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    The article “ Sounding the War: Acholi Popular Music in the Peace Process in Northern Uganda “ by Stella Wadiru discusses how musicians use Acholi popular music to expose the war situation in northern Uganda and to campaign for peace. The author also conducts ethnographic research in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp. War in Acholi-sub region of Northern Uganda between rebel groups and the Ugandan Government has claimed many

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    Julianna Jackson Ms. Sweeney Intro to Genre 14 May 2013 A Separate Peace Chapter 4 In chapter four the doppelgänger is starting to form. Gene is starting to believe that there is a deadly rivalry between Finny and him. Gene is striving to win the valedictorian which means he has to study hard. Gene thinks that when he wins valedictorian that Finny and him will finally be even. Gene asks Finny if he minds that Gene is trying to win valedictorian‚ Finny replies‚ “I’d kill myself out of jealous

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    We intently display ourselves sporting the most fashion conscious trends in our suburban manifestations of white picketed‚ identically boxed houses. However‚ what would happen if your neighbour’s white picket fence was no longer white but psychedelic orange‚ and instead of quaint jazz music‚ hard electro-dance would blast out of their windows? Certainly the average Joe would have a few choice words about the situation. Funny enough‚ America is known as the land of the free‚ but ironically we

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    A Separate Peace Dealing with enemies has been a problem since the beginning of time. "I never killed anybody‚" Gene had commented later in his life‚ "And I never developed an intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war ended before I ever put on a uniform‚ I was on active duty all my time at Devon; I killed my enemy there." In A Separate Peace‚ by John Knowles‚ the value of dealing with enemies is shown by Gene‚ who was dealing with few human enemies‚ but his emotions created far

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    "A Separate Peace" takes place during World War II in 1943‚ a time of great uncertainty and changing lifestyles but the danger of this war never really seems to come near Devon. So does this terrible environment and events affect the characters of a Separate Peace or just provide a safe and surreal environment for the characters? The war in a Separate Peace may not directly affect the characters for the majority of the novel but we see its affects on the characters actions indirectly and it ends

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    Odette Peace Corps Report

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    will soon be serving in the Peace Corps within the African Continent‚ as Odette did in the early 90s. Odette served in Rwanda‚ until 1993‚ when the Peace Corps suspended its program within the country due to developing internal tension. Afterward‚ she took a few short-term jobs in Kenya‚ Gabon‚ and Burundi until in 1993 violent conflicts erupted in Burundi due to the death of the new Hutu president after years of Tutsi government. It was at this point that the Peace Corps decided to recommence

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    John Knowles‚ A Separate Peace: Gene and Loss of Innocence In the novel A Separate Peace by the author John Knowles‚ loss of innocence is portrayed in the book. Characters Gene and Finny‚ display this theme of innocence throughout the novel. Mostly Gene takes a turn in life and the whole point of view on the world that they see‚ is changed. John Knowles places events throughout the book so that Gene and his school buddies are able to have emotional and physical changes in their life. Gene has gone

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    What Peace Means to Me

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    What Peace Means to Me… “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” This is quoted from a great scientist Albert Einstein. Peace seems to be one important thing that we need nowadays. It’s not the power that makes a person a better one but it’s the peace in his heart that would lead him to a brighter future. Peace‚ for me‚ has to start within ourselves‚ as human beings of this world. We need to achieve an understanding of ourselves‚ finding and seeking our own inner

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    1984 War Is Peace Analysis

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    5a. War is Peace is an interesting concept to think about. This concept would have the reader believe that a continuous war‚ as is happening in the novel‚ would not only maintain peace‚ but if the war is continuous‚ then the people know nothing of peace‚ and therefore‚ the war is likened to peace. In Oceania‚ the people cannot exist without a war‚ because the war gives the people something to bond together to fight against. Additionally‚ if the idea of doublethink is applied to the situation

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    Gene is full of the evil that shows up in every story. Gene‚ the main character in the Separate Peace‚ thought his best friend to be his enemy. He also broke his so called enemy’s legs and tried to convince himself it had been an accident. Finny was then sadly eventually killed by Gene’s decisions and actions. Gene is inherently evil because he thought Finny to be his enemy‚ he broke Finny’s leg‚ and ultimately killed him. Should one think that their best friend is their enemy? Finny was the

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