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    Compare How Two Or More Poets Approach The Theme Of Love  A lot of television programmes (soaps) and songs have the theme of  love‚ but until the latter part of the 20th Century‚ poetry was one  main source of entertainment‚ along with novels and plays. Traditional  love poetry is usually romantic‚ comparing the beloved to  inconceivable beauty‚ Shakespeare’s poetry being an example. Young  love is also a popular subject. A good poem showing this type of love  is John Clare’s ’First Love’

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    the rulers’ laws. In order to do this that person must ignore all contradictory information that has not been proven factual. In The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Offred acknowledges that “we [the handmaids] lived‚ as usual‚ by ignoring” for that anything that goes against what the commander says or wants should be ignored (Atwood 56). Along with ignorance‚ Offred was ordered that if information a commander has given to the community has evidently been proven false then the people within that community must come

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    George Orwell was born in 1903 in india‚ son to a british colonial official. A year after his birth‚ Orwell‚ his mother and his sister moved to England. His father stayed and worked India and rarely visited the family. Orwell did not really get to know his father until he retired from his work in 1912. And even after that‚ they never formed a strong bond. 1922 did he travel to Burma and was employed in the british police force. He later volunteered to fight on the government side in the spanish war

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    because many don’t know the difference between right and wrong. For example‚ “Ignorance is Strength”(Orwell 26). If you told someone who wasn’t educated what the quote means that person would believe you because that person hasn’t had any other form of education. The people of 1984 are controlled in every form most everyone expect for Winston believes what Big Brother says. In addition “War is Peace”(Orwell 26)‚ is another example showing how you can manipulate people with words. War isn’t peace‚ it’s

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    Gilead as a handmaid. In the book the purpose of a handmaid is to reproduce and bear children for older‚ wealthier men whose wives cannot have children. In addition to being a handmaid Offred and all the women of Gilead are not allowed to read‚ write‚ not own money‚ or dress immodest‚ men however have more power being able to read‚ write and are able to have their own money. Handmaids in Gilead are women who were convicted of a crime and are able to bear children. Although the handmaids are convicted

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    Compare and Contrast paper After reading a book and then watching the movie based on that book‚ generally people will say they feel disappointed because the movie lacks its heart and substance. Even though the movie The Scarlet Letter‚ directed by Roland Joffé‚ is based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ it offers different characters and plot than the novel. However‚ the book captivates people more. In both‚ the story takes place in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ in seventeenth century. The Scarlet Letter

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    Compare and Contrast Essay October 10‚ 2011 Curly Hair is Possible Having extremely curly hair is very hard to manage. Most women turn to straightening or putting a perm in their hair so that it is easier for them to manage: “For a long time I struggled to make my hair straight because I could never find a product that I liked enough to leave it curly…” (“Maryann”). Not only does this quote show how women struggle with their curly hair‚ but it shows how hard it is to find a hair product that

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    communication through two screens and permits audio. This has particularly brought to attention because of its similarity to George Orwell’s 1984 telescreens. In the book‚ an authoritarian government ruled by Big Brother controls its people by various telescreens planted around various places‚ hidden to the eye. Shown by the quote‚ “Big Brother is watching you‚” the setting in 1984 is ruled by fear. An alarming question brought upon us is‚ “are we reaching a similar setting as George Orwell’s imagination?” Although

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    Safazada‚ Tamim ENC 1101 Ebbinghouse M/W 11am-12:15pm Compare Essay 02/27/2012 A Journey Towards Discovery Throughout history human beings have had an insatiable desire to venture into uncharted territories and discover the unknown. There are countless examples of historic and modern figures and their quest toward knowledge of the unseen. Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong were two of the greatest figures in history that paved the way toward discovering new territories that had not

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    Domination through Limitation In George Orwell’s 1984‚ the setting nation of Oceania is being governed by a totalitarian entity known as Big Brother. To exert his authority‚ Big Brother has placed censorship on nearly all aspects of society. Big Brother banned sexual activity‚ modifies all public news and programs‚ monitors the activities of the general public‚ and even goes so far as to censor an entire language by making people convert to a new speaking system. This is done as a precaution; a necessary

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