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    "Don’t give me that bollocks you little sh*t. You knew exactly what you were bloody doing. I've read the book, remember" (Haddon 81). In the Novel The Curious Dog in the Night-Time written by Mark Haddon many suspenseful quotes by both Christopher and his father like the one above will keep the readers mind open to all of the different topics and actions available to interpret through their own and a feministic lens. A few of the key topics that will be analyzed through these lenses are the…

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    In the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Mark Hadden uses an analogy to further the central idea that human life is a product of a series of lucky occurrences. The protagonist, Christopher Boone, digresses from his thoughts on what is happening presently in his journey to focus on how specious the explanation of divine intervention is in a world where modern science can debunk theories justifying vague and obscure superstition. Hadden’s novel is centered around the thoughts…

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    Nuclear Plant. Majia Nadesan, author of Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk, wrote one of the most comprehensive volumes in existence on the disaster. The book, though only about 150 pages in length, has 512 citations. An unusual aspect of the incident was noted by Nadesan, who states that the government was extremely slow in evacuating residents in harm’s way after the nuclear reactors exploded. She states that the true risks will only be known in the future. The highest risk is…

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    The advantages of using nuclear power rather than any other form of power are many. Using nuclear power alone would cause lower greenhouse gas emissions, it is more powerful and more efficent than any other energy source to which we have access. While solar and wind energies are most likely the cleanest options, they are not as reliable as nuclear power. Uranium, which generates nuclear energy, is very cheap and it does not take much to produce energy. Coal, oil, and natural gas will not…

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    Three Bags Full is a murder mystery novel by Leonie Swann, which follows the tale of a flock of sheep detectives on the mission to find their shepherd's murderer. The novel begins right at the point - George Glenn, a shepherd residing in the Irish town of Glennkill, is found dead on his pasture with a shovel driven right through his corpse. Led by Maple, the smartest sheep in the herd, the flock decides to try and solve the murder in the name of justice. Two days after the murder, a shepherd…

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    British author Mark Haddon wrote the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The story revolves around a young boy called Christopher John Francis Boone who investigates the murder of a neighbor’s dog, which leads him to a journey that will change his life forever. Despite his mental illness, he learns to face the difficulties of his world and to be capable of everything he can do. Because of these unique characteristics, I find this book one of the best books I have ever read.…

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    Everyone is taught that honesty is crucial to living peacefully; Christopher Boone however cannot say the same. In Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Christopher encounters countless problems when he lets his curiosity get the best of him. Through a psychoanalytic lens, readers are able to spot several different themes throughout the novel, feel the ultimate struggles the characters go through, understand the rough feelings of frustration with the main character…

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    The curious incident of the dog in the night-time draft by Henrik. This is my first draft of what I will write This book is about named Cristopher who lives with his father. Their family has a complicated history with many lies being told. On top of that Cristopher has asperser’s syndrome. One day Cristopher walks outside and finds his neighbour’s dog dead on the ground. He then takes the case in his own hands and decides to investigate who killed the dog. It is this investigation that leads…

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    Another nuclear disaster that hit the world by surprise is the March 11, 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. This particular nuclear plant was built in 1971 and by 1979 six reactors were operating in that plant. Since the plant is located right next to the ocean, a wall was designed to protect it from tsunami waves. “On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m. local time, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 struck off the coast of Honshu “ (Funk & Wagnalls). The reactors that were in use shut down automatically…

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    We should not build a nuclear reactor in Brooklyn due to the various dangerous effects it promotes. The reasons why we should not construct a nuclear reactor is that it’s expensive to build, the hazardous risks it produces towards human health, and the fact that it is not a clean energy source. Building a nuclear reactor requires excessive money that the government must provide. Its construction is extremely expensive because “Including Price Anderson limitations on nuclear liability, the…

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