The Danger of Ideology An ideology is a rigid set of beliefs that defines what an individual or community thinks. In the Puritan theocracy of Massachusetts‚ the main ideology held was the Puritans were a chosen people that the devil would do anything to destroy. Since religious men ran their government‚ the Puritans considered all government actions to be sanctioned by Heaven. This meant that any attempt to resist any of the government’s actions‚ was considered an attempt to overthrow God. Governments
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{Title Here} Imagine the most vibrant‚ colorful scene you can think of‚ with colors as far as the eye can see. Now imagine the same scene‚ colorless and dead‚ which one is better? The colorful one‚ right? The science fiction novel The Giver by Lois Lowry is about the protagonist‚ Jonas‚ who experiences the peaks and valleys life through the memories he receives from the Giver. He finds that even though life has its ups and downs‚ it is far more interesting than a life of black and white. Through
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Aeneas’s main duty is to serve the gods by founding the Roman race. “As the sharp admonition and command from heaven had shaken him awake‚ he now burned only to be gone‚ to leave that land of the sweet life behind” (Fitzgerald‚ 105). This line shows how Aeneas yearns to leave the life he has in Carthage after the gods have told him to go to Italy. He leaves for Italy‚ as the gods told him to‚ against his will for he said‚ “So please‚ no more of these appeals that set us both afire. I sail for
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In the novel Delirium by Lauren Oliver‚ the main character Lena Haloway learns about the emotion of love. This novel is labeled as a fantasy considering the fact the plot revolves around the ‘disease of love’ (Oliver). Knowing this‚ Lena encounters new emotions and an intertwining fate. Oliver’s novel‚ Delirium ‚blends the fantasy of corrupted laws‚ with the realistic emotions of love and courage to form Lena’s development. In Delirium‚ the government’s immoral laws do not allow people to love freely
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Thematic Essay(The Veldt)by Alex Stinson Traveling brings the thrill of seeing new places and seeing how they’re different from where I’m from. The experience of going to these places is indescribable. The destination is breathtaking but the expedition to there is just as congenial. The adventure gives you an adrenaline rush that is inexpressible. But what happens when you can’t stop looking for that rush? When the adventure becomes the escape‚ then it becomes an addiction. Characters in the story
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Contrast the way that two texts you have studied are constructed to appeal to particular audiences. Both plays and films‚ although different genres‚ can be effective in bring an issue into focus by appealing to particular audiences. No Sugar‚ written by Jack Davis in 1985 is a social realist play that depicts the isolation and disempowerment of Aborigines during the 1930’s. Various dramatic conventions have been employed to highlight the negative effect of the Eurocentric‚ hypocritical and dominant
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Descriptive Essay on Different Types of Parks As I was young and growing up‚ traveling is something that I enjoy doing and still do today. I have traveled all around the country; however‚ the most exciting thing that I like to do is to go to an amusement park. Amusement parks are filled with rides‚ people‚ and excitement. The children are so excited and the adults feel as if they were young again. For example‚ Carowinds‚ Wet N’ Wild‚ and Disney World are all great amusement parks that I have been
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Justice is said to be the act of being just and fair. However‚ justice is defined less by words and more implicitly by the work and actions of those that strive for it‚ and the hardships they undergo to attain the aforementioned justice. History has shown to us that the path of true justice is paved by true sacrifice. In consequence‚ it is very true that achieving justice often comes at a price. Illustrated in real life tales from these three masterpieces ; ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini‚
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In the novel‚ The Giver‚ by Lois Lowry‚ the protagonist lives in a futuristic utopian society. Jonas is selected to be the community’s Receiver of Memory‚ the only person who knows of the memories from the past. Jonas thinks nothing of life before becoming Receiver‚ like the rest of his community. But‚ when he receives memories‚ he finds the deeper meaning to life. Lowry’s characterization of Jonas reveals the importance of valuing life through her development of Release‚ the game of war‚ and saving
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“Any Journey includes both realities and possibilities”‚ the three texts that we have studied in class‚ the film ’Pleasantville’ by Gary Ross and the poems ’Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost and ’Journey to the Interior’ by Margaret Atwood‚ support this idea as these texts include the protagonist having embarked on not only physical and interior journeys in reality but also imaginary. The journey is known to be imaginary for the audience‚ but for the characters of the text these journeys have led them
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