Kastiel could tell who lies or who tells the truth by looking into them.
Kastiel could tell who lies or who tells the truth by looking into them.
Rat Kiley often tells stories, and it's hard to know whether they actually happened or not; he believes in story-truth, not happening-truth. But the story that Rat is about to tell, he claims, is absolutely and completely true—something that he saw with his own eyes.…
During the American Civil War, the Massachusetts army engages Confederate forces in a bloody battle. Captain Robert Shaw is injured in the battle and assumed lost, but is found alive by a gravedigger named John Rawlins and sent to a field hospital. Shaw visits his family, and is introduced to Frederick Douglass. Shaw is offered a promotion to the rank of Colonel, and command of the first all-black regiment the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer army. He accepts the responsibility, and asks his childhood friend, Major Cabot Forbes to serve as his second in command. Their first volunteer soldier is another one of Shaw's friends, a bookish freeman named Thomas. Others soon follow, including Rawlins and Trip, an escaped slave who is mistrustful of Shaw. The black soldiers undergo a training regimen under the harsh supervision of Sgt. Mulcahy. Forbes and Shaw argue over the training. When Trip goes out and is caught, Shaw orders him to be whipped in front of the troops. While talking to Rawlins, Shaw finds out that Trip had left merely to find shoes to replace his own worn ones. Shaw realizes that supplies are being denied to his soldiers because of their race. He confronts Kendric, and finds out that the shoes and socks were in stock but had not been given to them. Shaw continues to respect the blacks when a pay dispute which the Federal government decided to pay black soldiers less than white soldiers. Once the 54th completes its training they go on their way to join the war in South Carolina, the 54th is ordered to destroy a Georgia town and burn it by Harker's second-in-command, Colonel Montgomery. After refusing, he obeys the order and the town is destroyed. Shaw invests Rawlins as a Sergeant Major and Rawlins begins the difficult task of earning respect from both the white and black soldiers. Shaw confronts Harker and threatens to report the smuggling he has discovered unless Harker orders the 54th into combat. In their first battle on James Island, early…
The physical remains of humanly made artifacts form the bulk of the archaeological record. The artifacts that are found by archaeologists may not represent the range of objects actually used because certain materials preserve better than others. For this reason, stone tools and ceramics dominate the archaeological record. Objects made of fabric, cord, skin, and other organic materials no doubt date back to the very earliest archaeological periods but they rarely survive. The introduction of pottery in a culture seems to coincide with the adoption of a sedentary way of life.…
Summarize-Within this chapter, the author, Kurt Vonnegut, introduces the novel by assuring readers that everything in this book is pretty much true, especially the parts about the war. He begins his explanation of his experiences beginning with him and his wartime friend, Bernard V. O’Hare, returning to Dresden in 1967 with funding from the Guggenheim Foundation. While being driven in a taxi to the slaughterhouse where Kurt and Bernard had been locked up as prisoners of war, the two men became friends with their taxi driver, Gerhard Muller. Gerhard stated to Vonnegut and O’Hare that he had been a prisoner to the Americans for a period of time. The three of them then had a discussion about communism. Around Christmastime, Gerhard sent…
The stories in Chapters eight and nine not only provide a more concrete look into Chris’ sanity, but also allow us to more deeply understand his person and his purpose. In Chapters eight and nine when are introduced to the stories of Gene Rosellini, John Waterman, Carl McCunn, and Everett Ruess. Each man had a different story however obviously the same skeletal structure. Gene had began his journey into the wild as an experiment “in knowing if it was possible to be independent of modern technology” and revert to primitive lifestyles (Krakauer 74). Previously being a 4.0 GPA student and a star athlete, Gene eventually became overcome by his soon-to-be failed hypothesis “convinced that humans had devolved into progressively inferior beings” (Krakauer…
e. There was not a PC system released in 2010 by Microsoft. Microsoft has their hands full with Windows 7. Its life span will most likely be the length of Windows XP.…
