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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Grover Cleveland ! Stephen Grover Cleveland was born on March 18‚ 1837‚ in Caldwell‚ New Jersey. Cleveland ’s father was a minister‚ originally from Connecticut‚ and his mother was from Baltimore. He was the fifth of nine children‚ named Stephen Grover‚ but he did not use the name “Stephen” in his adult life. ! In 1841‚ his family moved to Fayetteville‚ New York where he spent most of his childhood. In 1850 Cleveland ’s father took a pastorate in Clinton‚ New York ‚ and the family had to move to accommodate
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Forced Equality In “Harrison Bergeron”‚ Kurt Vonnegut explores the theme of forced equality in American society in the future. Vonnegut creates a world in which all living people are equal in all ways. He focuses on creating equality by altering beauty‚ strength‚ and intelligence as opposed to dealing with race‚ religion‚ and sex‚ the true issues of equality in society. Although Vonnegut writes this story to teach the lesson that all people are not equal‚ he forces equality on America in the areas
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Donna Dubinsky and Apple Computer‚ Inc. Report of Findings and Recommendations Prepared By: Robin Armstrong Table of Contents Background and Scope 3 Current Scenario 4 Situation Analysis 6 Conclusions and Recommendations 8 Background and Scope This report has been prepared for Professor XXX. This report summarizes the complete review of Donna Dubinsky’s career at Apple Computer as the Director of Distribution and Sales Administration and the proposed distribution
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and toured as a member of his brother’s dance troupe. After serving as director of All-India Radio‚ he began to tour India and the United States‚ winning three Grammy Awards and collaborating with many notable American musicians‚ including George Harrison and Philip Glass. Shankar died in California on December 11‚ 2012‚ at age 92. Young Years Born on April 7‚ 1920‚ in Varanasi (also known as Benares)‚ India‚ Ravi Shankar came into the world as a Brahmin‚ the highest class of Indians according to
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The Beatles is a band that is known for their messages of peace‚ love‚ and happiness. The band includes John Lennon‚ Paul McCartney‚ George Harrison‚ and Ringo Starr. The bands album Let it Be puts a twist on the usual rock style of music. The album was written and sung by Paul McCartney in 1970. It sends its listeners on a roller coaster of emotions because of the range of tempo and beat in its songs. Some songs are sad or calming while others are more upbeat and happy. The album is pretty mediocre
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Lennon to George Harrison and he joined the group
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been some tries at it like for instance‚ Oasis but that band never showed heart like the Beatles did. The group consisted of four men: John Lennon who was born in 1940‚ Paul McCartney born in 1942 turned out to be Lennon’s writing soul mate. George Harrison was the third member of the group who met McCartney during school. The last member of the beatle clan was Ringo Starr. Before the Beatles‚ America believed that rock-‘n’-roll music was just a forgotten moment in time‚ but the Beatles helped the Americans
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