The story is set in 2081, where a totalitarian government has enacted laws requiring all citizens to be equal in all physical and mental abilities. George and Hazel Bergeron's son, Harrison, is taken away by the secret police due to his above-average intelligence and athleticism. When news breaks that Harrison has escaped from jail, a photo shows him to be 7 feet tall and heavily burdened with handicaps. Harrison then bursts into a television studio, tears off his handicapping devices, and declares himself emperor, demonstrating his natural physical superiority.
The document provides background on author Kurt Vonnegut and summarizes his short story "Harrison Bergeron." The story is set in 2081 America, where a law requires all citizens to be equal in every way through imposed handicaps. The protagonist, Harrison Bergeron, is imprisoned for being too attractive and athletic. He escapes and interrupts a television broadcast, declaring himself emperor, before being killed by the Handicapper General. The story satirizes ideas of forced equality and conformity in a dystopian futuristic society.
1 harrison bergeron by kurt vonnegut, jr. the year wssuserfa5723
1. The story is set in 2081, in a future where the government has enacted laws to make everyone completely equal in all physical and mental abilities.
2. The main characters, George and Hazel Bergeron, watch ballerinas on TV while wearing devices like ear radios to limit their mental abilities. Their son, Harrison, has been taken away for being too gifted.
3. A news report interrupts, saying Harrison has escaped from jail. He is seen on TV, weighed down by extreme physical handicaps but tearing them off to declare himself Emperor and choosing an unmasked, beautiful ballerina as his Empress.
This document provides background on two inmates, Jack Foley and a Cuban man named Cundo, who have become acquainted while incarcerated at Glades Correctional Institution. It describes their initial meeting and bonding over their shared disdain for racist inmates. It then summarizes stories Cundo tells Foley about his criminal past, including doing time in Cuba, participating in the Mariel boatlift, and his time in Hollywood involved in the cocaine business. Cundo questions Foley about his bank robbing career and 30-year sentence, which Foley explains resulted from losing his temper during a bank getaway.
This document summarizes several influential supernatural/psychological films from 1963 to 2007, including The Haunted Place, The Exorcist, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Paranormal Activity. It provides details on the directors, plot synopses, and underlying themes or subtexts for each film. Key events in the genre are traced, from early films showing gore rarely seen at the time, to more recent films attempting to appear realistic and make audiences believe such events could truly happen.
The document criticizes the portrayal of racial minorities in several television shows and movies. It argues that Black People Meet.com should allow people of all races, that Jersey Shore stereotypes Hispanics as dumb partiers, that Family Guy's Ollie character stereotypes black people as dumb, and that Scary Movie contains racist jokes about black characters. It also says the Asian characters in Awkward are stereotyped as only socializing with other Asians and being smart.
Here are some fictional theories based on the prompts:
- The Theory of Bokanovsky's Process: This theory, proposed in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World, suggests that through advances in artificial wombs and cloning techniques, a single ovum could be stimulated to develop into multiple viable embryos through a process of budding and proliferation, allowing for mass production of human beings optimized for various predetermined roles in a highly regimented caste system.
- The Theory of Relativity: Proposed by Albert Einstein, this theory suggests that the passage of time is experienced differently depending on relative motion and the effects of gravity. An astronaut traveling at near light speed to a distant planet would age only a small amount due to
The document contains summaries and excerpts from J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye". It discusses Holden Caulfield's aspiration to protect children's innocence by catching them before they fall off a cliff, representing the transition to adulthood. It also summarizes Holden's interactions with his former teacher Mr. Antolini and his struggle in his oral expression class due to his digressions. The document analyzes Holden's character and his desire to shield children from the phoniness and meanness of the adult world.
1) The story is set in 2081 where the government has imposed extreme measures to ensure total equality, handicapping anyone with above average attributes.
2) Harrison Bergeron, a 14-year-old genius and athlete, has escaped from jail where he was held for plotting to overthrow the government.
3) During a television broadcast announcing Harrison's escape, he suddenly appears, tears off his handicaps with superhuman strength, and declares himself Emperor, demanding everyone do as he says.
