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    different. In “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., equality is the main issue and no one can get rid of it. In “By the Waters Of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benet, technology and knowledge ruined the world so awful that the only people left totally forgot about technology, even the simple pieces of technology like a sink. Even though “Harrison Bergeron” and “By the Waters of Babylon” are two completely different stories, the futures of them both end up being boring and depressing. They both also give

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    “By the waters of Babylon” Vs Epic of Gilgamesh. A lot of stories concerning religions and cultures have lot of similarities and differences, despite the fact that they are not from the same era of time. Humans used these stories and writings to express their culture and religious views. “By the Waters of Babylon” is very similar to the writings of the Mesopotamian writings in The Epic of Gilgamesh more specificlay “The story of the flood” and “The Return”. These similarities include many

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    dystopian texts such as Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard, And By The Waters Of Babylon by Steven Vincent Benet, a girl who is different from the rest rises in a rebellion to save her people from poverty and mistreatment, and the son of a priest visits a forbidden land where he finds out its downfall. All literature reflects our society because it shows what is happening and what could happen in the future. Red Queen and By The Waters Of Babylon explores how corrupt governments can harm society. They use literary

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    Introduction: Attention Getter: Throughout time, humans have tried to save themselves from their destructive nature with technology which sometimes would backfire right back at them. Background Information: In There Will Come Soft Rains and By the Waters of Babylon humans have been shown to be dead because of their technology and the destruction that came within their hearts. Thesis Statement: Technology can’t save us from our destructive selves. Body Paragraph: Topic Sentence: There Will Come Soft

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    In the Waters of Babylon by Stephen Vincent Benét there was a nuclear bomb that went off and destroyed everything but some people did survive. In There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury there was a nuclear bomb that destroyed everything but a smart house. There Will Come Soft Rains was more disturbing than The Waters of Babylon because of the fact that it is about a house that has a brain type computer chip. The main character in There Will Come Soft Rains is the house and in The Waters of Babylon

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    By the Waters of Babylon Have you ever thought about what kind of technology we will have in the future? Or have you thought about how technology will affect us in the future? In the story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut and the story “By the Waters of Babylon” by Stephen Vincent Benet both the futures with technology look pretty awful. In “Harrison Bergeron” anyone with special gifts or talents are forced to wear a handicap to make them like everyone else in society. In “By the Waters of Babylon”

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    Social reform after the end of the world is never perfect. Fahrenheit 451 and “By the Waters of Babylon” are two enjoyable, thought- provoking stories. The element that seems to drive this quality is found in the characters, especially the protagonists. They play a prominent role in clarifying the conflict and theme as well as bringing forth the main points of the plot. John and Montag, the protagonists of the two stories have nearly identical parts in their plots. What shapes the story are their

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    Two stories with societies treating their people the same, Stephn Vincent Benet’s “By the Waters of Babylon” and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 were written with similarities in their societies that neither of them knew about. The similarities in comparing the theme of censorship between both societies are impressive, and they deserve a complete exploration. Taking a close look will reveal the lack of growth, humans repeating their mistakes, and isolation have affected both societies negatively. When

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    Gita saying “Now I have become Death, the destroyer of worlds. In the story, By the Waters of Babylon by Stephen Vincent Benet, the main character John learns of the downfall of pervious society that ended due to nuclear warfare. Nuclear warfare began around the 1940s, which would be right around when this story was written; which, more likely than note, had an influence on this story. In By the Waters of Babylon the reader learns about the “Place of the Gods”. The “Place of the Gods” is forbidden

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    Both “By The Waters of Babylon” and Fahrenheit 451 are set in a dystopian future after Nuclear war has taken place, Beside that, John from “By The Waters of Babylon” written by Stephen Vincent Benét and Guy Montag Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury have so many similarities that are definitely worth looking into as they go on a search for knowledge and answers. Examples of the similarities would be; that they both have been set on a quest for knowledge, they both found new life both physically

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