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In his early years, Vonnegut was a private in the 106th infantry division in World War II. He and five scouts were caught behind enemy lines, and then captured. They were held POWs and were beaten on various occasions. In 1945, they witnessed the fire-bombing of Dresden, Germany. Kept during this time in a slaughterhouse, this is part of the inspiration for Slaughterhouse-five. After being released from the Slaughterhouse, Vonnegut called Dresden “utter destruction” and “carnage unfathomable”

he Road, written by Cormac McCarthy was inspired by a trip he took with his young son to El Paso Texas. He was imaging what the town would look like 100 years into the future and he though of “fires on the hill” and then thought about his son's safety. McCarthy admitted to having conversations with his brother about different scenarios for the apocalypse. For example, cannibalism, “when everything is gone, the only thing left to eat is each other.” He made some notes about this vision of his, but

Fahrenheit 451: A Brief Review Summary In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Guy Montag is stuck in a battle between himself and society around him. This is a society in which books are illegal and living rooms have television screens instead of walls. Montag has a unique job in this dystopian world: a fireman, but not one that extinguishes fires, but rather starts them. As soon as a house is reported to be the home to books, firemen arrive to break through the building’s fireproof coating and burn

What I take from it: Fahrenheit 451 Book Review Summary Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 tells the story of a fireman named Guy Montag who, after realizing how unhappy he is in Bradbury’s dystopian society, begins questioning what the government wants him to believe. Montag exists in a world where firefighters are actually fire starters. Books are also extremely illegal, and if found inside one’s home, it and everything inside will be burned to the ground. Bradbury starts his story with Montag

Kanak Garg Mr. Fraser English 10 Honors, Period 6 19 December 2014 Savagery in Civilization: Symbolism in Lord of the Flies Symbolism as defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary, is “the use of symbols to express or represent ideas or qualities in literature, art, etc.” (“Symbolism”). For this reason, symbolism is utilized in literature in order to make novels more interesting and convey notions that are usually either highly controversial or extremely philosophical. For example in the popular

The theme of the novel Fahrenheit 451 is incredibly complex and completely entwined with almost every description and word choice the author chose to employ. On the surface, it appears to be simple commentary on the incompetence of those unwilling to cooperate with the system and the agitation they caused by their socially-aberrant behaviors, i.e. Clarisse McClellan’s love for talking about unconventional topics and a deep appreciation for nature. Yet, once one looks deeper into the metaphorical

In his book, Unlearning Liberty (2014) Greg Lukianoff, President of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) asserts that violations of free speech— whether by students, faculty, or administration—will have devastating effects in greater society. Lukianoff supports his assertion by describing cases he has seen throughout his career at FIRE. From administration punishing students to professors getting fired for clearly protected speech. Lukianoff’s purpose is to point out the misguided

). Did you do a science project yourself, and do you have to write an abstract, or do you just have to describe what it is? I could not quite understand this.... but I can give you a general description of what it is. An abstract is basically a summary of a research project. It will usually describe four different things: 1. the objective (background) of the study, 2. the methods used, 3. the results found, and 4. the conclusions. It is usually very short (one paragraph), so it needs to describe

Introduction Project Background Event Train is a young, newly formed and vibrant event management group to organise annual Auburn Sports Award on 14th October 2014 at Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club, and associate with Auburn Council Community Event Team in order to acknowledge the outstanding young sports star of the local area, as well as the club and committee members who donate so much time and effort into ensuring Auburn has some fantastic sports facilities and opportunities. The event team

The book I am reporting on is The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien. The setting of the story begins in a place called Middle Earth. In the beginning of the book it starts in Began when Mr. Bilbo Baggins lives. Then Bilbo travels to Rivendell, Misty Mountains and finally Mirkwood. The book was set before the Lord of the Rings but is unclear. There is no time because the book is a fantasy. The historical context of the book is post World War I, and had an influence on violence of war in the book. That