The document provides background on author Kurt Vonnegut and summarizes his short story "Harrison Bergeron." The story is set in 2081 America, where a law requires all citizens to be equal in every way through imposed handicaps. The protagonist, Harrison Bergeron, is imprisoned for being too attractive and athletic. He escapes and interrupts a television broadcast, declaring himself emperor, before being killed by the Handicapper General. The story satirizes ideas of forced equality and conformity in a dystopian futuristic society.
1 harrison bergeron by kurt vonnegut, jr. the year wssuserfa5723
1. The story is set in 2081, in a future where the government has enacted laws to make everyone completely equal in all physical and mental abilities.
2. The main characters, George and Hazel Bergeron, watch ballerinas on TV while wearing devices like ear radios to limit their mental abilities. Their son, Harrison, has been taken away for being too gifted.
3. A news report interrupts, saying Harrison has escaped from jail. He is seen on TV, weighed down by extreme physical handicaps but tearing them off to declare himself Emperor and choosing an unmasked, beautiful ballerina as his Empress.
This document provides background on two inmates, Jack Foley and a Cuban man named Cundo, who have become acquainted while incarcerated at Glades Correctional Institution. It describes their initial meeting and bonding over their shared disdain for racist inmates. It then summarizes stories Cundo tells Foley about his criminal past, including doing time in Cuba, participating in the Mariel boatlift, and his time in Hollywood involved in the cocaine business. Cundo questions Foley about his bank robbing career and 30-year sentence, which Foley explains resulted from losing his temper during a bank getaway.
This document summarizes several influential supernatural/psychological films from 1963 to 2007, including The Haunted Place, The Exorcist, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Paranormal Activity. It provides details on the directors, plot synopses, and underlying themes or subtexts for each film. Key events in the genre are traced, from early films showing gore rarely seen at the time, to more recent films attempting to appear realistic and make audiences believe such events could truly happen.
The document criticizes the portrayal of racial minorities in several television shows and movies. It argues that Black People Meet.com should allow people of all races, that Jersey Shore stereotypes Hispanics as dumb partiers, that Family Guy's Ollie character stereotypes black people as dumb, and that Scary Movie contains racist jokes about black characters. It also says the Asian characters in Awkward are stereotyped as only socializing with other Asians and being smart.
Here are some fictional theories based on the prompts:
- The Theory of Bokanovsky's Process: This theory, proposed in Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World, suggests that through advances in artificial wombs and cloning techniques, a single ovum could be stimulated to develop into multiple viable embryos through a process of budding and proliferation, allowing for mass production of human beings optimized for various predetermined roles in a highly regimented caste system.
- The Theory of Relativity: Proposed by Albert Einstein, this theory suggests that the passage of time is experienced differently depending on relative motion and the effects of gravity. An astronaut traveling at near light speed to a distant planet would age only a small amount due to
The document contains summaries and excerpts from J.D. Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye". It discusses Holden Caulfield's aspiration to protect children's innocence by catching them before they fall off a cliff, representing the transition to adulthood. It also summarizes Holden's interactions with his former teacher Mr. Antolini and his struggle in his oral expression class due to his digressions. The document analyzes Holden's character and his desire to shield children from the phoniness and meanness of the adult world.
1) The story is set in 2081 where the government has imposed extreme measures to ensure total equality, handicapping anyone with above average attributes.
2) Harrison Bergeron, a 14-year-old genius and athlete, has escaped from jail where he was held for plotting to overthrow the government.
3) During a television broadcast announcing Harrison's escape, he suddenly appears, tears off his handicaps with superhuman strength, and declares himself Emperor, demanding everyone do as he says.
Religion and Peace in Christianity Summaryanthony_morgan
Christianity teaches that peace is central to its message and derives from God and Jesus Christ. The Bible instructs Christians to pursue peace, promote reconciliation, love their neighbors, and be peacemakers. Christians believe inner peace comes through prayer, meditation, living according to Jesus' teachings, and focusing on others through charity. Christianity contributes to world peace through interfaith dialogue, initiatives against violence through groups like the World Council of Churches, and peace-focused events and organizations like the World Conference on Religion and Peace and Pax Christi International.
Christanity and Peace from Living Religionanthony_morgan
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Studies have shown that meditating for just 10-20 minutes per day can have significant positive impacts on both mental and physical health over time.
Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion that originated around 500 BCE and was originally a mix of nature worship, fertility cults, and shamanism. It established itself as an official religion of Japan alongside Buddhism in the 8th century CE. Shinto has no single founder or scriptures and centers around the worship of kami, or spirits, which can be natural objects, guardian spirits, exceptional people, or abstract forces. Most Japanese follow both Shinto and Buddhism and engage in rituals from both religions throughout their lives.
Buddhism has strong ecological principles because it sees all things as interconnected and interdependent. Buddhists believe harming the environment harms all life. The Buddha taught living simply in harmony with nature. Buddhist teachings emphasize non-violence, compassion, avoiding waste, and uplifting all life. To address climate change, Buddhists modify the Four Noble Truths to recognize climate change as a reality caused by overconsumption, and call for changing attitudes of greed and fear through individual lifestyle changes like reducing consumption and carbon footprint.
The poem depicts a weapons training session where a sergeant harshly instructs new soldiers. He uses crude, racist, and demeaning language to belittle the soldiers and refer to the enemy. His goal is to strip the soldiers of their humanity and individuality so they will follow orders without hesitation. He wants to ensure they have the skills to stay alive but leaves them with the ominous message that they will likely end up "dead dead dead".
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document discusses the origins and evolution of early religions. It suggests that the first religions developed as a way for early humans to explain natural phenomena and address existential questions around death, in the absence of scientific understanding. Religions provided answers and systems of control, even if based on guesses, to help reduce uncertainty and anxiety. Over time, religions became more codified with oral traditions that were later written down, leading to rigidity and conflicts both between and within religions as interpretations diverged. The origins of religion appear to have been based around fertility and worship of a mother goddess, which later evolved to include male gods as human understanding developed.
Aztec religious rituals were performed to communicate with the gods and ensure favorable outcomes like rain and crop yields. Rituals had specific procedures and purposes, from pragmatic rituals meant to influence natural phenomena to commemorative rituals representing mythology. Ritual preparation involved fasting and an evening vigil of singing, dancing, and offerings. The important New Fire Ceremony occurred every 52 years to light new fires and ensure the sun's journey continued. Another key ritual was the Etzalqualiztli festival held for the rain god Tlaloc, which featured human sacrifice and punishing servants to bring rain and forgiveness.
Sabbatai Zevi was a 17th century Jewish mystic who proclaimed himself the Messiah. He gained many followers but later converted to Islam under threat of death. His movement, Sabbateanism, continued secretly. Jacob Frank claimed to be the reincarnation of Sabbatai Zevi and founded the Frankist sect in the 18th century, which incorporated non-Jewish, heretical beliefs and practices and was excommunicated from Judaism.
Kabbalah is a form of Jewish mysticism that focuses on understanding God's essence through mystical means rather than just legal codes. Elements of Kabbalah can be found in the Bible. The Talmud warned of the dangers of mystical study, as some rabbis who engaged in it went mad or died. The Zohar, the most famous Kabbalistic text, was published in the 13th century and is studied symbolically rather than just as legal commentary. Kabbalah believes God reveals the divine through emanations called sefirot that can be contemplated to bring holiness to the world. Interest in Kabbalah has waxed and waned over the centuries among Jews.
Hassidism started in the 1700s in Eastern Europe in response to a void felt by many Jews. It emphasized that all Jews could grow closer to God through their daily lives, words, and thoughts. Today, Hasidic Jews are distinguished by their devotion to a dynastic leader (Rebbe), distinctive clothing, and study of Torah's inner meanings. The movement was founded by Rabbi Yisrael ben Eliezer, who taught the importance of prayer, love of God, love of fellow Jews, and having a spiritual mentor (Rebbe). Hassidism has helped preserve Orthodox Judaism and bring Jewish teachings to communities around the world.
The Learning Forum meeting discussed 3 topics:
1) The value of languages as cultural studies and whether Year 7 LOTE hours should be reduced or changed to combine language and computer skills. Possibilities to focus on careers in languages and invite ex-students to speak were also discussed.
2) Resources available from the local library for language learning through its Mango Languages program.
