dangerous technology in today’s environment. The mind probed‚ with its four-inch puncture needle‚ was utilized by Darth Vader in trying to obtain information from Princess Leah. (I assuming water-boarding was out-lawed.) Droids (R2D2) “hacking” into the Death Star systems to obtain private information as to the location of Princess Leah‚ and modifying the actions of the system by stopping the walls from crushing the group in the trash collection room. All these topics are considered unethical in todays’
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‘Although set in different periods‚ Lord of the Flies and DNA present similar ideas about good and evil’. How far do you agree with this view? One of the central themes in both William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ and Dennis Kelly’s ‘DNA’ is good and evil; both texts collectively offering a plethora of theories and ideas about the morals of humans and how they influence their actions. In ‘Lord of the Flies’ a group of British schoolboys are stranded on an island. Far away from the influence of adults
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Soon came the companion and with her a young man and we all started to walk‚ as Leah did not want to walk the young man decided to carry her most of the way up to find a wagon loaded of hay that took us up to the castle where the ranger and his wife hid us until the next day. We went out at dawn accompanied by the ranger‚ Solange
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Imagine the day when you realize how much responsibility you have and how powerful and impactful your decisions can be. The day you realize you’re transitioning from childhood to adulthood. On this day‚ you are probably thinking to yourself; how did this happen so fast‚ can I handle all of this responsibility‚ what about if I make the wrong choice? All of these questions enter the mind of a young person who realizes the responsibility they now hold as a young adult. For me‚ it seemed as though
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knows that the Congo is no longer a safe place‚ for her girls and since Nathan is too blinded by his mission to take care of his family then Orleanna must step up and save the remaining members of her family. Another character that undergoes change is Leah Price; she goes from being her father’s most loyal daughter to defying his rules to help a friend. Every character was changed in a way throughout the story‚ Barbara Kingsolver wrote the story in a way that everyone was affected by the Congo. The prices
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non-living. Nelson describes it as “the force that makes things live as what they are” (Kingsolver 209). By giving someone or something nommo it allows the it or them to pave its own path in life apart from all that may be. Nommo is what separates Leah and Adah‚ allowing each girl to be their own person and pursue their own interest. The Price sisters’ Christian names and the ones obtain in the Congo differ in many ways. The Kikongo language seems to possess solitary words that would require entire
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connote subtle ideas throughout the novel. Throughout the novel are sprinkled many phrases in Lingala‚ phrases that are eventually learned or heard by any one of the narrators. For example‚ the villagers have names for three of the Price daughters. Leah‚ at first‚ is called "leba"‚ meaning fig tree‚ and then later Anatole the schoolteacher calls her "beene-beene"‚ meaning "as true as the truth can be." Adah is "benduka"‚ "the crooked walker"‚ but "benduka" spoken with a different emphasis‚ on the
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the outdoors ever since I was in first or second grade‚ so I felt a bit of nostalgia while reading it. I read this poem to Mrs. Hampton‚ Dr. Sumida‚ Lily‚ Leah‚ Mr. St. Lewis‚ and my sister‚ Ella. Mrs. Hampton and Dr. Sumida both said that my poem was beautiful. Lily had a similar reaction to me‚ for it brought back memories for her as well. Leah liked the poem‚ but told me that hers was better. My sister didn’t seem to care at all. She just stared at me with a slightly annoyed look‚ then continued
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Only Ten - Alan Baille SUMMARY The short story has a main idea about acceptance and fitting in. The main character‚ Hussein‚ is referred to as ‘The Shah’. You can infer that he was a boy soldier at age only ten‚ which gave the text its title. The Shah has to learn how to adjust to a newer lifestyle and learn to live among people and get accustomed to a different way of life. He is amazed simply by a mandarin tree‚ which shows he is adjusting to things he wasn’t previously exposed to. He works
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Throughout the texts‚ “The First Seven Years‚” the story of Jacob and Rachel‚ the poem‚ "I Wish I Had Said...‚" and the Time article‚ the common theme of love is treated similarly and differently. For example‚ in the Time article and “First Seven Years‚” both of the main characters are playing matchmaker and trying to find a person a spouse. Feld is trying to play matchmaker and find Miriam a young‚ good looking man to be her husband‚ but Miriam has different ideas‚ when she discovers Max is boring
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