives in a society where books are burned. Being the chief fireman of the society, Captain Beatty has to make sure that all of the books in the society are burned so no one can read the books. The firemen even have a Hound that the society decided on for it. It makes an excellent weapon that can sense which person in the society has books and where the books are hidden. Captain Beatty also acknowledges some of the people as…

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    In Ray Bradbury’s “The Pedestrian”, humans are too involved in technology causing them to become unaware of the world around them. No one in the society takes time away from their television to appreciate nature and the people in their lives. The people in the society live a repetitive lifestyle consisting of work and television. The main character, Leonard Mead, is the only person in the society to take time out of his day to appreciate nature. The story states,“In ten years of walking by night…

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    Social Injustice In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, shows how he fears the future will be. This futuristic world includes Guy Montag and his motives for going against the social standard by reading books. In the society that Bradbury imagines, books are banned and considered wrong in the sense of political correctness, and people aren’t allowed to think for themselves, always being busy with something. Guy Montag is a firefighter, who burns books. It may seem strange now, but in his…

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    In the short story, “There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury, all of mankind is obliterated by technology made by their very own hands. A house that can do daily tasks and chores that has a maternal figure is used to show how valuable yet threatening technology can be. In the short story “There Will Come Soft Rains”, Ray Bradbury makes people realize the importance of their true existence and take precautions so that technology would not wipe out all mankind like it is feared. In addition,…

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    In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, he explains the dangers of technology and how it keeps people happy. No one knows each other, therefore mo one can cause any distress. The ones that are different, and cause an uprising are killed, such as Clarisse, since they make the citizens feel an uneasiness, and feel unhappy. Books are unacceptable since they can bring conflict, and are incinerated with fire along with where the books were found. Technology is dangerous when it is overly consumed because…

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    books and literature as the world’s main source of ideas, entertainment, and information. The radio and television have captured the attention of people all over the world since their debut in the early twentieth century. In his novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury explored what would happen if this technological fascination continued unchecked. He made the setting of his novel very similar to the real world, which sharply emphasizes the point he is making. In making the world of Fahrenheit 451 so…

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