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    Summary: “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. talks about the aspects of society that are supposed to be fair; everyone is equal. However, the story is more detailed in the dialogue between the characters George and Hazel that they were talking about the disabilities in society, anomaly and change in society and the hidden pieces life of the ballerinas. Moreover, finally Harrison a talented, smart 14-year-old son of George and he was a considered unusual in George's society, his son was arrested

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    Harrison Bergeron: A Look Into Acceptance The short story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is about acceptance. It reveals that people, such as Harrison Bergeron, won’t just simply accept things as they are and they will stand up for themselves and others. Harrison was a symbol of the fact that people don't have to sit back and accept injustice. Many of the citizens became accustomed to the injustice and were accepting of it because that was just how things were. Harrison was one of the

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    Michaela Barr Hybrid British Literature Mrs. Rhonda Crombie 7/27/17 Gothic Literature: Then and Now The meaning of the term gothic literature has changed over the years. While many people today associate gothic with horror, the word actually refers to stories that fuse together elements of both horror and romanticism. It has been stated that "gothic writers have always held the colonial fringes to be particularly potent sources of horror for the English imagination, particularly those areas deemed

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    horror film; the rating 15 tells us it probably has some gore in it. As we watch the film, some parts could also be described as thriller. The director Tim Burton is known for his love of Hammer horror films and before starting work on this film he encouraged his team to watch Hammer horror films like "Black Sunday" and "The Fearless Vampire Killers", as this was the effect he wanted to put across in Sleepy Hollow. The film focuses on images or darkness, conflict, references

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    Mexican director Guillermo Del Toro, and Kate Bush’s song “Hammer Horror” — I admire both artists greatly, so I went in the Hammerverse with my eyes wide open. In regards to the evolution Terence Fischer took the genre into, it could be said that grabbed horror by the haunches and pulled into a new, appalling era. Author Sinclair McKay, writing for The Telegraph, describes the reception for the early Hammer films, “Indeed, when the Hammer Horrors first appeared with The Curse of Frankenstein in 1957

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    In a few notes, who can identify a song? Beat Shazam, a new game show on FOX, answers this question in front of a live studio audience with a few lucky contestants walking away with cash. This week the show continues with special guest MC Hammer joining the fun. Watching the show, it’s pretty obvious that some folks have a soul that absorbs music. Excited to be on stage and willing to push the limits, the contestants seem to really embrace the beats and come up with the necessary answers. At home

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    And this is where the commercialization began. In the early 90s you saw Hammer dancing for everyone from Kentucky Fried Chicken to Pepsi. He had a network cartoon called Hammerman and even had an MC Hammer doll.” This before Jay Z became relevant to the “rap game”. Mc Hammer was the true pioneer of turning hip hop into a big business and I believe made the creation of many other artist to go and make money and also be great

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    easily watched and shared which contributed to the overall progression of these different dance styles. The Running Man was a dance style that was popularized by MC Hammer. According to a website titled 5 Influential Dance Moves From the ‘90s- How Many Do you Remember? It states “ The move (The running man) evolved out of Africa, However MC Hammer had put it on the map in the United

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    One of the first famous Hip Hop Deejays was Dj Kool Herc. He was an 18 year old Jamaican immigrant who introduced huge sound systems of Jamaica to many parties in the city of New York. He used two turn tables to blend percussion based beats with older songs and popular dance songs to create a continuous flow of music. Along with Kool Herc other Deejays such as Grand Wizard Theodore, Afrika Bambaataa, and Grandmaster Flash. These Deejays were also known for being the first to isolate the break beat

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    In the 1980s there was many historic events such as… Ronald Reagan he was born in february 6th 1911 Tampico IL he died june 5th 2004. He was a great president he served one term as chief and commander he also started as an actor he was wise beyond years in the sense as a president. He passed a lot of bills that helped the people he was a great president in my eyes and looking at him.This country was blessed to have him in the country at this time. The Cold War was also a conflict in the 1980s

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