Lucia Brewer Mrs. Khunen ELA (3) 12/26/22 Creative Title When one lives with 5,000 other people, it shouldn't be too unusual for someone to stand out. Think of how many people a person could come across in a single day, each with a distinct personality and expression. Now, imagine that 4,999 of these people are entirely identical, in the way they think, the way they act, and the way they speak. They are all clones, and only one stands out. Only one has unique perspectives and ideas. In a crowd of 5,000 identicals, should standing out even be attempted? Is the social risk worth the rewards this unique perspective could bring? These are the questions Dhalia must explore in the dystopian novel Brave New Girl by Rachel Vincent. In a futuristic …show more content…
After meeting Trigger, a defense cadet who should have never spoken to her; Dhalia begins to explore a new side of herself. Disastrously, the government discovers Dhalia’s secret and threatens to destroy her and her 4,999 identicals. Her only family for 16 years of her life. With this in mind, Dhalia is forced to question whether the risks continue to be worth it. If she dies her unique ideas die with her. The compelling theme in the dystopian novel Brave New Girl, by Rachel Vincent, is that people should prioritize their unique needs over society's oppressive expectations. Readers begin to understand how prioritizing unique needs is essential when Dhalia learns that defense cadets are all different, allowing them to be successful. While in the broken-down elevator with Dhalia, Trigger reveals a "long, jagged scar winding around the flesh below his elbow," (Vincent 26). He …show more content…
Dhaila describes it as "perfectly formed and covered in a thin reddish skin. Though it was grown without fertilizers constant attention or proper spacing, I see no obvious flaws in this wild peanut," (Vincent 82). This is significant because the contrast between wild peanuts and those grown within the city is comparable to the difference between "wild" people, and the government clones. At this moment, Dhalia discovers that this wild peanut is just as perfect, if not more perfect than those grown in the city. This peanut had to focus on its own unique needs because where it was grown it was facing challenges that other peanuts weren't. If it had attempted to follow the exact expectations of nutrients that other peanuts had, it would not have reached its full potential. This circumstance is the same for Dhalia because, for 16 years of her life, she has denied that she has different needs and perspectives than her identicals. Furthermore, she is realizing that due to this she has been holding back on many accomplishments. This idea is continued as Dhaila states, "I want to know if peanuts that grow all on their own, with no one micromanaging their environment, can possibly be as strong as peanuts grown side by side in a bed of thousands under ideal circumstances," (Vincent 83). This passage further highlights how this
George Washington carver was best known for finding multiple uses for peanuts, to be exactly
Carver made more than three hundred products involving the peanut (Gates and West). He invented peanut oil to help the
In Girl Rising (2013), reveals how gender discrimination negatively affects the future of many women and continues to be prominent in society through forced marriages, extreme poverty, and/or labor obstacle. Girl Rising (2013) reveals heartrending stories of nine girls from different countries to show how these girls overcome great obstacles to obtain an education and change their fate. Each of these girls was paired with a writer from their own country to help tell Soka story. Young girls that were faced extreme poverty, forced marriage, and forced labor (Robbin, 2013). Each story is written by a writer from the girl’s native country and is narrated by renowned actresses such as Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett, Salma Hayek, and Meryl Streep
What about this society has made them all like these clones? Well for starters the individuality. The books represented more than books they represented their own opinions, secondly how technology has affected connection. They replaced everything by advanced technology that were all programed the same. Lastly the information that was given to them was all given by the people of higher power and some government.
He had no known family, but for three days after his death thousands of people from all around the country came to see him and give their respects. He opened the eyes of many individuals to the racial injustice as well as continued serving as a mentor to black students until the day he died. After his passing, the Carver Museum at Tuskegee gave him merit to 287 peanut by-products (in-text), which included, but not limited to, food and beverages, cosmetics, and medicinal preparations. He was also credited to his work with sweet potatoes that totaled 159 commodities. Most of the by-products were more fanciful than practical for none were commercially successful.
