Compare and contrast the experiences of Australian soldiers at Gallipoli and Kokoda Just the words Gallipoli and Kokoda evoke such vivid imagery in our minds of war‚ hardship and struggle. Australia’s involvement in Gallipoli suggests a sense of mate ship‚an Anzac legend‚ created out of total confusion. Kokoda however calls to mind a war of ideologies and of survival. But both events have their similarities and differences - how and why they started‚ troop experiences and how they ended and
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Grendel as a Ridiculous Character Probably one of the greatest questions of the 19th century comes directly from John Gardner’s novel Grendel. Given a world with no inherent meaning‚ how should one live his or her life? Grendel lives in a world that he is not supposed to be in‚ acting out on emotion. Grendel represents the animalistic traits of humans. His actions are primitive and based around society’s acceptance throughout the novel. Grendel portrays a ridiculous character that is convinced
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Personal opinions about the work Why We Crave Horror Movies We human beings all are more or less abnormal‚ in some way‚ but we never admit that we are‚ we just live in disguise pretending that everything is normal and try to control ourselves to not to generate embarrassment in front of other people. However‚ it’s really hard from us to wear the mask all the time and never show the real temperaments‚ we need to find a way to release ourselves without being known by others‚ otherwise we probably
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Famous Leader Essay Michael Jordan Michael Jordan was possibly the best basketball player in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His career spanned over nineteen glorious seasons for the Chicago Bulls. The most recognizable athlete in the world‚ he is not only the top player of his era‚ but is quite possibly the best player ever to wear the uniform of an NBA team. The magnitude of “His Airness” can be best shown through Michael’s soaring hang times and acrobatic moves‚ but
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Re-enlisting into the Revolutionary War It is another dreary night at Valley Forge. As I crawl into my unbearable smoky hut‚ doubt‚ fear‚ and cold death are roaming the walls of my hut. In the winter of 1777‚ Washington’s Continental army suffered terrible conditions at Valley Forge. Many soldiers died from sickness and severe cold weather. Others deserted the camp. Most soldiers received the chance of re-enlisting or not re-enlisting. This decision was one of the hardest decisions of their life
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of a revered hero – its titular character. In the poem‚ Beowulf‚ a hero of the Geats in Scandinavia‚ comes to the help of Hrothgar‚ the king of the Danes‚ whose mead hall (Herot) has been terrorized by a troll-like monster called Grendel. Beowulf defeats both Grendel and his mother. After a period
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In all languages‚ using compact or short form of words in text messages‚ emails‚ and blogs is rapidly increasing. It is particularly popularly amongst young urbanities as it allows for voiceless communication‚ useful in noisy environment that would defeat a voice conversation and also buffered communication since the message the sender wants to convey can be accessed by the receiver at any time. Compacting text is thus necessary because of limited message length in blog sites and tiny user interface
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David McCullough’s 1776 is a well written book‚ starting with its title. It’s a story about the war‚ yet no actual fighting happens for most of the book. George Washington is often diminished compared to other characters in the book‚ and readers almost feel sorry for the usually infamous characters such as the loyalists‚ Hessians‚ and even King George III. Another surprise is that David McCullough‚ best known for Rushmore-size biographies of underrated presidents‚ wrestles America’s founding year
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The struggle of the French Revolution can be viewed‚ as any revolution can be‚ through the many eyes‚ of the people who are fighting it. They are fighting for reasons that vary according to what they believe as individuals‚ “Despite occasional appearances or stated war aims‚ the war became an ideological conflict between new and old –between “democratic” and “aristocratic” forms of society…” The war was a meeting of the minds‚ yes there was famine‚ and an unskilled monarchy‚ but the problems went
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story of Ramayana‚ a prince who is exiled to the Dandaka forest for a period of fourteen years. His wife Sita‚ and his brother Laksmana choose to follow him into exile. During their exile Sita is kidnapped by Ravana‚ an evil king that Rama must defeat before he can recover his wife and regain his kingdom. Odysseus and Ramayana were both depicted as the “ideal man” in their respective cultures. They were heroes of royal descent with character traits their cultures valued. Odysseus proudly declares:
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