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    "Most dystopian‚ classic and contemporary‚ points a future world that puts a twist on present society - a future world that could plausibly happen." - Lauren DeStefano. Dystopia means the place‚ state‚ and/or lifestyle that is imperfect‚ bad‚ or hell-like. In the science-fiction book‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ by Ray Bradbury‚ their dystopian society meant there was no books so that everyone was equal‚ but this back-lashed on them. Fahrenheit 451 had a dystopian society written to scare us and show us some

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    outside world‚ not to protect the people. Also‚ The community in The Giver s a dystopia. This community is a dystopia because in the text it states it states‚”Dystopia‚ which is the direct opposite of utopia‚ is a term to describe a utopian society gone wrong.” There are three main reasons I think the community in The Giver is dystopia. The people are not able to learn efficiently‚ The people are too supervised‚ and it

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    or class of literature. Major forms of literature The major forms of Literature are: * Novel * Poem * Drama * Short story * Novella Various forms of literature are written in and further categorized by genre. Sometimes forms are used interchangeably to define genre. However‚ a form‚ e.g.‚ a novel or a poem‚ can itself be written in any genre. Genre is a label that characterizes elements a reader can expect in a work of literature. The major forms of literature can be written

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    Theatre and Performance Lecturer: Ms Marcelle Theuma First term Discuss the emergence of realism in theatre at the turn of the 20th century and how you think it influenced playwrights like Anton Chekhov‚ Henrik Ibsen‚ August Strindberg and George Bernard Shaw. Miriana Borg Second year Group: 2A Discuss the emergence of realism in theatre at the turn of the 20th century and how you think it influenced playwrights like Anton Chekhov‚ Henrik Ibsen‚ August Strindberg and

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    “They wouldn’t want to show this so people would see how bad it is in the other districts” (Collins 283). Here Katniss hints to the separation of the people‚ which is a common theme of the dystopian societies. In all of the books the people are set far apart. That is mostly so people can not see how bad or how better it is in other places and revolt. For example in In Time people found out the “time” pay is better in other towns‚ and that people live longer. Then a bunch of people would revolt against

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    Modern societies don’t appreciate premarital lovemaking for various reasons. Lovemaking is no more considered an outflow of the natural sexual instincts among human beings. We see it as a necessary obligation to share the romance between married couples and also as a medium to fulfill the social responsibility of giving birth to the next generation/ Sexuality is not an instrument of enjoying lustful pleasure for human beings‚ at least. In premarital sex‚ many a times‚ immature human beings explore

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    Question 1 (5 points) 1. Which of the following may lead to vertical integration? a) Technological interdependencies b) Reduced search and bargaining cost c) The hold-up problem d) All of the above Question 2 (5 points) Effective collusion generally is more difficult when a) the number of oligopolistic firms involved decreases b) the number of oligopolistic firms involved increases c) when customer orders are small‚ frequent‚ and received on a regular basis as compared

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    A dystopian society is an imaginary society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible (“Dystopian- Dictionary Definition”). The government is in complete control in this type of society and if some people do not agree with them you are considered rebellious. In the movie Divergent and the novel 1984‚ their governments control everything they do‚ and if they rebel the resolute is death. In both the novel and movie the main character struggles with the power and rules their government has

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    the leaders of the dystopian society we read about in novels? Is the president of the school district any different than the president in Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut? Both believe they are creating an equal environment that will have a positive impact. The fact is though that none of these dystopian societies last very long and if they do‚ they are not very efficient. In novels such as The Giver‚ Fahrenheit 451 and The Hunger Games we can see examples of these dystopian societies failing in

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    Win Some Lose Some Casinos are more and more common in small communities. With this being said small communities are changing into a gambling economy. There are both negative as well as positive impacts of casino gambling on the economy. In some cases the positive aspects outweigh the negative. Casinos are good sources of economic development‚ creating jobs and providing resources needed to build a better economy. A casino is a good choice as to help with economic development. This is a great

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