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    However‚ the time he had to think was so slight‚ I think his choice to flee was still more of an instinct. While the hunt was going on‚ Rainsford did occasionally have sufficient time to reason. For example‚ when he heard the distant sound of a pack of hounds coming his way‚ he had some time to reason. In this case‚ it is probably best to make a plan instead of just doing the first thing that comes to your mind. After thinking for a moment‚ Rainsford did come up with a plan. He meticulously set up a carefully

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    contrasting the types of controls used‚ we can say “Minority Report” uses more technology to limit civilian’s everyday life by inserting machines to do their simple everyday tasks. Where as “Fahrenheit 451“ uses more government and surveillance like metal hounds to watch over them constantly. In “Minority Report” the film has technology everywhere. They have technology in almost everything they touch and use. There’s so much technology humans are dumb-ed down over time and they start to rely on machines

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    more error free. In other words‚ if something has often happened in the past‚ it will likely happen in the future (Lee & Baskerville‚ 2003). In research that is extremely important because once researchers have collected enough data to support their hypothesis‚ they can develop a premise to predict the outcome in similar situations with a certain degree of accuracy (Lee & Baskerville‚ 2003). In order to increase our confidence in the generalizability of a study‚ it would have to be repeated with the

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    there was no bottom and he was swept away in the dark.” When he found a railroad track‚ he decided to follow it. He found a group of people who memorized books. They show him that some random citizen had been killed in his place since Montag lost the hound at the river. The group’s leader‚ Granger‚ then introduces him to the others in the group. Later on in the story‚ when Montag’s city gets destroyed by bombs‚ the group decides to head back to the city. Their plan is to bring hope to the city and replenish

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    different technologies that lead to the downfall of society are the mechanical hound‚ the television‚ and the blood transfusion machine. The mechanical hound leads to nervousness‚ the television leads to dispiritedness and the blood transfusion machine leads to addiction. Ray Bradbury has made a clear indication that many of the civilians are nervous to even think or do as they please. The reason for this is that the mechanical hound walks around the streets and as soon as you are doing something that is

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    Russian‚ peculiar‚ eerie‚ skilled hunter that lost interest in hunting animals; therefore‚ he went hunting humans‚ and got his hounds to hunt Rainsford all while‚ “He caught hold of a young springy sapling and to it he fastened his hunting knife‚ with the blade pointing down the trail; with a bit of wild grapevine he tied back the sapling. Then he ran for his life. The hounds raised their voices

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    Meg Boldin Boldin1 English 099-222 Instructor Mary Baskerville 30th November 2012 The Dangers of Cell Phone Use While Driving Cell phone use should not be legal while driving‚ it causes many accidents even fatalities. Drivers become careless while driving when using cell phones. Cell phones cause distractions while on the road. Drivers

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    Outline over Farenheit 451 I. Characters A) Guy Montag 1. A third-generation fireman. 2. Tries to find the meaning of books instead of burning them. B) Mildred Montag 1. Montag ’s brittle‚ sickly looking wife. 2. Obsessed with television and hates getting in frank conversation with her husband over her feelings or marriage. C) Captain Betty 1. Captain of Montag ’s fire department. 2. He hates books and anyone who reads them. D) Professor Faber 1. Retired English Professor. 2. A man who

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    1/17/13 The Age of the Disposable Tissue In both stories‚ The Crucible and Fahrenheit 451‚ people are treated as disposable tissues. Being treated like a disposable tissue is when somebody uses another person for what they want‚ and then getting rid of them when they don’t need the person anymore. In The Crucible‚ characters are accusing other characters of witchcraft in order to relieve themselves of the blame and guilt. In Fahrenheit 451‚ characters get what they want out of their lives

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    This quote is about the Trojan Atrides defending the corpse of Patroclus. It is a great example of Homeric simile. It comparing Atrides to a lion. For this illustration I drew the events represented in the simile. These event are much simpler and clearer that the chaos described in the literal part. This quote is about Achilles while he is experiencing Aristeia. It is yet another example pf epic simile. This time I drew the figurative representation. The drawing itself is a simple picture

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