Elena Johnston American Studies Mr. Chau 09/02/13 Harrison Bergeron 1. The simplicity of the world created by Vonnegut may appeal to some‚ but I could never live in such a society where ones thought process is limited to average and the government plays such an overbearing role in the community. People who are born with “above average” intelligence are immediately controlled by handicapper devices to limit their brilliance. Some are given a device that partially alter their sight of
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"The story is a satire‚ a parody of an ideological society divorced from common sense reality" (Townsend). As Townsend stated Kurt Vonnegut makes a satire about society in his fictional short story Harrison Bergeron‚ which in their society there has been attempt of conformity through the handicaps of the people‚ the similarity to an authoritarian government‚ and the technology‚ whereas the people will eventually overcome. The Kind if government authority seen both mimics and satirizes the way Americans
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I. PROBLEM What should Hazel do in order to achieve continuous financial stability which will support her basic needs and lifestyle? II. SUB-PROBLEMS * Why Hazel always rejected in her job applications? * What would be the best source of capital or income Hazel should have? III. ASSUMPTIONS * Hazel was terminated because she became complaisant. She did not perform well in her work knowing that she had been working with Fortune 500 Company for 15 years. She was confident
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Lai Harrison Bergeron Mar. 9. 2013 Discuss the idea of perfect society. Is it possible to create a perfect society? Dreaming a perfect society seemed unrealistic. When I was young‚ I dream my perfect society as a place with my family‚ toys‚ food‚ and happiness‚ really as a child I don’t think deeply about human rights‚ money‚ and shelter. At that time my perfect life was simple and easy. Happiness was my definition for a perfect society. In the story “Harrison Bergeron” the definition
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2. Hazel is the operations manager of her business. Among her responsibilities are forecasting‚ inventory management‚ scheduling‚ quality assurance‚ and maintenance. A. What kinds of things would likely require forecasts? Estimating how much money she will have to invest for gas based on the amount of lawns that she will be cutting‚ finding the best prices on trash bags in order to throw away the grass she will be carrying. Setting a budget for herself and the company in order to pay
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How is Mathilde Loisel described? How does this affect your opinion of her? She is described as whiny and the host of her own pity party. From the beginning my opinion of her goes down because of the way she is acting even though I think some of how she acts is from society. What is Madame Loisel’s attitude toward honesty? What would change about her situation and life if she were more honest? “What they dont know wont hurt em’ “ is probably her favorite phrase. If she was more honest she probably
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What do people want in life? Different people have different perspective on what they want in life. So‚ what is the common thing that everyone wants in life? To answer this we need to ask the right question. So what is the right question? The right question is do you want humanity to live? I think we know the answer to that question. If you think humanity deserve to die then you should be stop. A lot of problems can be solved by just asking this question. We all have a common similarity which is
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economic status‚ and talents truly achievable or simply a myth? The idea and possibility of equality appeals human’s emotional nature. It’s everyone ideal image and vision of how the world should be. However‚ can equality in every aspect potentially handicap one who’s potentially gifted? In the passage‚ “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut (1961)‚ he creates a strictly equitable society. In this “utopian” society‚ each person is treated equally despite each person’s characteristics or talents. Those
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handicapped in order to not advance and as humans grow older many of them slowly progress into different stages. However‚ a majority of people usually stop at Stage Three. In the short story‚ Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut‚ George Bergeron’s moral development has reached a Stage Four. The story starts with George at a Stage One. He is
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people could do something‚ when others couldn’t‚ even with their handicaps. The people in the short story “Harrison Bergeron”‚ are NOT equal. People weren’t equal because they didn’t have the same disabilities. For example‚ in the story the reporter had a speech impediment‚ but everyone else didn’t. Another example is on page 5‚ where Diana Moon Glampers‚ the Handicapper General‚ seems to be able to do whatever she wants without handicaps. This isn’t fair OR equal because when someone can do something
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