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  2. Fahrenheit 451 - Wikipedia

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    Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. [ 4 ] It presents a future American society where books have been outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. [ 5 ] The novel follows in the viewpoint of Guy Montag, a fireman who soon becomes disillusioned with his role of censoring literature and destroying ...

  3. Fahrenheit 451 (2018 film) - Wikipedia

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    Fahrenheit 451 is a 2018 American dystopian drama film directed and co-written by Ramin Bahrani, based on the 1953 book of the same name by Ray Bradbury. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Khandi Alexander, Sofia Boutella, Lilly Singh, Grace Lynn Kung and Martin Donovan. Set in a future America, the film follows a "fireman" whose job ...

  4. Ray Bradbury - Wikipedia

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    Signature. Website. www.raybradbury.com. Ray Douglas Bradbury (US: / ˈbrædbɛri / BRAD-berr-ee; August 22, 1920 – June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and realistic fiction.

  5. Kurt Vonnegut - Wikipedia

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    Kurt Vonnegut (/ ˈ v ɒ n ə ɡ ə t / VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. [1] His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further works have been published since his death.

  6. Fahrenheit - Wikipedia

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    x + 459.67 °Ra. The Fahrenheit scale (/ ˈfærənhaɪt, ˈfɑːr -/) is a temperature scale based on one proposed in 1724 by the European physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736). [1] It uses the degree Fahrenheit (symbol: °F) as the unit. Several accounts of how he originally defined his scale exist, but the original paper suggests ...

  7. Guy Montag - Wikipedia

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    In-universe information. Gender. Male. Occupation. Fireman (book burner) Spouse. Mildred (wife) Guy Montag is a fictional character and the protagonist in Ray Bradbury 's dystopia novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953). He is depicted living in a futuristic town where he works as a "fireman" whose job is to burn books and the buildings they are found in.

  8. Council of Chalcedon - Wikipedia

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    The Council of Chalcedon (/ kælˈsiːdən, ˈkælsɪdɒn /; Latin: Concilium Chalcedonense) [a] was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church. It was convoked by the Roman emperor Marcian. The council convened in the city of Chalcedon, Bithynia (modern-day Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey) from 8 October to 1 November 451. [5]

  9. Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo - Wikipedia

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    Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Raimondo, 45 F.4th 359 (D.C. Cir. 2022). Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc. v. Ross, 544 F.Supp.3d 82 (D.D.C. 2021). Remanded to D.C. Circuit. Whether the Court should overrule Chevron or at least clarify that statutory silence concerning controversial powers expressly but narrowly granted elsewhere in the statute ...