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    Marie Ferguson Mr. Matson Final Copy of essay #2 The Attack on Pearl Harbor Today is a nice warm day on the USS ARIZONA. It was sunny outside with a nice cool breeze. There was not a cloud in site. I was lying in bed when my bunk partner decided to jump out of his bed. He was totally unaware of me lying in mine. As he landed on me I fell off and hit the floor and felt one of my teeth fall out. I stood up and before I had the chance to say anything we heard the sound no one in the harbor

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    attribute to the time in which they live. The loyalty and friendship of George and Lennie stands out in this harsh environment and I feel that it is that friendship in contrast with the rest of society in the novel that makes the book so fantastic. Steinbeck was born on February 27‚ 1902. During summers he would work as an itinerant worker on ranches which helped strongly influence his writing and it is often thought it was his experiences on these ranches in the ‘Dustbowl’ which inspired him to write

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    In Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl serves many roles as a character. In the harsh Puritan society she lived in with her mother Hester‚ she provides some comical relief into their difficult lives. Hester was condemned her whole life from committing adultery. Her letter was not the only punishment she faced‚ but the internal guilt of knowing she went against her religion sat with her for life. Pearl was her most precious gift and she gave Hester a reason to keep going and continue on with her

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    Brandon H. 12.17.2012 C.A. Rough Pearl In “The Scarlet Letter”‚ Nathanial Hawthorne masterfully weaves symbolism into his plot. The smaller implied themes of the story add an element to “The Scarlet Letter” that is lacking in many books‚ modern and classic. Pearl‚ being the daughter of one of the main characters‚ is portrayed in two ways‚ just like many of the other characters in the story. In Hawthorne’s tale of the scarlet letter‚ Pearl Prynne is represented as both a symbol as well as

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    loves‚ the lyrics from the song “Black” by Pearl Jam moves from the writer’s reminiscence about his good times with his former love to coming to terms with the fact that he had been deserted‚ left heart broken by the love of his life as Pearl writes in this line: “Oh the pictures have all been washed in black‚ tattooed everything…”. Pearl’s lyrics contains both imagination‚ emotion and melody and it does create a unified expression of agony and rejection. Pearl expresses the emotions of agony of loosing

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    Texts: The White Tiger and The Pearl Thesis: Both Balram from The White Tiger and Kino from The Pearl were born in poverty and living under the heavy oppressions of the upper class. The impact of the family drove them to fight against their own established fates and try to escape from the oppression of society. Book 1 - The White Tiger Balram was born in poverty. During his growth‚ he was deeply affected by his family‚ which developed a desire for him‚ to escape the poverty and be a successful man

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    knock their fleet out. The Japanese military sent a spy to Honolulu‚ Hawaii. The spy had reports on warship movements and American carriers. The secret agent also had aerial photos of Pearl Harbor and finds out what Americans do on the weekend. Admiral Yamamoto orders Commander Genda to create plans on the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Japanese will use six carriers with about 350 aircrafts on them. The fleet will leave in mid-November. The attack was to occur on a Sunday by 8 a.m. when the fleet is anchored

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    Joseph Stalin once said “The death of one man is a tragedy. The deaths of millions is a statistic” (“Joseph Stalin Quote”). On a sunday of December 7‚ 1941 a surprise attack was planned by the Japanese to attack Oahu‚ Hawaii also known as Pearl Harbor. On this day many lives of the United States army were taken by the hands of Japan. The men of the United States army in Oahu were attacked by surprise which did not give them enough time to fight back. Many of the equipment was destroyed which gave

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    The pearl of world; Having power is not make you happy In the world of full of selfishness‚ if you gave chance to have the power it will convey your true intention and it will shown your truly are. In the story of the pearl book Kino and Juana lived a happy good life until their only child Coyotito got bitten by a scornpion. The family most find wealth to pay for his treatment. Kino miraculously founds magnificent pearl to pay for Cayotito medicine. This is how Kino started his worst dream‚ how his

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    America’s freedom went under attack. Japan flew six aircrafts over an American naval base in Hawaii. This naval base was most commonly known as Pearl Harbor. This day went down as one of the most memorable days in history. Because it was so shocking‚ everyone was left asking themselves‚ “Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?” Many things led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor but some of the most important events were that the U.S. put an embargo on oil to Japan‚ they expanded into Manchuria along with many

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