Burning Chrome

In the beginning of the story, Montag loves his job. He enjoys the feeling of burning books. One example is, “It was a pleasure to burn.” My first impression of Clarisse is that she is an odd and curious young adult. She also seems to be intelligent. The problem with this is that curiosity is shunned in their society and curious people are labeled antisocial. When Clarisse asks if he has read any of the books that he burns, he laughs and says that it’s illegal. He was arrested for being a pedestrian

Technology Against Humanity Technology is a helpful tool that society has become accustomed to using. However, the overuse of technology can lead to disaster. In “The Veldt” and “There Will Come Soft Rains”, Ray Bradbury explores the power that technology holds through the use of futuristic gadgets. Both stories contain smart homes that provide everything for the humans living in the house and show the destruction caused by it. Through these technological advancements, the reader sees how mankind

Outline Worksheet TOPIC: How to survive and prepare for an earthquake. ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN: Sequential Pattern SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To inform the audience on how to prepare for an earthquake. PRIMARY AUDIENCE OUTCOME (I want my audience to…): I want my audience to gain knowledge so they themselves can use the information I presented to prepare for an earthquake. THESIS STATEMENT (A single declarative statement that captures the essence/theme of the speech): Surviving from a major earthquake

“Barn Burning”, a story written by William Faulkner that describes the way a boy decides to “betray” his dad by turn him in because of his crimes. Sartoris, who is just starting to see the difference between right and wrong, has been covering up his dad’s crimes and helping him to commit them. Mr. Snopes, Sartori’s dad, expresses deliberately his methods of making justices with his own hands, and not only that, but also forcing his son to keep his loyalty to him and his family. Eventually, Sartoris

Internal Conflict: Loyalty or Morals Loyalty is a powerful force. Oftentimes it blindsides us and causes us to support things we would not normally. Even do things that we despise. William Faulkner’s Barn Burning illustrates just such a case. Presenting a young boy’s progression from a loyal child, to an independent man as a conflict of loyalty and morals. This boy, Sarty, battles his own forming morals versus his father’s decisions, which leads to his development from child to adult. Faulkner writes

It was a dark gloomy day.keep in mind that these are My favorite days in the week. So I wake up feeling really good. To a point where I question why the hell I feel so good. If you ever had one of those days you know something bad always happens when you feel like that. Well, this day something did happen and to me, it was pretty bad. So anyways it was a Thursday when it all went down. I was in New Orleans for a visit to my grandparents' house. The morning went so smoothly. I remember the fresh smell

I love to volunteer because it constantly teaches me something new about people, about cooperation, about compassion, and about myself. In helping others, I am reminded that we are all in this together and we need to remember to support each other. Life has so much to offer if we remember look beyond ourselves. I chose to volunteer with a domestic violence safe house this semester. This experience has confirmed foe me personally that I have indeed chosen the right major for myself. Volunteerism

Dear Merrys:- I want to tell you another story about a blizzard that struck my family’s house when I was a young girl. “Louisa, come look! Hurry! It’s snowing!” cried Anna, my sister I set my doll down gently on the floor, for I don’t want to hurt her, and I ran over to my sister who was peering out the frost-covered window. I rubbed my sleeve over the pains to try to get a better look at the falling snow. I saw the beautiful flakes falling softly through the sky. Woosh. The wind blew the snow

quote is valid in William Faulkner’s short story, Barn Burning, as it demonstrates the difference in social classes and how their status affects the decisions they make. This is evident in Sarty’s response to his father’s actions, the condition in which Sarty’s family lives in and the treatment his family receives, and Sarty’s choices that evidently forced Sarty to betray someone he cares about or be true to himself. The story Barn Burning centralized around a boy name Sarty and his tenant farmer

In “Barn Burning” by William Faulkner, the main focus is on the Snopes family. Sarty Snopes is a ten-year-old boy, who has to deal with his demeaning father, Abner—who has recently been convicted of arson, so the family is forced to move out of town. Because of this conviction, Sarty is put in a very uncomfortable situation where he might have to testify against his father, which causes several conflicts within the story. Faulkner uses Sarty to portray that not every child grows up with ideal parents