The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Published by Antonio Blado d’Asola in 1532 176 pages Claudia Chapman‚ AP European History‚ January 3‚ 2014 In The Prince by Machiavelli he explains how to get and maintain political power. The novel is centered on Italy’s government in the 1500’s and the Machiavelli’s struggle to help Italy escape the humiliation of the world. In the novel he presents types of principalities such as hereditary principalities‚ mixed
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Fences August Wilson Plume Books Publisher The play Fences is another phenomenal play penned by‚ one of the best authors of all time‚ August Wilson. Among Wilsons writings are: The Piano Lesson‚ King Hedley II‚ Ma Rainy’s Black Bottom‚ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone‚ Seven Guitars‚ Two Trains Running‚ Jitney and Radio Golf. His plays have been produced all over the world. The play Fences tells the story of an African American family living in the 1950’s a time when racial discrimination was at
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dangerous master.” This quote shows how a strong body can have two sides‚ they can be very helpful to their citizens or it could become overpowering and create conflict. Hence‚ dystopian stories show the dangers of an oppressive government. In the book The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ the author shows an authority that takes total control over its citizen. For instance‚ Jonas‚ the young protagonist‚ learns that he is unable to make choices due to the law of equality. The Elders‚ the leaders‚ make all the
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ever be answered. What were the real motives and driving forces behind such an evil event? Why would anyone declare war on the most powerful nation on the planet and how was it possible they succeeded in bombing two major buildings on its soil? This book‚ Hard Measures‚ lead me to do a little research of my own. It could be just a coincidence‚ but after every terrorist attack‚ American citizens lose more and more freedoms we otherwise would be reluctant to give up. Almost immediately after the wake
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Submitted by: CHARACTERS CHAPTER | CHARACTERS | DESCRIPTION | 1 | Brida(protagonist)Magus of Folk | -She is a twenty-one year old Irish girl who wants to learn about magic.-He is a Teacher of Tradition of the Sun who was known and respected by the tradition. He has gray hair and is about twice the age of Brida. | 2 | BridaOwner of the bookshopWicca | -He owned the bookshop and was eager to help Brida in finding a teacher.-She is a slim‚ elegant‚ serious-looking woman who teaches Brida about the
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of View: First person - The point of view shifts with the narration from Robert Walton to Victor Frankenstein to Frankenstein’s monster‚ then back to Walton. Protagonist: Victor Frankenstein Antagonist: Frankenstein’s monster Plot: The book begins with letters written by Robert Walton‚ an explorer‚ who writes to his sister back in England. He tells about his adventures while at sea. The crew finds Victor Frankenstein‚ near death‚ floating on ice. Walton takes him aboard and in his letters
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of the scenes in the book take place in or around the estates of the characters. Their property mostly determined their social status. This setting has significance to the storyline because of the social rank. Emma‚ who is constantly trying to play matchmaker‚ tries to convince her friend Harriet to marry someone of a higher class than her current love‚ a farmer. The characters are very aware of their status‚ and can be discriminating towards people of a lower class. The book was most likely set in
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Immigrants today come to seek a better life‚ start or expand businesses‚ start their families‚ live the American dream‚ and some immigrants even come to America just to have their children be born American citizens. In the case of the family in the book The Jungle‚ Jurgis Rudkus just wanted his family to have a better life in America‚ which is why he moved them from Lithuania to Chicago. The Jungle goes into the overpopulation of small cities and the exploitation of immigrants‚ in particular Jurgis
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The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly is a simple book but at the same time it has such rousing objectives when it proposes to understand how technology will behave in the upcoming 30 years. The author does it by identifying twelve macro tendencies that are already flowing among us‚ supported by the fact that in the face of digital technology evolution‚ we could have not avoided some technological developments that puts us into life changing situations. Those inevitabilities are based on the trends generated
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interest Julia who is another Party worker. He also collaborates with a high-ranking Party official named O’Brien‚ who reveals himself as a secret member of a society called The Brotherhood who are planning to destroy the Party. O’Brien gives Winston a book explaining the ideals and motivations of the Party: The upper classes (the highest Party members) need to retain their economic status. Therefore‚ it is important to control the minds and bodies of the lower classes‚ and wars are waged constantly only
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