George Orwell wrote Animal Farm in 1945. Animal Farm was meant to portray the Russian Revolution that was going on at the time. If Orwell were to openly oppose the ways of the communist party he would have undoubtedly been prosecuted. Instead Orwell wrote Animal Farm to express his hatred for communism in a discreet way; he had done this by making it simple and childlike. Therefore he called Animal Farm a “Fairy Story”. However‚ Animal Farm is not a fairy story but an allegory. An allegory is a story
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In this chapter we can see Boxer apart having split his hoofs in the Battle OF THE Windmill he insit n working harder t built another windmill. Boxer adopted his personal motto “I will work harder!” (Orwell 18) after the first harvest following the rebellion. This was his motto throughout the book until he was sold by the pigs. He did not know that Napoleon was taking advantage of him and he did not know his fate so he continued to work harder without questioning Napoleon’s leadership. In the end
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Many texts styles from different composers around the world create similar themes and morals throughout their forms of text. ‘The Matrix’ (1999)‚ directed by the Wachowski Brothers‚ and the allegory ‘Animal Farm’ (first published in 1945)‚ written by George Orwell‚ both convey the same themes and morals. The values presented by both Orwell and the Wachowski Brothers are abuse of power‚ lack of privacy and manipulation of people by the use of propaganda. The use of power can be taken for granted;
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MOHAWK INDIANS Native Americans are people who are local to the Americas. They are also known as American Indians. They tend to have light brown skin‚ brown eyes‚ and dark straight hair. The name Indian was first applied to them by Christopher Columbus‚ who mistakenly believed that the mainland and the islands of the Americas were part of the Indies‚ in Asia. The Native Americans of North America are believed to be descendants of the Mongoloids‚ early hunters and gatherers The Last Of The Mohicans
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Romanticism describes an 18th century genre of writing. Hawthorne embodies the Romantic writer through his interest in the supernatural. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Young Goodman Brown” depicts Romantic characteristics of writing through the topics of distrust of civilization‚ emphasis on the individual‚ and concern for hidden truth. Hawthorne emphasizes Romantic characteristics through Brown’s distrust of the surrounding civilization. Brown escapes civilization by fleeing into the woods. After Brown
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LS1 Spring 09 Name & ID________________________________ VERSION A • Don’t open your exam until instructed to. • Write your name and student number on every page of the test before handing in the test (you will lose 5 points if you don’t!). • Use a pencil on the multiple choice‚ and a pen on the short answer. • Mark scantrons neatly‚ one answer per question. Erase changes completely. • Answer written questions in space provided. Do not write on the back. • Only answers on the front side
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Animal Farm is a book written by George Orwell whose real name was Eric Blair published in 1945. An all-knowing narrator in the third person tells the story of an animal revolution on a farm located somewhere in England. The plot is based on the Russian revolution and Stalin’s use of power‚ and Orwell uses farm animals to portray both the people of power and the common people during this time. The main characters can be pointed out as the pigs Old Major‚ Napoleon‚ Snowball‚ and Squealer; the
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Hercules: 12 Labors of Hercules Hercules‚ in Greek mythology‚ was a hero known for his strength and courage and for his legendary adventures. Hercules is the Roman name for the Greek hero Heracles. He was the son of the god Zeus and a human mother Alcmene‚ wife of the Theban general Amphitryon. Hera‚ Zeus’ jealous wife‚ was determined to kill Hercules‚ and after Hercules was born‚ she sent two great serpents to kill him. Hercules‚ while he was still a baby‚ strangled the snakes. Hercules conquered
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promptly tore their throats out” as they confessed to crimes they did not commit. The reader is shown that the animals could have revolted and fought against the tyrant Napoleon had become‚ Boxer himself “caught a dog mid-air‚ and pinned him under his hoof” questioning “whether he should crush the dog to death or let it go.” However the animals did not fight back. They did not question Napoleon’s methods. Instead they went about their lives in fear and under the rule of a tyrant. A life they and their
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Lucy first reaches Narnia‚ she encounters a faun‚ Mr. Tumnus. Mr. Tumnus is a half man‚ half goat‚ “From the waist upward he was like a man‚ but his legs were shaped like a goat’s (the hair on them was glossy black) and instead of feet he had goat’s hoofs” (10). He is not the only talking animal in this story though. We also encounter beavers who can talk‚ a lion‚ and many other animals who help out Lucy‚ Edmund‚ Peter‚ and Susan. The beavers help Lucy‚ Susan‚ and Peter to get their brother back. In
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