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    herding‚ hound‚ working‚ and toy groups. The herding group has assisted man‚ for over hundreds of centuries in taking care of his flocks and herds of animals. These dogs have built in herding instincts. These dogs stalk‚ bar‚ push‚ nip at heels and help drive the livestock into groups. They also help protect the livestock from predators. They learn quickly and obey commands. Some examples of herding dogs are welsh corgi ‚ germanshepard‚ Border collie Puli and a Shetland sheepdog. The hound group

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    individuality. The people in the community can not process information very well‚ so they rely profoundly upon technology. The three technological innovations that affect the mood‚ character’s relationships‚ and society are the parlor walls‚ the Mechanical Hound‚ and the Seashells. One technological innovation mentioned in Bradbury’s novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ is the parlor walls‚ which are giant televisions. The parlor walls cause Montag and Mildred’s relationship to deteriorate. For example‚ “…there [is] a

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    lessons from your textbook i. Indigo By Louis Fischer On the basis of your reading of these lessons‚ make notes on them using recognizable abbreviations. Also summarize each of them in about 80 words. 8. Read a. Hound of Baskervilles - Arthur Canondoyle b. The Lord of the Flies -

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    Ban fox hunting Fox hunting is a very controversial issue. Some people regard it as an important traditional sport‚ while others say it is an inhumane game. This difference of opinion leads to many disputes‚ which involve even governments. Most of the arguments occur in the UK‚ where hunting is developed to a great extent. There are even special organizations opposing this activity. Legal actions have been taken in order to impose a ban on hunting‚ but no significant contribution has been made

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    The Hound. The Hound’s actions and even its shape are reflections of the society Bradbury has predicted to come. Montag’s world continues on without thought; without any real reason. There is no learning‚ no growth‚ and no purpose. “The Mechanical Hound slept but did not sleep‚ lived but did not live in its gently humming‚ gently vibrating‚ softly illuminated kennel back in the dark corner of the firehouse” (24)‚ wrote Bradbury to describe this hound. Like the hound‚ society

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    now a wanted man he has to find a way to escape the city before he gets caught by the hound that is programmed to chase him down. The hound catches up to him and bites his leg making it numb but Montag manages to kill the hound and run off as fast as he can. Montag runs to Faber’s house looking for a way out of the city or directions on what to do to escape the firemen. Faber tells him that there are more hounds‚ helicopters‚ and a news team tracking him down so he has to hurry. Faber tells Montag

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    Is Fox hunting with hounds cruel to be kind or just cruel? Fox hunting was made illegal in England in 2004. This act was later repealed and two thirds of England’s population are against the repeal of this law. In order to answer the question is fox hunting with hounds cruel to be kind or just cruel we must look at the opinions of both sides of the argument.     One of the most impressive arguments for fox hunting is that it is traditional. The minority of the English public are fox hunters

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    Negative effects of technology Technology is taking over the city‚ books are illegal and if they are found they will be burned. In Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451 technology has its upsides but it also poses many problems‚ if technology is going to continue being a main recourse in this country then it will seem more like a jail more than a city. Technology is restricting people from acting a certain way or preforming different tasks and if someone acts against the law or does something a different

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    book there was a lot of modern tevhnology that helped out the community for example‚ the hound (is a mechanical robot)‚ the seashell radios ‚ and the parlour walls. In the book there is a lot of modern technology like the hound. “ the hound was gone now there was only the cold river and montag floating in a sudden peacefulness” (Bradbury 63). This quote means that when montag reached the river safe from the hound.

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    is an incredible experience to go through by reading. Bradbury uses appropriate symbols such as Mechanical Hound in order to control society as physically‚ Television walls broadcasting commercial‚ and Seashell Radio which gives instructions to influence people mentally‚ and firemen who use technology in contrast to present firemen’s use of devices. Mechanical hound‚ which has green-blue‚ neon light

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