Can a society‚ better yet‚ a world‚ successfully survive and overall thrive where freedom and individually cease to exist? In this Futuristic American‚ society forces the people of the world to require personal sacrifice‚ therefore causing the individual desires that every human experiences‚ willing or not‚ to be outweighed with those of society‚ in order to maintain overall order and control. And so ultimately it is wondered as to how long a society can successfully function within this process
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not be the most reasonable choice of action. In fact‚ this choice may even physically harm them in some way. The following short stories‚ The Inheritor‚ Tell-Tale Heart‚ and Harrison Bergeron are all examples of a sense of obligation leading someone to make an unreasonable choice. In The Inheritor‚ Tell-Tale Heart‚ and Harrison Bergeron‚ the main characters are all forced to make a choice to either follow what they felt was their moral obligation as a human being or to ensure their own safety.
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things hopeless. In the short stories “In Another Country” written by Ernest Hemingway and “Harrison Bergeron” written by Kurt Vonnegut‚ a sense of loss is all too familiar. “In Another Country” disillusion comes at a cost of lives‚ and injuries‚ while “Harrison Bergeron” disillusion comes at a cost of no diversity‚ and no one allowed to have talents and gifts‚ and not being allowed to be who they are. “Harrison Bergeron”‚ and “In Another Country” are about totally different subjects‚ but they have
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has impacted the world in both negative and positive ways as it will continue to do so throughout history. The author Kurt Vonnegut uses the influence of technology in many of his short stories. In the short story “Welcome to the Monkey House‚” “Harrison Bergeron‚” and “EPICAC” there is a common theme of dehumanization from technology/science and authority. Kurt Vonnegut also uses literary elements and techniques that are common in all three of these short stories. Some techniques and elements such
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catchiness and a great sense of rhythm. The Beatles were all from Liverpool‚ United Kingdom and moved to the United States to make amazing songs. The members of the band include John Lennon (guitar)‚ Paul Mccartney (bass)‚ George Harrison (guitar)‚ and Ringo Starr (drums). George Harrison‚ John Lennon‚ and Paul Mccartney were the songwriters of the Beatles. The song Let it be is produced in the album Let it be‚ it fits in this album because the album is a compilation of all the Beatles number one songs achieved
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(Give Me Peace on Earth)" "My Sweet Lord" "It Don’t Come Easy" 7 During the summer of 1970‚ _________ flies to Nashville to record his Beaucoups of Blues album‚ with Scotty Moore as engineer. Ringo Starr Paul McCartney John Lennon George Harrison all of the above 8 Ringo was inspired to compose the 1972 #9 song ______________‚ which George produced‚ co-wrote and played slide guitar on‚ after a night out with Marc Bolan of T-Rex who used these terms. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" "Maybe I’m Amazed"
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competition‚ without a driving force for greatness‚ and without a tool to motivate ambition. However in this non-competitive culture no one seems to care that they have been stripped of such an amazing tool to success. When George‚ the genius father to Harrison‚ replies to Hazel‚ the dimwitted wife to George‚ about not having to compete with anyone at home he says‚ “‘And pretty soon we’d be right back to the dark ages again ‚ with everybody competing against everybody else. You wouldn’t like that‚ would
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Many people are unaware of the dangers of an oppressive government or what it can do to a society. As George Washington once said‚ “A government is like fire‚ a handy servant‚ but a 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
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The town of Shinnston‚ West Virginia is a former coal town located in Harrison County‚ near the West Fork River. In 1778 Levi Shinn constructed his log home along what is now Route 19‚ today it is the oldest standing structure in North Central West Virginia (Wikipedia‚ 2016). The Shinnston Historical Association maintains it and it is open for tours by the general public. In 1815‚ the town was laid out with three streets‚ running parallel with the river‚ and with four crossing streets running at
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music in the United States. In 1960‚ the rock band‚ the Beatles‚ was formed in Liverpool‚ England. The group spend most of their time playing in Hamburg‚ Germany. The Beatles originally consisted of singers Paul McCartney‚ John Lennon‚ George Harrison‚ along with bassist Stu Sutcliffe‚ and drummer Pete Best. After Sutcliffe and Best departed‚ McCartney took over the base and Ringo Starr took on drums. All four members contributed vocals‚ but Lennon and McCartney’s singing and song writing partnership
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