Vivian Island

As I woke up this morning feeling a bit abashed, but also very satisfied. 2 days ago I was on the brink of getting killed by Herod Sayle, but everything reciprocated suddenly when Yassen Gregorovich shot Sayle right in front of me, then told me that he wasn’t open to kill children; and that he had no enlightenment to kill me. MI6 told me that if he saw me poking around, he would shoot me right on the spot without procrastination, I guess Mr.Blunt and his affiliates were wrong about Yassen…

"You're a damn fool, Aric Jorgan!" Lieutenant Vorne slammed his datapad down on his desk with enough force that Jorgan winced. He'd heard the man shouting orders on a battlefield, but he'd never been on the receiving end of his wrath. Still, Jorgan stood straight and stared at a fixed point on the far wall. The older man put his hands on his hips and shook his head. "What were you thinking?" "Our intelligence was faulty, sir," he answered simply. Vorne looked at Jorgan for a long time before…

Independent, free from outside control; not depending on another's authority. Finding your independence is very tough to accomplish, but sometimes people take their independence for granted. In the short story “The Story of An Hour,” by Kate Chopin. Mrs. Mallard a woman with a heart condition where if startled, she could die. Gets the news that her husband has been killed in an accident. Mrs. Mallard goes up to her room alone to grieve. In her room, she looks out her window and looks out at the…

Through the use of Beatty’s speech in the science fiction novel “Fahrenheit 451”, Ray Bradbury solidifies his initial emotions towards society, referring to it as a wretched species whose self-interest; specifically, the urge to fill every part of its emotional spectrum in order to feel fulfilled and happy comes to it at a great cost, that cost being the progression of the species as a whole and the information gained from the development we achieve. As Beatty tells Montag “What's the point of…

Comparison Essay on 2 B R 0 2 B and The Lottery By: Aashish Ramanlal Can a perfect society exist? This is the simple question curving the backbone of every dystopian story. 2 B R 0 2 B written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr and The Lottery written by Shirley Jackson are both short dystopian stories that explore different types of worlds and whether or not a utopia can exist. An outstanding theme in 2 B R 0 2 B is whether or not authoritarian government control is a good thing. A quote that portrays…

Is it correct to sacrifice people’s needs for the wellbeing of the society? In both Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World, and the article “Practice Babies” by NPR, society values their needs over the necessities of the individuals. In the novel, author Huxley shows through the dehumanising use of conditioning by the World State to override the individuality of citizens and to create their goal of consumerist society. In the article, writer NPR shows this through the inattention of universities…

There are three works that discussed the relation between individuals and society : Aldous Huxley ‘ Brave new world , Thomas Hobbes ‘ Leviathan and Jean- Jacques Rousseau ‘ The social contract . “ A world of genetically modified babies , boundless consumption , casual sex and drugs “ ( Atwood , Para.1 ) , Aldous Huxley’ Brave new world is a futuristic society where individuals are formed in test tubes , and conditioned ( listening to certain repeated phrases during sleep ) to obey the society…

North Coast at a glance Area Info - North Coast The Dolphin Coast is an expanse of small towns, superb beaches and a panorama of waving sugar cane, stretching across the North Coast of Kwa-Zulu Natal from the affluence of Zimbali to the natural beauty of the Tugela mouth. It is home to many friendly faces, village atmosphere, modern malls and accommodation of all types – whether you feel like a family trip or a five-star getaway. The Dolphin Coast is aptly named due to the year-round presence…

1.Introduction My rational of choosing Japan for a holiday is because I personally like their culture, savoury food and their beautiful scenery of the country. Japan is an island in the Pacific in which is divided by the east coast of Asia by the Sea of Japan. Japan consists of four main islands that are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku. Tokyo is one of a prefecture of Honshu and other largest cities that include Yokahama, Osaka, Nagoya, Kobe, Kyoto, Kawasaki, Saitama, Hiroshima and Sendai.…

Would you rather live in a world of constant, but artificial happiness or one that is constantly striving for improvement? Our society is inherently flawed, as a we as humans, but we continue to grow and improve. Aldous Huxley examined a world where some of these foundations were removed and thereby creating a Utopia in his novel, Brave New World. He did so by handing the all controlling government power over the people. Humans hatched from test tubes and genetically engineered to be of a…