‘Which writer creates the most disturbing dystopian vision of the future- Orwell or Atwood?’ We perceive the idea of dystopia as a state or place in which there is oppression‚ dehumanisation and a totalitarian force: in 1984 and the Handmaid’s Tale this is true. However‚ both writers create this sense of dystopia in different ways. Orwell creates the civilisation of Oceania which governed by the looming totalitarian figure of Big Brother: whose society is under constant surveillance and undergoing
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follow. There is no going back on already made decisions and there is no “fixing” them either. Teenagers are known to make dumb decisions. Fortunately‚ independent decision making is all a part of growing up. However‚ as a teenager‚ it seems hopeless sometimes and I question if the decisions I make are the right ones. After reading The 6 Most Important Decisions You’ll Ever Make I think I have taken a step in the right direction. The six major points in the novel: friends‚ school‚ parents‚ addictions
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It is difficult for a soldier to recall and relate his or her experiences of war. During war‚ soldiers are often throw into a confronting and new experience where they quickly learn about the true hardship and struggle of warfare. Being deployed onto new a surrounding‚ unpredictable events can occur which may lead to detrimental effects on soldiers physically and more importantly mentally. Especially after returning from a war‚ a solder can show great signs of post dramatic stress due to the trauma
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Life lessons are most learned through mistakes and while the mistake may undermine one at the time‚ the lesson learned will be appreciated greatly in the end. In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini we witness Amir gain redemption along with self-awareness as he goes through his journey to save Sohrab‚ his nephew. Amir made many mistakes in his life‚ especially as a young child‚ which he entirely regrets‚ but his fight for redemption allows him to discover peace within himself. At the
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7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People With a twist to the common list of habits that are useful to establish‚ here are 7 habits that you do best to avoid. Just like finding habits that can be useful for you it’s important to find habits that are holding you back. Most of these 7 habits can easily become such a normal‚ everyday part of life that you hardly notice it (or how it’s affecting you). I’ve dabbled with all of them quite a bit. Not surprisingly I didn’t get much of the important stuff done
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The Worst Mistake? According to Jared Diamond’s text‚ the Agriculture Revolution is thought of being the worst mistake made in human history where as when humans hunted and gathered was the high peak. He also states that domesticating crops brought great confusing creating social classes and inequality between men and women. I completely disagree with this opinion. First of all the Agricultural Revolution was a crucial element when forming earliest civilizations. Second‚ I don’t think that
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a short story writer born in New Zealand in 1888. Although she has often been quoted demonstrating a negative view on New Zealand‚ she “thanks God she was born in New Zealand”. Her father was a successful business man and her mother was a younger woman. It is widely acknowledged that her parents played a major role on her views of men and woman in society and the gender imbalance. She began writing from a very early age writing for her Wellington high school newsletter. One of her first novels and
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friends to the streets. The Teacher Mrs. Gruwell connects education with her troubled student’s daily lives to bring them together past the boundaries drawn by gangs. She is the teacher of her 23‚ “below school average‚” Students. Due to different experiences‚ Mrs. Gruwell at the beginning struggles to understand how to educate students affiliated in gangs who struggle to survive every day. In her classroom‚ students sit next to those of similar race and reject to acknowledge those
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my “emergent reader book plan”: (1) the I like Myself book‚ (2) leveled book about topic‚ (3) list of words (different parts of grammar/traits/descriptive words)‚ (4) chart paper‚ (5) markers‚ (6) magazines‚ (7) index cards‚ (8) glue‚ (9) scissors‚ (10) crayons‚ (11) paper‚ (12) writing utensils‚ (13) and pictures. In regards to space‚ my lessons will be taking place in the classroom‚ on the rug‚ on tables and the hallway. I will use several forms of assessments for this emergent reader book plan:
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are informed that it is a tragedy‚ and that two lives are taken‚ Romeo and Juliet’s. They obviously killed themselves‚ but do you ever ask yourself “who is really responsible for the deaths of Romeo and Juliet?” I believe that Friar Lawrence is the one to be blamed when it comes to the death of Romeo and Juliet. He made two mistakes in the story that lead to their deaths. The first mistake that he made was giving Juliet the poison that would make her look like she was dead‚ he said “take thou this
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