3) The advantages and disadvantages of having an assessment week block in Years 7-11.
The Learning Forum meeting was held on 15 February 2012 in Meeting Room 3 at 3:30 pm. The meeting discussed the state of languages and LOTE (Languages Other Than English) at Brigidine, noting that the main issue was not the quality of teachers but students' decisions to not continue language study in Stage 5 and 6 after only being required to take 100 hours of one language in Stage 4. The meeting was attended by KED, MJA, WCO, MJA, AMG, JNI, PKE, and AMO.
The document discusses different approaches to defining and categorizing formality in language use, referred to as register, tenor, or style. It notes that while linguistics textbooks may use the term "tenor" and prefer the term "style", registers are more narrowly defined as relating to specific activities like academic language. The document then presents one prominent five-category model of formality in spoken English proposed by Martin Joos, ranging from frozen, formal, consultative, casual, to intimate styles.
Images of Women in the Contemporary Periodanthony_morgan
Advertisements in the contemporary period often feature images of women. These images are commonly used to sell products by portraying women in ways that highlight their attractiveness or sex appeal. However, some argue that these portrayals can promote harmful stereotypes and objectification of women.
The document discusses the portrayal of women in advertising from the 1940s through the 1970s, moving from the traditional era to the transitional era. During the traditional era from the 1940s to 1950s, ads depicted women as housewives and focused on their domestic roles. In the transitional era of the 1960s and 1970s, ads began to show women in more varied roles outside the home, though sexism still persisted. The document traces the evolution of women's portrayals in ads over this time period from traditional gender roles to a period of increased social change.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Sexist advertisements subtly reinforce cultural values of inequality between the sexes through various tactics. These include establishing superiority over women through size, attention and positioning. Another tactic is dismembering women's bodies and treating parts as separate, implying a woman's worth is based on appearance alone. Advertisements also frequently portray men as serious and powerful while showing women as childish clowns, perpetuating the attitude that women cannot be taken seriously. Body language such as bending also conveys submission, while some ads glorify the abuse-affection cycle that traps many women.
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Religion and Peace in Christianity Summaryanthony_morgan
Christianity teaches that peace is central to its message and derives from God and Jesus Christ. The Bible instructs Christians to pursue peace, promote reconciliation, love their neighbors, and be peacemakers. Christians believe inner peace comes through prayer, meditation, living according to Jesus' teachings, and focusing on others through charity. Christianity contributes to world peace through interfaith dialogue, initiatives against violence through groups like the World Council of Churches, and peace-focused events and organizations like the World Conference on Religion and Peace and Pax Christi International.
Christanity and Peace from Living Religionanthony_morgan
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Studies have shown that meditating for just 10-20 minutes per day can have significant positive impacts on both mental and physical health over time.
Shinto is an ancient Japanese religion that originated around 500 BCE and was originally a mix of nature worship, fertility cults, and shamanism. It established itself as an official religion of Japan alongside Buddhism in the 8th century CE. Shinto has no single founder or scriptures and centers around the worship of kami, or spirits, which can be natural objects, guardian spirits, exceptional people, or abstract forces. Most Japanese follow both Shinto and Buddhism and engage in rituals from both religions throughout their lives.
Buddhism has strong ecological principles because it sees all things as interconnected and interdependent. Buddhists believe harming the environment harms all life. The Buddha taught living simply in harmony with nature. Buddhist teachings emphasize non-violence, compassion, avoiding waste, and uplifting all life. To address climate change, Buddhists modify the Four Noble Truths to recognize climate change as a reality caused by overconsumption, and call for changing attitudes of greed and fear through individual lifestyle changes like reducing consumption and carbon footprint.
The poem depicts a weapons training session where a sergeant harshly instructs new soldiers. He uses crude, racist, and demeaning language to belittle the soldiers and refer to the enemy. His goal is to strip the soldiers of their humanity and individuality so they will follow orders without hesitation. He wants to ensure they have the skills to stay alive but leaves them with the ominous message that they will likely end up "dead dead dead".
