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1.  I believe that Ray Bradbury started the novel like this because it summed up on who he was, a fireman, and I believe its pleasurable for him and others to burn books due to the lack of attention on reading them. 2.  The books are compared to birds because they are being burned and the remains are dispersing onto the environment. 3.  Clarisse sounds a little bit more educational while Montag sounds like a sad person who happens to enjoy watching things burn. 4.  The technology in the novel seems a little bit more soothing since its ocean waves but still, addicting in a way since Mildred can't let go of it. As for the technology we have nowadays, it seems a bit more downgrading and still, addicting..more addicting actually. I don't think it makes much of a difference in their lives though. 5.  I believe that the author does this so that the audience can know how Montag really feels and why. 6.  I believe the author introduces Clarisse to us first because...

1. The theme of The Pedestrian is the dangers of  technology to society and humanity.  2. Bradbury gets this message across when he explains about how there was no one in the cop care but just a machine talking to him. Also, when Bradbury talks about seeing flashes through people curtains as in people were just at home watching TV.  3. Bradbury’s tone towards the story is of cautionary because he takes the reader 100 years forward where machines control humans.  4. People don’t walk as much anymore because there are cars. If you don’t have a car then there’s a bus ride. Or a bike. Or a friend. But now there are so many ways for transportation that you don’t need to walk.  5. I think self driving cars should just be used in case of emergency. Let’s say you’re not feeling good so you wanna get to the hospital. You can program the car to take you there. Other than that, people should stop being lazy and get there hands on the steering wheel.  6. I fee...

Prufrock and Gatsby are different from the inside because Prufrock knows he’s getting old and that’s why for him he is getting worthless. No, Gatsby is first insecure but eventually starts strive by for his dream to come true with Daisy and he just doesn’t realize that he has no chance. You do see this in real life. Also, a lot of people I know, even myself, have appeared someway on the outside but felt another way on the inside.

The themes in The Great Gatsby and Prufrock are of loneliness and wanting to be loved and worth something. Both Gatsby and Prufrock need the heat. There lives become miserable because they are too cold.

Saul Salcido 03/11/2018 English 3 Period 3 The Great Gatsby Essay The Great Gatsby is a great book written by a great author. The setting of this book mostly takes place in a rich neighborhood. Also, a lot of characters are rich but none are like Jay Gatsby. Reading this book makes many of us want to strive for success but don't want to end up depressed or even dead like Gatsby does at the end. Today I will be writing about what the American Dream really is. Also, I will be identifying if pursuing the American Dream is necessarily a good thing. The American Dream can mean different things to different people. Some could understand the saying one way while the others disagree. The reality is that there is only one correct meaning to the saying. Success. The American Dream is the opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative. So as you can see, the American dream is not all about being economically successful. Yes, it does have ...

Watching the movie would give us a source to compare and contrast with the book. Not only will it give us visuals but also we will feel all the emotions better than the book did it.

What I did today in class is something I would like to do everyday. I know it’s not possible because we have to get other things done but I would like to because I really took advantage of it and it really helped me out. After all, the present just prepares us for the future.