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    how to survive with no adults. Throughout the story we see how the boys become savage and start to lose their minds. Their fear causes them to become ruinous and unaware of their actions. In the video “Monsters due on maple street”,directed by Rod Serling, It shows how an entire neighborhood goes chaotic after their power goes out and think an alien is among them. In the novel “Lord of the Flies”, by William Golding, Simon begins to hallucinate that the pigs head swarming with flies is talking…

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    Somethings I can compare and contrast in the TV show episode on March 4 1960 and the teleplay “The monsters are due on maple street” made by Rod Serling are. Some Different things I notice in the TV show in the teleplay they did not have dramatic music and sound affect. Also an in the TV show the people in the teleplay it did not say they had milk and cold drinks in act scene one the TV show it said how there was no power but how was the drink cold, maybe they are magic? In the TV show…

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    The teleplay “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Serling, is both similar and different than the TV episode aired March 4, 1960, which has the same name as the teleplay. They are the same because they both have the same characters, such as Charlie, Sally, Tommy, Les, and Pete. The setting was also the same, taking place on Maple Street, which happened to be in “The Twilight Zone”. The plot stayed the same with very few to no changes, pretty much everything that happened in the teleplay…

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    Mysterious Monsters on Maple Street Imagine the horror and fear of finding out that there is an alien in your neighborhood. That is what happened in the fictional teleplay, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”, written by Rod Serling in 1960. As well as the remake of the teleplay, “Monsters on Maple Street”, in 2003. The 1960 version is about neighbors pointing fingers at others for being aliens that caused the power outage. Similarly to the 2003 version were neighbors find scapegoats for the…

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    destined to fail because of inequality and fear. To begin with, in “Harrison Bergeron” Kurt Vonnegut Jr. proved that rebels and insurgents will appear where there is pain and unfairness. In addition to that, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Serling explains how fear and prejudicism leads to violence and disorder. Next, Matt Bird’s “Pros and Cons of Genetic Engineering in Humans” shows the flaws in The Giver society’s ideas of Sameness. Because of the inequality and fear, The Giver’s…

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    characters by using a setting where terror is unlikely to occur, making characters frantic to find safety. The setting in Rod Serling’s play, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”, and his Twilight Zone episode, “The Shelter”, both provide a sense of security where the least bit of disturbance can force the people to become suspicious or fearful of even their closest friends. In Rod Serling’s play, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”, there is a mysterious event which makes the…

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    Bergeron″ and Rod Serling’s play ″The Different Ones″ have themes that ate comparable to one another. For instance, “Harrison Bergeron” has various themes; two of which are: government or institutional powers and Order and freedom. “The Different Ones” also has various themes which include: control and individual identity. It is possible to compare the themes of the two pieces of writing. The aim of this essay is to compare the themes found in Kurt Vonnegut’s novel ″Harrison Bergeron″ and Rod…

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    Jack Benny Research Paper

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    that, people often played random popular songs each time. Jack had many guests on his television show. Marilyn Monroe and Humphrey Bogart both appeared on television for the first time on Jack’s show. Other guests stars included Walt Disney and Rod Serling. Jack Benny also appeared in films. Once again, he proved himself to be a very talented film actor. He was know to be great at the delivery of his jokes. He used the reactions of others and pauses to his advantage. Some of the films that he…

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    How Is Lying Justified

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    June Hyung(Eric) Kim Mr. Shimazaki American Literature 9/22/17 The Line of Morality for Unethical Decisions The purpose of lying varies depending on the situation. Although people often utilize it to benefit themselves, it is also sometimes necessary for people’s lives. As a consequence, drawing the line between whether a certain lie is justifiable or not could become extremely difficult. The concept of fear of the unknown overlaps within The Crucible, The Lord of the Flies, Twilight zone, and…

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    Steven Spielberg was born on December 18, 1947, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the eldest of four children. Steven’s father, Arnold, was an electrical engineer who designed computers, and his mother, Leah, was an accomplished pianist. Spielberg’s father moved the family frequently as he pursued jobs around the country, but they finally settled in Phoenix, Arizona. School proved to be difficult for Spielberg. He had trouble making friends because he moved so often, and at school he was constantly…

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