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    Mary Bergeron Monologue

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    apples and pumpkins in the fall. “You don’t say‚” Mr. Bergeron said. “I grew up on a farm‚” Mary said. “I know how important the land is. I can imagine how difficult this must be for you.” Mary’s compassion took William by surprise. He’d never known his wife to show the slightest hint of empathy for anyone or anything. Perhaps a byproduct of her own experience losing a farm‚ the empathy Mary radiated filled the kitchen. William watched Mr. Bergeron melt under her spell. William sat back in his chair

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    situation and brought humor through it regardless of the topic by using a satirical style of writing. He shows throughout his novels published through the 60’s such as The Cat’s Cradle‚ and Slaughterhouse Five. PART TWO 1. How are George and Hazel Bergeron described? What sort of life do they lead? They are a married couple living in 2081 under the new laws of equality setting the standard of monotony among the population. Hazel is described as a woman of entirely average intelligence who cannot retain

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    Harrison Bergeon vs. 1984

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    Harrison Bergeron vs. 1984 Harrison Bergeron and 1984 were both based on a similar concept. This concept is creating peace by limiting and controlling the population. In George Orwell’s “1984”‚ it was done through brainwashing and doublethink. In Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”‚ it was done by limiting everyones abilities until everyone is equal in all ways. Each author used class systems‚ nature‚ and society to portray their negative utopia. Class

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    Nayfeh Student id: S0917295 Module: Project Planning And Management Module Code: MMH706486 Lecturer: Professor David Harrison Project Planning & Management Assignment Air Foil Bearing Review All Air Foil Bearings (AFB) in general fit in one of two categories‚ hydrostatic and hydrodynamic. Hydrostatic bearings require a pressurised air feed in order to lift of the foil surface but offer improved performance on start up and rundown [1] while developing no more drag than and equivalent

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    Vonnegut’s warped examples of constant happiness and equality in a society. Ursula K. LeGuin’s short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergergon” both illustrate a blinded utopia where a seemingly good idea results in an undesirable outcome. Though only a few characters grasp this concept‚ these stories clearly show the ideology of extremes—good and bad—imposing a negative impact on a society. Omelas is a utopia full of all things pleasurable

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    Benvolio And Tybalt Foil

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    In the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare‚ Benvolio and Tybalt are considered a dramatic foil. Benvolio is a peacemaker. Tybalt is one who looks for fights. Tybalt and Benvolio are complete opposites. In the opening scene‚ Benvolio and Mercutio are out in the town when Tybalt approaches them. Benvolio tries to stop a fight to break out but draws his sword out of sheer protection as stated‚ “I do but keep the peace. Put up thy sword‚ or manage it to part these men with me.” (1.1.61-62).

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    HARRISON CAVES

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    from the west coast upwards to the central region causing a staircase effect.   South side: The effect is not as developed on its way to Bridgetown‚ due to the obstruction of the St George valley meeting the Carlisle Bay coastline. MAJOR LANDFORMS -HARRISON CAVES‚ BARBADOS The caves are naturally formed by water erosion through the limestone rock. The calcium-rich water that runs through the caves have formed the unusual stalactites and stalagmites formations. Travel through the caves is by tram‚ at

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    George Harrison

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    George Harold Harrison‚ the youngest Beatle‚ was born February 25‚ 1943. He had two brothers‚ Harold Jr. and Peter‚ and a sister‚ Louise. His mother‚ Louise‚ was a housewife‚ and his father‚ Harold‚ was a bus driver.George’s initial interest in the guitar came about slowly. His mother remembers that she started finding paper covered in drawings of guitars among his school things. So‚ she bought George an old second hang guitar from one of his class mates for three pounds. George tried to teach himself

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    In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte‚ there are many characters that are foils to each other. Foils have different values and morals‚ and often has a difference is dress and appearance. They enhance the story with new perspectives and images. The point of foils is for each character to highlight each other‚ Blanch Ingram and Jane Eyre and Miss Temple and Aunt Reed are parallels of each other. As soon as Jane Eyre encounters Blanch Ingram it is very obvious that they are complete opposites

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    Foils begin to comes into play during a work of literature when a secondary character is made similar to the main character to bring importance to the main character and his or her relationship with the secondary character. In Shakespeare’s work: Hamlet‚ there are many foils including Fortinbras‚ Claudius‚ and Laertes. These characters have been created to make the audience understand how important Hamlet is in the story. Hamlet and Fortinbras are not the best of friends and they do not see each

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