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
The document discusses the origins and evolution of early religions. It suggests that the first religions developed as a way for early humans to explain natural phenomena and address existential questions around death, in the absence of scientific understanding. Religions provided answers and systems of control, even if based on guesses, to help reduce uncertainty and anxiety. Over time, religions became more codified with oral traditions that were later written down, leading to rigidity and conflicts both between and within religions as interpretations diverged. The origins of religion appear to have been based around fertility and worship of a mother goddess, which later evolved to include male gods as human understanding developed.
Aztec religious rituals were performed to communicate with the gods and ensure favorable outcomes like rain and crop yields. Rituals had specific procedures and purposes, from pragmatic rituals meant to influence natural phenomena to commemorative rituals representing mythology. Ritual preparation involved fasting and an evening vigil of singing, dancing, and offerings. The important New Fire Ceremony occurred every 52 years to light new fires and ensure the sun's journey continued. Another key ritual was the Etzalqualiztli festival held for the rain god Tlaloc, which featured human sacrifice and punishing servants to bring rain and forgiveness.
Sabbatai Zevi was a 17th century Jewish mystic who proclaimed himself the Messiah. He gained many followers but later converted to Islam under threat of death. His movement, Sabbateanism, continued secretly. Jacob Frank claimed to be the reincarnation of Sabbatai Zevi and founded the Frankist sect in the 18th century, which incorporated non-Jewish, heretical beliefs and practices and was excommunicated from Judaism.
Kabbalah is a form of Jewish mysticism that focuses on understanding God's essence through mystical means rather than just legal codes. Elements of Kabbalah can be found in the Bible. The Talmud warned of the dangers of mystical study, as some rabbis who engaged in it went mad or died. The Zohar, the most famous Kabbalistic text, was published in the 13th century and is studied symbolically rather than just as legal commentary. Kabbalah believes God reveals the divine through emanations called sefirot that can be contemplated to bring holiness to the world. Interest in Kabbalah has waxed and waned over the centuries among Jews.
Hassidism started in the 1700s in Eastern Europe in response to a void felt by many Jews. It emphasized that all Jews could grow closer to God through their daily lives, words, and thoughts. Today, Hasidic Jews are distinguished by their devotion to a dynastic leader (Rebbe), distinctive clothing, and study of Torah's inner meanings. The movement was founded by Rabbi Yisrael ben Eliezer, who taught the importance of prayer, love of God, love of fellow Jews, and having a spiritual mentor (Rebbe). Hassidism has helped preserve Orthodox Judaism and bring Jewish teachings to communities around the world.
The Learning Forum meeting discussed 3 topics:
1) The value of languages as cultural studies and whether Year 7 LOTE hours should be reduced or changed to combine language and computer skills. Possibilities to focus on careers in languages and invite ex-students to speak were also discussed.
2) Resources available from the local library for language learning through its Mango Languages program.
3) The advantages and disadvantages of having an assessment week block in Years 7-11.
The Learning Forum meeting was held on 15 February 2012 in Meeting Room 3 at 3:30 pm. The meeting discussed the state of languages and LOTE (Languages Other Than English) at Brigidine, noting that the main issue was not the quality of teachers but students' decisions to not continue language study in Stage 5 and 6 after only being required to take 100 hours of one language in Stage 4. The meeting was attended by KED, MJA, WCO, MJA, AMG, JNI, PKE, and AMO.
The document discusses different approaches to defining and categorizing formality in language use, referred to as register, tenor, or style. It notes that while linguistics textbooks may use the term "tenor" and prefer the term "style", registers are more narrowly defined as relating to specific activities like academic language. The document then presents one prominent five-category model of formality in spoken English proposed by Martin Joos, ranging from frozen, formal, consultative, casual, to intimate styles.
Images of Women in the Contemporary Periodanthony_morgan
Advertisements in the contemporary period often feature images of women. These images are commonly used to sell products by portraying women in ways that highlight their attractiveness or sex appeal. However, some argue that these portrayals can promote harmful stereotypes and objectification of women.
