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    Divergent theme Veronica Roth’s novel Divergent is not necessarily one that I would have chosen to read on my own‚ at first it was hard to get into the plot itself. However about a hundred pages into the book I found myself interested in the plot of the story. Divergent is a book with truly many themes such as fear‚ family‚ society and class‚ and power. But to me the main theme is choice. The main character’s name is Beatrice Prior‚ who later changed her name to Tris. The entire premise of the

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    Stanley Convergent Review – Is it Really Better Together? In a dynamic world like ours‚ company mergers and acquisitions are ordinary occurrences. Companies turn to these processes to survive the ever competitive world of business. These are acts that basically consolidate companies as one. These are the core of Stanley Convergent Security Solutions Inc. One merger and multiple acquisitions gave birth to a single company. Do you want to know more? Continue to read our Stanley Convergent Review and

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    Patterns of Evolution

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    Patterns of Evolution Humans alter our environment to suit our needs rather than adapt to our environment based on environmental stressors. Due to this fact‚ we are unlikely to be affected by the pressures of natural selection. We will not likely be affected by further evolution. In convergent evolution‚ unrelated species living in the similar environments become more and more alike in appearance as they adapt to the same kind of environment. Dolphins and sharks are examples of convergent

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    The novel‚ Divergent‚ by Veronica Roth‚ takes place in Chicago where society is divided into five factions. Candor‚ the honest‚ Abnegation‚ the selfless‚ Dauntless‚ the brave‚ Amity‚ the peaceful‚ and Erudite‚ the intelligent. A girl named Beatrice Prior‚ also known as‚ Tris is often overshadowed by her brother Caleb’s apparent selflessness‚ she was pondering over what she wants. She knew she was selfish and she loved being selfish. She wasn’t selfless like an Abnegation should be. She watches the

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    the love for others and the social impact it has. Help by teaching the people that look up to you a lesson. You don’t know what the person you can be until you be it. First‚ identity is helping people understand them about others. In the movie Divergent they use names to help identify people and the different groups for society. They took a test to help see where they are at and belong in society. Identification in the movie was people wearing different types of clothes and austere colors. The color

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    Divergent Path Analysis

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    direction and make everything seem clear. These influences can be something small‚ like someone saying a sentence‚ or something big‚ like a political crisis in the world. This is shown in the short stories‚ “Initiation”‚ “Divergent Paths”‚ and “Harrison Bergeron”. In “Divergent Paths” and “Harrison Bergeron”‚ the major influence was a large group of people with authority. However‚ in “Initiation”‚ only a stranger on a bus influenced the main character. In the story‚ “Initiation”‚

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    In Divergent by Veronica Roth‚ the protagonist is Tris Prior‚ the main character‚ and the antagonist is Jeanine Matthews‚ the Erudite Leader. Tris’s role in the story is to hide her divergence‚ an unknown secret and danger and to pass the Dauntless initiation to become a Dauntless member. As the story progresses‚ Tris along with Four must save their previous faction‚ Abnegation‚ and stop the Erudite and Dauntless revolt to overthrow and run the government. In Veronica Roth’s book‚ Divergent‚ Tris

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    Divergent Argument Essay

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    In Veronica Roth’s Divergent‚ the reader enters a world where sixteen year olds must choose the faction they will remain in for the entirety of their lives. Each faction holds its own set of morals and values‚ as well as has a specific job in order to fulfill its role in society. The story is from Tris Prior’s point of view‚ so the reader is thrown directly into her world in order to experience firsthand what it is like to have to leave your family and deal with something completely new and potentially

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    My book is called Divergent by Veronica Roth. It is 487 pages. How would you feel if the rest of your life would be chosen based on a technological simulation? How would you feel if you had to choose either bravery‚ knowledge‚ service‚ honesty‚ or peace? What if the choice you made meant no going back and maybe even no family? Join Tris as she makes the ultimate choice. In a future dystopian Chicago‚ society is broken into five factions: Candor‚ Abnegation‚ Dauntless‚ Amity‚ and Erudite‚ each

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    Divergent Movie Analysis

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    Based solely on the novel of Divergent a movie was made lasting two hours and nine minutes. This isn’t a short span of time for a movie yet‚ could it be pure coincidence that they left out some details. Could it have been some of the effects were to gruesome for a film rated PG-13? Or were these actions of leaving the details out more purposeful? Does it give the movie somewhat of a different meaning than the original script of the book? So it brings into question‚ who wrote it better the writer

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