In Burgess’s novel A Clockwork Orange‚ we see the dilemma of a young man named Alex. Alex and his droogs live a violent life of stealing‚ raping‚ and ultra-violence. In the book‚ Alex is only fifteen but in Kubrick’s film Alex is a shade older. The book is about the effects of a controlling society on its citizens and the ramifications of cynical authorities. Most would agree that Alex and his droogs are committing wrong and senseless acts; but what makes the novel so interesting is how the government
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In A Clockwork Orange‚ Alex uses the nadsat word “horrorshow” extensively to describe many things including actions‚ events‚ and observations. The first occurrence of the word comes on the very first page of the book‚ where Alex describes what happens when he drinks “the old moloko.” The true meaning of this word is difficult to determine because of how Alex’s morals are twisted. He uses it to describe a wide variety of things like blood‚ murder‚ beatings‚ rape‚ and‚ in the case of the first page
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I have mixed feelings about the internship I did last semester. In one way I am extremely glad that I did it‚ and in another way I am not. The internship was at Burgess Elementary School working with first and second graders in their music classes. My reason for choosing this internship was that I am very musical and enjoy it very much and I wanted to see what it was like to have this type of musical profession. I really enjoyed working with the children very much‚ and of course Mrs. Kruczek
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The different pathways used by an individual when moving “into the world” are always framed by the societal context in which they exist. These pathways provide opportunities for the protagonist to experience a wide variety of growth and change. The process of moving away from the past and entering a new world is a complex one that involves sacrifice‚ change and a sense of unknown. The protagonist can be both willing and forced to make their transition into the world‚ as can be both prevented and
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Melvin Burgess uses language very powerfully in a variety of different ways. He uses very persuasive ways of changing the readers opinion but leaves it open a bit to you can still think what you want and kind of have your own opinion about the book but adds a bit of his own opinion. My first reason why Burgess uses language powerfully is that he said “Its’s getting colder and you know you’ve got nothing to lose.” This shows that one of the characters is in deep trouble when something is
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Violet Hamlet Goldman AP Lang per 1 10 April 2013 Beginning the Evening With a Bit of Ultra-Violence The movie A Clockwork Orange touches on rather interesting topics such as the corruption of government and our society and also the reoccurring theme of sex and violence. The film could be considered a classic of the adolescent vs society. The brutal violence and some rape scenes are a bit much but are done in a way to help the theme and idea of the film as a whole. In 1971‚ Stanley Kubrick
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English ¾ H 16 May 2013 Cyrano de Bergerac: Changing Characters over Time In Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand‚ many themes are implicated and appear throughout several locations in the story. One of these themes is how characters change over time. In the story‚ Roxane‚ Christian‚ and Comte de Guiche all change dramatically in terms of personality and play a major role in progressing the story. All three of these characters experience life-changing events in which the results of the change
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A Clockwork Orange: Violence and Corruption Alex‚ the fifteen year old narrator of Anthony Burgess’s novel‚ A Clockwork Orange‚ lives in a society where violence reigns. This novel has a very direct nature‚ and is often blunt to the point of offense‚ but this makes it more powerful and helps to further its point. This point is that everyone is out for themselves‚ whether they be the police‚ government or citizens of this society. In this book‚ the police can be just as violent as Alex and
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Surprisingly today language is considered to be only means of communication by the masses. It has become an underappreciated way to exchange information about everything that is on our mind and because humanity uses it every day‚ they have become too used to its existence. This is one of the main reasons for slang appearance: different groups of people are trying to enrich the set of words they use every day. However‚ what seems to be left unrealized is the fact that it is not people that define
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Frank Abagnale: The story of a teen con-man Cassandra R. 457941 CLN-4U0-A Thursday‚ December 20th‚ 2012 Mr. Kontos An overview: Frank Abagnale was a criminal who pretended to be a pilot‚ a paediatrician and a lawyer. He is most remembered for his efforts in evading the FBI‚ and his fraudulent activities that led him to become a millionaire before the age of 20. Though hardly any information is documented about his trials across the globe‚ Abagnale
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