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    Harrison Bergeron alternative ending “And then‚ neutralizing gravity with love and pure will‚ they remained suspended in air inches below the ceiling‚ and they kissed each other for a long‚ long time. It was then that Diana Moon Glampers‚ the Handicapper General‚ came into the studio with a double-barreled ten-gauge shotgun.” It was then that the television station stopped broadcasting because what came next could not be publicly broadcasted. She aimed the gun and fired a warning shot. Both

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    Stolen Generation Essay

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    The discovery of Australia by the English on January 26th 1788 was a terrific day for the aboriginals. White settlement meant the colonization of Australia. Education is one of the main things in life and if you don’t have that you’re going to end up on the street. That’s where white settlement comes in‚ The British built schools for most aboriginal children‚ they tough them how to eat properly‚ speak English‚ math’s and how to build things. Health is a main necessity in life and if you don’t

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    Harrison Bergeron Satire

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    Chas Rickarby 21 Mrs. O’Connor Is Freshmen English Honors Wednesday‚ September 9 Harrison Bergeron: For Study and Discussion The society in this satire‚ Harrison Bergeron‚ is based on the principle of everybody being equal. Physically and mentally‚ so no one person is any better or worse at any activity. The author is mocking the aspects of actual societies with the whole plot of the story. People never want to be any worse at something than the people they’re with. Nobody wants to

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    Harrison Bergeron Hero

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    One like Harrison Bergeron. Readers either think he was a hero to society or a threat to it. I think Harrison was truly a hero for being the only individual who had the courage to stand up and doing the right thing. My first reason why I think he was a hero is that he stood up for what he thought was right by himself. Though one person rebelled with him‚ Phillipa‚ but she discontinued after she was lobotomized or‚ being surgically operated to reduce mental capacity as in the movie Harrison Bergeron

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    Harrison Act 1914

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    particularly drugs and alcohol. New York Representative Francis B. Harrison was particularly moved by both the Shanghai Commission and the reformists in the Progressive movement who wanted to eradicate drugs‚ he proposed a two measure system to prohibit the introduction and nonmedical use of drugs as well as regulate the production of drugs in the United States. This became known as the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914. The provisions of the Harrison Act imposed licensing requirements on those who manufactured

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    Paper on “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut The short tale of Harrison Bergeron is something that isn’t very new to me. Way back in high school‚ we were tasked to read this in one of our Literary Circles sessions. I took a quick look at it and particularly enjoyed how short the story was. Today‚ having finally read a good selection of interesting stories‚ I decided to take a deeper and much more complete look at it. I can definitely say that despite it being rather short‚ Harrison Bergeron was

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    William Harrison Legacy

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    known for a bad reason? Nothing of great importance happens over night‚ just like becoming known as a legacy takes many years of great acts and small doses of recognition. With time being one of the greatest factors of determination‚ did William H. Harrison really leave a legacy if he was only president for thirty days? Today‚ almost everyone is considered famous and an inspirational public figure. It takes nearly nothing to gain hundreds of thousands of followers on any social media platform. Once

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    story Harrison Bergeron‚ was written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. The story was published in 1961 by Fantasy and Sciences Fiction Magazine. The genre is fantasy‚ for that it’s fictional and things that happen in the story hasn’t happen in our society. The story takes place in the future year 2081 and everyone is equal‚ but instead everyone being better everyone is worse. Also to the 211‚ 212‚ and 213 amendments everyone was equal. The story takes place in year 2081. The protagonist Harrison Bergeron

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    Harrison Bergeron‚ a short fictional story‚ was written by Kurt Vonnegut and published in 1961.It was published in the mazagine Fantasy and Science Fiction. Harrison Bergeron was based on a society that valued equality. Due to the 211‚ 212‚ and 213 amendments the people were forced to be equal.Handicaps were used in the story Harrison Bergeron to make everyone equal. Handicaps were transmitters that were hooked up to you to make you less intelligent if you were above average intelligence. Despite

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    Everyone is equal‚ and the year is 2081. In Kurt Vonnegut‚ Jr.’s Harrison Bergeron‚ everyone is equal in every way‚ not just before the law and God. To make everyone equal the United States Handicapper General issues handicaps to citizens to suppress their abilities to make everyone have the same mental and physical capabilities. This equality moves all people‚ except those who work for the United States Handicapper General‚ from the bourgeoisie class and into the proletariat class‚ and causes conflict

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