Horrible Histories

nothing is wrong with his life. He loves his job. He is just like everyone else. Blank and empty inside, Montag wears a mask of happiness on the outside. In the very beginning, he loves to burn books. Afterall, he is a fireman, whose job is to burn the horrible books. For him “it was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things blackened and changed” (1). Montag was just another person brainwashed by television and the lies of government. Montag would have never suspected that Clarisse is

How many times have you had a conversation with someone about how you were raised? I can guarantee that at least one person mentioned that they were disciplined through punishments or maybe this person might actually be you. The person who was forced to deal with punishments as a child most likely became more disciplined earlier than everyone else and most likely still is. To be clear, the intended definition of punishments to be used is a penalization for committing an act that would be considered

Christopher Reeve once said “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endures in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” In other words, a hero is a normal person who is able to be strong and persevere despite difficult obstacles preventing them. In the book, Beowulf, the the nephew of the king of the land of the geats, helps Hrothgar, another king, kill a series of monsters that threaten his kingdom. He helps Hrothgar kill Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, and The Firedrake. Beowulf

In The Jungle, Jurgis struggles with his life in America and has trouble finding a job to support himself, his family, and pay off his debts, like the wedding. He is able to find a job, but it does not pay well and the working conditions are horrible. After hurting himself and going to jail, he is unable to find another job and does whatever he can to try to make money. The union workers eventually become aware that they

team say, firmly, no. They should not. Even in the world of The Giver, in the supposed utopia of the Community, it is clear that families should not be decided and designed by the government. First off, we see that great sacrifices, sacrifices so horrible to the point of being terrible crimes in our world, are made to achieve these so called, “perfect” families of The Giver. The most obvious of these is the release, or should I say murder, of twins. A mother gives birth to two beautiful, healthy children

How many times have you had a conversation with someone about how you were raised? I can guarantee that at least one person mentioned that they were disciplined through punishments or maybe this person might actually be you. The person who was forced to deal with punishments as a child most likely became more disciplined earlier than everyone else and most likely still is. To be clear, the intended definition of punishments to be used is a penalization for committing an act that would be considered

Though there are many horrible things that have happened in America’s history, Americans actions during these events will provide hope for the future. There are numerous events that have happened in America’s history: many wars, natural disasters, and terrorist attacks; looking back on this history, Americans can learn and have hope for the future. There have been many wars in American history. Through all of the hardships of war, the American people have come together for each other. Civilians have

heart defect, I could no longer pursue strenuous physical activity. To occupy my copious amounts of immobile time in recovery, my attention turned to reading and painting; it was through these two mediums I was introduced to my now favorite subject, history.

Genocide is always one of the most horrible topics in the whole history of man. This topic jumped out to me , because my native country was destroyed because of a Genocide 100 years ago and became a small and weak country. In 1915 Turkey made a Genocide against Armenia and one and half million Armenians were killed and many more were exiled to the desert of Syria.” Genocide is a crime on a different scale to all other crimes against humanity and implies an intention to completely exterminate the

While examining the works of Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi it becomes apparent that the holocaust was a horrendous time in our human history. However, although both writers went through similar experiences during this time; both seem to reflect and dwell on things differently such as their point of view and lives in the camps as well as the different themes they focus on. In this analysis the stories of the two authors will be compared and as stated above will also focus on how they recount their