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    By compelling Montag to think about his life and satisfaction‚ Clarisse McClellan acts as a catalyst for Montag’s transformation of character. After meeting him and discussing nature and their surroundings‚ Clarisse asks Montag if he’s happy as she leaves him‚ to which he realizes that “He wore his happiness like a mask and [Clarisse] had run off across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back” (Bradbury‚ 12). When Clarisse‚ an abnormal member

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    impact and he succeeded‚ and because of his persuasion towards the people he was nominated with the Nobel Peace Prize which was another accomplishment. According to Vidette Features‚ "After his years of historic accomplishments and triumphs‚ King was honored with the distinguished award in 1964. His active and dynamic leadership‚ highlighted by his nonviolent tactics‚ helped him earn the prize. Receiving the award was a testament that nonviolence was the best method

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    250‚000 people had a peaceful protest by marching to the washington memorial. There Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic “I have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Washington Memorial on August 28‚ 1963. That speech brought many many people together and certainly made its mark in history as the day 250‚000 people marched to listen to one man one very important man give one

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    rebellion by following your own path in the process. In other words‚ the theme means to not always live life the way it was written for you. In “Fahrenheit 451‚” by Ray Bradbury the contrast of the two characters‚ Faber and Captain Beatty‚ show the two sides of rebellion. For example‚ Faber is a paranoid man who believes it is okay to not always follow the law‚ while Captain Beatty is a tyrant believing the law should always be followed. Captain Beatty is a fireman whose arrogance gets in the way to

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    000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington‚ D.C.‚ the speech was a defining moment of the American Civil Rights Movement.[1]"With a single phrase‚ Martin Luther King Jr. joined Jefferson and Lincoln in the ranks of men who’ve shaped modern America".[2] The speech was ranked the top American speech of the 20th century in a 1999 poll of scholars of public

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    Censorship and Rebellion

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    described as defiance of anything authority‚ control‚ or tradition. In this case Montag plans to rebel against control. Bradbury uses tone to characterize Faber and Montag’s rebellion as futile because Faber does not want to help Montag with his plan. Ray Bradbury uses tone to explain how Montag’s plan becomes useless because Faber does not believe in his plan. Montag went to Faber’s house to tell him about how they should rebel against burning books “Mr.Montag‚ you are looking

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    speaking abilities. He was assassinated in 1968 at the age of 39. He is an iconic leader still remembered for his great impact on the struggle as well as his determination. He inspires people to this very day‚ and has his own National Historic Site and Memorial. He is a symbol of the great African American struggle for independence and he led the infamous party‚ the SSLC. He has had incredible political success‚ including leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott- which sought to make all seating in public busses

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    been closed some 40 years) named Faber. It was obvious to Montag that the old man had a book tucked in his coat‚ but the fireman did nothing about it. Faber ’s words echoed in his head‚ "I don ’t talk of things‚ sir‚ I talk of the meaning of things. I sit here and know I ’m alive." Montag remembers he took down Faber ’s contact information‚ and retrieves it from his files. He uses another phone to call Faber‚ who is shocked to hear from him. Montag questions Faber about how many copies of the book

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    about a society who was in need of a change and Montag‚ Faber‚ and Clarisse were the people who could change it. Mildred the wife of Montag‚ loved to watch TV. Almost everyday Montag would find Mildred in the parlor room watching TV. She had the parlor walls on most of the time throughout the novel. One day when Montag came home from the fire station‚ he found Mildred in the parlor room. Montag tried to engage with her by asking

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    Thematic Analysis of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” One of the most famous fourteenth-century English texts‚ and Geoffrey Chaucer’s greatest works‚ is “The Canterbury Tales”. It is a complex work where thematic choices are seen in concrete layers. Chaucer’s analyzes corruption in the church and politics‚ the role and position of women in medieval times and marriage‚ and gives an allegorical interpretation of the way of life. However‚ the most important thematic layer is the frame work of a story

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