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    Big Brother is watching you ‚ is a phrase that has been used repeatedly in the book 1984‚ by George Orwell. The book is about how surveillance was used in the past and gives insight as to how it would be used in modern days. The story takes place in an imaginary place called Oceania‚ and in the novel 1984‚ the main character‚ Winston and the other citizens of Oceania didn’t have a right to speak out of their opinions‚ or be intelligent. “Big Brother” was constantly watching their every move

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    In the play‚ Medea‚ translated by Robinson Jeffers‚ Medea is presented with many choices. These choices have big impacts on her and her peers’ lives. When reading‚ it felt like a children’s scary story where you were able to chose your own fate. Medea had many opportunities to chose her own outcome. Through her choices‚ she created great pain and a great story. First‚ the all-female chorus held many representations in the play. When they sang and said what they felt‚ no actions were taken to help

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    Tarantino-Comparative Essay Alex Bouter Tarantino is an extra-ordinary‚ peculiar and quirky director that spent his younger years hibernating in a video rental shop‚ where he learnt all he knows about films. He took what he learnt and made some of the most controversial movies ever seen in the film industry. While he was there‚ he formed certain opinions about all the movies he watched and got fixed on certain genres‚ which he now incorporates in all of his films. Manipulating his audience is

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    deserve to live in their natural habitat. One of the animals that the film focuses on are killer whales‚ also known as orcas‚ which are massive animals that like to swim for miles a day not just in circles which is what they do at SeaWorld. After watching Blackfish‚ I hope viewers are as sickened as I was and vow to never go. The documentary‚ Blackfish‚ produced in 2013 and directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite argues that killer whales should not be kept in restricted areas. Keeping killer whales in

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    Topics for the Argumentative Essay – Spring 2015 1. Governments from time to time take action to either increase population growth or to slow it down by means of providing incentives (e.g. reduced tax rates) or laws discouraging people from having more children than one or two (e.g. increased tax rates for every other child‚ even imprisonment sentences or forced abortions like in China etc.). a. Should governments have the right to intervene in the rights of the individuals with regard to family

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    SUGGESTED ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY TOPICS The following topics are in the form of a question so change it into “an effective and grammatically correct argumentative thesis statement which includes your clearly defined stance”. For instance: Newspaper reporters should reveal their sources because ........ Power and the Individual: When should parents let teens make their own decisions? Because celebrities are so often in the public spotlight‚ do they have ethical responsibilities to set good examples

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    Though‚ Beowulf is not an actual person‚ later in the essay‚ Robinson talks about King Hygelac as a possible inspiration who is documented in history (148). Further‚ whoever was the model for the hero of this poem‚ should have been a powerful man: king or gladiator. Since this was an oral composition‚ the facts about the history figure may have been altered during the process of re-telling. Arguably‚ the transcription of it‚ may have

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    ESSAY 1 : Teacher‚ Mother‚ Secret lover! What else can it be‚ than our very own Television? Over the years‚ the popularity of television has grown to such an extent that today‚ at least one Television set can be found in almost every home in the world. Its the menace that everyone loves to hate but can’t seem to live without. Nowadays‚ there are hundreds of television channels. For those who are ill or housebound‚ television provides them with a company while they are alone‚ whereas others

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    have his whole family take part in the process. After the whole family had chosen a slip the person with the dot would be stoned to death. The title is misleading considering the literal meaning of lottery is a distribution of prizes by chance. From reading the title I expected someone to win something the majority of people would want. On the contrary‚ the story presents a lottery in which no one wishes to be selected as the winner. 2. A scapegoat is

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    Victor if he agreed to create a female to love him then he will leave forever‚ he would stop killing and never come out of hiding again. Victor agreed because he wanted to protect his family from the monster from hurting them too. The monster was watching his every move while he was creating the girl‚ in the middle of creating his next monster‚ he ripped her apart in front of the monsters eyes out of hatred and revenge on him. The monster‚ was extremely mad and went on a rampage. Yes‚ Victor made

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