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    rights and responsibilites. In the 1950’s perfect examples of the stereotypical woman during that time period would be Lucy from I love Lucy or Betty from Pleasantville. Lucy from I love lucy was a perfect example of a woman who was not capable of doing anything on her own or without a mans/husbands help. Betty‚ from Pleasantville is a great example of the perfect mother and wife. In the 1950’s it was extremely uncommon for a woman to persue her education further than high school. After

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    the animals to believe he was helping them. It shows that human nature‚ such as hunger for power‚ affects everyone and affects societies where socialism and equality is being strived for. Another aspect of human nature shown in Animal Farm is ignorance. This aspect was shown in the book through characters such as Boxer. ‘Boxer wasn’t of first rate intelligence’ and when Napoleon started seizing power Boxer established two mottos‚ “Napoleon is always right” and “I will work harder”. By Boxer firmly

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    cave‚ the slaves‚ the sun and so forth were quite difficult to understand at first‚ but after dissecting it and placing the pieces of the puzzle in the right places‚ the whole picture came together. Socrates explains that everyone shouldn’t live in ignorance of the world that settles for mediocre; he wants us to desire the light--the truth--that the world can offer if we look for our silver lining. Education plays a huge role in my life because I desired to achieve the sun’s truth and I love to learn

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    Unfortunately‚ the sun set on the third day. This meant that Ariel now belonged to Ursula forever. But‚ King Triton stepped in. “To save his daughter‚ King Triton gave Ursula his great powers and became her prisoner” (Musker & Clements 13). I believe that King Triton is the heroic one in this fairytale because he was willing to give up his powers as king of the sea just to save his daughter that betrayed him in the first place. If anything‚ that is true love and not the blinded love Ariel felt for

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    R.I.P PAUL WALKER

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    I know we are all devastated. It doesn’t feel real‚ but it is. And still‚ in the midst of this tragedy‚ when I think back on Paul‚ I can’t help smiling. Paul always made me smile. I met him in a casting session for Pleasantville. It was probably his first big part in a movie (he was 23 at the time)‚ and if he was nervous‚ he didn’t show it. He came in the door with that huge winning smile (like he’d already gotten some big cosmic joke)‚ and it wasn’t until after a few

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    In the world of the giver memories were a thing of the distant past‚ lost to the effect of sameness‚ sameness was a choice that the people decided to enact making all equal to avoid potential conflict‚ but in the process the denizens of these communities were stripped of one of the most important human abilities‚ the ability to feel deep emotions. Along with these emotions‚ memories were seen as dangerous to the community’s way of life‚ so they created the position of receiver of memories to hold

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    useful information where the men were not * Women had important clues * No matter what the women said‚ the men did not care even if they women had important and useful clues for them to try and crack the case. * Ignorance is bliss Conclusion: Talk about the changes

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    that could be construed as unintended is to enjoy the journey of life and do not fear its outcome which is ultimately death. However‚ the main themes that can be taken away from this play is the notions of you cannot control your fate‚ that ignorance is bliss‚ and there ironies. The play of Oedipus the King is about a man who cannot escape fate‚ and lives out of all the prophecies. He was sent to be killed at birth‚ when his parents were told that one day Oedipus would kill his father and marry

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    Would you want people keeping things from you? People may say it is healthy for adolescents to have censorship on certain things‚ but I think differently. Teens should have the right to see and hear about gruesome things. They are too close to being adults and not having anything to shelter them from the crimes of the world we live in. Censorship is not right‚ teens should know about the real world‚ and if schools do decide to censor things‚ people in the community might take it the wrong way. One

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    1.According to the opening statement‚ what does every person realize at some moment in his/her education? That envy is ignorance 2.In the second paragraph‚ what does Emerson say is every person’s destiny? 3.Explain what Emerson believes about society as a whole. (Paragraph 3) he believes society is a conspiracy and everyone is against one another. No one person is trying to help another; they are each trying to rise up against the other. 4.What is self-reliance an aversion to? (Paragraph 3) society

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