Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. She believes there must be more to the accident she can’t remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed. After Mara survives…
Tomorrow, When the War Began is a novel by John Marsden, the text is filled with danger, suspense and emotion and is aimed at late teenagers. The text is set in the Australian bush, during an attack from a foreign invasion. John Marsden shows us there is hope for teenagers. The main characters display moments of Courage, Self-Discovery, Loyalty and Maturity. These qualities are essential for the main characters now that their country is at war, this is why they emerge in the novel as essential themes.…
Former President George Bush used a lot of historical fact to justify his argument of invading Iraq. He said things such as: Iraq’s technological abilities, their weapons of mass destruction, and Saddam Hussein’s previous threats against the US. He sounds like he has significant evidence to back up his speech, until he said “Many people have asked how close Saddam Hussein is to developing a nuclear weapon. Well, we don’t know exactly…” This statement only disapproved his previous statements.…
Meant to limit naval construction and prevent an arms race of the powers following World War I…
History has been known to repeat itself when society does not learn from its past mistakes. In the novel World War Z by author Max Brooks, we are thrown directly into a world of utter chaos, mostly stemming from a rejection of scientific perception and insight.…
Honourable Paul Lucas, during 2009 and 2010 there was an outbreak of Influenza A H1N1, or colloquially known as ‘Swine Flu’. Influenza viruses belong to the family Orthomyxovirdae and are classified into three distinct types, influenza A, B and C. Only influenza viruses that are under the category A and B are communicable among humans and are responsible for most cases of the seasonal flu. Hemagglutin (H) and neuraminidase (N) are proteins found in Influenza A and are used to further define subtypes of influenza (such as H1N1 or H5N1 [bird flu]). H1N1 contains mutated genes from…
Ellie Linton is just a normal teenage farm girl , that likes t have fun but is also responsible at the same time and she knows when its time to joke or be serious. Ellie is a very courageous and passionate and her and Homer are very good friends and have grown up together , this quote “ Homer and I spent all our free time together when we were little , and were still close”. Ellie is loving and loyal to all her friends and family , she loves her Australian farm life. Ellie is a good leader and knows how to deal and adapt with situations. Ellie is the go to person when there is a group task because she was clever and could handle everyones ideas and never let her emotions get in the way. Ellie likes to help out her friends and is kind to them. Being brought up on a farm has given her many different type of skills. Also at the start of the book Ellie was the…
Have you ever been through a traumatic experience? How did you explain your feelings during it? Did you want the other person to feel the same way you did? A few years ago, a drunk driver ran a red light and crashed into my vehicle. Surviving the accident with no marks, bruises, or scrapes, I had no visible proof of what I had been through. But mentally, I was hysterical, frantic, and upset. My family did not understand my reason for being distraught since I had not sustained any injuries. Wanting them to understand what I had gone through and how I felt, I exaggerated and gave extra details in an attempt to prove that my experience was detrimental and distressing. Tim O’Brien, the author of the short story How to Tell a True War Story, used symbolism and polysyndeton to convey that people often exaggerate after experiencing something profound, emotional, or traumatic in order to communicate unthinkable sensations and feelings.…
“Tomorrow When The War Began” by John Marsden, is a novel of survival, friendship, love and war. He uses many language techniques (e.g. simile, metaphor, personification, oxymoron, irony, symbol, allusion etc.) to get across to the reader the importance of each of the themes discussed. He also uses these techniques to set the mood in each chapter and to help emphasise each major point in the novel. “We’ve learnt a lot and had to figure out what’s important- what matters, what really matters.”- Ellie…
The story by Tim O’Brien shows how the soldiers are themselves and can also be serious. O’Brien also sees how Vietnam changes the soldiers and how they see the world now. There will be people that will ask if it’s true or not true they can asks what happened. There can be different ways to tell a story but they can ask what happen. O’Brien would know which story he really believes. O’Brien will give use by looking at Rat’s point of view, and Sanders point of view of Lemon death and how Rat copes with a letter. Here are three points’ that will go with O’Brien story the history, biography and literary criticism.…
Civil war happened long ago when America is not the great America yet. But the problem between north and south part of this nation is still not yet solved. In 150 years later, battle lingers over how textbooks explain Civil War (Washington Post) , the author wrote that even today some people still thinks that the civil war is about state right instead of slavery.…
Before I could even comprehend, my aunt was convulsing, with eyes rolled back and foam forming at the mouth. Hurriedly, my mom pulled her out of her wheelchair and rolled her on her left side. When the paramedics arrived, it felt like the universe was in slow motion. Voices seemed a million miles away, like soft echoes ricocheting off ragged cave walls. I was infinitely in shock; I could not process my surroundings. Mom rode in the ambulance, while I rode in Grandma Vita’s car. This moment would be the last time I saw Aunt Dori until tomorrow. The hospital was abnormally clean. Some rooms emitted no sound, however, others squealed well into the night. I never in truth noticed patients. Windows and cemented columns at every turn. The air conditioner was blasting from all angles. The doctors came by and solemnly murmured they desired to speak with my mother in private. Their eyes said to leave. Furious, I stomped off to the visitor waiting area. I may have appeared enraged on the outside, but it was all a charade. On the inside I was panic-stricken and somber. What was wrong with Aunt Dori? Why could I not attain answers? Mom returned with a pained expression on her face as the doctors calmly strode away. I recall her breaking the news to me sighing, “Do not worry, sweetheart. Everything is going to be fine.” She relayed the information from the doctors frankly, holding nothing back.…
Six Days of War is an incredibly well written, fascinating and overall unbiased analysis of the 1967 War between Israel and most of the Arab world. Michael B. Oren recounts the six days that are shaped Middle East politics. Six Days War is essential reading for those wishing to understand the context of current events in the Middle East, today. It all flows from these six days.…
My hospital bed was ice cold and the bleak and empty white walls depressed me as the uncomforting thought that I would have to stay here for maybe another week brought tears to my eyes. The usual and oppressive smell of disinfectant lingered in the room as I recalled that night in my head, trying to convince myself it wasn’t my fault, as I had done everyday since the accident. It was the day everything changed and my life was turned upside down. Forever.…
I sat down and jammed the keys into the ignition and sped down the road. The pharmacy was five minutes away from Morrie’s house. I was in luck. I pulled into the parking lot and found the nearest spot to park. I parked as fast as I possibly could and ran to the pharmacy counter. “Is Barry available?” I said breathlessly. Now I knew how Morrie felt when he tried to breathe. The person at the desk went back to try to find Barry but he wasn’t available. I felt hopeless. It made me believe that I could be the cause of Morries death because I didn’t do anything to stop the disease from continuing to take a toll on his body. I ran through every red light and swerved through people. No one seemed to care and neither did the…