In the chapter 25, since America ended the World War II after they dropped the atomic bomb in Japanese continent, America confronted the communist, especially Soviet from 1946 to 1952. Through this confrontation between America and Soviet, the cold war begun around the world. Since the Soviets tried to reinforce opposing goals that were against American vision in Eastern Europe, the Soviets forced pressured Eastern Europe to make communism. However, fortunately, the Truman Doctrine helped those nations to stop being communism, and the Marshall Plan made the Truman Doctrine extended to all of Europe. In 1948, the cold war tension was accelerated by the Berlin Blockade. The soviet wanted West Germany to abandon the western part, but since the Berlin Airlift was succeeded, it brought huge victory for the U.S. In 1949, NATO was built to protect Western Europe from communism. In 1947, the United States legislated the National Security Act to prevent the communism all over the world. On the one hand, the U.S also tried to expand some interests in Latin America. Through the Rio Pact in 1947, Latin Americans got collective security from America. Since America didn’t have much oil for…
When Jimmy Cross understands that Ted Lavender is really dead, he has now realised that he might have prevented it his whole outlook changes. Before, he couldn't get Martha out of his head. He was a daydreamer and a lover more than he was a soldier, and he thought often about that. But afterward, he understands that when someone dies, that can't be changed. It makes him realize his duty, and he is suddenly able to distance himself from everything that used to be important in his life. He understands that he is now living in another world and that he is a soldier whether he wants to be or not.…
The novel is split into three sections and written from three different points of view. The three sections involve the time during the abuse, the investigation and a small portion of when justice is finally attained. The story is unraveled through the eyes of Aaron, Dawn and Mike. Aaron retells his story of sexual abuse that occurred in his childhood and his struggle to overcome his victimization and receive justice. Dawn is his mother, though completely oblivious to the tragedies that went on, once suspicions arose, believed Aaron the first time he spoke up and was his first supporter. Mike Gillum is a licensed psychologist who specializes in child abuse and neglect. He was a main supporter of Aaron during the investigation process and onward.…
A __ liquid __ asset is one which can be quickly converted into cash without significant loss in value.…
You are a manager at Winsome Manufacturing Company, a company that produces plastic storage containers and sells them to the home consumer through home sales events. At the company’s quarterly meeting, the head of marketing described a new product to be introduced in the first quarter of the next fiscal year, approximately nine months from now. The product will be a room-sized plastic storage unit suitable to the outside of the home; it is similar to a competitor’s product but will have significantly more features. This product will open new markets for the sales channel, lay the foundation for add-on products, and generate new revenues. You have only seen preliminary sketches of the potential product but are very excited by the new product.…
The book “How It Went Down” by Kekla Magoon took place most likely in a discriminated community, in which I believe the community specifically is the projects. To begin with, the projects are similar to the ghettos with cheap and affordable rents of apartments and houses. In addition, there are tons arguments that leads to potential fights. However, these fights aren’t ordinary with simple fist-fighting, but fights that involve dangerous weapons. Towards the beginning of the story, a fight was introduced between the leading character and a white man. For instance, “The pale brother let go of Tariq and threw up his hands. Jack Franklin kept on coming. Tariq turned around. He put his arms out in front of him. Back off, cracker,’ he shouted. ‘Mind…
Public opinion: a mechanism that quantifies the various opinions held by the population or by subgroups of the population at a particular point in time…
In Michael Byer’s Work “Monuments to Our Better Nature” he uses subjective descriptions to help us understand how magnificent he saw the National Mall as a child in comparison to his adult view. Both of his perspectives help us understand what experiences he has been through, and the changes they brought. As a child he takes time describing all the fascinating things he saw, and as an adult he feels nostalgic towards them. His title makes me feel that Byers as an adult he feels like, only the good things in history are represented but not the ones that can make us feel shame.…
A year Down Yonder is about a girl named Mary Alice who goes to live with her Grandma in a small town with only her cat Bootsie and her potable radio that she says is her last touch with the world.…