“He heard people singing. Behind him‚ across vast distances of space and time‚ from the place he had left‚ he thought he heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo.” Jonas woke up in a cozy bed in a clinic‚ wrapped in three blankets‚ and his head accommodated in soft feather pillows. For a moment he forgot everything that had happened. He looked around and noticed Gabe sleeping soundly next to him. Then‚ he remembered the nightmarish event that luckily was over. He also remembered his community
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Denise Rico English II Honors 3 April 2013 Fahrenheit 451 Dialectical Journals “Come off it. It doesn’t like or dislike. It just ‘functions.’ It’s like a lesson in ballistics. It has a trajectory we decide on for it. It follows through. It targets itself‚ homes itself‚ and cuts off. It’s only copper wire‚ storage batteries‚ and electricity” (Bradbury 26) Irony: I thought it was ironic how Beatty mentioned that the mechanical hound just “functions” because that’s how the citizens
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City of the Beasts Dialectical Journal “In the center‚ the pale light filtering through the window” (8). At first I thought the dad was hurting the mom because she was crying. Then I realized he was holding the razor in‚ there were clumps of hair on the floor‚ and she was bald. I think this is a good example of visual imagery. I also think that this is an intense scene in the chapter. “I don’t know”…and bandaged his hand” (11). I like this because it shows that the father cares for Alex
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Seabiscuit‚ a racehorse known to most of the world had gained and lost a sufficient amount of popularity during the years he raced. There consists of many ideas that prove Seabiscuit had an abundance of popularity‚ and became one of the biggest celebrities in the entire world. In the article “An American Legend” it consists of much information evidence that helps to prove that Seabiscuit gained and lost much popularity. In “An American Legend” it says‚ “Rumors swirled around the track that Seabiscuit
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Dialectical Journals: 1989 By: George Orwell "War is peace‚ freedom is slavery‚ ignorance is strength" pg. 14 They are the Party slogans‚ and are written in big letters on the white pyramid of the Ministry of Truth. "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." The people controlling the present control everything and can ultimately change the past and‚ therefore; the future. Big brother controls the present. The slogan is an example of the Party’s technique
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all of you. It is called ¡§Seabiscuit¡¨. The story background was the Great Depression in America. In 1937‚ America was in the seventh year of the most catastrophic decade in its history. The economy had come crashing down‚ and millions upon millions of people had been torn loose from their jobs‚ their savings‚ their homes. The most brash of peoples was seized by despair‚ fatalism‚ and fear. This is a story about a country whose dreams had been shattered‚ and how Seabiscuit became the hope‚ the hero
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Dialectical Journals 1. "His fame rested on solid personal achievements." Pg. 3 paragraph 1 All fame begins when you do something noticeable. For example‚ actors and actresses build upon their careers and reputations by achieving excellence in their personal goals‚ as well as perfecting their public performance. 2. " It was said that when he slept‚ his wives and children in his houses could hear him breathe." Pg. 4 paragraph 1 One question that comes to mind when I read this is if
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1. Pathos Hillenbrand plays to the reader’s emotion in Seabiscuit when Red Pollard rides a known wild horse for another owner and is sent crashing into the side of stable. At this point of the novel‚ the reader had connected with Red as he has gone through over adversities in his life such as his troubled childhood‚ repeated failures as a jockey‚ and once they were informed that he was half blind. Because Hillenbrand built up Red for the reader in this way‚ it caught the reader off guard as they
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have. You can’t let the judgment of others stop you from being you. Because if you do‚ you’re no longer you. You’re someone everyone else wants you to be.” Nobody thought that Seabiscuit was good enough to race but in reality they just did not understand him. Once Red Pollard‚ Tom Smith‚ and Charles Howard bought Seabiscuit and started using frontier training methods he learned a lot more and started winning. Do not judge someone based on their appearance;
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Due to unfortunate circumstances‚ I will be lecturing you solely from Gary Ross’ Seabiscuit with Randy Newman composing the soundtrack. For a brief overview‚ the movie starts with a wealthy man‚ Charles Howard‚ losing his son and looking for some way to grieve. He begins to race horses and meets Tom Smith‚ an old-time horse trainer. Together‚ they spot the unconventional Seabiscuit who Smith sees potential that no one else does. Smith convinces Howard to buy the horse and they find Red Pollard
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