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    for margot. In the story “ Harrison Bergeron” Written by Kurt Vonnegut jr.. The handicapper general controls every on and forces them to wear masks and weight’s. Because they are stronger or prettier. Treat others how you want to be treated. Treat others how you want to be treated is extremely important. In the story “ASIAD” William was being a jerk to magot because he was jealous of margot’s poem. So he said -- she didn’t write that. Also in the story “ASIAD” William was just plain rude to Margot

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    VII ESSAY QUESTIONS Grade 10 What qualities in George Washington made him a good choice for commanding the revolutionary army? What were his most valuable contributions to independence? Washington would lead the Patriots to a surprising victory over Great Britain. There are many qualities that made George Washington into the great leader that he was. These qualities can be seen by the many decisions he made throughout his role as Commander-in-Chief

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    2081‚ everybody was finally equal. They weren’t equal before God and law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody had more money then anyone else. George Bergeron was a man who wore 47 pound weights around his neck and had a mental radio in his ear. Hazel Bergeron is the wife of George‚ she is “perfectly average intelligence”. Harrison Bergeron is the son of George and Hazel‚ he also wore the 47 pound weights around his neck just like George‚ he also to wear a

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    Conflict in “Harrison Bergeron” How does conflict in “Harrison Bergeron” helps communicate the author’s message? His message was that everyone being equal would be tortured and a horrible idea. The govt had control over everyone by making everyone wear handicaps such as ear piece‚ braces‚ mask‚ & weights. Also the media control because they had to watch punishments‚ govt warnings‚ & announcements. These messages show what caused the conflict in the story. The govt was harsh to everyone because

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    this‚ our society tries to place rules on us as individuals as to what is acceptable and what is not in order to achieve this sense of equilibrium. We are then left with deciding for ourselves whether to conform to such a social decorum. In Harrison Bergeron‚ we encounter a society that has finally reached complete equality in the eyes of the author. However‚ throughout the text‚ we learn that our expectations that are imposed by society could result in chaos and that there is an extent of danger

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    Lottery”‚”2BRO2B”‚and”Harrison Bergeron are all really good stories to read.All of the stories have a lot of symbolism in them.Some of the stories will be kinda creepy and some will be funny. In the story “Harrison Bergeron” uses a lot of symbolism.For example in one part the story when George’s and Hazel’s son took off all of his handicaps it represented freedom.Another example is when George thought of his son the 21 gun salute went off in his head and he forgot what he was thinking about.

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    should have the same opportunity as everyone else. That everyone should be given the same chance. It should be up to you to how you use that opportunity. In Harrison Bergeron it’s believed that equality means that everyone should be the same in every way and that this is a good thing. I disagree with this completely. In Harrison Bergeron everyone has the same level of intelligence. People with higher levels of intelligence are forced to wear _____ which ring in their ears every twenty seconds

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    The short story “Harrison Bergeron” written by Kurt Vonnegut in late 1960s‚ depicts a teenage boy challenging the rules and laws of an oppressive government to enforce equality among the society. In 2081‚ the government has finally made all Americans physically and mentally equal‚ when Harrison Bergeron criticizes this handicap system and defines it as cruel and dangerous for the sake of the humanity. For example‚ Kurt Vonnegut states‚ “Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue

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    the character George . He is very intelligent but that isn’t acceptable in this world . So George is forced to wear a radio transistor in his ear ; every 20 seconds it goes off‚ and makes a very loud noise which causes him to wince in pain. George said “sounded like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball pen hammer‚” (pg. 2-6) . But because Hazel ‚ was curious about the pain he had she asked questions . George started to look tired and Hazel‚ told him she doesn’t mind if he

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    laws‚ or you have to stay in your house to make sure there is no chance of an injury. In the stories “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut‚ and “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury‚ the technology causes the people to not experience the real world around them because of the consequences that may happen. In the story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut‚ it shows the meaning of true equality.

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