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    Comparison and Contrast of 1984 and The Hunger Games The two stories 1984 and The Hunger Games both have characters that show briefly‚ but affect the actions of the main character. These characters have many similarities and differences‚ although they are in different stories. An example character that appears briefly in 1984 is Julia. Similarly‚ in The Hunger Games‚ an example would be Prim. In 1984‚ Julia is very important to the action of Winston Smith. She is a rebel of the Party

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    Comparison and Contrast Paper             People that live reality and people that live the television life have many similarities and differences. Everybody goes through hard times‚ some go through tougher times than others. Although some of the people that are on reality tv have the luxury of getting paid to do what some people have to put up with everyday. People that live reality have to worry about being able to support their family financially‚ while television families are paid good money

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    Animal Farm Comparison and Contrast Essay The novel‚ Animal Farm and the movie both contain many similarities and differences. Many of the differences come from the movie. The movie‚ Animal Farm‚ has a lot more detail and events added to it. For example‚ Old Major’s death. In the beginning of the movie‚ as Old Major is finishing his speech‚ he tumbles out of the barn‚ and falls to his death. In the novel‚ Old Major dies three nights after his big speech. He doesn’t fall to his death‚ but instead

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    Comparison/Contrast Essay: the Monk & the Parson Geoffrey Chaucer is hailed as the father of English poetry. One of his greatest works is a collection of short stories known as The Canterbury Tales. In The Canterbury Tales a group of people with many different backgrounds and beliefs go on a pilgrimage from London to the shrine of the martyr Thomas a Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. In The “Prologue’’ Chaucer characterizes all the pilgrims that will be going on the pilgrimage. Two of the characters

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    The Lottery Ritual

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    “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson focuses on the annual ritual killing of one person and the characters’ behavior during this event. From the standpoint of modern civilized society‚ the killing is simply evil‚ and therefore this mindset may be projected onto the characters. However‚ the lottery is not seen by the townspeople as a necessary evil merely because it is part of the ritual. The ritual itself could not justify such violence if most people opposed it. Violence is inherent in human nature

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    A Comparison and Contrast of the Articles of Confederation and The Constitution To understand what the benefits and drawbacks  were‚ it is important to compare and contrast the positions in which the documents differ. I believe that they are thus: 1. Taxation - The articles allow the congress to levy taxes on each state which means that the taxation burden has to be readjusted within each state among its populace and taxation is not equal ’Federally’ whereas in the constitution‚ the Congress

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    A Comparison/Contrast of Digital and Traditional Art Write a comparison/contrast essay on a topic related to my field of study? I’ve got to do this and make it interesting and relevant to my audience? I’m at a bit of a loss‚ to say the least. These two tasks alone seem insurmountable. I suppose‚ there could be quite a few subjects I could compare and contrast‚ but keeping a reader’s interest level high enough to finish such a banal paper is a daunting task indeed. I would compare such a paper

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    The Lottery Ritual

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    black box to keep the folded papers together when the lottery starts‚ one folded paper with large black dot on‚ a stool to put the large black box on‚ and piles of stone. Remember the ritual might vary slightly from other communities‚ but the ritual is an important part of our society’s history and its present. In our society‚ a lottery will be held every year‚ on July 27th at noon‚ since there are only 300 people; it is possible to finish the lottery before the late lunch. The ritual of the society is

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    [pic] COMPARISON AND CONTRAST BETWEEN LAPTOP AND DESKTOP PC Nowadays‚ laptop and desktop PC is very important and needed in our daily life. Laptop (also known as notebook) is a personal computer designed for mobile use. A laptop includes most of the typical components of a typical desktop computer‚ including a display‚ a keyboard‚ a touchpad as well as a battery‚ into a single small and light unit. A desktop computer is a personal computer (PC) in a form intended for regular use at a single location

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    Symbolism In The Lottery

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    “The Lottery” is about a village that came together on June 27th for the lottery. The lottery is a gathering of all the families that stay in a village that resulted in one individual getting stoned to death. “The Lottery” has many themes. Looking at “The Lottery” the black box and stones‚ rules and families’ bond‚ and characters in it explained how their symbolism transformed the story from a random collection of events to a story about people’s willingness to sacrifice other people to follow traditions

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