Written assignment - "The fun they had" "The fun they had" is a science-fiction short story written in 1951 by Isaac Asimov. The text has its focal points on the human behavior as a response to the development of technology - human dependency of technology and how it has become a necessity in order to live a normal life. The text expresses‚ how the progression of technology have lead to the closed and therefore more "efficient" school system that Margie is a part of. As she reads the "real" book
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“Hazel tells LaVerne”‚ written by Katharyn Howd Machan‚ shows how women were treated in the past society (Machan 213). The poem alludes to the famous fairy tale‚ The Frog Prince‚ by the Brothers Grimm. Hazel recounts the night she met a strange frog when cleaning the bathroom of the Howard Johnsons hotel. In the original fairy tale‚ a princess loses her golden ball in the spring‚ and a frog tells her that he will find the ball only if she takes him home and loves him for three days. After three days
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One word essay: HARMONY Confucius once said “Let the states of equilibrium and Harmony exist in perfection‚ and a happy order will prevail throughout heaven and earth‚ and all things will be nourished and flourish.” Harmony is defined as the state of being in agreement or concord. Singapore is a bustling metropolis and a multi-racial society‚ where people of different ethnic groups co-exist and lived harmoniously. Singapore has thrived rapidly because of our openness to international trade flow
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the story of Hazel Grace Lancaster. This book is just that: a book telling the story of Hazel Grace Lancaster. This example illustrates the Treachery of Images‚ as explained by René Magritte (and Hazel on page 178). The theory states that an image of a thing is not that thing. It’s simply an image of that thing. Just like a book about a story is not the story itself‚ it’s a book about the story. Yeah‚ I had to Google that too. The Treachery of Images is a concept that comes up while Hazel and Gus are
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I chose to speak on the topic The Best or Worst person I ever worked with. It required me to take a good look at my work history. So far‚ I have been fortunate to work with good people and for good management as a whole. One manager; however‚ stands out in my mind as superlative and worthy of the title “Best person I ever worked with.” His demeanor was calm‚ he enabled individuals to act autonomously‚ and he acknowledged hard work and achievements. For this presentation I will address this person
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The Fault In Our Stars In The fault In Our Stars‚ by John Green‚ Hazel Grace Lancaster‚ is dealing with pain both mentally and emotionally. She deals with her pain by isolating herself from other people and it gives her the pain of feeling different and capable of diffusion. Her companion‚ Augustus Waters is helping her because he is a distraction from her not thinking about the pain she has. Also‚ her favorite author‚ Peter Van Houten’s book‚ can distract her through ways that can not be explained
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Prince” by Gustaf Tenggren and “Hazel Tells LaVerne” by Katharyn Machan are both very similar stories with relation to a frog. The one thing that seems to jump out to the reader is that one story takes place in a totally different time period than the other. Two comparisons that will be made in my story will be the main focus on the frog character and how time is such a big setting or difference from one story to the other. The poem version of this frog prince “hazel Tells LaVerne” is told in past
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Analysis of the extract from “The fun they had” The story under the title "The Fun They Had" was written by a highly prolific American writer‚ one of the three grand masters of science fiction - Isaac Asimov. The key in this text is lyrical. The theme is probably "the influence of technology on the process of teaching." In this story the author uses colloquial speech and jargonized words‚ such as “gee‚ I guess‚ I betcha“ here‚ to show us that these children are rather ordinary‚ and looks similar
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more than 500 books he published influential sci-fi works like I‚ Robot and the Foundation trilogy‚ The Naked Sun and Foundation’s Edge‚ The Intelligent Man’s Guide to Science which was the encyclopedic work of science for the layman. The Fun They Had is also one of his marvelous works. The events of this story take place in distant future‚ 2157. There are no real schools here‚ the books printed on paper are replaced by screen books and human teachers are replaced by mechanical ones. The hero of
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Elina Osmolovskaya Group 302 “THE FUN THEY HAD” Analysis The text‚ or even better‚ the passage I am going to speak on is taken from the book written by I. Asimov “The fun they had”. The extract begins with introducing Margie to us‚ but does not imply introduction. In the passage‚ where the author describes finding of a real book he uses the pronoun ”HIS”. The author underlines it graphically‚ to show the vast gap in the epochs‚ habits‚ morality‚ way of life and model of life. To
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