Inner Peace Written by Cody Doerhoefer Rain was slapping hard against the window. As the rain pattering continued‚ powerful booms of thunder shook the old house. A younger man sat in his bedroom reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula. While sipping on a glass of iced water‚ the man lit a candle because the sky outside continued to be engulfed in an infinite darkness. The only lighting for the man’s reading was the small candle and the continuous bright flashes of light from the lightning outside of
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Aryan Tayal Personal Essay Being the son of two immigrants in America‚ I never felt that I was a true “American” or a true “Indian.” Being brought to America at six months of age‚ I never got to experience the culture that my parents had been raised in. I was living two lifestyles‚ half day American and the second half‚ when I got home from school‚ I lived an Indian lifestyle. At home‚ I spoke Hindi but at school‚ I was being taught a whole new language‚ English. Having these differences I did not
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the introvert being the quiet and less noticed person. This relationship many times causes tension between the two friends‚ but many times the tension is only felt by one person; usually the introvert‚ thus jealousy becomes prominent. In A Separate Peace‚ by John Knowles‚ this is the case between best friends Finny (the extrovert)‚ and Gene (the introvert). Both boys attend The Devon School‚ an upscale boys boarding school in the Northeast part of the United States. This jealousy exists between both
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A Separate Peace In the opening passage of A Separate Peace‚ John Knowles utilizes personifications‚ similes‚ and metaphors in order to create a gloomy and contemplative mood. At the beginning of the book‚ Gene Forrester is visiting his old high school‚ The Devon School‚ and the school ironically looks newer and more improved. As he explores this new school‚ a mood of gloom and contemplation is created. A personification such as‚ “Now here it was after all‚ preserved by some considerate hand with
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each other can be traced back to the writings of Immanuel Kant over two hundred years ago in essay ‘On Perpetual Peace’‚ however‚ only in the early 1980s and with the writings of Michael Doyle was the idea consolidated. According to Doyle and other advocates of the democratic peace theory‚ liberal democratic states have been able to maintain peaceful relations amongst themselves‚ but are prone to wage war against non-democratic regimes. In order to prove this theory‚ vast databases have been constructed
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Prenecia Rolle Mrs. Johnson College English 122 8th April‚ 2013 Same Sex Marriage in the Bahamas Heterosexual marriage is commonly understood to be between two persons of the opposite sex. Same sex marriage on the others hand‚ is understood to be between two person of the same sex. Although same sex marriage is a very controversial topic‚ the more it appears in the news the heated the topic becomes. Homosexual have been widely accepted by the majority may it be a gay or lesbian. Some persons
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Ronald Reagan’s Policy of Peace through Strength Ended the Cold War During the presidential election of 1980 candidate Ronald Reagan clearly expressed his views on military strength to win the Cold War. His opponent‚ Jimmy Carter‚ was wary of this policy and said‚ “Reagan would re-ignite the ’arms race’‚ and would increase the risk of war.” Reagan replied‚ "We’re already in an arms race‚ but only the Soviets are racing …there’s… every reason to believe the Soviet Union cannot increase its
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ESSAY-1 Nearly‚ from the beginning of human history‚ there have been wars because of various reasons which are economic benefits‚ terrorism‚ political benefits. However‚ when we look at the consequences of wars‚ the only thing we can see is streams of blood. Instead of combat to solve problems between countries‚ people should try to use peaceful ways such as dialogue and negotiation because it is inevitable reality that peace can achieve what war cannot. Peace provides people with safe and nonviolent
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For my paragraph I decided to discuss the movie: Lord of War. In this story Nicolas Cage plays the role of an arms dealer. In my opinion‚ this movie is a form of popular culture because it’s a story on a very controversial topic and it delivers quite a powerful message to viewers. In this film‚ Nicolas cage plays Yuri Orlov‚ a Russian international gun runner. This movie begins by telling the story of Yuri and his father‚ mother‚ and brother. Pretending to be Jewish‚ the family immigrated to the
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World War lll was an endless amount of bloodshed. ISIS had taken over almost half of Europe and the rest of the world was having trouble holding back their endless forces. They had found a way to mind control the people they had taken over and we’re constantly
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