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    powerful than an atomic bomb‚ that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hydrogen%20bomb?s=tnuclear fallout- Nuclear fallout settles on the ground and in the atmosphere after a nuclear bomb explodes or a reaction occurs at a damaged nuclear power plant. http://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/falloutB.The current members of the Nuclear Club-156210299720 www.google.ca‚ Moscow ‚New Delhi ‚ Beijing

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    Trash by Andy Mulligan - Book Report Characters The main characters in the book “Trash” by Andy Mulligan are introduced as Raphael Fernandez and Gardo. Gardo was born six hours ahead of Raphael. Even though they are not brothers‚ Gardo looks out for Raphael. He is more built with muscle while Raphael on the other hand‚ is skinnier and smaller. They support each other’s decisions and are there for each through thick and thin. Both their personalities are filled with courage and perseverance

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    The Chrysalids by John Wyndham is a science fiction novel which takes place in the future but the society of Waknuk resembles the beginning of the eighteenth century. Years after a nuclear war‚ radiation still contaminates large areas of the world outside of Waknuk. Waknuk is a community that follows a very rigid code of morality and religious beliefs based on The Bible and another book called Nicholson’s Repentances. The story focuses on the lives of a group of kids who can communicate telepathically

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    The Sci-Fi novel‚ The Chrysalids is a very disappointing novel. Many children in Africa have no hope because they have no parents; have little food or water. David from the book‚ The Chrysalids has a similar fate as John Wyndham sends him and his friends into a world with no hope. The book is about David and his friends who are hunted by the village because of their differences. This novel is very depressing with no hope because violation of human rights; no acceptance of differences and abuse of

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    himself as a deviation‚ when he discovers he has telepathic abilities. David and his telepathic group attempt to escape from Waknuk. In “The Chrysalids” by John Wyndham illustrates the idea that‚ the dangers of being unwilling to or evolve; if mankind is going to prosper peacefully‚ it must look to change when necessary. John Wyndham has expressed this theme through the characters in this story. David is one of the major characters that have experienced change. He went from an innocent little boy

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    the “True Image” or the “Nicholas Repentances”. In the Strorm family they all have different opinions‚ religious views. David and the telepaths all need to stick together because they all share the same secret. In the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham‚ the theme Relationships‚ relationships are very evident in people’s life’s‚ it creates the way people communicate‚ and who they communicate with. In Waknuk people with deviations are not accepted. People who live in Waknuk who have deviations

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    The Chrysalids‚ John Wyndham is a science fiction novel about people who can communicate with their minds. This essay with prove that the book has both hopeful and pessimistic view on humanity. The books has very inhuman laws and has inhabitable lands‚ but also has a hopeful future. BP1- In the Chrysalids‚ people believe that if you are any different from the norm‚ you are sent from the devil and hateful in God’s eyes‚ but some people are able to see past these rules. At the beginning of the book

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    Jocelyn Closs Ms Hindi ENG1D 05/04/2014 The Chrysalids Chrysalid: scientific term meaning a sheltered state‚ or stage of growth. In the book The Chrysalids children are kept in a sheltered state and know only what they are told. A child that does not follow the ten commandments of God shall not be accepted. Some minor characters although do not agree with the rules in the Waknuk society and have an affect on the protagonist. Aunt Harriet and Uncle Axel the importance of minor characters as they

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    The play‚ Romeo and Juliet has many deaths‚ which are usually suicides because they have lost someone they love. The novel‚ The Chrysalids by John Wyndham also has people risking their lives or even suicide because they will or are not able to live without the person they love. However‚ the short story‚ “No Renewal” shows that Douglas doesn’t appreciate his new lifestyle because he already made his old lifestyle part of his identity. All these texts suggest that when one loses someone or something

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    CHAPTER FIVE Discovery and Flight Vocabulary solonaceae - retribution - timidity - shingle - desolation - satchels - self-contempt - abasement - wretchedness Analysis 1. In this chapter‚ David’s character is described more completely. He is now at the crucial stage of boy-man‚ having characteristics of both stages. Give some examples of David’s behaviour that show each stage. 2. There is something ironic in the fact that Sophie is discovered in a "good" season. What is meant with "ironic"

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