”Livet har ingen betydning” (manchet) Af "Navn" Bogen ”In- tet” er en filosofisk ungdoms- roman skrevet af Janne Tel- ler i 2000. Den er en del af ungdomsserien serien ”Frit for fantasi”. Pierra Anthon forlader 7.a i Tærring‚ fordi han mener‚ der ikke er noget ved noget. Han filosoferer over livet‚ og får de andre e-lever til at tvivle på livets betydning. ”Alting er ligegyldigt‚ for alting begynder ba- re for at slutte. Det øje- blik i blev født‚ begynd- te i at dø. Og sådan er det med
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In the story “The Man Killed” By Tim O’Brien‚ the narrator stares in silence at the man he has just murdered. He imagines all sorts of things and describes every part of him‚ from the blood running out of his wounds to his dainty long fingers. He‚ then starts telling us about his life and visualizes his past‚ present and future. The narrator envisions this man of My Khe as a scholar‚ not a fighter; he believes he is someone who went to war only to fulfill his patriotic duty. During this whole
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Why was the Ice Man killed many ask. There are also many hypotheses that try to answer this question but don’t cover all of the evidence. I feel the way he was killed was a person in his clan trying to get a better spot in society.Also a enemy clan could have raided recently causing all of his wounds found on his body. This could possibly explain many mysteries surrounding his death especially the copper ax. The reason I believe that there was a rival clan raid is because of all of his wounds on
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Thomas Paine‚ a revolutionary and intellectual writer‚ in his book Rights of Man‚ asserts that while America should render dysfunctional due to diversity‚ it rather functions in cordial unision. While there were streaks and evidence of discord‚ Thomas Paine was accurate in asserting that America finds its unity in diversity. In early America‚ the age of immigrants‚ the foundation of our identity was being created. Some did not take kindly to this new diversity. Nativist organizations sprung up
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Similarly‚ “The Man He Killed” also portrays war negatively which is reflected through the poets choice of words describing war such as‚ “quaint and curious war is!”. However‚ ’The Man He Killed’ focuses on the senselessness and futility of war‚ where a man has killed another quite simply because they were fighting on opposing sides in a war. Likewise “Dulce et Decorum Est” illustrates the harsh reality and brutality of war but in this poem the poet writes about an actual event in war that he has witnessed
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An excerpt from Thomas Paine’s book Rights of Man depicts America as a nation full of equality and unity‚ despite the nation’s diverse population. He claims the government is constructed based on principle morals‚ which allows Americans to overcome differences in beliefs‚ race‚ and economic stratification. Paine’s piece was written in 1791‚ during a time people united through the purpose of supporting independence. The gradual drifting of the nation’s common goal disturbs unity and reveals the vast
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In this essay I will be comparing the two poems‚ ‘The Man He Killed’ by Thomas Hardy and ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ by Wilfred Owen. ‘The Man He Killed’ is about a man who was in the war and is thinking about his memories in the war. The main part of his experience in the war that he is reminiscing is the killing that he committed and the majority of the poem is focused on that. Thomas Hardy did not go to war himself but it could be thought that he got the idea from a friends experience in the war. The
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you. - He always was a paranoid man. - Just answer the damn question! Your husband and I were business partners. Why would I want to kill him? He was on his way to tell the media the accident was his fault! If Vantage Point was held liable... What do you mean it was his fault? As far as I know‚ the incident was caused by a sinkhole. He told me. He made a mistake. If that came to light‚ you’d be ruined. So you took care of it the only way you know how. Interesting theory. But if he made the
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In Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man‚ America is viewed as a place of great diversity and prosperity. America seems to be a haven in 1791‚ filled with people from all cultures living their lives without a care in the world. It seems to be a description of what America was created for and what it was envisioned to be like. But would this description fit the United States 225 years later? The truth is no‚ Paine’s characterization of America in 1791 would not hold true today‚ as we have excessive taxes‚
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wide array of both admired and detested artworks across the country. Perhaps his most infamous creation‚ whether a product of defiance or miscommunication‚ found itself brushed across a prominent wall of Rockefeller Center in New York City in 1934. Man at the Crossroads‚ a piece commissioned by business magnate Nelson Rockefeller‚ stirred loathsome sentiments within the benefactors of a free market economy‚ prompting the destruction of the mural prior to completion. At first glance‚ the composition
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