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    Democracy is considered as a peaceful entity and the world without war. American President Woodrow Wilson, for example, believes that “democracy is inherently peace desiring and consequently contributes to the world peace, replacing war-like political regime (Gat, 2006)”. Democracy is a system of government, consisted of four key elements. Firstly, it is a means of choosing the leaders of the citizens and replacing the government through an election. It is also called a representative democracy as

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    evolves with the idea of survival of the fittest; there is always competition for control in an environment. This idea supports the theory that power is fleeting and that there is nothing in creation that reigns permanently all-powerful. In War of the Worlds H.G. Wells uses title, setting, and irony to convey the theme that when a force stands as the most potent entity in a system, there is always another power to put the other in check. Herbert George Wells was an English writer born on September

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    War of the Worlds is a novel written by Herbert George (H.G.) Wells in the year 1898. It is a story of and alien invasion that takes place in London, England and how humanity as a whole come together in the toughest possible situation, against the odds, and in the face of adversity, and still come out victorious despite the countless numbers of dead. Destroyed buildings and landmarks. And at times loss of hope. In this report, I will be discussing three of the most important terms of the book: conflict

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    The War of the Worlds

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    The War of the Worlds When earth is invaded, what will happen? Great science fiction novels explore many scenarios like this. The likelihood of an Alien invasion is still a highly talked about topic in science fiction today. But none approach the subject of alien invasions like The War of the Worlds. When looking for a science fiction novel a reader has a wide array of books to choose from. One would want to choose a classic science fiction novel that is engaging and believable. H.G. Wells’ novel

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    existed for as long as history can tell. Due to the reasons like this, we humans have placed ourselves on the top of the social hierarchy while simple, “weak” organisms have been placed on the bottom. This idea is loosely present in the novel The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, where the human race is invaded by aliens from the planet Mars, called Martians. Although we have placed ourselves on the top of the social hierarchy, Wells argues that even though we have such advanced weapons, an entity exists

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    he’s around relating to his “other world” presence. Mrs Birling is a character that is affected by the Inspector in a superficial way: she’s more bothered about what other people will think about her being involved than how she actually helped kill a poor woman. We see the two contrasts of how Sheila reacts and how Mrs Birling reacts which is effective as Priestly is able to demonstrate that the Inspector is like a conscience of the family; like in the real world some people are able to ignore their

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    The War of the Worlds is a fictional novel written by H.G Wells in the year 1898. It was one of the first stories that shows a scenario of conflict between the human race and extraterrestrials. It was published by Dover Publications, Inc with a copyright date set in 1997. The book has 145 pages. The story takes place in London, England in the final years of the 19th century.The conflict is external(man vs man) and towards the end of the story, becomes internal(man vs self). All is normal in London

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    ENG 3c Culminating Assignment The War of the Worlds: Book and movie adaptation comparison By Magaidh Gordon Part A: Summary Text: The War of the Worlds (1898), a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, is the first-person narrative of an unnamed protagonist's (and his brother's) adventures in Surrey and London as Earth is invaded by aliens. Written in 1895, it is one of the earliest stories that details a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race. Despite its age, this

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    On October 30, 1938 Orson Welles would scared the nation with his radio broadcast titled “The War of the Worlds.” The American people became hysterical that an actual alien invasion was happening right before their ears. They could hear what was going on while it was broadcasting live on the radio. It was with this notion that Welles fooled his listeners. He could do this by interrupting the broadcast multiple times and have reporters interview eye witnesses. This came at a time when the American

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    Aliens Take Over To Alter Life For All In both “Zero Hour” and The War of the Worlds the beginning of the end leaves everyone in peril of formidable extraterrestrials. In similar fashion, the events lead them to take extraordinary measures when they are put in danger from the invasion. The authors of “Zero Hour” and The War of the World's portray alien invasions with characters that struggle during different events because of the author’s vision of technology during the invasion

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