The document discusses the portrayal of women in advertising from the 1940s through the 1970s, moving from the traditional era to the transitional era. During the traditional era from the 1940s to 1950s, ads depicted women as housewives and focused on their domestic roles. In the transitional era of the 1960s and 1970s, ads began to show women in more varied roles outside the home, though sexism still persisted. The document traces the evolution of women's portrayals in ads over this time period from traditional gender roles to a period of increased social change.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive functioning. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Sexist advertisements subtly reinforce cultural values of inequality between the sexes through various tactics. These include establishing superiority over women through size, attention and positioning. Another tactic is dismembering women's bodies and treating parts as separate, implying a woman's worth is based on appearance alone. Advertisements also frequently portray men as serious and powerful while showing women as childish clowns, perpetuating the attitude that women cannot be taken seriously. Body language such as bending also conveys submission, while some ads glorify the abuse-affection cycle that traps many women.
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Why We Chose ScyllaDB over DynamoDB for "User Watch Status"ScyllaDB
Yichen Wei and Adam Drennan share the architecture and technical requirements behind "user watch status" for a major global media streaming service, what that meant for their database, the pros and cons of the many options they considered for replacing DynamoDB, why they ultimately chose ScyllaDB, and their lessons learned so far.
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Federal authorities have advised the public to remain vigilant but calm in response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.
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Christian persecution in Islamic countries has intensified, with alarming incidents of violence, discrimination, and intolerance. This article highlights recent attacks in Nigeria, Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq, exposing the multifaceted challenges faced by Christian communities. Despite the severity of these atrocities, the Western world's response remains muted due to political, economic, and social considerations. The urgent need for international intervention is underscored, emphasizing that without substantial support, the future of Christianity in these regions is at grave risk.
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ग्रेटर मुंबई के नगर आयुक्त को एक खुले पत्र में याचिका दायर कर 540 से अधिक मुंबईकरों ने सभी अवैध और अस्थिर होर्डिंग्स, साइनबोर्ड और इलेक्ट्रिक साइनेज को तत्काल हटाने और 13 मई, 2024 की शाम को घाटकोपर में अवैध होर्डिंग के गिरने की विनाशकारी घटना के बाद अपराधियों के खिलाफ सख्त कार्रवाई की मांग की है, जिसमें 17 लोगों की जान चली गई और कई निर्दोष लोग गंभीर रूप से घायल हो गए।
1. Harrison Bergeron
by Kurt Vonnegut (1961)
THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren‟t only equal
before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than
anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or
quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th
Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United
States Handicapper General.
Some things about living still weren‟t quite right, though. April, for instance, still drove
people crazy by not being springtime. And it was in that clammy month that the H-G
men took George and Hazel Bergeron‟s fourteen-year-old son, Harrison, away.
It was tragic, all right, but George and Hazel couldn‟t think about it very hard. Hazel
had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn‟t think about anything
except in short bursts. And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a
little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times. It
was tuned to a government transmitter. Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter
would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair
advantage of their brains.
George and Hazel were watching television. There were tears on Hazel‟s cheeks, but
she‟d forgotten for the moment what they were about.
On the television screen were ballerinas.
A buzzer sounded in George‟s head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a
burglar alarm.
“That was a real pretty dance, that dance they just did,” said Hazel.
“Huh?” said George.
“That dance – it was nice,” said Hazel.
“Yup,” said George. He tried to think a little about the ballerinas. They weren‟t really
very good – no better than anybody else would have been, anyway. They were
burdened with sash weights and bags of birdshot, and their faces were masked, so that
no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face, would feel like something the
cat drug in. George was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn‟t be
handicapped. But he didn‟t get very far with it before another noise in his ear radio
scattered his thoughts.
George winced. So did two out of the eight ballerinas.
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2. Hazel saw him wince. Having no mental handicap herself she had to ask George what
the latest sound had been.
“Sounded like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball peen hammer,” said George.
“I‟d think it would be real interesting, hearing all the different sounds,” said Hazel, a
little envious. “All the things they think up.”
“Um,” said George.
“Only, if I was Handicapper General, you know what I would do?” said Hazel. Hazel,
as a matter of fact, bore a strong resemblance to the Handicapper General, a woman
named Diana Moon Glampers. “If I was Diana Moon Glampers,” said Hazel, “I‟d have
chimes on Sunday – just chimes. Kind of in honour of religion.”
“I could think, if it was just chimes,” said George.
“Well – maybe make „em real loud,” said Hazel. “I think I‟d make a good
Handicapper General.”
