"American Pie" by Don McLean‚ is a very interesting song. After listening to the lyrics and the song itself‚ there is a meaning to this song. Each line of the lyrics has a special meaning to what Don McLean wanted to say‚ but in his own special way. If one was to look at each lyrics one by one‚ they will be able to find out the big picture of the whole song. It tells a story of Mclean’s favorite performers‚ Buddy HOlly. American Pie was rumoured to be the name of the plane that BUddy Holly died
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essential idea‚ to follow orders. If orders aren’t followed‚ there’s the possibility of putting their life or someone else’s at risk. In the movie A Few Good Men‚ Colonel Jessup (Jack Nicholson) states under oath that “We follow orders or people die.” Although this is the mindset of soldiers‚ it brings into question if every order should be followed. In A Few Good Men‚ there are two soldiers being put on trial for following orders
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Don Ganh is the cultural metaphor used to describe Vietnam. A don ganh is a pole which is usually made from bamboo with two baskets balancing perfectly on each side. It is able to be adjusted according to the strength of the worker. These are widely used by the merchants in Vietnam. The duality of the don ganh can be applied to Vietnam’s division between the North and South‚ individualism versus collectivism and harmony‚ change from the old to the new‚ life inside and outside the family‚ and inequality
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Slaves were acquired in a few different ways. Sometimes the capturers would simply hide out and wait for a passer-by. Some traded for goods‚ as mentioned above‚ and other Africans who would receive pay captured some. However acquired‚ their fate would depend on physical and mental toughness. In order to survive what lay ahead these two qualities were essential for survival. Many Africans believed they were going to be eaten by the Europeans. This was a rumor that traveled among the captive slaves
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throughout the centuries. Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote both contain characters that use madness to excuse their actions in their lives respectively. Hamlet‚ filled with vengeance‚ seeks justice for the unexplained sudden death of his father Hamlet Senior. Don Quixote‚ a knight that is entranced by tales of chivalry has decided to live his life devoted towards gaining honor through his encounters. Hamlet and Don Quixote alike share the character roles of convincing those around
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throughout history. Within the tale of Don Quixote de la Mancha‚ by Miguel Cervantes‚ the reader is told early on that the protagonist‚ Don Quixote‚ has gone mad due to his incessant reading tales of knight-errantry‚ and chivalry. Although‚ throughout Cervantes’s story there are times where it seems Don Quixote may be aware that his delusions aren’t actually reality and it isn’t until the end of the tale that he admits to having his sanity. So‚ one may ask‚ did Don Quixote really keep his sanity whilst
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Gladwell’s answer to this question is in the summary at the end of chapter 1 – the Law of the Few‚ the Stickiness Factor and the Power of Context. Since the Stickiness factor and the Power of Context are discussed in chapters 3 and 4‚ I’ll not be considering those topics to discuss about why some ideas get passed on. Law of the Few: What will be Gladwell answer to the below question? If 100 people can complete a task in 10 days‚ how many people will it take to complete 80% of the task in 10 days
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“Our ability to read and understand any particular novel is enhanced by our knowledge of other novels and by our awareness of the history and theory of novels”. Our ability to read a novel is most certainly enhanced by our knowledge of other novels. To draw meaning‚ and feel emotion‚ from such novels we must understand their relationship with the world they are based in‚ the world we know‚ through lived experience. The mimetic content of a novel‚ or its themes and ideas‚ are thought about in
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A Few Things That Went Wrong in the Patriot Presented to: Barry Reynolds By: Simon Lamy On April 10th 2006 Roland Emmerich’s ’The Patriot’ is a romanced story taking place during the Independence war and depicting the impact of the militia on the United States victory over England; but there are a couple of things wrong with this movie; notably some misconceptions in the main themes and some flagrant historical discrepancies. The theme of patriotism in this movie is spectacularly
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Introduction Fun Fact: The Don Juan Pond in Antarctica is the saltiest place on Earth. Does that have anything to do with an Ecocolumn? No. What is an Ecocolumn? An Ecocolumn is essentially a tiny ecosystem in a bottle. A few bottles. And it’s not an ecosystem. It has three chambers: Terrestrial‚ Decomposition‚ and Aquatic. The Terrestrial Chamber has the soil‚ the sun‚ and is the entrance into the Ecocolumn. The Decomposition Chamber is where decomposers break down the dead organic matter
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