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    who has been denatured by the dystopian society- despite moral beliefs‚ knowledge of literature to understand the world‚ and the desperation for self-exploration. In the dystopia of Western Europe there is no god and consequently no religion‚ as it was said that‚ “God is incompatible with machines” (234). However‚ John the savage receives two types of religious influences: Christianity and Native American tribalism. Although these two religions are defined by their difference‚ they amalgamate together

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    I have no clue‚ they might have some sickness or might be polluted.” “Yea”‚ every time I talk to her I feel something in me that keeps me attracted to her‚ a bond maybe. Polluted‚ that word struck my head‚ what can it be? Thinking as I was strolling through the corridor until I approached a steel door called stage 3 with a sign saying “no entrance” hanging on. Thoughtlessly I sneak inside and start wandering with anxiety looking at all of these tubes‚ hearing some murmuring here and there

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    Half Past Two I will use the method of explaining every stanza to write about this poem in detail. ’Half Past Two’ is a poem in which Fanthorpe describes how a young child is given a detention for an unspecified misdemeanour and is forgotten by his teacher. Fanthorpe draws on her experience as a teacher to describe the scene as seen through the child’s eyes. The Title of the poem tells me a lot of information even before I read the poem. The information it puts across is that: A boy is told to

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    It was a beautiful fall weekend; the sunlight shined enough to provide just the right amount of warmth to make it the perfect picnic day. I was on my way to meet my parents for the annual South Florida Police and Fire bar-b-que. I knew that there was a chance that he would be there since a good part of his family is fire fighters. I have been organizing‚ planning‚ helping‚ running‚ and attending this event ever since I can remember‚ and there had only been a few times that he showed up because the

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    PAPER 2 Symbolic Short Stories James Naylor Comp111 October 13‚ 2008 Symbolism is when repeated images gather significant meaning throughout a story and can be directly related to the overall premise. There are a few symbols in James Joyce’s “Araby” and “Eveline” that can be compared in terms of similar significance. Both stories give you symbols that point towards dreariness‚ gloominess and just overall sadness in the story. If looked at closely‚ the characters

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    Once upon a time there was a boy laid in a corner of a dark room‚ he was alone and silent. The only noise was that of footsteps which entered the room. "Macro! Get up you swine" said the man. His voice was very deep and menacing. He wore a redcap with a dark green army suit‚ again he shouted and the boy slowly rose from the floor. “We know that you are involved with a gang of villains called the Mad Catz but where IS your secret layer?!!” screamed the man impatiently “I don’t work with them

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    SI can remember that day when I was ten years old. I was going to the primary school with my friends by bus as every day in the morning. On that day‚ I leaved home at six a.m. and got to the bus. After that‚ I saw a strange man was following us in his car. He was about 40 years old with dirty clothes. Before we arrived to school he had shouted‚ "stop stop stop the bus" to the driver and he tried to stop our bus. So he hit the front of the bus by his car. After five minutes the bus stopped totally

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    ----------- The Mienshao opened her eyes and gasped loudly. She could instantly feel that she was sitting in a very uncomfortable position in small‚ enclosed space. The ground felt cold and metallic. It was obviously some kind of cage. The Mienshao looked down to her stomach and rubbed it‚ relieved to feel that her unborn baby was unharmed. "Richard‚ long time‚ no see buddy. How’ve you been?" a voice spoke happily. "Dr. Feinburg‚ it sure is great to see you again‚" replied a second voice

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    In the short story “Rules of the Game” by Amy Tan‚ Waverly Jong‚ the narrator‚ explains that she was a child when her mother taught her "the art of invisible strength‚" a strategy for winning arguments and gaining respect from others in games. Waverly and her two brothers live in San Francisco’s Chinatown. When Waverly’s brother Vincent receives a chess set at the church Christmas party‚ Waverly quickly becomes interested in the game of chess. She begins to win local tournaments and becomes a national

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    migratory birds. Leaders in the oil industry‚ however‚ believe that the refuge is the perfect site for the “environmentally sensitive exploration” of oil. Environmentalists are wondering: What will become of the wildlife there? When George W. Bush was in office‚ he and oil industry‚ as well as others‚ believed that Americans will benefit from the oil that lied under the snow-filled surface of the refuge. In their opinion‚ the oil will help reduce high prices and decrease our need for oil from other

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