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    The main conflict in this story was man vs. society. The man‚ a frail person in his late 30’s to early 40’s named Winston‚ v. society’s totalitarian government that controls every aspect of it’s peoples’ lives. In this book‚ 1984‚ the government eliminates privacy with an instrument called a telescreen‚ a tv with an intercom and a camera in every room‚ which is always on. They use the telescreens to keep constant surveillance over people in their own homes. There is also no way to tell if the

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    alone‚ seeking for company—but never find it. The author compares the chosen lifestyle of the box man‚ to the undesired for loneliness of the victims. The author explains that although one may be poor and alone‚ it does not mean that one is unhappy. For example‚ in paragraph 12 it is explained that the mayor has offered him help‚ but the box man pushes it away. In paragraph 18 it is described how the box man enjoys his dark life. It is portrayed that life is a solo journey and that one may be much more

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    Brother Man By: Roger Mais 4/1/13 Summary: The novel follows several characters including brother man and Minette‚ Girlie and Papacita‚ Jesmina‚ Cordelia and Tad. Brother man is the village’s healing man but some of the villagers do not believe in what he does. Girlie and Papacita are in an abusive relationship and they both suffer greatly from it. Papacita however is out till late hours of the night making deal with men for setting them up with girls. Jesmina has been taking care of Cordelia

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    Management 596 Alternate Final Exam Muffin Man is a “Mockumentary” other than a documentary‚ which describes the extinction of human species due to social excesses (mostly over-eating). Muffin Man shows us the distant future we are creating with our greedy crave and love for junk food‚ video games‚ and cars to the extreme that causes the downfall of human beings. Excess is the theme all through the movie. The movie itself‚ in addition to the overwhelming details and jokes‚ expresses the theme

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    Cinderella Man From a descent fighter making it by in the world‚ to soup lines‚ to making one intense comeback‚ Braddock lived the ultimate American dream. “Cinderella Man‚” James Braddock comes from New Jersey and he’s a light-heavyweight boxer in the start of this film. Making it by in life‚ he is forced to give up his dream when he ends up fighting with a broken hand‚ which took him out of the ring when he threw an illegal punch. That punch resulted with James losing his license. The Braddock’s

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    Invisible Man & The History of Love To be compelled to become invisible‚ is asking for a life that would attribute blindness & loneliness‚ two features that both Ellison & Krauss grant their characters. With the exception of their acceptance of invisibility‚ both Leo Gursky & the Narrator don’t strike as a common pair. Both men have arrived to invisibility from different backgrounds & situations. In Invisible Man‚ Ellison is able to continue extended metaphors that fit the wide

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    English: The Running Man by Michael Gerard Bauer. Topic: Is there good and bad in all of us in relation to the novel The Running Man? Michael Gerard Bauer’s novel The Running Man is about a boy named Joseph and how becomes close to Tom Leyton‚ a Vietnam Veteran suffering from PTSD after he is asked by Tom’s sister to draw a portrait of him for a school project. There are many characters in this novel that have both good and bad aspects to them. For example‚ Mrs Mossop sees her meddling in other’s

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    goes by the name of Alex Bailey. In the book‚ “The Land of Stories‚” written by Chris Colfer‚ Alex is on a search for the most wanted criminal in all of the kingdoms‚ the Masked Man. Alex had reason to believe that the Masked Man is her late father‚ who faked his death in the real world and fled to the Fairy Tale World. After witnessing him steal a potion from a castle‚ Alex has been searching near and far trying to uncover the truth about her father. After looking for over five months‚ with the help

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    In Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison‚ we understand the story from the narrator’s perspective. He addresses his own experiences and as he says in the epilogue‚ “hopefully sheds light on things we might not have realized‚ or perhaps helping us feel more connected with similar experiences.” He is unnamed because he is refusing to accept society’s constant efforts to label him. The theme of identity is shown in the prologue as the narrator isolates himself from society so he can learn to understand himself

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    “The Man in the Water “ “The Stages of the Hero’s Journey” by Vogler stages relates to “The Man in the Water” by Roger Rosenblatt. First‚ stage 1 the hero is introduced in his/her ordinary world. Then he or she is suddenly forced into on unordinary world. (Vogler) Only minutes before his character was tested‚ he was sitting in the regular plane among the usual passengers‚ respectfully listening to the stewardess telling him to fasten his seat belt and saying something about the “no smoking” sign

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