“Good as anybody else,” said George.
“Who knows better‟n I do what normal is?” said Hazel.
“Right,” said George. He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was
now in jail, about Harrison, but a twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that.
“Boy!” said Hazel, “that was a doozy, wasn‟t it?”
It was such a doozy that George was white and trembling and tears stood on the rims of
his red eyes. Two of the eight ballerinas had collapsed to the studio floor, were holding
their temples.
“All of a sudden you look so tired,” said Hazel. “Why don‟t you stretch out on the sofa,
so‟s you can rest your handicap bag on the pillows, honeybunch.” She was referring to
the forty-seven pounds of birdshot in canvas bag, which was padlocked around
George‟s neck. “Go on and rest the bag for a little while,” she said. “I don‟t care if
you‟re not equal to me for a while.”
George weighed the bag with his hands. “I don‟t mind it,” he said. “I don‟t notice it any
more. It‟s just a part of me.
“You been so tired lately – kind of wore out,” said Hazel. “If there was just some way
we could make a little hole in the bottom of the bag, and just take out a few of them
lead balls. Just a few.”
“Two years in prison and two thousand dollars fine for every ball I took out,” said
George. “I don‟t call that a bargain.”
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3. “If you could just take a few out when you came home from work,” said Hazel. “I mean
– you don‟t compete with anybody around here. You just set around.”
“If I tried to get away with it,” said George, “then other people‟d get away with it and
pretty soon we‟d be right back to the dark ages again, with everybody competing against
everybody else. You wouldn‟t like that, would you?”
“I‟d hate it,” said Hazel.
“There you are,” said George. “The minute people start cheating on laws, what do you
think happens to society?”
If Hazel hadn‟t been able to come up with an answer to this question, George couldn‟t
have supplied one. A siren was going off in his head.
“Reckon it‟d fall all apart,” said Hazel.
“What would?” said George blankly.
“Society,” said Hazel uncertainly. “Wasn‟t that what you just said?”
“Who knows?” said George.
The television program was suddenly interrupted for a news bulletin. It wasn‟t clear at
first as to what the bulletin was about, since the announcer, like all announcers, had a
serious speech impediment. For about half a minute, and in a state of high excitement,
the announcer tried to say, “Ladies and gentlemen – ”
He finally gave up, handed the bulletin to a ballerina to read.
“That‟s all right –” Hazel said of the announcer, “he tried. That‟s the big thing. He tried
to do the best he could with what God gave him. He should get a nice raise for trying so
hard.”
“Ladies and gentlemen” said the ballerina, reading the bulletin. She must have been
extraordinarily beautiful, because the mask she wore was hideous. And it was easy to
see that she was the strongest and most graceful of all the dancers, for her handicap
bags were as big as those worn by two-hundred-pound men.
And she had to apologize at once for her voice, which was a very unfair voice for a
woman to use. Her voice was a warm, luminous, timeless melody. “Excuse me – ” she
said, and she began again, making her voice absolutely uncompetitive.
“Harrison Bergeron, age fourteen,” she said in a grackle squawk, “has just escaped from
jail, where he was held on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. He is a
genius and an athlete, is under–handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely
dangerous.”
A police photograph of Harrison Bergeron was flashed on the screen – upside down,
then sideways, upside down again, then right side up. The picture showed the full
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4. length of Harrison against a background calibrated in feet and inches. He was exactly
seven feet tall.
The rest of Harrison‟s appearance was Halloween and hardware. Nobody had ever
worn heavier handicaps. He had outgrown hindrances faster than the H–G men could
think them up. Instead of a little ear radio for a mental handicap, he wore a
tremendous pair of earphones, and spectacles with thick wavy lenses. The spectacles
were intended to make him not only half blind, but to give him whanging headaches
besides.
Scrap metal was hung all over him. Ordinarily, there was a certain symmetry, a military
neatness to the handicaps issued to strong people, but Harrison looked like a walking
junkyard. In the race of life, Harrison carried three hundred pounds.
And to offset his good looks, the H–G men required that he wear at all times a red
rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved off, and cover his even white teeth
with black caps at snaggle–tooth random.
