Scott Westerfeld’s book‚ Uglies takes place in a dystopian version of earth with advanced technology. Tally‚ the main character‚ is an average ‘Ugly’‚ a name for children/teenagers under the age of 16. Once a teenager turns 16‚ they go through a procedure that makes them impossibly pretty‚ which is the new ‘average’ look. Tally wants to be a pretty‚ but her friend Shay does not‚ due to many reasons. Shay unknowingly ruins Tally’s chance to turn pretty after escaping the city‚ managing to avoid the
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This shift of ideals was not only evident through the actions and mindsets of Americans during this time but also through authors and literature. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote several novels and short stories that reflect the developing ideas during the Roaring Twenties. Within one of his most famous novels‚ This Side of Paradise‚ he reflects upon his
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Guaranteed return of escaped slaves to their owners 3. Slaves referred to as "person held to Service or Labour" in the Constitution 4. Dred Scott vs. Sandford (1857) - See pg. 543 Peter Blow -Dr. Emerson dies while they are in free state - Mrs. Emerson now owns Scott - Mrs.Emerson gets married and gives Scott to Mr. Sandford(brother)-since he was in another state they could take it to federal court-Chief Justice Taney ruled that he was not free-filed using
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common school was improved and strengthened that it could potentially become one of the most effective ways of civilization. The schools in the nineteenth century were not fully developed and were just beginning to advance. Mann believed that through education people would learn how to conquer all of the bad in the world such as intemperance‚ war‚ greed‚ prejudice‚ slavery‚ the need for certain items‚ and being wasteful. The European theory states that all men are divided into different classes‚ some individuals
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An analysis of how Ridley Scott creates suspense and tension through the use of sound‚ cinematography and performance in the air duct scene from “Alien”. In this scene‚ we follow the character Dallas (Tom Skerrit) as he searches for the alien in the ships air ducts‚ whilst communicating with the rest of his crew. At this point the audience are already aware of how dangerous the alien is‚ as it had already killed Kane (John Hurt) and Brett (Harry Dean Stanton) Not only this but Dallas had previously
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Scott Campbell first developed the planners’ triangle in 1996 and it is a three way model‚ which incorporates economic‚ environmental‚ and social equity factors. The planner has a vital role in the sustainable development of urban areas and in the long term‚ the economic growth of the area. Sustainable development is defined as “development that meets the need of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland‚ 1987); in an ideal world‚ the
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their students to wear them. Requiring each and every student to wear the exact same clothing eliminates all distractions in a learning environment and forces students to focus on mattress that are far more important than material things such as ‚ education and community unity. Uniforms make school less of a competition for students by putting academics before fashion and build a sense of school unity and pride. Additionally school uniforms are a less pricey because parents no longer have to take into
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The Encouragement in Education Encouraging people to try harder is important. Especially in education‚ incentive program is a best way to show encouragement and motivation. Incentive programs for better grades should be applied to education. Although there’s claim that this program will make education sound pragmatic‚ it’s the fact that incentive program increases learning motivation‚ enhances study efficiency and reduces social issues. First of all‚ incentive programs for better grades increases
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Стилистический анализ текста: F. Scott Fitzgerald ”The Diamond as Big as Ritz” The text under stylistic analysis is taken from the book “The diamond as Big As Ritz” written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It deals with feelings and emotions of author and written in the style of fiction. This story is told by author. This part of a story is about a well-known problem - leaving home for studying. The text consists of three parts. First is exposition. Here we see the describing of patriarchal American
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In the vocabulary of comics‚ Scott McCloud discusses an idea which he dubs‚ “Amplification through simplification”(2). By logical analysis‚ it is true that by removing some features and taking the piece of art at face value‚ we are‚ in essence‚ looking at a more simplistic image. However‚ this simplification is obscured by the amplification effect. That is to say‚ as one strips away the details and substance in their piece of art‚ the more significant the remaining features become. With less visual
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