Ray Bourque

Life delivers many problems, which, even though bad, come with new experiences and life lessons. Symbolism is portrayed in all problems and can lead back to a certain event, or important memory in one’s life. Problems are shown throughout the novel Tangerine, a book written by Edward Bloor. These problems are symbolic references, and can be anything from muck fires to koi fish to sinkholes. Families never die, and neither do muck fires, chosen to represent perfect families without secrets or…

Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451 takes place in a dystopian world where there is constant war. Protagonist, Guy Montag is a fireman who ironically ignites fires rather than put them out. The responsibilities of being a fireman consist of destroying all existing books for the government. Montag is married to the unhappy, shallow, Mildred. Montag’s inner self versus outer self dilemma begins when Montag realizes he is not happy. Internally, Montag is dissatisfied with his marriage, the lack…

Montag’s Change through the Story In Nazi Germany, Hitler burned any book he did not agree with and nobody stood up to him. No one stood up to him until war broke out and resulted in millions of deaths. A much similar thing occurs in Fahrenheit 451, the dystopian society burns books and makes them illegal and no one stands up to them until Montag stands up for what is important to him. Montag experienced many things that have changed him to have courage and stand up to the dystopian society.…

“They whisper many strange things, of the towers which rose to the sky, in those Unmentionable Times, and of the wagons which moved without horses, and of the lights which burned without flame. But those times were evil” (20). In Equality 7-2521’s society, the technology and advancement are drastically behind the level we are today; however, this world is set to take place in the future. This situation is strictly caused by the sense of “we” in Anthem’s world. This society lives by “What is not…

In the novel Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury there society is much different than our society today. First off, some things from our society. We have women who work to pay their bills and for food. We read books, write books, share books, books are not illegal. Also, our society is a utopia compared to Guys society. We have all the amendments, which protect our right. Our firefighters put out fires and help people get out of of houses that burn down. This is the society of our people. Next,…

Becoming You Who do you think you are? All people are different and they all take different routes to becoming themselves. There are many autobiographies out there and numerous accounts of people’s childhoods. Many factors go into the making of you such as your childhood, your parents and your dedication to your studies. Becoming a creative person can be credited to ample amounts of free time as a child, or becoming a scholar can be credited to an undying dedication to seeking knowledge;…

“A Sound of Thunder” In Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder,” the protagonist, a man named Eckels, pays a time travel company to take him on a trip back in time. Specifically, the purpose of the trip is to shoot a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Although the time travel company carefully plans the trip to avoid disturbing the course of history, it does not go as they plan because humans are not perfect. In fact, Bradbury conveys the idea that mankind is corrupt throughout the plot. The protagonist, setting,…

In Dante’s Inferno we see a story about a man and his descent into hell, he travels into different areas or circles of hell and witness’s the punishment or symbolic retribution that each circle holds. Dante’s tale happened in the 1300’s so what would one of those circles look like today? Lets take for an example the politician. The politician is a man or woman, who is supposed to represent, and protect the average American. However, as we see every night on the nightly news, most politician…

There are many uses of fire in our daily lives. Humanity uses fire as a source of heat, the use of lighting, for cooking, and as source of energy. In "Great Expections" Charles Dickens uses fire in the book for those specific reasons as well but he also uses uses it as a good reference of emotion. A good example of a common use of fire in "Great Expectations" is blacksmithing. Fire provides a livelihood for Joe at the forge. Another example, Joe relaxes in the comforting warmth in the evenings.…

Dental Nursing 5234 Unit 307 Written Questions Q1) How you might support patients during the taking of radiographs? There are a few ways how we can support patient during taking radiographs: - Reassure them (same patients can be very nervous) - If the patient attends with child or escort, nurse has responsibility to move everybody, except patient, out of the room during taking radiographs - Dental nurse may back up dentist when he is explaining what is going to happen - Assure patient of…