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    Animal Farm: Utopia The definition of Utopia is "no place." A Utopia is an ideal society in which the social‚ political‚ and economic evils afflicting human kind have been wiped out. This is an idea displayed in communist governments. In the novel‚ Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell Old Major’s ideas of a Utopia are changed because of Napoleon’s bad leadership. Old Major explains his dreams and ideas to all the animals before he dies. At his speech all the animals go to hear what Old Major

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    Animal Farm is one of the greatest pieces of literature written by George Orwell to symbolize Soviet Russia during World War II. Orwell wrote this satire‚ to poke fun at Soviet Russia. By using animals to represent historical features‚ he entices all readers. One of the main characters‚ Boxer is a favorite and considered the hero of the story. However‚ I believe otherwise. Boxer was a powerful carthorse that had toiled as hard as he could until he died. This is enough evidence for people to claim

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    ------------------------------------------------- “A caring and supportive family is the main building block of a community.” Discuss. Family can be defined as a group of people who have blood ties and who usually live under one roof forming a small community. The traditional concept of this would be a man and a woman who have a legal bond living under one roof with their offspring but when circumstances alter this arrangement the subsequent arrangement that arises does not make

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    The central idea of the book Nine Stories that I would like to write about is the idea that the people in these stories are good people going through hard times and are having trouble dealing with life. In looking at all the characters in each story‚ they all relate to each other the sense that they are good people‚ leading the average normal life with families and jobs or schooling but they are each going through personal struggles that life is offering them and they are having trouble dealing

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    which turned out to be a bad decision for the animals. There were other animals on the farm besides Napoleon like Muriel or Snowball who were fit to lead‚ they just didn’t speak up because they were afraid‚ or they were chased off of the farm. Of course animals like rats or sheep don’t have a lot of say on the farm either because of their size or stupidity. Animals like the horses or Muriel the goat would have been worthy to lead the farm because they had big parts in the story and they were always talking

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    The Black Madonna The Black Madonna by Muriel spark is a short story about Racism and religion. It aims to explore the real meanings behind what people say and the actions they do. It deals with happenings that closely reveal people’s reactions to it. Muriel Spark does this through subtle humor by the ironic happenings that take place during the short story. The characters in the short story play a huge role in adding to the dramatic storyline. At first impression the married couple Lou and

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    to the end of the barn and tried to puzzle out the Seven Commandments which were inscribed there. Finding herself unable to read more than individual letters‚ she fetched Muriel’”(49)‚ "’Muriel‚’ she said‚ ‘read me the Fourth Commandment. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?’"(49)‚ “With some difficulty Muriel spelt it out... ‘It says‚ ’No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets‚’’ she announced finally.”(49). These three quotes were all related because this conversation arose

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    World War II had a profound effect on everyone who risked their lives for their country. The soldiers who were fortunate enough to make it out alive were often scarred for life and dealt with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Post-war America and the experiences that the soldiers suffered during WWII were so disconnected from each other that many veterans could no longer fit in with society. When America’s troops came home‚ the country had changed dramatically as it had developed into a consumerist

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    J.D Salinger is a critically acclaimed author that is equally well known for his eye catching‚ yet slim‚ body of work as he is for his reclusive and oftentimes mysterious personal life. Salinger was brought up in an average family‚ and seemed to be set to live an average life. However in 1942‚ Salinger was `drafted into WWII‚ and he served until 1944. The war was not kind to anyone‚ and especially not to the sensitive Salinger. He ended up suffering a mental breakdown‚ and recovered in a mental hospital

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    INTRODUCTION- It is possible to develop a good understanding of Australian culture by exploring Australian icons in Australian literature‚ film and painting. This understanding can be explored through the three texts: ‘Muriel’s Wedding’‚ the satirical film produced by P.J.Hogan in 1994‚ Sidney Nolan’s 1947 Ned Kelly series of paintings which was inspired by the mythology and historical story of Ned Kelly‚ and ‘Kath and Kim’ the comedic television series‚ produced in 2003‚ which represents contemporary

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