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    and there’s no illness. Dystopian societies‚ however‚ are full of unpleasantries. In Fahrenheit 451-written by Ray Bradbury-the two society displayed show a connection in that both can’t be the description of a society over a long time. Also‚ by creating a dystopian civilization Ray Bradbury is able to send his message more with more impact and have a better conflict. In Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury is connects dystopias and utopias by showing how neither can last. “Later‚ going to sleep‚ in the dark

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    FAHRENHEIT 451 BOOK REVIEW Book by: Ray Bradbury Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a gripping story about a firefighter named Guy Montag who begins to question following after the mindless zombie-like lifestyle instigated in his times after meeting a clever young girl named Clarisse McClellan. I know what you’re thinking‚ what could be controversial in the life of a firefighter? Well in this novel based in the near future‚ instead of putting out fires‚ firemen burn books and arrest the people

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    Camille D Ray Bradbury once stated “ We don’t have to burn books to get rid of our culture‚ but yet get people to stop reading.” This quote is indicating that we don’t have to destroy something just for people to lose interest in it. But we can make a drastic shift in society in order for people to no longer see what is important. Bradbury has focused on how this society has evolved‚ and how the changes have been for the worst. In this text Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury has described a time where

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    irradiation is using gamma rays‚ x-rays‚ or high voltage electron on the foods we eat to kill parasites and bacteria that will allow food to last longer‚ delay sprouting‚ increase the shelf life‚ and make food safer to eat. This is because these short wavelengths will damage and the microorganisms that spoil and deteriorate food beyond repair. To use food irradiation‚ you need two things a source or radiant energy and a way to confine the energy. (1) The source for gamma radiation can either

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    be in the form of electromagnetic waves or energetic particles. Ionizing radiation has the ability to knock an electron from an atom‚ i.e. to ionize. Examples of ionizing radiation include: • alpha particles • beta particles • neutrons • gamma rays • x-rays Non-ionizing radiation does not have enough energy to ionize atoms in the material it interacts with. Examples of non-ionizing radiation include: • microwaves • visible light • radio waves • TV waves • Ultraviolet radiation (except for the very

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    This Novel takes place somewhere in the twenty fourth century.It is about a “fireman” named Montag living in a so called futuristic society where ironically the firemen start the fires instead of putting them out.In this dystopian society‚ Montag gets paid to burn books upon discovery due to the fact that they are banned.Montag however never questions anything until the day that he meets Clarisse. Clarisse is a seventeen year old girl who recently moves next door to Montag. Clarisse is very open

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    Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a novel about a government-based society who are all brainwashed into believing in a utopian civilization. Guy Montag is the main character in this novel. He and hundreds of other people believed in a utopian society because he himself was a firefighter. A fireman’s job was to start fires instead of stopping them . In the future‚ books were known as bad and shameful and if anyone had possession of a book whether it was in their house or in

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    communicating in person‚ we choose to text or call. As a matter of fact‚ most adolescents prefer browsing through their endless social media accounts on smartphones‚ rather than sitting down to have a conversation with their parents. In another one of Ray Bradbury’s short stories‚ “The Veldt”‚ he portrays how an attraction for technology is greater than human attraction. In “The Veldt” the mother says‚ “...I feel like I don’t belong. The house is wife and mother now‚ and nursemaid. The home is a fine

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    Delrika Carey 9/24/11 Period.3 English Adv.11 Ray Bradbury’s Innovations The futuristic world that Ray Bradbury‚ author of Ferinheight 451‚ so vividly describes is frightenly close to our own. Therefore it give a broad outlook on futuristic society‚ and remarkably parallels the world in which we live in today. The problems at the present night not be as extreme as Bradburys however‚ if left unchecked they could grow to be just as monstrous as he predicted. Positive and negative impacts

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    grown under selected environmental conditions in order to enrich the population with that mutant. The probability of generating “improved” mutants is low‚ and is what was observed in this lab using radish seeds exposed to various levels of high-energy gamma radiation (50-mrad‚ 100-mrad‚ 150-mrad‚ control). In this lab‚ there were four questions observed: 1. Does exposure to high-energy electromagnetic radiation have a measurable effect on radish seed germination rates? 2. Does exposure to such radiation

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