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    Chaos can turn into flames. Flames can lead into death and a lot more problems. Flames will cause a lot of body injuries. No one will want to see how it feels to be burnt or have a lot of different kinds of burns on them that will be a terrible feeling. Montag had a high internal of control, Montag is a person who only listens to himself and not everyone around him and not no one else. He is a self-person. Montag doesn’t think straight before making his first move. “NO,” Montag

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    “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains” is a short story taken from the book The Martian Chronicles written by Ray Bradbury in 1950. The setting of the story takes place in Allendale, California in August of 2026, where a futuristic house is programmed to wake up the McClellan family and make them breakfast and tend to their everyday needs and wants. The house goes through a routine previously programmed for it along with any other spontaneous requirements from the family. On one of the outside

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    acclaimed, highly-regarded authors of the past century, Ray Bradbury was a phenomenal storyteller that remarkably influenced the popularity of science fiction literature in the modern world. Born on August 20, 1920 into a rather small, poor family in Waukegan, Illinois, Ray moved from town to town as his father searched for work which led to him inhabiting new environments that would later influence some of his work. During this often arduous period, Ray developed an interest in writing as a profession

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    FAHRENHEIT 451 BY RAY BRADBURY Important People in Montag’s Life In Partical Fulfillment Of English 2 Ms Irina Abramov By Helen Hernandez November 9, 2012 “There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them” -Ray Bradbury. In the past there were events that affected book writers. People will get together to burn books because they thought it was inappropriate or they were against their literature. Montag is a fireman in a futuristic society who would start

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    to change the way of a society by being willing to change and think for themselves. Bradbury is trying to predict and warn us on the dangers that are ahead if we keep continuing to rely on technology, machines, and forget the old ways of doing things. Those things such as reading books and newspapers, communicating face to face and not over social media or the phone, and figuring things out for ourselves. Bradbury wants to keep us

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    technology was inferred long before smartphones were created. Although it was written in 1953, the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury envisions a future consumed by electronics akin to today’s society. Fahrenheit 451 mirrors the present society because it exhibits the misuse of technology, the influence that technology has on relationships, and the lust for eternal bliss. First, Bradbury anticipates the current society’s abuse of technology. When Montag enters the firehouse, the Hound reacts hostilely

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    unrealistic. As a society, we have become obsessed and infatuated with violence. Whether it be in action movies, or in studies about how harmful it is, we can 't stop thinking about it. Destruction is one of the significant issues impacting us today. Ray Bradbury starts his dystopian novel, Fahrenheit 451, with the following quote, “It was a special pleasure to see things

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    Ana is a girl who followed trends and participated in activities the “cool kids” did in high school. At first she did it because everyone said it was entertaining, but that was not the case for her. Ana came to the conclusion that it was not amusing; she was only doing it because others said it was for the popularity. She decided not to be like the others. Ana was her own person and was determined to do what was right for her future. Such a follow-the-leader type situation is not uncommon in

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    Ray Bradbury was born August 22, 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois to Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Ester Moberg Bradbury. He had three siblings in total, two older brothers who were twins and a younger sister. One of the twins died before birth, and his younger sister died around the time he was seven. Growing up, his family had problems economically, and it was most likely worsened during the Great Depression. When he was around the age of 12, he decided he wanted to be an author. He made the decision

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    The book that I read for my IRP and will reviewing is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. This book was published by Ballantine Publishing group books in october 1953. Ray Bradbury felt that this 179 page book is a masterpiece.and knew this book would become popular. Fahrenheit 451 is a book in the future were the government outlaws books and history is not taught. The main character is Guy Montag he is a fireman, but in his world fireman are different from what they are today. Fireman start fires instead

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