“If you see this boy,” said the ballerina, “do not – I repeat, do not – try to reason with
him.”
There was the shriek of a door being torn from its hinges.
Screams and barking cries of consternation came from the television set. The
photograph of Harrison Bergeron on the screen jumped again and again, as though
dancing to the tune of an earthquake.
George Bergeron correctly identified the earthquake, and well he might have – for
many was the time his own home had danced to the same crashing tune. “My God –”
said George, “that must be Harrison!”
The realization was blasted from his mind instantly by the sound of an automobile
collision in his head.
When George could open his eyes again, the photograph of Harrison was gone. A
living, breathing Harrison filled the screen.
Clanking, clownish, and huge, Harrison stood in the center of the studio. The knob of
the uprooted studio door was still in his hand. Ballerinas, technicians, musicians, and
announcers cowered on their knees before him, expecting to die.
“I am the Emperor!” cried Harrison. “Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody
must do what I say at once!” He stamped his foot and the studio shook.
“Even as I stand here –” he bellowed, “crippled, hobbled, sickened – I am a greater
ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what I can become!”
Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper, tore straps
guaranteed to support five thousand pounds.
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5. Harrison‟s scrap–iron handicaps crashed to the floor.
Harrison thrust his thumbs under the bar of the padlock that secured his head harness.
The bar snapped like celery. Harrison smashed his headphones and spectacles against
the wall.
He flung away his rubber–ball nose, revealed a man that would have awed Thor, the
god of thunder.
“I shall now select my Empress!” he said, looking down on the cowering people. “Let
the first woman who dares rise to her feet claim her mate and her throne!”
A moment passed, and then a ballerina arose, swaying like a willow.
Harrison plucked the mental handicap from her ear, snapped off her physical
handicaps with marvelous delicacy. Last of all, he removed her mask.
She was blindingly beautiful.
“Now” said Harrison, taking her hand, “shall we show the people the meaning of the
word dance? Music!” he commanded.
The musicians scrambled back into their chairs, and Harrison stripped them of their
handicaps, too. “Play your best,” he told them, “and I‟ll make you barons and dukes
and earls.”
The music began. It was normal at first – cheap, silly, false. But Harrison snatched two
musicians from their chairs, waved them like batons as he sang the music as he wanted
it played. He slammed them back into their chairs.
The music began again and was much improved.
Harrison and his Empress merely listened to the music for a while – listened gravely, as
though synchronizing their heartbeats with it.
They shifted their weights to their toes.
Harrison placed his big hands on the girl‟s tiny waist, letting her sense the
weightlessness that would soon be hers.
And then, in an explosion of joy and grace, into the air they sprang!
Not only were the laws of the land abandoned, but the law of gravity and the laws of
motion as well.
They reeled, whirled, swiveled, flounced, capered, gamboled, and spun.
They leaped like deer on the moon.
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6. The studio ceiling was thirty feet high, but each leap brought the dancers nearer to it. It
became their obvious intention to kiss the ceiling.
They kissed it.
And then, neutralizing gravity with love and pure will, they remained suspended in air
inches below the ceiling, and they kissed each other for a long, long time.
It was then that Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, came into the
studio with a double-barreled ten-gauge shotgun. She fired twice, and the Emperor and
the Empress were dead before they hit the floor.
Diana Moon Glampers loaded the gun again. She aimed it at the musicians and told
them they had ten seconds to get their handicaps back on.
It was then that the Bergerons‟ television tube burned out.
Hazel turned to comment about the blackout to George.
But George had gone out into the kitchen for a can of beer.
George came back in with the beer, paused while a handicap signal shook him up. And
then he sat down again. “You been crying?” he said to Hazel.
“Yup,” she said,
“What about?” he said.
“I forget,” she said. “Something real sad on television.”
“What was it?” he said.
“It‟s all kind of mixed up in my mind,” said Hazel.
“Forget sad things,” said George.
“I always do,” said Hazel.
“That‟s my girl,” said George. He winced. There was the sound of a riveting gun in his
head.
“Gee – I could tell that one was a doozy,” said Hazel.
“You can say that again,” said George.
“Gee –” said Hazel, “I could tell that one was a doozy.”
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