How is ‘Harrison Bergeron’ a Satire?

“Harrison Bergeron” was initially distributed in 1961, by Kurt Vonnegut. “Harrison Bergeron” was composed as a type of parody, to deride people sees that everyone ought to be equivalent in all angles. ( Harrison Bergeron Satire) This story happens in 2081, in a general public where everybody is as far as anyone knows break even […]

Analysis of “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut

“Harrison Bergeron” was originally published in 1961, by Kurt Vonnegut. “Harrison Bergeron” was written as a form of satire, to mock individuals views that everybody should be equal in all aspects. ( Harrison Bergeron Satire) This story takes place in 2081, in a society where everyone is supposedly equal through the use of handicaps that […]

Equality Versus Freedom in ‘‘Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut

Harrison Bergeron is a warning to modern-day society about the problem with the quest for equality. Harrison Bergeron shows that in the quest for equality many of the small things that make each human different and unique are destroyed. The story focuses on Harrison Bergeron the main character throughout the short story and paints him […]

Understanding the Harm of Hate Crime

Societies have always experienced struggles and conflicts due to race, sexual orientation and religion. These conflicts emerge from personal and stereotypical feelings of hate towards a particular person or group. As time has evolved these instances have been labeled as hate crimes. Hate crimes are identified as a criminal offense influenced by spiteful, hateful, and […]

Hate Crimes: their Nature and the Laws Connected with them

Hate crimes are crimes based on prejudice that occur when an individual targets someone else because of their race, religion, and sexual orientation or another group they may belong to. The FBI?s Civil Rights program has hate crimes as their highest priority because of the crushing impact they have on families and communities. The Bureau […]

Combating Anti-Muslim Hatred

Hate is a problem in this world, especially hate targeted towards specific people. People are hated for their religion. People are hated for how they identify. People are even hated for what they like. People get hurt and even killed because of this unfair hate. This problem is hurting groups of people like Muslims, Jews, […]

‘Byronic Hero’ in Wuthering Heights

Haunting and filled with unconventional love, the gothic tragedy Wuthering Heights is a prime example of Emily Bronte’s obsession and inspiration with George Gordon’s own character. The satanic characteristics and lack of “heroic virtue” gives the Byronic Hero a twist compared to a morally sound hero (Thorslev 187). Lord Byron’s extensive collection of poems provided […]

“Odyssey” and Margaret Atwood’s “Siren Song”

Have you ever been tricked into doing something? If you have then you can understand “The Odyssey” and “Siren Song” that the evil creatures have the most beautiful voices, Sirens, trick sailors into going to their island for them. In “The Odyssey” you get the Odyssues’s point of view who is a sailor and in […]

Can we Trust Patagonia?

Have you ever checked the labels on your clothes to see where they come from? Do the companies provide safe and fair conditions to the workers? You may not have known that some of these workers work up to 20 hours a day to make the product you need. There are some companies that use […]

Importance of Foster Care Agencies

The foster care agency takes in about 250,000 kids every year. Having that many children entering the system increases the issues of finding the proper caregiver for a child. Just as these problems are created, many effects can develop for the child that can last short-term and possibly long-term. Luckily, there are many ways to […]