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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…

Hollywood studio system” (33). Americans started picking up the term as well, and then famous directors with certain styles started being known as auteurs. The director’s style crosses over into their films. These are directors like Christopher Nolan, Wes Anderson, Spike Lee, David Fincher, etc. Their style could be coincidental or intentional. One director may be darker, while another is comical. The shot selection is usually consistent between a director’s style as well. An auteur may be the…

negative context but also creates an image of how we can open up to others. AIDS is a disease that not only brings out the fear in people but those who they encounter. AIDS has been out since the 1980 but people still see it as something new. Sarton’s poem repeats words, and emphasize on AIDS. This poem is speaking real life truth about us, as a people, treat others differently when we fear that our own live might be in danger but informs us that we can change it to become more loving and…

Millennials) and how screwed or ignorant we are. In some ways they are right, but are we really as incompetent as they think? We know more about technology than our parents and grandparents, we are creative and optimistic when it comes to work, and we have a better understanding with the need to help others. Also, we stay connected to social media (which is both exceptional and atrocious) allowing us to know when something happens the moment it happens, and we accept and celebrate diversity.…

I spent countless of hours searching deep down inside me like how a bucket descents in a well looking for a common truth. Identity, what does identity mean to you? Well, to me, it is the obstacles we overcome, it’s by the choice we make, what we do, and most importantly how we act that makes us who we are. Therefore, my Family, my Community, and my friends influenced me to be who I am today. I am the son of immigrant parents who came to America with nothing in their wallets, but a dream. My…

advice you shared with me, some of that has really stuck with me and will for the rest of my life.I wanted to say thank you for the thank you, but not only the thank you but for everything. You were always there for me and some of the conversations we shared my junior and senior year were some of the most important in my high school career, and I wish I had met you sooner as I probably would’ve figured much more of it before basically hitting rock bottom. I think I’m better now, but it’s still…

The Royal Tenunbaum is about a dysfunctional family that revolves around Royal (Gene Hackman), who failed as a husband for Etheline (Anjelica Huston), and failed as a father to his three children: Chas (Ben Stiller), Richie (Luke Wilson), and his step-daughter Margot (Gweneth Paltrow). Royal is trying to reconnect with his family after learning from his informant and servant to the family, Pagoda (Kumar Pallana), that Henry Sherman (Danny Glover), Etheline’s accountant, proposed to his estranged…