against societies norms and fight for what they believe in. The antagonist of both stories‚ a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something‚ control the citizens leading to the fall of mankind. In the novels Fahrenheit 451 and Anthem‚ written by Ray Bradbury and Ayn Rand‚ two contrastive worlds‚ in which the government has the utmost authority over the citizens and tries to suppress all distinctive individual characteristics. Fahrenheit 451 displays a society lavished with technology
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that not standing for the national anthem should not be allowed. The national anthem pays respect to people who have risked their lives‚ been injured‚ or died defending the United States. Drew Brees‚ New Orleans Saints quarterback‚ supported Kaepernick’s message but disagrees with the delivery: “it’s an oxymoron that you’re sitting down‚ disrespecting the flag that has given you the freedom to speak out.” In the article “ Refusing to Stand for the National Anthem” by Lois Lane‚ he incorporates the
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Patrick Henry’s Famous 1775 Speech “Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!” Patrick Henry respectably introduced his views on what action to take in regards of the conflict going on with Britain. Therefore‚ this would include preparing for war if they do not meet the colonists demands. He builds upon many rhetorical devices such as ethos by expressing his religious Christian passion. Patrick Henry’s influential style contributed to ending the British crowns exploitation of the thirteen colonies. Henry’s
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novel O Pioneers!‚ Willa Cather‚ a well-known American author‚ depicts her experiences throughout her life living in the great state of Nebraska. O Pioneers! grew out of her familiarity with the communities of settlers‚ conversations with the immigrant farmers from different places‚ and the simple being of her living on the prairies herself. In 1913‚ after years of editing and writing short stories and poems‚ she wrote and became famous for her novel about the West‚ O Pioneers! At the time O Pioneers
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Spirit of Man Ayn Rand perfectly captured the idea of a collectivist society in her book‚ Anthem‚ by creating a vivid image of the dangers of losing one’s sense of self. This concept can be applied to modern times‚ much like Equality does when proclaiming his anthem: “I understood that centuries of chains and lashes will not kill the spirit of man nor the sense of truth within him” (98). His statement personifies a man’s spirit‚the perseverance of man‚ and implies that there are no restraints strong
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foundations of the town’s only General Store. On the porch they walk to the old oak rocking chairs‚ and begin to discuss the recent political events and opinions of the well known Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry. A: Good Morning Sir B: Good Morning‚ I recently heard the speech made by Patrick Henry‚ have you heard of his glorious propositions? A: Sir‚ I would hardly call his outrageous ideas to go to war with our Motherland glorious. Why fight in a war‚ when instead we could simply separate‚ as
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Hostage Negotiations‚ Crisis Intervention‚ and Suicide by Cop Law enforcement officers work in a profession where seeing people at their worst s in the job description. Officers are not forced into firefights everyday of their lives like the mass media or television likes to portray; however‚ sometimes officers are put into difficult situations where their split second decisions can cost them their own life‚ the life of the suspect‚ or the life of an innocent bystander. Thankfully‚ officers are
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they should live their own lives. People should not be threatened by their own society‚ but they should be themselves instead of mindless puppets of society. Ayn Rand‚ a Russian-born US novelist‚ creates related personalities between Equality‚ from Anthem‚ and Howard Roark‚ from Fountainhead. Both characters are different from the society they live in‚ have a female companion who supports their ways
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that you can take away some things from the people‚ but one thing that you can’t take away is the minority rights. In the book Anthem by Ayn Rand she says about how the world would be like if people were the exact same and they didn’t have these rights. In the world Rand creates people should care more about themselves. She put the idea of individualism in the book Anthem because she thought that it was important to for people to know how important being yourself is and not having to be like everyone
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or negative can be established through the author’s description of the physical and emotional setting. How a person shows love‚ is affected by love‚ and what one loves can all be impacted by their environment. I will use 1984‚ “The Soldier”‚ and “Anthem for a Doomed Youth” to portray this idea further. A positive environment will increase an individual’s ability to give and receive love towards that which they love. Oftentimes an author will portray this positivity by using favorable adjectives
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