every person’s ability to live their life to its fullest. Forcing everyone to be equal is unfair. At the beginning of this short story‚ the protagonist‚ Harrison‚ is in jail because he refuses to obey these laws of equality. It would seem that his parents‚ George and Hazel Bergeron‚ would be upset by their son’s behavior; however‚ they are pretty much forbidden to form an opinion. Every twenty seconds‚ George is blasted by an incredibly loud sound from an ear piece which has been placed there
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Themes from Robinson Crusoe One theme from the novel Robinson Crusoe is that one should follow their dreams and go for what they want‚ even if others do not think that it is the right thing to do. Robinson Crusoe’s father really wanted him to be a lawyer‚ but Robinson’s dream was to go out to sea. At first he wanted to make his father happy and was willing to do what he said‚ but then he realized just how unhappy he himself would be if he did not become a sailor. So he did what he thought was
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Themes‚ motifs and symbols in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray The only published novel by Oscar Wilde‚ which appeared in Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine in 1890‚ was seen as immoral and scandalous‚ so the editors of the magazine censored about five hundred words without Wilde’s knowledge. Even with that‚ the novel was not received very well. Disappointed with this‚ Wilde revised his novel‚ added a preface‚ where he explains his philosophy of art‚ and six new chapters. Since Wilde was devoted
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composition mentally before finally writing it on paper. Mozart created 600 works in his short life of 35 years. His works included 16 operas‚ 41 symphonies‚ 27 piano concerti‚ and 5 violin concerti‚ 25 string quartets‚ and 19 masses. Mozart was born on Jan. 27‚ 1756‚ in Salzburg‚ Austria. His father was Leopold Mozart‚ a composer and a popular violinist. Mozart received his early musical training from his father. At the early age of 3 Mozart showed signs of being a musical genius. Then‚ at the age
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purchased life insurance in the 1980s‚ the low interest rates have led to an increase in premiums. The article is based off of a man‚ Nicholas Vertullo purchased “a $238‚000 life-insurance policy‚ and later bought three more policies‚ pushing the death benefit to about $500‚000” (Scism). He was stunned by the $30‚000 increase in the annual cost. Nicholas Vertullo’s insurance combines with tax-deferred savings including the death benefit. The insurance that Vertullo has‚ Universal Life‚ works when
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I am currently half way through the book‚ “ The Kite Runner”‚ and there are many themes that have emerged. One for example‚ is the unwavering loyalty Hassan feels towards Amir. His undeserving admiration is obvious in passages such as the one on page 57. “ “Would I ever lie to you‚ Amir agha?” Suddenly I decided to toy with him. “I don’t know. Would you?” “I’d sooner eat dirt‚” he said with a look of indignation. “Really? You’d do that?” He threw me a puzzled look. “Do what?” “Eat dirt if I told
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switch The switch statement is wondrous and magic. It’s a piece of the language that allows you to select between different options for a value‚ and run different pieces of code depending on which value is set. Arrays An array in PHP is actually an ordered map. A map is a type that associates values to keys. This type is optimized for several different uses; it can be treated as an array‚ list (vector)‚ hash table (an implementation of a map)‚ dictionary‚ collection‚ stack‚ queue‚ and probably
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treatment of infertility‚ the American couple Kelly and Wayne finally decided to adopt a pair of twins (initially named Wyatt and Jonas) from a sixteen-year olds who didn’t want to have abortion in 1997. Even though identical in their physical appearance‚ Wyatt’s personality seemed to diverge from that of Jonas at a very young age: as they grew into toddlers (from age 4 to 7)‚ Wyatt was mesmerized by girly features like Barbie dolls and colorful dresses while Jonas was interested in masculine things
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The Lady From Shanghai is one of the great classical film noir‚ which was directed by Orson Welles in 1948 and he adapted it from the novel called If I Die Before I Wake by Sherwood King in 1938. The theme of this movie is about conspiracy and murder‚ it tells a story of the intrigues between several characters and finally to the terrible collective madness and death. Even though this film only takes 87 minutes‚ every scene composition and camera movement‚ including the movie lines is unforgettable
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Vaulting was the most magnificent event of any track and field competition. The stands were filled with spectators waiting for the game. The player Michael Stone was very nervous. His palms were sweating and he needed a towel to dry the grip. Even though he had drunk a glass of cool water‚ he couldn’t calm himself. The competition was as hot as the day. At first‚ Michael was a young boy. His mother often read stories to him. It was her excitement and passion for details of the stories that made
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