Sky Is Falling

There are many reasons why people take risks even though it is crazy and impossible. For example, in the memoir, “The Other Side of the Sky”, it shows that Farah Ahmedi is climbing a mountain with a prosthetic leg. In the fictional story, “Rikki-tikki-tavi”, in this story the mongoose, Rikki-tikki-tavi takes the risk of going into a snake 's burrow which has a high possibility that he will be killed. In the poem, “The Song of Wandering Aengus”, Aengus goes on a crazy mission that might take his whole life to accomplish which is to find the “glimmering girl” because he is in love with that girl. Aengus wanted to find the “glimmering girl” that he in love with, while Rikki-tikki-tavi and Farah Ahmedi wanted

P144 "What should have been the crowning moment of Bernard's whole career had turned out to be the moment of his greatest humiliation." He had tried to elevate himself, to become accepted in a society that shunned him, by using the savage, but it had backfired and therefore the reader can sympathise. Not only had he lost the respect of his peers and fellow Alphas, but also he had lost the respect of someone who was, in many ways, so similar to him. Bernard can be pitied immensely for his ability to sense, see and appreciate things of beauty and as he could value and enjoy his

            Bernard Marx was alienated in the Brave New World because of his general appearance. As an Alpha Plus, Bernard was unusually short and ugly. Suggested by Fanny, Bernard's condition resulted from an error when he was still in a bottle, the workers

In conclusion, Bernard is interested in pursuing his personal desires, instead of conforming to society because he doesn’t like the way society is and what it is restricting people from.

Bernard is shown multiple times in the book reciting the amount of times something has been repeated through hypnopædia. “Never put off fun till tomorrow the fun you can have today” (93). This quote be Lenina is counter by Bernard with “Two hundred repetitions, twice a week from fourteen to sixteen and a half” (94). This shows that Bernard is also rebelling against this government control, recognizing where he was supposed to be programmed. Other examples of these programmed sentences include “My word, I'm glad I'm not a Gamma” (63), “I'm so glad i'm a Beta” (27) and

In a society where happiness is an easily achievable goal with the help of pills, Bernard is an outcast. He is a quirky Alpha in the World State who is always struggling to fit in and be accepted by society. His odd characteristics lead many including Fanny to say that the hatchery, “ put alcohol in his blood-surrogate”(Huxley 46). For example Bernard enjoys spending time alone and thinking about life, whereas the rest of society is playing Obstacle Golf. His smart and shy ways earn him an odd place in society, where he is not accepted by the community. When Lenina mentions having sex with Bernard in public, he shyly whispers, “Hadn’t we talk about this somewhere else”(Huxley 58). This action just shows how uncomfortable casual sex makes Bernard

Once again, in this quote, the theme of human importance and the need for individuality is expressed. Bernard recognizes himself as a separate individual. He does not want to be swept away to unconsciousness by the soma, but would rather stay aggravated in reality. Through Bernard, the author is explaining that it is important to be oneself even through trials, because no one else, however jolly, is completely content.

When Bernard is exiled to Iceland he is unhappy and decides to go the reservation even when told he shouldn’t. When in London his popularity increases and takes advantage of his new status. He used his new status to get to women, but those women were promised that they would get to meet John through knowing Bernard. Also with being exiled Bernard becomes more independent and individualized. “And then he spends most of his time by himself—alone." There was horror in Fanny's voice.”(pg 35) This is the beginning of where Bernard’s defining feature is a downfall and a virtue. It defines his virtue because it makes an individual to be alone. It’s also a downfall because it makes him insecure and manipulative to John.

The search for companionship is the feat of people's existence. The lack of companionship can make someone feel completely invisible. People crave companionship and they take what companionship they feel they deserve. When someone feels so alone they feel as if no one could possibly understand them or their actions. In The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls Thea Atwell is a young girl who is sent far away from her home by her parents because of her actions. Unlike Thea in Welcome to the Dollhouse Dawn Wiener is ignored and misunderstood while she is home. Both girls feel alone and experience many of the same feelings, but these feeling come from completely different situations. Dawn is unloved and mistreated because of the way she looks, her

The way the men speak of the women disgusts Bernard; they act as if the women are pieces of meat. Both men from both novels have some sort of physical flaw that outcasts them from the rest of the people. Bernard is shorter than most and Jonas has unusual eyes.

The concept of vicarious reinforcement is continued on as Astrid plays the new role of a church-going, born-again believer in attempt to please Carolee, her new foster mother. As Astrid begins to process the information of her environment she quickly learns the consequences of not fitting the desired mold. Astrid attempts to please all members of her new foster family, yet is outed when Carolee begins to feel threatened by Astrid’s beauty. As the tables begin to turn within the family Astrid clings to the only support she has, Ray. This shift in adornment

Balance is key. Historically, when an idea is too far towards either end of a spectrum (generally described as being “extreme”), severe repercussions can occur. In the world of politics, spectrums are quite popular, and are used to define and organize people as well as their ideas. For example, the Jacobin Club, an extremist political party during the French Revolution, established a revolutionary dictatorship and encouraged the Reign of Terror, which ultimately led to the mass-executions of over 16,000 French citizens. Due to their imbalance of ideas and leadership styles, the Jacobin’s produced results that did more harm than good to the French people. Much like the Jacobins, the main character in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo,

[A]How is it that people can power through the most troubling parts of their lives? How can people get past the difficulties that have made others quit? [B]Hope is a necessary drive to get people past the everyday challenges life tosses in their direction. [C]It provides people with the right mindset to overcome obstacles and to continue working hard to achieve the goals they set.[D]Hopes, dreams and goals push people to overcome the difficulties and obstacles that stand in their way of achieving greatness.

In Ibo culture, the men rule with ultimate power and strength, over their wives, community, and their families. When the Christian missionaries threaten the culture of the Ibo people, the fear that dominates the community is displayed in how they treat the visitors. The civilians are subject to constant fear of destruction of culture, and they gain revenge over the missionaries by inflicting this terror on them. In Chinua Achebe’s historical fiction novel Things Fall Apart, Achebe develops the theme that fear is dangerous to relationships through imagery and motifs of strength and power.

1975 "The time is fast drawing near for the reality that was foreshadowed by the Jubilee of liberty to be proclaimed throughout the earth to all mankind.. Most certainly the near future would be the most appropriate time for it. God 's own written Word indicates that it is the appointed time for it.. In this twentieth century an independent study has been carried on that does not blindly follow some traditional chronological calculations of Christendom, and the published timetable resulting from this independent study gives the date of man 's creation as 4026 B.C.E. So six thousand years of man 's existence on earth will soon be up, yes, within this generation.. Since the time of Ussher intensive study of Bible chronology has been carried