Fahrenheit 451 Week 2 Personal Reflection

Human beings are naturally curious. We are always in search of better ideas, and new solutions to problems. One of a basic idea of Indonesia has been freedom of thinking and a free flow of ideas. But in some societies, governments try to keep their people ignorant. Usually, this is so governments can keep people under control and hold on to their power. In trying to keep people from the realities of the world, these oppressive governments can end up damaging or even destroying their society.

“There must be something in books, something we can imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”(Pg. 51) Main character Guy Montag is a servant to a society that is controlled by censorship and the fear of knowledge; Montag has spent his life burning books, to prevent the spread knowledge. But a series of events cause Montag's mind to change, and result in him breaking free from his society. The internal struggle of dynamic character Guy Montag, as to whether he should go on believing the lies his society has told him, or risk his life for something as simple as words on a page, brings readers into the corrupt society of Fahrenheit 451. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 author Ray

In both Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and Vonnegut’s “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”, the authors show major concerns about the future. Bradbury’s major concern is the misuse of technology that leads to the corruption of society while Vonnegut’s major concern is overpopulation and the lack of natural resources for the future. Both authors show concerns that can turn out to be real if people do not do anything about the environment and about technology.

Ban books or burn them? Ray Bradbury wrote his famous novel Fahrenheit 451 in 1953 fantasizing about a world in which books were banned, and when a book was found it was burnt and destroyed. Little did he know that his thought of books being banned could actually happen and that it would be one of his own. Today Fahrenheit 451 is being banned and challenged in schools all across America. How ironic that a book about books being banned is now being banned around the country. A prize winning book by a prize winning author is now being questioned as to whether it is a good book to teach in an English class. Though Fahrenheit 451 may contain controversial elements such as language, discussion of

After taking Honors Written and Oral Communication freshman year I have changed as a communicator. I have grown in many areas as a writer and speaker; however, I have also have skills that need improvement. From the Fahrenheit 451 essay to the six-word memoir, my writing capabilities and experience has changed. I have sincerely grown in certain areas whereas I have also fell short in other areas.

In the book Fahrenheit 451, author Ray Bradbury describes a futuristic society in which it is normal for an average individual to shun and absolutely loathe books. The main character, Guy Montag, works as a fireman, and his job description consists of burning books instead of preventing fires. Television is a major topic in this book, and for the most part, is portrayed as an extremely obsessive and deleterious item. Today, in American society however, television is a much more positive thing, and has a lot to contribute to a healthy, connected, and well informed society.

Have you ever not wanted to read a book but have to read it for a class assignment well Fahrenheit 451 is a good example of what happens when you don't read. Fahrenheit 451 is a valuable piece of literature because it can tell you what happens when people don't read books like we don’t. It may be what the world will look like in 20 years. It can make people want to read more.

The first week of the semester is in the books and I have to say I’m happy with how all of my classes started. For this journal entry we were asked to compare three websites and answer several questions about how we feel about each website. The three website are Lascaux, Stonehenge, Ancient Egypt. From the little bit of time I’ve spent looking at each website I have to say the Stonehenge was my favorite one. Making that decision was really hard; the websites were all equally weird and had something that made it stand out from each other. If I had to make a decision on which place would be the most fun to explore I would have to say StoneHenge. The reason being it looks like it’s the safes place between the three. Another reason I would I think it would be fun to explore the StoneHenge is I found myself really interested in some of the facts about this places.

On Tuesday, 21 October 2015, SPC Bellasario you were given a task to lay out 13 tents with personnel to assist. 1LT Lassik explained to you that he wanted all 13 tents layed out in TM order. 1LT Lassik also explained he wanted you to make 5 complete sets, and take what was needed to complete these sets from the other 8 sets of tents. When the task was complete you were instructed to call 1LT Lassik and inform him of the completed task so he could re-check and verify that the task was done correctly. SPC Bellasario detailed instruction was given to you to complete this tasking the next day.

I picked the top panel on page seven of chapter 12. I picked this panel because of the shape, the iconography, and the closure that is created. This panel is in the shape of a rectangle and makes it seem like this moment is stretched out and paused. It is very still because of all the death that is blocked off by the gutter, but it is still surrounding freezing it into a quiet moment of stillness. It is also a moment-to-moment transition panel, so the sense of time being stretched is further emphasized by this. If you look at Laurie’s distressed face, you will notice that her tear is the shape of the blood splatter on the iconic Watchmen smiley face symbol. With a little closure, it makes it seem as though she is crying tears of blood for all the dead people. Also, Laurie is wearing a choker with a skull icon on it that tactfully emphasizes the destruction of New York.

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Owen opens a door and Hannah walks through. Owen closes the door and locks Hannah in the box. Hannah pushes against the wall but it doesn’t budge. Owen and Hannah try to lift the wall but it doesn’t work. Hannah goes around the inside of the box and Owen around the outside of the box. Hannah gets frustrated and sits down on the floor. Her hands brush the floor and she realizes that the floor is dirt and that maybe they can dig Hannah out of the box. Owen and Hannah go along the wall down to the bottom and start digging a hole big enough for Hannah to slide through. Hannah gets up and Owen begs for forgiveness but Hannah is too angry to forgive him. Hannah sits down at the front of the stage angry and owen sits down at the other end of the stage made that Hannah didn’t forgive him.

In the opening scenes, the archaeological excavation can be described primarily as a huge project. There were many people searching the ground within a large space. The location appeared to be in a dessert, in the middle of nowhere. There were many different roles for the mass amount of people that were located within this excavation. There were people searching for artifacts and there were also people dusting off the artifacts to keeping them safe and shiny. There were also some men who appeared to be important looking at the artifacts because they were dressed up in suits, while everyone else was not as dressed up.

In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, we can see a lot of things wrong with the society, things that most people think could happen to us, but is it really that unrealistic? Ray Bradbury didn't think so when he wrote it because he was writing about his own time period, shortly after WWII, but the themes he wrote about are still present today. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury criticizes illusion of happiness, oppression, and loss of self, not only his fictitious society, but our society in real life, too.

I believe Ward does try to open up the minds of people of all ethnicities. There is always more than one side to every story and as human beings, we don't always see that. She wants us to open up and see the other persons point of view and be able to understand their struggles and all they go through each and everyday. Many people say that there needs to be a change in the world regarding racism. I agree, but we have to be willing to change to see a change.