Jason Zhou Pre-IB English Ms. Arnold Feb 5th 2013 “War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. Ignorance is Strength” A Dark Future Ahead a Comparison and Contrast of 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 When discussing the topic of censorship by government in the future‚ one would most likely reference the two novels 1984 by George Orwell and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury both portray a similar dystopian theme. Both of these novels center around the same idea of a grim
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In Ancient Greece the existence of gods and fate prevailed. In the Greek tragedy King Oedipus by the playwright Sophocles these topics are heavily involved. We receive a clear insight into their roles in the play such as they both control man ’s actions and that challenging their authority leads to a fall. The concepts of the gods and fate were created to explain things. In Ancient Greece there was a lot that was not understood; science was in its infancy and everything that happened could be
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Values in life are something that are extremely important to have in my life. A value is something that a person considers to be important to themselves. Financial values vary from person to person. Not everybody wants the same lifestyle. Some people dream of having expensive cars‚ spacious homes and many possessions. Others search for the simple life‚ uncluttered by material goods. Our values influence the way we earn‚ spend‚ save‚ invest and spend money. Personal values are influenced by family
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Down a Dark Hall written by Lois Duncan is a book about a girl named Kit Gordy‚ going to a boarding school miles away from the closest town‚ which is a small village Blackwood. She comes to her new home for the school year with her new step father Dan and her worrying mother‚ who are ready to go on their honeymoon. When they see the boarding school that Kit would be staying at‚ it looked surprisingly different from what they saw in the brochure they were given. The three of them could not at first
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Hermes was the Greek god of commerce‚ athletes‚ literature‚ poetry‚ invention‚ trade‚ roads‚ boundaries‚ shepherds‚ merchants‚ music‚ luck‚ riches‚ good fortune and travellers. His name ’Hermes’ literally means ’boundary marker’. He is quick acting‚ cunning‚ adventurous and reflected as a trickster for his ingenious personality. Hermes the second youngest of the Olympian gods‚ is son of Zeus and the mountain Nymph Maia‚ goddess of clouds‚ one of the seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and one of the
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"In a dark time‚ the eye begins to see‚ . . . " comes from a 1966 poem by Theodore Roethke. I believe it is a dark time as far as our understanding of the world around us and yet I also believe that in some way darkness can enlighten us. To me this quote means that during hardships is when people begin to understand. I disagree with this quote because when a person is in a dark period of their life they often loose the ability to understand thing clearly. Just as in the two plays A Streetcar Named
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The book “Child of the Dark” is written from Carolina’s point of view. She begins writing on July 15th‚ 1955‚ the birthday of her youngest child and daughter; her daughter’s name is Vera Eunice. The story continues to detail her life during 1958 and 1959. Carolina wants to buy her daughter new shoes for her birthday but they are poor. They live in the favela (ghetto) and Carolina struggles everyday to manage to feed her family. She has three children total‚ two sons and one daughter. Her sons’ names
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The Greek Dark Ages Started in 1600 B.C. and ended in 1100 B.C. This is the period of time the Greeks left behind no written evidence or artifacts. Simply‚ the Greeks seemed to disappear for a period of time‚ then resurfaced out of nowhere. Historians do not know what happened to the Greeks during this time‚ but some hypothesis indicate a volcano erupted or a tragic weather event occurred‚ wiping the Greeks off the land. On the other hand‚ the Greeks during the Dark Ages produced great temples to
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“Letters to God” The premise of this film is about an extraordinary little boy named Tyler that has terminal cancer and his letters to God. His letters were the way he communicated his prayers to God. Even though he was going through a hard time in his life‚ his strong faith and courage kept his spirits up and that overflowed through him; making an impact in his neighborhood‚ school‚ family‚ friends‚ and the people that surround his life. Through this little boy’s bravery and faith‚ God used him
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As my character‚ I decided to analyze the Joker from the movie The Dark Night‚ because I believe it is a character that has a very disturbed and complex personality to explore. Psychological disorders are psychological or behavioral patterns‚ potentially reflected in behavior‚ that is normally associated with distress or disability‚ and which is not considered part of normal development in a person’s culture. Many people talk about his character and consider him a psychopath‚ which is actually not
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