We are Seven

Having family or people to care for empowers people to stand up against their beliefs despite the repercussions. In the novel We there are three characters that have different motivators to rise against the government. Mainly speaking of O-90 who wants to get pregnant, even though it is prohibited by One State if the pregnancy is not approved. She begs D-503 to help her, but he is hesitant to do so because he is aware of the consequences. O-90 says, I must have a child and I’ll leave, I’ll…

How Bernard’s Pride Sets Him Apart in Brave New World Pride, the belief that one matters more than another, is not tolerated at the best of times. It leaves other members of society with anger at their supposed inferiority, among other negative emotions. When society is totally dedicated to destroying both emotions and individuality, pride is loathed; seen as morally wrong and subversive. That is exactly why in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, Bernard Marx’s pride ostracizes him from everyone…

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 life if someone's not happy”? From the beginning of Beatty’s speech, Bradbury directs his writing in a way that everything Beatty says is done in short words or sentences, alongside…

In the novel, Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury and the movie, Good Night, and Good Luck, both of the societies that are created are under a false sense of justice and are affected by social conformity while being kept under control by their oppressive governments. Furthermore, both societies do not take lightly to other opinions and ideas that are not in agreement with the central focus and ideas of the society itself. First and foremost, both societies try to lead their people into submission…

other poems were romantically mysterious as William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge published them anonymously in 1798; it was a joint collection of poems that sold steadily and earned positive reviews. Among the poems included in this work is We are seven, which illustrates a young girl’s security in counting her two deceased siblings as part of her family. Through her dialogue with the narrator, the overarching themes of this poem are death and the unbreakable familial bonds, they are…

as many romantic poets focus on children and their innocence. In his poems “We Are Seven” and “Lucy Grey” also known as “Solitude,” Wordsworth offers his readers the vantage point of viewing children in a new light. Wordsworth suggests reciprocal learning occurs between adults and children. Specifically in these two poems, children epitomize conventional discourses that need to be challenged in life. In “We Are Seven” Wordsworth paints the picture of a simple, innocent child before continuing…

A comparison of “We Are Seven” and “Ballad of Birmingham A child is often viewed as naïve, or perhaps even ignorant when it comes to the complexities of the world. Most feel as though a child couldn’t possibly fathom certain topics, or be able to ascertain a particular subject nearly as well as an adult could. For they have wisdom, wisdom that had been garnered and cultivated through age and years of experience, which a child would obviously be lacking in. Two ballads show such dismissal of…

considering a change in the schedules that we have. They are considering if there should be seven class periods and a longer lunch, but we would take one elective away. If there’s not a change, then we would keep the eight periods and the thirty-minute lunch. My argument is that we should have seven class periods and about an hour long lunch. I believe we should make this change since the extra hour of lunch could benefit the ones who do not eat at lunch. If we do make this change they could eat…

In the movie Seven directed by David Fincher in 1995, two detectives: William Somerset played by Morgan Freeman and David Mills played by Brad Pitt get called to solve a case of various murders representing the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath and envy. The personalities and personal struggles of both detectives begin to develop throughout the process of extensive investigating and high stresses of the case. The main take away from the movie is how the stressors and…

Se7en is a movie written in 1995 by Andrew Kevin Walker and directed by David Fincher. The movie is classifies as a drama mystery and thriller. It talks about two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi. It is quite often raining in the city. Somerset, the veteran criminologist, wears a cap and waterproof shell. Mills, the child who has quite recently been moved into the area, strolls exposed headed in the downpour as though…