disarray in Vietnam‚ the fallen trees represent the noodles whereas‚ the deceased bodies symbolise the meat. The vicious characteristics of war can also be determined by the personified simile “whining like hounds”. This allows the reader to feel the reverberating‚ hostile sound that is comparable to a hound dog. The aftermath affect of war can be recognised through the metaphors‚ “the spider swings in his bitter geometry” and “telegrams tremble from a wintering tree”. This specifically emphasises the arbitrary
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Bod overhears the ghouls planning to eat him or leave him to rot so he runs away. He is aided by the Night-Gaunts and surprisingly Mrs.Lupescu. Bod finds out that she is a hound of god and they escape from the city. Mrs.Lupescu was much kinder from then on and when Silas came back Bod asked for her to come again. When Bod tries to go to school‚ he tells kids how to stop the school bully and when he tries to attack him‚ he
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who kills him with a sword. In Ireland‚ hares are captured and forced to act as bait for savage dogs at so-called coursing events. The animals are terrorised to amuse the spectators and many are mauled to death. Foxes are hunted with packs of hounds...chased to exhaustion and then ripped to pieces‚ again for "fun". Some nations or states allow cockfighting‚ dogfighting‚ badger baiting...you name it. Anything you can think of that can inflict agonising pain and suffering on an animal is deemed
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The Most Dangerous Game “I see‚” he said. “Splendid! One of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard‚ Rainsford….” “On guard‚ General‚” Rainsford replied‚ and lunged from behind the curtains. In his right hand was wickedly curved sabre‚ a little treasure from his trip back to the mansion. Alas‚ the general was clever and grabbed one the swords elegantly displayed above the mantle in his room. The broad‚ lavishly decorated weapon was a cumbersome
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(Bradbury pg. 4) cause Guy to reconsider his role and he feels alone‚ superstition rises and then society seems to be isolating him with the hounds‚ “But Montag did not move and only stood thinking of the ventilator grille in the hall at home and what lay hidden behind the grille. If someone here in the firehouse knew about the ventilator then mightn’t they "tell" the Hound . . . ?” (Bradbury pg. 12) It appears that they use it as a red flag‚ a way of monitoring those deemed ‘different’ and almost threatening
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Popular fictions texts expressing views of the future educate audiences about current issues and the dystopias that develop from them. Texts such as the film ‘Gattaca’‚ directed by Andrew Niccol and novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury explore futuristic societies and the implications that become of their innovation. Although entertaining‚ texts such as these are didactic and must be taken seriously‚ as they communicate messages to audiences regarding prevalent concerns and possible futures based
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Rifles for Watie Essay test 1 Jeff enlists in the union army. “If by a miracle‚ a general war could be avoided‚ soldiers were still needed to halt guerrilla warfare in Kansas‚ brought by the Missourian proslavery faction across the border‚ Jeff’s dearest wish was to become a soldier.” (Jeff) 2 Jeff chooses this side because he heard Abraham Lincoln give a speech that convinced him that the south was wrong. 3 The incident that occurs is Jeff’s family is attacked by bushwhackers. “And I’m tired
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Mindless and Obeying Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 features a fictional and futuristic firefighter named Guy Montag. As a firefighter‚ Montag does not put out fires. Instead‚ he starts them in order to burn books and‚ basically‚ knowledge to the human race. He does not have any second thoughts about his responsibility until he meets seventeen-year-old Clarisse McClellan. She reveals many wonders of the world to Montag and causes him to rethink what he is doing in burning books. After his talks
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Megan Wright Mr. Owens English 9 14 April 2013 Rough Draft #1 451 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature at which book-paper catches fire‚ and burns (Lenhoff). In Fahrenheit 451‚ Ray Bradbury is trying to teach the reader about the dangers of books and history as seen in characters‚ symbols‚ and events. Bradbury’s novel is about a future American society where books are outlawed and firemen are told they have to burn any house that has books in it. Books are banned because they contain contradictory
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was gaining more power than Napoleon because he was working with the animals he gained their trust and well Napoleon saw this as a threat. After the very first battle between humans and animals Snowball was scared off the Animal Farm by Napoleon’s hounds then they decided to change the history of how the battle happened. Squealer announced to all the animals that “ Snowball‚ with his moonshine of windmills-Snowball‚ who as we now know‚ was no better than a criminal?” (Orwell page 55). This quote emphasizes
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