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    piece of literature in a serene place. You stumble across an event that reminds you of your real world. Many pieces of literature reflect on unique societies on purpose. Numerous authors of literature sprinkle it into their writing. Though‚ there are many authors of literature who don’t mirror society at all. However‚ it just so happens that George Orwell’s‚ Animal Farm‚ mirrors American society in many different aspects. In the current year of 2018‚ this novel‚ by George Orwell‚ reflects on American

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    Explore how satire effects the readers attitude toward the content of Alexander Pope’s‚ ‘Rape of the lock’‚ Jonathan Swift’s ‘Gulliver’s travels’ and George Orwell’s ‘1984’. Satire is defined as a literary genre or form used to ridicule‚ tease‚ torment and ‘poke fun at’‚ satire can employ irony and burlesque as methods of playfully making fun of a subject while at the same time making an extremely valid and thought provoking point which excites and stimulates the reader with its intellectual wit

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    destruction within its humanity. Inheritance through the Gothic theme signified annotations of one’s own‚ passed down through supernatural or natural feelings that often resulted in death. Usually‚ the inheritance within families portrayed in Gothic literature often entail a sense of uncanniness within the experiences and sensations that were displayed. Throughout the study of the two authors of the novel and article‚ the uncanniness theme is portrayed not only through the challenged belief within the

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    How does the film shown reflect the time in which it was made‚ and satirise American stereotypes‚ views‚ and society? “Redneck”‚ “woolhat”‚ “hillbilly”‚ “clodhopper”‚ and “white trash” are some of the terms that used to derogate the southerners. The movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby shows us the typical American stereotypes on southerners and the French. Even in 2006 (which is the year the film was made)‚ it shows the ignorance of Americans‚ particularly the southerners.

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    Society can change a person positively or negatively. In the novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ Mildred is the wife of the main character‚ Guy Montag. Society has made Mildred self-centered‚ robotic‚ and unfeeling. First‚ Mildred Montag‚ likes to stay home‚ visit her friends‚ and sit and talk to her TVs‚ where her “relatives” are keeping her company. Mildred is very uncaring and selfish. She only cares about her TVs and getting the fourth wall put in to complete her parlor. She says‚ “How

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    common people married within their own class and there were not many opportunities for them to become moneyed. However‚ this all changed once this new era began. The Industrial Age gave the commoners a chance of living the opulent life the higher society lived. These wealthier people‚ who were once commoner‚ were called new money. Now there was a separation between the rich. There was old money‚ and then there was new money. The old money was people who gained their wealth from their ancestors. Their

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    continue to be a controversial issue within society. The main issue is that Gangsta rap has a negative effect on society‚ and many people believe that Gansta rap is the cause of violent outbreaks. After reading the article‚ "Colorado Police Link Rise in Violence to Music‚" from the New York Times‚ I am undecided on what the real problem is. I am undecided because I believe that the gangsta rap music is influential to many individuals and I also believe that

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    promiscuity‚ and drugs to be good. Never knowing the true negative affects they have on society today. Collins in her novel The Hunger Games successfully portrays the negative affects the media and entertainment is having on society and its future.

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    What is sexism‚ and how does it affect our society? Sexism is simply classified as the the dehumanization of women in society‚ the act of previllaging men and or the discrimination based on geneder. It affects our society by creating inequality among genders. But the main focus of this paper is to give an example of sexism‚ patriarchy‚ the traditional gender roles in our society and the stereotypes about women and men‚ which are all relevant in the movie about a young boy called Billy Elliot. As

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    follow. Poetry and literature generally do this in a quiet and unobtrusive way. Novels are known to have changed the direction of the human mind and set in motion movements that have altered our ways of life. The influence of literature on society is felt directly or indirectly. Thus Miss Stowe’s "Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ was directly responsible for a movement against slavery in literature and life in USA of those days. The novels of Dickens had an indirect influence in creating in society a feeling for regulating

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