giving a trophy to character in the book “We Beat the Street”‚ it would be given to Dr. George Jenkins. I would give a trophy to Dr. George Jenkins because he discovered what he wanted to do with his life in the future from a young age. His dream job was to be a Dentist. He was so interested in finding out what a dentist did and how to be one. The metal plate base on the trophy would say “In honor of Dr. George Jenkins for pursuing his dreams and knowing what his dream was from the start! 2) Settings-
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Cecilia Wheaton Pd: 6/7 George Washington’s Farewell Address George Washington gave a very heartfelt and meaningful farewell address. Not only was he attempting to help our country at that time with clues as to how they might make themselves better‚ he did it in a generous way. He kind of obviously hinted as to how they needed to make their coutry strong. There were two main warnings that he stated‚ in my opinion‚ would help our country be the best and strongest it could be. The main warning
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George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion Pygmalion is a play set in London at the beginning of the 20th century. The play is about Eliza Doolittle‚ an illiterate flower girl‚ who is taken off the street by Professor Higgins to become a lady. The story begins on a rainy night in Covent Garden where Mr. Higgins meets Colonel Pickering (both men are experts on linguistics) and also Eliza Doolittle. Higgins bets Pickering that he could transform this flower girl into a well spoken woman‚ one that could be passed
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order to imprison its dreamers. It is often usual to lock up critics of cruel commands‚ because creative people can be dangerous to totalitarian control. The critical essay “George Orwell and the Mad World: The Anti-Universe of 1984” by Ralph A. Ranald discusses the theme of controlled madness and of a reverse society in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four. Ranald argues that Nineteen Eighty-Four is about “…religion reversed‚ law and government reversed‚ and above all‚ language reversed: not simply
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In the novel 1984 by George Orwell‚ the story follows a main protagonist by the name of Winston Smith‚ age 39‚ who lives in a dystopian London‚ that is governed by a totalitarian government‚ dubbed and referred to as “Big Brother”. London is located in Oceania‚ which is one of three countries‚ the others being Eurasia and Eastasia‚ which are always at war with one or the other. “Big Brother” is composed of four branches of government: Ministry of Truth‚ Ministry of Love‚ Ministry of Peace‚ and Ministry
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Bartolome de Las Casas‚ The Tears of the Indians A particularly eloquent defender of the Amerindians was Bartolome de Las Casas (1474-1566)‚ who spent most of his long life in Spanish America. In The Tears of the Indians‚ also published as A Short History of the Destruction of the Indies‚ Las Casas described in graphic detail the atrocities inflicted on the Amerindians. His account greatly exaggerated the number of Amerindians killed by the Spaniards; disease‚ for which the Amerindians had
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In the novel 1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ it is clear that the members of Oceania are heavily influenced into blindly believing the ideas of the Party without any questions. Throughout the book‚ these mantras are constantly repeated: war is peace‚ freedom is slavery‚ and ignorance is strength. Clearly‚ the first two mantras are natural opposites of each other‚ but the last one is not the complete opposite. Instead of saying weakness is strength‚ George Orwell states that ignorance is the true
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Animal Farm Anticipation Guide and Pre-Reading Material Directions: We will read each of the following statements at the beginning and at the end of our unit on Animal Farm. Read each statement and circle the number that corresponds with how much you agree. We will see if your opinion changes after the novel. 1. Strongly Disagree 2. Disagree 3. No Opinion 4. Agree 5. Strongly Agree Before Reading: After Reading: 1 2 3 4 5
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George Washington’s Proclamation of Neutrality name teacher CHA 3U1 February 7th‚ 2014 The French Revolution divided the newly founded country of the United States of America. The country needed to pick a side between the French and the English. The Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton wanted to keep ties with Britain for economic reasons. The Minister to France Thomas Jefferson felt that they were obligated to help France after
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Do you believe George Washington existed? The only thing we have to go by is writings about him. Do you believe all religions are false? If you looked at a watch‚ you would realize someone had to make it. The only thing religious people can go by is faith. The bible was written by humans‚ but those who wrote it were never seen by the people who presently believe its truth. Religious people that practice Christianity choose to trust those who wrote the bible. If you trust what was written by and about
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