“Out of the Silent Planet” by C.S. Lewis Essay 1 (Character sketch) C.S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet follows the adventures of Dr. Elwin Ransom‚ a philogy professor at Cambridge University‚ who while on a walking tour of the English countryside was drugged and kidnapped by two men‚ Devine and Westin. He is then taken to the planet of Malacondra. Through his travels of the unknown planet‚ we learn that Dr. Elwin Ransom is a very intelligent man with quick response and philosophical mind
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The overlapping characteristics of M. Dupont and Edouard Daladier in The Remains of the Day are illustrated from the descriptions given by Stevens and dialogue between characters such as Mr. Lewis and Lord Darlington. The descriptions and dialogue points out that the presence of Dupont and/or Daladier during the conference was crucial to the Treaty of Versailles’ outcome. Dupont is presented as a fictional character built on top of Daladier and is described as an “extremely illustrious Frenchman”
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Essay Nonfiction Story In the short story Lessons of love‚ from Silent Dancing by Judith Ortiz Cofer; she uses literary devises to send the purpose of her love story. Cofer’s many literary devices where that of detail‚ simile‚ and personification to emphasize her message and the lessons she learned from her experiences. The use of Cofer’s simile being added helped the reader see better the description of the Italian guy. She mentions “He looked extraordinary like a young Marlon Brando – down
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Andrew Schwartz 2/18/13 US history 1 In times of war‚ laws are silent. Throughout every war there are legal issues that are brought to the table. These issues decide the fate of our country. The government must act fast to protect its citizens. Inter arma silent leges may seem unconstitutional but we deem it necessary because in the end‚ it comes to our benefit. Laws should be silent in times of war because it saved our union from falling apart‚ it allowed America to receive vital information
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consequence of human hubris is a detrimental superiority complex that prevents humans from getting to the things that they want or need because of the belief that they are too good. That dangerous superiority complex can be seen in the short story “Silent Towns” in which Walter Gripp‚ the main character of the short story‚ finds himself alone in his town on Mars. At first‚ he relishes in his newfound independence and the lack of rules but eventually‚ he begins to yearn for human company. One day‚ Gripp
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The book‚ Silent Spring‚ by Rachel Carson is regarded as the most significant environmental novel as it was the start of the environmental movement. This book highlights the human poisoning of the biosphere through chemicals aimed at pests and disease control‚ particularly dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT). DDT pesticides were particularly harmful because as they entered the biosphere‚ they not only killed the bugs but also entered the food chain. DDT accumulated in the fatty tissues of animals
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In the 1985 movie “Love is Never Silent” it is set during the great depression and follows the Ryder family‚ Abel and Janice two deaf parents of two hearing children Margaret and Bradley. Abel works for a newspaper company on the printing press‚ Janice is a seamstress. The parents rely on the oldest child Margaret as their link to the hearing world by being their voice. In the beginning tragedy hits the family as the Ryder’s youngest child Bradley falls from their second story apartment and dies
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and display of human remains at Pompeii and Herculaneum. Though the problem lies in the determination of what is actually right or wrong‚ as attitudes vary between cultures and can change over time. So people have different ideas and opinions about it. Many think that displaying and studying human remains is further damaging the bodies and not having respect to deceased person but others also think that it is a gain rather than a loss. Studying and display these humans remains from Pompeii and Herculaneum
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Silent Spring by: Rachel Carson Review: This book was focused on the concern of pesticides that industries‚ along with us as individuals‚ have been dumping (both knowingly and unknowingly) into water. Carson was concerned that the chemicals which the farmers spread on their fields‚ and even the chemicals we use in our homes (among others)‚ in the end‚ might come back around and harm us. The beginning of the book tells a story of a place‚ that was once so beautiful‚ turned dead and ugly due
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A Silent Army and an Underground City One of the greatest archaeological discoveries‚ the life-size terracotta army was discovered by peasants who were digging a well in 1974. This treasure was located near the tomb of Shi Huangdi‚ China’s first emperor. The entire army consisted of soldiers‚ horses and chariots in the style of 221BCE. This epic tomb was one that had been planned since Shi Huangdi was only thirteen years old. His tomb was the biggest and the best ancient China had ever had‚ for
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