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    “Animal Farm” is a movie/book (George Orwell) depicts and reflects on the events which ultimately lead to the Russian Revolution in 1917. Orwell claimed that ‘Animal Farm’ was written to state the the revolution always ended badly for the underdog, “hence to hell with it and hail the status quo”. Being allegorical in nature to the Russian Revolution, and the subsequent oppressive communist state, there are similarities and symbols of which are obvious. The first being the similarity between…

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    a.) Orwell’s Animal Farm is in allegory since it tells the Russian Revolution through a story using animals. For example, Mr. and Mrs. Jones represent Czar Nicholas II since the got overthrown out of power. The animals were basically taking over the farm. Additionally, the pigs represent the Soviet Intelligentsia since, they took control and were basically the high class of critiques and leaders. b.) Orwell’s Animal Farm also has rhetorical components of this allegory since he is warning all…

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    Animal Farm Dystopian

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    Animal Farm was written by George Orwell; Orwell somewhat conveys to the reader of how the events leading up to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the Soviet Union inspired him to write Animal Farm; Orwell’s purpose for writing the book was to inform the readers about how they should be aware of their government and question their actions if it doesn’t seem pleasing. Animal Farm has a few important characters; for example, Old Major, the old boar on the Manor Farm, orders the animals on the…

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    In Animal Farm by George Orwell the animals came to a decision which was…that they didn’t want to deal with cruelty by the humans anymore so they came up with a rebellion. The pigs became the leaders because they were the most intelligent. The pigs as leaders took advantage of the other animals by changing the 7th commandments every so often, and making them work while they sit there doing nothing. In the end the pigs turn out to be just like the humans. In Julia Alvarez’ In the Time of the…

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    The quote is saying that the animals are looking at the pigs and the men and seeing the same thing. The pigs have taken over more throughout the book and took control over the farm. It started off that they were all equal and slowly all the commandments changed. At the end they started dressing like humans and walked on two legs. They always said in the book two legs was bad. The pigs had more rights than the rest of the animals. The quote is saying that the animals looked at the pigs and the…

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    new innovation or unite people, but a con is that many people can die as a result of the revolution. The book Animal Farm, by George Orwell is based on the Russian Revolution and the book made it easier for people to understand what really happened during the Russian Revolution. In the book there were three main revolutions, the first revolution was when the animals took over the farm, The Battle of the Cowshed, and when the windmill was totally destroyed. There were also events that happen in…

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    Snowball

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    animals. He represents Vladimir Lenin Majors name is that because he is a major deal in this book. Snowball was a boar who becomes one of the rebellion's most valuable leaders. After drawing plans for the building of a windmill, he is chased off of the farm by Napoleon's dogs and thereafter used as a scapegoat for the animals troubles. Represents Lean Troskey Snowballs name is that because he's like a snowball and everything keeps piling up until it stops then hes gone. Napoleon was a boar…

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    Wind Turbines

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    wind comes and goes. As technology advances, wind turbines will become less expansive to install. They will also be able to generate more power, since the generators will keep improving and the blades will become lighter. I have only seen one wind farm in my life time and that was in Oregon. I was amazed on how big the wind turbines are. I would have to say that if I had a choice, I would not want to see them from my…

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    Wind Energy: A Case Study

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    alternative energy source is wind energy. Wind energy is commonly viewed as a "free" source of energy because wind is everywhere - we only need to begin harvesting it. Due to the climate, Newfoundland would appear to be an obvious choice to for a wind farm. Many people support the principle of wind energy however they oppose having them located "in their backyard" (Gibbons, 2014) due to the many problems associated with their installation and usage. Problems associated with the installation and…

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    Corruption in Animal Farm Betsy Barrett As the last line in the book says “the creatures look from pig to man, and from man to pig; but it was impossible to say which was which.” By the end of the story the animals were so overcome with power that they had turned into what they had hated the most: people. Power is a thing that takes over minds. No matter who the person is and when a person has it, it can completely ruin them. In his novel, Animal Farm, George Orwell uses Snowball, Mr. Jones,…

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