heit Fahrenheit 451 Scavenger Hunt What is Science Fiction? Science fiction is a form that deals principally with the impact of actual or imagined science upon society or individuals. If science concerns itself with discovery‚ then science fiction concerns itself with the consequences of discovery. It is a testament to the visionary nature of the form that science fiction writers predicted the advent of atomic weapons and sentient machines. It endures value though is in its capacity to ask probing
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Bureau compared the crime rates of 1953 and 2006. The report noted that burglary declined over a period of 53 years by 79.84% (from 147‚379‚ a rate of 39.3/100‚000 in 1953 to 91‚666‚ a rate of 7.9/100‚000 in 2006)‚ murder has increased by 7.39% (from 9‚803‚ a rate of 2.61 in 1953 to 32‚481‚ a rate of 2.81/100‚000 in 2006).[1] Kidnapping has increased by 47.80% (from 5‚261‚ Incidence of cognisable crimes in India 1953–2007 a rate of 1.40/100‚000 in 1953 to 23‚991‚ a rate of 2.07/100‚000
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An interesting theory can be inferred from the novel is that the reason for the suicides of the women Sa’eed seduced was from the social pressures that these women faced from having a relationship with a non-white man. The social pressures women face from indulging in a relationship with a non-white man‚ can be seen in the film Ali Fear Eats the Soul‚ where the main character Ali‚ who is a Muslim worker from a foreign country‚ seduces a German woman named Emmi Kurowski and she is continuously scrutinized
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Abstract During 2000s‚ crony relations between small and medium size entrepreneurs representing conservative capital owners and government reached its climax in a roll-out neoliberal capitalism. It stemmed from the existence of a new historical bloc under the AK Party governments. Large-size firms that had gained profit in the conjuncture with import-substituting development model‚ and in turn that became a part of old historical bloc in roll-back neoliberal capitalism lose their old shiny days due
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almost all Cambodians prior to genocide practiced Buddhism. The country was reigned by France for nearly 100 years and finally gained independence in 1953. Cambodia then became a constitutional monarchy when Prince Sihanouk took place as king. After much struggling to keep his land independent from other countries‚ Sihanouk was deposed in a military coup involving Prime Minister General Lon Nol. This caused the Vietnamese communists that lived partially in Cambodia to form a rebellious group called
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would undermine the Russian war effort‚ Lenin returned home and started working against the provisional government that had overthrown the tsarist regime. He eventually led what was soon to be known as the October Revolution‚ but was effectively a coup d ’etat. Almost three years of civil war followed. The Bolsheviks were victorious and assumed total control of the country. During this period of revolution‚ war and famine‚ Lenin demonstrated a chilling disregard for the sufferings of his fellow countrymen
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guided the soviets‚ his fellow communists‚ in establishing good relations with Russia’s troops. Helping Lenin were Leon Trotsky‚ another former exile‚ and Joseph Stalin. On October 24‚ 1917‚ Lenin and his collaborators launched a successful‚ full-scale coup against the provisional government‚ which came to be known as the October Revolution. They established a new government based on the tenets of communism‚ which included the equal distribution of wealth and the promotion of atheism and gender equality
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Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution The Russian Revolution of 1917 involved the collapse of an empire under Tsar Nicholas II and the rise of Marxian socialism under Lenin and his Bolsheviks that sparked the beginning of a new era in Russia. The February Revolution began on March 8‚ 1917‚ when demonstrators clamoring for bread took to the streets in the Russian capital of Petrograd. Supported by huge crowds of striking industrial workers‚ the protesters clashed with police stations. On March
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crimes in India 1953-2007[1] A report published by the National Crime Records Bureau compared crime rate from 1953 to 2006. The report noted thatburglary declined over a period of 53 years by 38% (from 147‚379 in 1953 to 91‚666 in 2006)‚ whereas murder has increased by 231% (from 9‚803 in 1953 to 32‚481 in 2006).[2] Kidnapping has increased by 356% (from 5‚261 in 1953 to 23‚991 in 2006)‚ robbery by 120% (from 8‚407 in 1953 to 18‚456 in 2006) and riots by 176% (from 20‚529 in 1953 to 56‚641 in 2006)
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