more than 500 books he published influential sci-fi works like I‚ Robot and the Foundation trilogy‚ The Naked Sun and Foundation’s Edge‚ The Intelligent Man’s Guide to Science which was the encyclopedic work of science for the layman. The Fun They Had is also one of his marvelous works. The events of this story take place in distant future‚ 2157. There are no real schools here‚ the books printed on paper are replaced by screen books and human teachers are replaced by mechanical ones. The hero of
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Elina Osmolovskaya Group 302 “THE FUN THEY HAD” Analysis The text‚ or even better‚ the passage I am going to speak on is taken from the book written by I. Asimov “The fun they had”. The extract begins with introducing Margie to us‚ but does not imply introduction. In the passage‚ where the author describes finding of a real book he uses the pronoun ”HIS”. The author underlines it graphically‚ to show the vast gap in the epochs‚ habits‚ morality‚ way of life and model of life. To
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In Woman as Body: Ancient and Contemporary Views‚ Elizabeth Spelman highlights the topic of the female body and its supposed inferiority. The article mainly explores the legacy of soul/body distinction by revisiting renowned philosophers’ points of view. Whereas the article appreciates the fact that the distinction is relevant‚ the author has significant concerns regarding the consequences of the distinction. According to the article‚ the distinction results in the belittling of women’s contribution
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In her article Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit‚ Leslie Marmon Silko illustrates her childhood experiences growing up on Laguna Pueblo Reservation in the 1950s. Not only does she address the struggles of her Native American community with the growing interference of outside "modern ways‚" but also her own struggles of being mixed raced during a period of great evolution‚ both on and off the reservation. Silko offers a glimpse into traditions and ideologies well-loved and treasured as they
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Had St. Charles Stayed as Capital‚ What Would Change in Terms of Society‚ Economics‚ and the Slavery Question? Ethan Jiang Principle of history Mr. Grant Stadler Research Paper May 10‚ 2024 St. Charles‚ an innovative city full of opportunities‚ seemed like the perfect place to make the state capital‚ yet it was only temporary.. The Congress of Missouri agreed as they made it the temporary capital until they found a permanent solution. Although a short five years later‚ the capital would be moved
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relationship between Muni and his wife and the relationship between the American and his wife. Throughout the story “A Horse and Two Goats”‚ we can comprehend a lot of outstanding differences between the relationship of Muni to his wife and the relationship of the American to his wife. Two relationships are two details contributing to build the distinction between two cultures: India and America. Although they have many differences‚ there still exist some similarities between Muni’s relationship
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Draft Blood and Water have become symbols for many things; their numerous connotations can allow the reader to imagine more than just the broader aspects of these two subjects. Blood imagery reveals the darker side of humanity where water can either mean pureness and tranquility or destruction and chaos. The novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens‚ uses the imagery of blood and water to represent the ways of the revolution. The water in this novel foreshadows and represents the building
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Numerous people perceive the name‚ Sojourner Truth‚ as the black women’s activist of the nineteenth century. Being black did not necessarily hinder Truth because many slave narratives were already very successful in the nineteenth century. But‚ being a woman did affect her recognition to society as an author and abolitionist. At the Address to the First Annual Meeting of the American Equal Rights Association on May 9‚ 1867 she declared "I am glad to see that men are getting their rights‚ but I want women
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up most of their customers. Marcus found himself to be the only white man in town who wasn’t signed up as a member of the White Citizens Council. Signing up for this symbolic council was the only way to show your loyalty to the white population of Twosboro. Marcus Greenbaum made an ignorant decision when he neglected to join the
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Madame Defarge is a character in Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities that will live forever in the reader’s memory due to her desire for revolution and thirst for vengeance. Madame Defarge is so driven for vengeance over the Evremonde family and the French aristocrats that have wronged the poor citizens in France. One reason Madame Defarge will always always stay in the mind of the reader is how Madame records people’s names‚ descriptions‚ and history in her knitting. The author writes “It would
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