all of the benefit you gave to them‚ but they’ll never assume any of the negative effect. “Once I wrote down on the empty spaces of a time-table the names of those who came to Gatsby’s house that summer. From East Egg‚ then‚ came the Cheater Beckers and … All these people came to Gatsby’s house in the summer.” Those pages of names shown how many friends Gatsby had‚ but why none of them come to Gatsby’s funeral? Meyer Wolf-shiem tell us the reason: “‘Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when
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Enrique’s Journey Axes paragraphs 1 and 2 1 No this does not surprise me they come and take this risk for a better life‚ this is why they do these things. Even though they risk their lives just to have a better life for them and their children. Migrants usually arrive with nothing‚ men get robbed and beaten‚ and women get robbed and raped. The risks really are not worth it in my opinion. They might die trying to get to get a better life. The thought of risking your own life for others and yourself
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Calum shrugged popping the cd back in the case. “Here you can keep it. We have lots of copies.” Calum handed the cd to Louis. Louis grinned taking the cd. He shoved the case in his pocket and thanked Calum before making his way inside. He took one last look at Calum and his pastel ice cream truck. A cold chill ran over him as the kiwi boy drove away. He hoped they would bump into each other again one
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Analysis and interpretation of Brian Aldiss’: “Super-toys Last All Summer Long” Since antiquity the human mind has been intrigued by artificial intelligence‚ but the rapid development of computer science has also raised issues and questions‚ some of which have been treated in literature and film throughout time. The short story “Super-toys Last All Summer Long” is written in 1969 by Brian Aldiss. The short story deals with the ethical questions of artificial intelligence. Is it possible for a
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(Tina Barseghian 04/16/11) Individuals are expanding the way of using social media every year. Social media includes the following: magazines‚ internet‚ social networking‚ video and dating sites. People see and use media in different ways. As of just last year a comprehensive study proved that kids age eight to eighteen actually manage to pack in almost 11 hours’ worth of media content into seven and a half hours of using media‚ through ’media multitasking’. (Tina Barseghian 04/16/11)The main important
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Essay on ”Super-Toys Last All Summer Long” 1. Ever since the industrial revolution‚ people have questioned whether the technological development has been moving too fast‚ for man to keep track with the moral and ethical dilemmas which may arise on the way. This theme has occurred in lots of literature and films throughout time. Worth mentioning is Frankenstein from 1818‚ Brave New World from 1932‚ 2001: A Space Odyssey from 1968 and The Matrix Trilogy from respectively 1999 and 2003. Along
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Super-Toys Last All Summer Long Brian Aldiss Super-Toys Last All Summer Long is a short story by Brian Aldiss. The text unfolds by telling the story of what would seem to be an ordinary family at first. We then start to realize that the story is about a rich couple in an overcrowded world‚ who have a three year old robot for a child. The plot deepens as we‚ as a reader‚ discover that this robot has in fact human-like feelings‚ which could pose as a moral problem. It demonstrates as a main
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In the final paragraph of the book Things Fall Apart‚ Chinua Achebe seems to be saying that not all things that are written about his culture are exactly right. He is demonstrating that actions and events can be very much misinterpreted. The character of the commissioner serves as a direct example of how ignorant and lackadaisical some of these people who wrote about these events actually were. The commissioner is very inconsiderate and knows nothing of the culture or the man that he plans on writing
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Super-Toys Last All Summer Long “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long” is a short story published in Harpers Bazar in 1969 by science fiction author Brian Aldiss. What is interesting in this story‚ is the fact that many different issues are shown‚ such as the emotional gap between family members in an overpopulated society. When the story was written‚ it was meant to be a look into a self created future by Brian Aldiss which is why the genre is science fiction. The meaning of science fiction is to criticize
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�PAGE � Larabee �PAGE �1� Nichole Larabee Professor Jett English B1A February 2‚ 2014 Loneliness in "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" Brian Aldiss ’s "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" is a short story that depicts on how Monica is alone‚ David isn ’t real‚ and Henry just feeds into Monica ’s loneliness "An over crowded world is the ideal place in which to be lonely."(Aldiss 112) David ’s sole purpose is to fill a void with Mrs. Swinton‚ but it is hard to see a child who you want to love but
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