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    Socheata Sin Oct. 30 2012 English Lang & Lit 11JMc The commentary on the poem “Futility” by Wilfred Owen The poem titled “Futility” meaning uselessness or pointlessness. Owen is trying to say this war is the pointless war. The soldiers are useless that they’re dead. No matter how much the soldier work‚ it doesn’t worth it. The poem is written in fourteen lines and divided into two verses. The two verses are contrast each other. The first verse’s atmosphere is quite‚ soft‚ tender and

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    Lauren Thomas 12/12/13 HELA Anthem Essay By the end of the novel‚ Equality finally understands why he never felt any guilt for his sins and transgressions. He comes to this realization‚ because he understands that his sins were thinking freely and choosing how he wants to live instead of being told how to live by the Council. Because society wants to stop free thinking and make everyone the same and equal in every way‚ they don’t like people like Equality who strive to be better.  Equality

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    The Cop And The Anthem By O Henry 1) What are the signs of approaching winter in the story? The signs of approaching winter given by the author are: 1. The birds (geese) flying south 2. Women wanting to buy new warm coats (sealskin coats – coats made from sealskin keep people really warm) 3. The dead leaves falling from trees Three signs of approaching summer in India are: Dry river beds Barren

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    Emily Brochu December 21‚ 2012 Ms. Joyce English Honors 10 Two Different Worlds‚ One Common Goal The story of Adam and Eve can relate and differ to Anthem in ways of goals‚ higher powers‚ and sins condemned. Both main characters‚ Adam and Equality 7-2521‚ go against what is expected of them by a higher power. The higher power in both stories‚ God and the Council‚ control the people and give them restrictions and punishments. Both Adam and Equality 7-2521 also have women‚ Eve and Liberty 5-3000

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    I think they do this so they do not look up to anyone but them. With a parent the kids may look up to the parents more than the dictator. therefor they take the children from their parents. They would enforce this because they wouldn’t want the children to learn their parents view of the situation. The parents could make it so their kids would want to revolt after knowing what a terrible situation it is to be in I believe that dictatorial leaders enforce children living apart from their families

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    Anthem Emma Lee Stanton March 3‚ 2011 Anthem Essay Lit. Genre In Anthem the leaders start to destroy the minds of the citizens in the society starting at birth and until the day they die. One of which are that they teach everyone within their society that there is no one and that it is wrong to only think about yourself or to want for yourself. The novel Anthem by Ayn Rand shows that if a dictator is to fully control a man then that person must not only enslave the body

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    Student name Submitted by Date The Doomed in Their Sinking By William H. Gass “The Doomed in Their Sinking” is more than a short piece of non-fiction by William Gass. William Gass talks about his parents and struggles to recognize the reasons behind suicide. Gass opens this essay‚ talking about his mother suicide but he is unaware of the reason why his mother did suicide? He not only talks deeply about suicide but also talks about what keeps us going‚ but questions is it love‚ beliefs‚ faith‚

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    How does the poet effectively create a sense of horror and futility of war? Wilfred Owens “Dulce et decorum est” tell us about the terrible and dreadful description suffered by a group of soldiers in the First World who gladly laid down their lives in the glory of battle. Dulce et decorum est‚ a very popular propaganda and a big lie which tells us that how sweet and fitting is to die for ones country. This poem is written in horrifying of how soldiers died to make the readers think that it is not

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    Anthem Study Guide Chapter 1 1. Anthem is based in a socialist society. Everyone is treated as equals. Nobody is allowed to think they are above anyone else. They all are given names that are followed by numbers so they have no identity. They are assigned jobs by the scholars. They have to do everything for their brothers. The scholars run everything. They have very little technology. They use candles and torches for lighting. They are not allowed to socialize with people outside of their

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    Anthem Essay In the novella Anthem‚ Ayn Rand promotes her vision of human nature by creating a society in which Individualism is a sin. The main character‚ Equality struggles in this world when he questions the belief of Collectivism that his government forces upon its people. Equality eventually realizes "To be free‚ a man must be free of his brothers”. In other words‚ he can not succeed in life if he is not independent and different from everyone who is in his society. Collectivism is the difference

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