The stories of post-apocalyptic‚ apocalyptic‚ and dystopian stories is an eye opening genre that forces each of us to choose our morals. Through the examination of two different texts through their community versus individual approach‚ values must be picked between the idea of the community over the individual or the individual over the community. The first story sums up an entire world that is in a state of calamity. This world must now break off in society and every family takes control of the
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Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify‚ simplify‚ simplify . Thoreau said‚ "Our lives are frittered away by details...simplify‚ simplify" meaning that people are concerned too much by insignificant things and not those that are truly important. He wrote‚ "As you simplify your life the laws of the universe will be simpler‚ solitude will not be solitude‚ poverty will not be poverty‚ nor weakness." This quote gives us a bigger idea of living our lives and simplifying each moment to its best
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The author of “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” criticizes our societies by comparing it to the citizens of Omelas whom lack aggression‚ embrace joy‚ and reject supreme control or prejudice. Unlike our societies‚ the people of Omelas avoid conflict and war. They were friendly and peaceful since‚ “They did not use swords… They were not barbarians.” Laws were not plentiful and police were not necessary due to this. The author portrays these traits as unusual which indirectly criticizes us. The author
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Cast Away (12) Synopsis When FedEx time-obsessed engineer Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is paged to make an emergency trip to Malaysia‚ he doesn’t know he won’t see civilization for another four years. Noland endures the harrowing agony of a terrifying plane crash‚ and finds himself washed ashore on a tiny‚ deserted speck of an island in the Pacific Ocean. Review After an unremarkable let’s-meet-the-characters introduction‚ Zemeckis creates a terrifying plane crash that leave Hanks washed up
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“And I was Carried Away” letter from Pepita I know that you are confused right now. I am expecting that you have already received a letter from your friend‚ Loloy. And if you think that this letter will untangle your perplexity‚ then you are quite wrong. The purpose of this letter is to counter the previous letter you have received. And I hope that your conclusion will come to the right judgment. It may be hard but I want you to know that I trust and love you. You have known Loloy for a very
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When I am feeling angry or stressed‚ I head to my gym‚ Planet Fitness. Whether it’s snowing‚ raining‚ foggy‚ or sunny‚ the gym is always very busy. In order to enter the gym‚ I have to open and pass through two double doors. I immediately see the main service desk‚ where I sign in with my account number. I also notice a bowl of Tootsie-Rolls on the desk‚ so I grab a couple to enjoy some extra sugar before I work out. Behind the service desk‚ there are four tanning booths that look like alien
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Australian College of Business and Technology CHE001- CHEMISTRY UNIT OUTLINE – Trimester 1‚ 2013 Module Name: | Chemistry | Module Code: | CHE001 | Nominal Duration: | 52 Hours (4 hours/week | Discipline: | Stream Module * Engineering * Science (Health Sciences) * Science (Physical Sciences) | Module Purpose: | This module introduces the study of matter and its interactions thereby providing a link with other branches of natural science. It’s designed to assist students
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Intl. Films Spirited Away Let me start by saying that this movie is a groundbreaking original and a must see for anyone from the elderly to children over the age of cartoons don’t make me cry anymore.’ This wondrous and wonderful animated feature‚ directed by Hayao Miyazaki‚ makes even the most recent American cartooning - Disney included - seem ordinary and unexciting. But it’s not just the amazing technical artistry the decorated scenery‚ the sense of depth‚ dimension and detail that this
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many other forms of discrimination. Their treatment was very poor and unwelcoming to say the least. The moment they stepped off the ships from Ireland‚ they were segregated into the poorest areas to seek shelter in slums and attempted to fit their entire families into rooms no bigger than today’s average bedroom. As a group‚ the Irish were shunned and turned away from many job opportunities being confronted by signs which stated "Irish need not apply". In the early 1800s life in Ireland was not easy
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Gwen Harwood Essay ‘The richness of Gwen Harwood’s poetry lies in their ability to lend themselves to particular interpretations‚ reflecting different concerns and values’. Discuss INTRODUCTION The poetry of Gwen Harwood can be viewed in different interpretations reflecting different values and concern‚ but all types of variant interpretations deal with theme of change‚ where the persona in all the poems goes through a process of changing‚ being influence by different factors including time‚ trauma
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