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    their small island would once and for all become free from the colonization of the United States. Puerto Rico has been living under U.S. domination for the past 92 years and it’s considered the last nation in Latin America that is still living in colonization. Puerto Ricans want to be free and should be allowed to be free; to have the opportunity to vote for the president who sends its young people to war‚ to have their own currency‚ to fly one flag in all their schools and finally to feel pride

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    hot and cold‚ light and dark‚ good and evil‚ the list goes on and on. One of the most important binary systems we have is in gender‚ male and female. The span of human history has seen the creation and development of societal expectations based on a person’s sex. While the system is far from perfect‚ with gender inequality continuing to exist across the globe‚ humanity has accomplished much with this system. Ursula Le Guin uses The Left Hand of Darkness to pose an interesting question: what would

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    In the Left Hand of Darkness‚ Ursula Le Guin describes setting in tremendous detail. The fictional planet that she so elaborately describes is known as Gethen or Winter. As indicated by the latter name for the planet‚ it is a very frigid and glacial planet. On this planet‚ the two major countries are Karhide and Orgoreyn. At one point in the novel‚ it is stated that there are some sixty-two words in the Karhidish language for the various kinds‚ states‚ ages‚ etc. of snowfall. It also states that

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    arrengement of that time‚ in order to get the same opportunities as men. Literature could not escape from this reality; as a result‚ women began to write about their situation. Ursula Le Guin´s “Nine Lives”‚ published in the 1960´s‚ was one of the first attempts in science fiction literature to adress the condition of women in the social arrengement. “Nine Lives” is set in Libra‚ a rocky planet which is far away from Earth‚in the outer space‚ and in a distant future. Owen Pough and Alvaro Guillén Martín‚ the

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    human enslavement‚ from ancient times where people of conquered countries became enslaved to their conquerors to the early America lifestyle with black slaves who worked on white men’s fields. This behavior is also shown through literature. In the short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas‚” by Ursula Le Guin‚ the majority of people of Omelas are fine with making someone

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    person? Should one person decide what is right or wrong for society or even a single individual? And who defines what is an appropriately perfect world? The answers to these questions influenced my view about how change is determined. Throughout the novel‚ The Lathe of Heaven‚ by Ursula K. Le Guin‚ Haber argues changing the world for the better is a positive resource available to the world. In my opinion‚ having the power Haber has over Orr‚ is too great of a responsibility for one individual alone

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    World of Omelas The city of Omelas is a city compared to heaven‚ but in reality‚ it is more like hell. The Festival of Summer paints a perfect picture of a city of happiness with an air of excitement‚ characterized by boisterous running children‚ prancing horses and flag-adorned boats. The mere reason all the people in the small town are so happy is because this one adolescent child is taking all the weight. “The Child” is an independent and significant character in the short story‚ “The Ones Who

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    In Ursula Le Guin’s fantasy science fiction story‚ The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas‚ LeGuin uses vague and vivid imagery to add to the mystifying and perplexing city of Omelas. The author reveals that words are insufficient to describe how perfect the city of Omelas is‚ and ask the reader to create their own mental image of the people and town. In other words‚ Omelas is a utopia which is impossible to conceive in modern society due to conflict of interest making it impractical to satisfy everyone’s

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    Le Guin states that end goals are important‚ but acknowledges that the process of attaining the goals are also valuable. This observation places importance on the trip more so than the end goal. She asserts this by stating it in a compound sentence structure to express the meaning of her words in the simplest terms possible. I agree with Le Guin that the adventure itself is more significant than your end goal. When journeying to accomplish your goals‚ you learn invaluable life lessons and make memories

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    March 26‚ 2012 The Iron Curtain of Omelas The short story‚ “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”‚ written by Ursula Le Guin‚ is about a so-called perfect society where the sacrifice of a child is what provides harmony‚ equality‚ and prosperity to the citizens of this city. As a reader‚ one is invited to create and visualize their own utopia‚ so that one is emerged with the reality of a moral dilemma: the happiness of many for the unhappiness of one. The symbol represented in the story reflects

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