The poem‚ “Jabberwocky” written by Lewis Carroll is known as “one of his most famous‚ and included made up words that have slipped their way into English dictionaries (Shaw‚ 2004).” The poem is about a father and his son‚ and the father warns the son of an evil beast called the Jabberwock that is living in the “tulgey wood (Kirszner & Mandell‚ 2012‚ p. 629).” The son is curious of this evil beast that his father is talking about‚ and embarks on an adventure to find the Jabberwock. In my opinion
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Deer in the Works Deer in the Works is a Cold War era short story by Kurt Vonnegut. It first appeared in Esquire in April‚ 1955‚ and was anthologized in Welcome to the Monkey House. It revolves around David Potter‚ a paper owner who finds new work as a a publicity writer at the mammoth Ilium Works because of financial strain who consequently leaves upon viewing the dehumanisation and quantification of human life. Vonnegut’s experiences as a soldier and prisoner of war‚ coupled with his anti-authoritarian
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"Differently Abled" "Harrison Bergeron" is a dystopian science fiction short story written by Kurt Vonnegut and first published in 1961. It deals with egalitarianism. The theme is set by the first line: "The year was 2081‚ and everyone was finally equal." Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (October 1961)‚ the story is available in the author’s collection‚ Welcome to the Monkey House. In the story‚ societal equality has been achieved by handicapping the most
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C.S. Lewis According to author‚ scholar‚ and Christian apologist C.S. Lewis‚ “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles‚ but to irrigate deserts” (this is what Lewis said when he wrote The Abolition of a Man). By this‚ he says a teacher should not change what his students know‚ but guide them in areas of weakness. He learned this technique throughout his life. **SEGWAY** As a child‚ Lewis was a Christian. Then he became an atheist at the age of 15 because he lost his way and was
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In 1804‚ two men‚ Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were sent out by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase. The two men were to determine if the new territory actually had something that could contribute to America‚ or if there was nothing new or of importance. They were told to study the plant life‚ animals‚ and the geography of the region‚ to map out the borders of the land. In addition‚ they were to discover if the area had any natural resources which could
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proposal to finance for a mapping and scientific expedition to the far Northwest‚ beyond the Mississippi‚ which was foreign territory. In May‚ 1804‚ Jefferson assigned as commanders‚ Meriwether Lewis his personal secretary and William Clark‚ to set out on an amazing expedition across the Louisiana Territory. Lewis and Clark succeeded in many areas: Opened the U.S. from the Missouri River north to the Pacific Ocean‚ mapped and described the areas in detail‚ discovered many previously unknown species of
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Tuesday evening Michael ‚and his friend Lewis we’re out at a new busy burger restaurant in New York that had the best juicy burgers. Michael was six foot two‚with brown hair‚ and green eyes‚ and lewis was six foot five with‚ brown hair‚and brown eyes. Michael order a number 12 with cheese‚ and Lewis was the kind of person who would get salad at a burger place‚ but get a burger at a salad place. This is when three Guys and their girlfriends walked in Lewis stared down one of the other man’s girlfriend
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Lewis Structure Review How To Write Lewis Structures 1. Determine the total number of valence electrons from all of the atoms in the molecule or ion. • Add one electron for each unit of negative charge. • Subtract one electron for each positive charge. 2. Write the correct skeletal structure. • For molecules of the formula ABn‚ place the least electronegative element in the center‚ and the more electronegative elements in the terminal positions. • H is always a terminal atom‚ and NEVER a central
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Purchase to be mapped out. Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to do this for him. Lewis wrote to his friend and former Army colleague‚ William Clark‚ and invited him to join the expedition as co-leader. Clark‚ then living in Kentucky‚ wrote back: “This is an undertaking fraited with many difeculties‚ but my friend I do assure you that no man lives whith whome I would perfur to undertake such a Trip.” The journey began as Lewis left Washington D.C. on July 5‚ 1803 and ended
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“2BR02B” a short story by Kurt Vonnegut is able to show a dystopia within a utopia through his writing by making clever hints and using descriptive language. In the world he has created in “2BR0BR”. Vonnegut says‚ “There were no prisons‚ no poverty‚ no wars‚ All diseases were conquered and population was stabilized at 40 million” (1). From first glance‚ you see a world within a system of a controlled society. Questions come into mind as to how the world is a dystopia‚ but like peeling off the layers
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