xThe topic in which we are currently learning is war poetry in WW1. Although wars have existed for millennia’s‚ WW1 was an especially destructive and horrible conflict‚ partly because of the endless digging and defending trenches‚ and partly because it involved machinery of destruction in the form of airplanes to tanks‚ artillery and poison gas. There were countless of soldiers who went to this war‚ Siegfried Sassoon was one of them. During this war‚ he had experienced the horrors of war‚ he had
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Terrorism: Domestic or International Fight? Daniel Cortez HIS 145 April 8‚ 2012 Professor Jennifer Moore Terrorism: Domestic or International Fight? Terrorism attacks are nothing new to the world. They have existed since the beginning of civilization‚ from a random attack of a different kingdom or country to random suicide bombings in the Middle East. A terrorist attack can be viewed from different perspectives‚ but Americans have changed their view on what a terrorist attack is and have
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Attention Must Be Paid to Death of a Salesman When Arthur Miller wrote "Death of a Salesman" many considered it a modern masterpiece. It has spurred debate among academics and stirred the emotions of hundreds of thousands of audiences and readers alike. However‚ there is a growing trend among many who approach this play to condemn Willy Loman out of hand. Entire new generations of readers feel nothing for the plight of Willy Loman; they believe his actions merit his destruction. Why is this?
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allowed himself to become distracted by his desperate thoughts of his coveted love‚ Martha‚ who had sent him photographs and poetic letters that never bring up the war. He is in the middle of this innocent longing when suddenly interrupted by Lavender’s death‚ leaving Cross feeling guiltily responsible and drawing the only conclusion – he ashamedly loves this distant girl far more than he loves and watches out for his men. Upon this painful realization‚ Cross’s guilt seems to break him‚ driving him to the
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The Zimmermann Note Author Arthur Zimmermann was born in Marggrabowa‚ East Prussia in 1864. He was the State Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the German Empire. He is most known for the Zimmermann Telegram‚ but he is also known for his involvement in an Irish rebellion and also the Russian Revolution. He sent troops to Ireland to help them rebel against Great Britain for their independence. He also helped the communists get rid of the tsar in Russia. When Zimmermann’s message to Mexico was intercepted
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Arthur Shelby is a Kentucky farmer and a slave-owner who is forced to sell two of his slaves so he can pay a debt. He sells Uncle Tom and Harry (the son of his wife’s slave Eliza) to a slave trader named Haley. Eliza hears the discussion and warns Tom and his wife‚ and runs away with her child. Haley follows them‚ but he does not catch her‚ she crosses the Ohio River and is helped by citizens. Haley meets two slave-catchers that agree to capture Eliza and Harry. Tom refuses to run away so he is taken
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Arthur Miller wrote Death of a Salesman in 1949 and established himself as a respected modern American author. He was born in 1915 in New York City. He began writing plays when he was a student at the University of Michigan; even though‚ his family suffered financial problems with the depression and had to work to get his college education. His play Death of a Salesman won a Pulitzer prize and was made into a movie; 1952 and 1985. Arthur Miller wrote his autobiography‚ Timebends in 1987 and is
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Death is a very vague character he is blunt and goes straight to the point. Death starts off with a sort of mocking or cynical manner‚ with a dark sense of humor‚ but as the novel goes on and World War II gets bigger and faster‚ Death shows weariness and remorse about having to collect so many souls. He’s extremely truthful and tells you how it is. A small fact he shares at the very beginning of the book is “you are going to die”. He explains that he is attempting to be cheerful about this whole
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Fight Club: An Awakening to Life At one point or another‚ we have all felt our lives were pointless or futile. Chuck Palahniuk harnessed these feelings in his Fight Club through the use of a character‚ Tyler Durden. Tyler shows the people he affects how meaningless their lives had been and gives them new reasons to live. The first life that Tyler Durden changed was essentially his own. The narrator and Tyler are actually the same person although the narrator doesn’t learn this until near the
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table: An Epic Hero for Modern Times In about 1470‚ Thomas Malory finished Morte d’ Arthur‚ the first of the many legends written about King Arthur. Even in modern times‚ King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are a favorite subject in movies‚ books‚ and plays. Often times this is so because the Medieval Period in general‚ and King Arthur in particular‚ have an air of mystery‚ romance‚ fantasy‚ and adventure that are popular themes in all times
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