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What is the theme of the story Harrison Bergeron

What is the theme of the story Harrison Bergeron?

Who is the protagonist of The Pedestrian

The protagonist of the story The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury is Leonard Mead

How does the setting in Harrison Bergeron affect george

george tires more easily than others because of his neck weights

How does Vonnegut most clearly create irony in his story Harrison Bergeron

Harrison is identified as a genius and athletic - and then referenced as a dangerous threat.

In exhalation what is the inscription hypothesis

The belief that memory is recorded as writing in the brain

How does Bradbury create irony in his story the pedestrian

Mead goes to a psychiatric center for participating in a ordinary activity (apex)

What statements best explains how the structure of this passage supports the author's purpose


The passage shows the effect of natural forces, such as hurricanes, to highlight how nature, over time, will erode artifacts of urban civilization.

What is the setting of the story in The Pedestrian

a deserted neighborhood street

How does Alan Weisman most clearly use text structure to prove his points

He narrates the story of natures destruction by human settlements.

Which technology was originally predicted by a science fiction writer

There are lots of such technologies. Here are two examples:
* Something very similar to cell phones appears in Star Trek. I am not sure which writer thought about that, though.
* Robert Heinlein invented a water bed, but never patented it.

What belief does Postman hold about television

He believes society is affected by the biases of TV

What is the subject matter of the story Exhalation

brain dissection

Why does the government force Harrison Bergeron to wear glasses with thick wavy lenses

B. To give him headaches

on apex hope this helps

Which story element most clearly categorizes Exhalation as a work of science fiction


Its mechanical characters

According to Postman what is the danger of using TV as a castle-in-the-air

Instead of accepting TV for its fantastical elements, we choose to view it as reality.

What does Harrison Bergeron do that angers the government

Identifies himself as better than anyone else

Which science fiction premise is the best example of irony

The desire to keep people secure leads to a future in which the military controls everything.

In "The Pedestrian", what idea mostly clearly indicates that mead is an unusual person in his society

his choice of walking for enjoyment

or

he dont have a TV

Which story element is most often found in dystopian fiction

Government oppression is the other answer

which statement best describes people in harrison bergeron

People are equals due to the enforcement of handicaps

Why doesn't hazel remember that she's crying about the death of her son

Because she doesn't know/remember that she has a son.

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