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    hardships‚ and the poem “Danny Dever” shows just another one that the British soldiers had to go through. The hanging of Danny Deever not only scares‚ intimidates‚ and disturbs the soldiers‚ but also makes the Colour-Sergeant have to question himself on what the army is doing and whether it is right. The poem shows the questioning of what is ethical and watching the loss of someone you know. The Colour-Sergeant is a higher up of the British army‚ so he knows that the hanging of someone from the

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    am breathing. And I pray don’t take me soon because I am here for a reason‚ as I’m singing a song for freedom.” Matisyahu sang this song called “One Day.” The song is about freedom with no more war o violence. In George Orwell’s short story “A Hanging‚” he is trying to show us his experience of imperialism between the British and Burma. Innocent people were hanged for being Hindu. They were not free. The setting of the story is in Burma‚ in a jail cell. “We were waiting outside the condemned

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    another. The health care system here in the United States spends trillions of dollars on their patients each year‚ yet we rank extremely low on overall health outcomes. I agree with the statement that Shannon Brownlee makes in the documentary Escape Fire (2012). We live in a disease-care system‚ where we don’t necessarily fix our patients problems we just try to have a quick solution. This is why those in our health care system try to get us in and out of their hospitals as quickly as possible. A patient

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    A Song of Ice and Fire is a progression of epic dream books composed by American author and screenwriter George R.R. Martin. He started composing the arrangement in 1991 and the main volume was distributed in 1996. Initially visualized as a set of three‚ there are presently five distributed books in the arrangement with two more arranged. There are likewise three novellas which go about as prequels to the books‚ with a few more arranged‚ and three different novellas comprising of excepts from the

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    Set in Burma during the time of British imperialism‚ George Orwell’s ‘A Hanging‚’ provides an in-depth account of a singular instance of capital punishment. The essay captures the event in its entirety and‚ through Orwell’s powerful structure and style‚ allows readers the chance to experience it as if in the room with Orwell himself. The essay begins by setting the scene within the confines of the jail‚ poetically describing Orwell’s surroundings and the manner in which they are perceived. It goes

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    Poem Analysis: The Mother

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    In this poem “The Mother” it was this mother that had many abortions. This speaker was having an emotional breakdown. For example‚ “I have heard in the voices of the wind the voices of my dim killed children” (Brooks 1940). When reading ‘’The Mother’’ the speaker talked about her and focused on the children she aborted. But the speaker never mentioned a father. So‚ after realizing she did not mention a father this question came to an understanding. Why do people have different emotional and physical

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    superior to another. In “Strange Fruit” Abel Meeropol protests and raises awareness of the treatment of African Americans in South USA. The song describes the scene of lynching of Black American’s and their resemblance to a fruit hanging from a tree. We also studied the poem “took the children away” by Archie Roach which similarly portrayed a great understanding of the horrific treatment of black people. Roach sings about his personal story of the stolen generation in 1969. Two techniques that were

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    the author is still unknown. What really differentiates how the New York Times wrote the piece was that they provided more context and actually wrote it as a news story. The piece has the details such as the time (4 a.m.)‚ Fort Sumter returned the fire‚ the number of batteries that were in the bombardment (19) and how many actually fired (seven). The news article gives you a more in depth look in what occurred

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    in control of his destiny. From the naturalistic viewpoint‚ life appoints nature as the final arbiter of the fate of all organisms‚ from the miniscule amoeba to the gargantuan whale to the overconfident human. Jack London’s short story‚ "To Build a Fire"‚ highlights the naturalistic belief that the human attempt at controlling destiny is ultimately futile‚ as human behavior is largely reigned in by their heredity and environment. The short story details the unsuccessful journey of an unnamed

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    FC2 – FIRE SAFETY Candidate’s fire risk PRACTICAL APPLICATION assessment notes Sheet number 1 of 6 To be completed during workplace inspection Student name: Andrew Smart Student number: 00289987 Location: Harman Barracks/LAD Building Date undertaken 01 / 07 /2015 The fire inspection was conducted in Harman barracks on the Light Aid Detachment building (LAD). The building consists of 3 buildings that are adjoined; the main building is centrally positioned

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