Good Morning‚ Vietnam follows disc jockey Adrian Cronauer as he is reassigned to the Armed Forces Radio Saigon airwaves in Saigon‚ Vietnam in 1965. Throughout the film Cronauer experiences the bombing of a G.I. bar‚ and attempts to start a relationship with a Vietnamese woman. However‚ he runs into trouble as he finds the Vietnamese culture to be very different from his own. He experiences first hand the civilian attacks as buildings are blown up without warning or reason‚ and the tactics behind
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In Mornings in Jenin‚ a Palestinian perspective is given in a way that displays the fundamental argument of the Palestinian people’s claims to their own homeland which includes the merging of clans to one bigger entity. In the region of Palestine the people did not always identify as Palestinians‚ instead they identified with their families or their clans. “Palestinian” itself is a new term given to the people of the region in response to the development of zionism and Israeli nationalism. This is
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English Commentary- Snowy Morning‚ by Henry Shukman. “Snowy Morning” is a melancholy piece about the difficulty and inevitability of saying goodbye to a lifetime of images‚ sensations and the beauty of the world around us. Shukman uses images from childhood to create a sense of nostalgia as well as establishing a paradox between the fear of death and dealing with death in a facetious manner. In addition to this Shukman uses semantic fields dealing with the senses in order to create a more involved
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"Architecture is the thoughtful making of space"‚ said Louis Kahn. What makes an architect is its ability to take a little bit of everything and create a beautiful of composition that blends with it’s surrounding yet stand out. Louis Kahn ‚ one of the great architects of all times showed us how a house can be harmonized with nature and united with the landscape. The fisher house by Louis Kahn is located in Hatboro‚ Pennsylvania‚ a small community close to Philadelphia. Hatboro was originally
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leaves is very popular. The soup can be eaten hot or cold. When eaten hot it usually includes some meat and an added spoon of sour cream. Anyway when I was little Sundays were still Sundays meaning that all of the neighborhood stores in Bay Ridge‚ Brooklyn‚ New York were closed. It was quiet and people went to church and took quiet Sunday walks. Just as I referred
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Matt VanDerMeid FRQ 3 Louis the XIV was king of France from 1693 to 1715. He was an example of how to rule for many of the political leaders of the 18th century. An absolute ruler is defined by seven traits. Pacify and subjugate nobles‚ and centralize power around oneself. Another is to make both money and war. Dominate culture‚ make religion and finally build something worthy of your glory. Two Enlightened despots that took after Louis were Joseph II of Austria and Peter the Great‚ Czar
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listening to Louis Armstrong’s “Hotter Than That” I didn’t really enjoy the song it seemed like a simple jazz song that would play as a background song for some type of summer scene in an old movie. Then when Louis Armstrong begins to bring in the vocals with the background guitar the song drew me in. Right after the vocals end the whole song seems to shift and the trumpet‚ piano and the rest of the band gain a second wind where the song because more up-tempo and more lively. Louis Armstrong seems
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Minorities are subjugated daily and the government allows it to continue. Louis J. Rodriguez can attest to the persecution of immigrants in his book‚ “Always Running.” He claims that society treats Mexican immigrants as their “scapegoat” and condemns any and all actions they may take in order to present them as a different group
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Monday Morning Leadership Book Report Monday Morning Leadership is an excellent book written about several broad aspects of leadership. David Cottrell uses a simple dialogue between Jeff and his mentor‚ Tony‚ to keep the book interesting‚ easy to read‚ and informational. To effectively summarize and report on this book I will look at the different ideas Cottrell presents separately. Jeff finds himself caught in a rut and turns to an acquaintance from the past for help. Tony agrees to help
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It was early morning on Friday. The State Bank had just opened. There was quite a big rush of customers. Some had come to deposit money while others had come to withdraw it. The counter clerks were busy and no one noted the coming in of four stout youths. They entered the bank. They cut off all telephone wires and then ordered the staff to raise their hands up. They took out their pistols and ordered the staff to march into the strong room and locked them up there. Left alone‚ they went to the cash
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