Why do you think you're unique? Is it your personality, your looks, or your race? Whatever the case may be, each person has a certain quality that makes them stand out in society. The novel "Anthem" by Russian-American author Ayn Rand was originally published in 1938. An inventive young guy in Anthem discovers his potential and comes to completely embrace his uniqueness.
As one race in one kingdom sharing one phylum, it is easy to think that everyone is the same. That people have no difference and it would be better if every human was all the same. From head to toe, there are differences, different clothing styles, different hair, and yes, even different skin color. Looking even deeper there are different likes, dislikes, passions, and humor. As humans we think individually, making us unique.
The director makes the argument that unorthodox behavior is worse than murder to portray that unorthodoxy threatens more than the life of one person. Unorthodoxy is so dangerous for the reason that it threatens the whole society, it strikes at society itself (pg.148). D.C.H dislikes Bernard for Bernards heretical views on soma and sport, unorthodox sex life, and refusal to obey teaching of Ford. To humiliate Bernard D.C.H exposes Bernard. For instance, he states, “ this man who stands before you hear, this Alpha-Plus to whom so much has been given, and from whom, in consequence so much must be expected, this colleague of yours or should I anticipate and say this ex colleague?
George Washington Carver is the scientist whose biological discovery has made the greatest impact on my life. He was best known for the many uses he devised for the peanut. Mr. Carver was a prominent African-American “Scientist, Inventor, Botanist, and Chemist.” The peanut-including dyes, plastics, and gasoline. He works in plant pathology, however, established his reputation as a brilliant botanist.
George Washington Carver’s work with cotton, sweet potatoes, and peanuts made an impact. George Washington Carver encouraged farmers to plant peanuts instead of cotton because of the boll weevil. The peanuts could improve the soil structure and quality. Similar to the use of planting soybeans in a crop rotation with corn. With peanuts being a legume plant which means the they are able to fix nitrogen in the soil.
Although the soldier he killed was an enemy soldier, instead of vilifying him he was able to humanize the man. O’Brien was able to describe the physical appearance of the soldier and imagine her life before war. The author was able to portray an emotional connection and made the line between friend and enemy almost vanish. This was able to reveal the natural beauty of shared humanity even in the context of war’s horror. O’Brien is able to find the beauty in the midst of this tragic and horrible event.
Children in this generation are the future, and if we maintain the excessive need for similarity, we will fail as a society. The world we live in today is already struggling with its societal values, and without uniqueness, nothing will change. Without the person-to-person distinction, the world turns gray and
After George Washington Carver introduced his new food inventions,such as peanut milk and oil,their economy bloomed (“George Washington Carver”). A new realization of a multitude of options for their produce that could only be limited by creativity, lead to the increase of economic opportunities because now they did not have to go with the traditional options of producing their goods. This benefited farmers everywhere and is exemplified in grocery stores with the seemingly endless variety of
In “Girl Unprotected”, Sports writer and journalist Laura Robinson argues that if you examine the Judicial system, then you will find a strong bias against victims of hockey abuses with an emphasis against women. Throughout her essay, Robinson uses the case against Mike Danton and the NHL to emphasize the issues of gender inequality and the lack of recognition to the abuses in hockey. In her essay, Laura Robinson begins her argument by claiming that “women’s bodies were only allowed to be adjectives to describe men” (Robinson 326). By doing so, she suggests that women’s bodies are all that the men in hockey care about while their mind’s and talents are ignored and lack in value. To reinforce her thesis, Robinson also includes a quote from a
In addition, Ishiguro utilizes the clones as a reflection to human morality. All humans face adversities in life that are inexorable, death being one certain source of trauma. When Tommy, Kathy’s boyfriend, must donate his vital organs and face death, he compares life to a “river” where “the current is too strong” and they will inevitably “drift apart” (Ishiguro 282). By comparing life to a fast-moving river, Tommy realizes that tragedies like death is unavoidable. Therefore, Tommy and Kathy cherish the time they have left together rather than anguishing.