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    Change is an idea best characterized by the evolution of one object, or one point in time, to another. In the three essays, ¨Shooting an Elephant”, written by George Orwell, “The Lottery”, by Shirley Jackson, and “Get It Right: Privatize Executions” by Arthur Miller, all show the subject of change through different lights. The pieces reveal the need for a modification, be it in self, community, or in the world, and that these transformations will only happen if someone makes a motion for it to occur

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    The Literary Impact of George Orwell George Orwell, born as Eric Arthur Blair, was a British journalist and author. His works were compelling, especially, when it comes to his strong political beliefs. He is considered one of the most widely admired English-language essayists of the twentieth century. As Elkins points out, he is best known for the two novels that were written toward the end of his life: the anti-utopian political allegory Animal Farm and the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four

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    3. Orwell: A society without privacy In order to analyse deeply about the dystopian concept in Beholder and Watchdog2, here is another example game named Orwell, which basically express same dystopian thoughts as Watchdogs series. It released on 20th October 2016, which developed by a German group named Osmotic Studios. The game idea was directly encouraged by a surveillance program named PRISM which disclosure by a Central Intelligence Agency employee Edward Snowden in 2014. His PowerPoint slides

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    the name Georges. His father was Adolphe Bizet, a hairdresser/wigmaker turned singing teacher with no familial background in the art of music. However, his mother was Aimee Delsarte, an accomplished pianist from a musically prominent family. Aimee’s brother, Francois was well-known singer and teacher who performed in many royal courts. Not only that, but Francois’s wife, Rosine, was a child prodigy and became an assistant professor at the Conservatoire de Paris at the age of 13. Georges Bizet did

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    Ah Shit! 5:30! I’m not ready to get out of bed… It’s too early to get up, and my race doesn’t start till 11:30. I should get on the shower so I can wake up, but I’m not ready to have my last race of my high school career. In the shower, I began to panic about how life was moving too fast, and I told myself to calm down. I got out of the shower ran to my room and began gathering my clothes that I needed. I out my clothes on and my mom yells out “Marcus!! What do you want for breakfast!?” she said

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    INTRO (DIVYA) Air Liquide, a global company that specializes in gases, technologies and services for the industry and health, was founded in France in 1902 by Georges Claude and Paul Delorme. Shortly after acquiring investments from 24 shareholders within a short period, their incredible journey began (in-text citation). Today, they operate on a global scale, present in over 80 countries (in-text citation). To focus primarily on Air Liquide’s activities based in the United States and Canada over

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    you can think of, thoughts drift to warm meals, clean clothes, clear cool water. Then one’s soul sinks into depression, the feeling of defeat, the temptation to give up and surrender just for a taste of some food. This is just the war that General George Washington and the continual army faced in the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge. General Washington was face with the loss of his Army, through extremely low moral brought on by lack of food, and other necessary supplies. The reason for such a

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    The Battle of Long Island The American Revolutionary War took place from 1775 to 1783. The war made the thirteen colonies of the United States of America independent from Great Britain. One of the first major battles of the American Revolution was The Battle of Long Island. The Battle of Long Island was the first battle that took place after the United States declared its independence on July 4, 1776. The battle took place in August 1776 and proved to both sides that the upcoming war would

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    entertainment and a relief from the complexity of human responsibilities without realizing the negative consequences of online interaction. When an individual willingly reveals their thoughts to a public, permanent domain, they waive their right to control. George Orwell accurately portrays the dangers of excessively revealing thoughts in his novel, “1984” through his depiction of the “thought police,” which invades the minds of citizens to

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    Once short story writer George Saunders said ‘’when you read a short story, you come out a little more aware and a little more in love with the world around you’’. To write a thoughtful short story you should include different characteristics such as making your short story exciting, intriguing, and realistic. These characteristics will help make a satisfying short story. The Interlopers is a very exciting short story because it is about a family feud between Ulrich’s family and Georg’s family

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