Goodbye‚ Superboy! A Fond Farewell to the Last Romantic." MANILA‚ August 21‚ 2003 (STAR) BY THE WAY By Max V. Soliven - Much has been written about Ninoy Aquino‚ whose name needs no introduction to many of our readers. Commuters pass by his statue daily on Ayala Avenue in Makati’s Golden Mile‚ and another monument to him in Manila. But monuments and statues‚ and glowing encomiums do not a hero make. But my thesis is that today‚ Ninoy is a forgotten hero. There was so much hype in the first halcyon
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participated and took a side‚ The Allies which included Britain‚ France‚ Russia and later on the US versus the Central Power which included Germany‚ Ottoman empire‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Bulgaria. The US still believing in what Washington said in his farewell address remained out of the war until 1917. Woodrow Wilson wanted to keep the US out of World War 1 nut he couldn’t anymore. Wilson entered the US into World War 1 with the purpose to make the world safe for democracy‚ and soon afterwards the Allies
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Farewell to Arms Vocabulary List Page 3 - Orchards: an area of land on which fruit or nut trees are grown‚ especially commercially - Artillery: catapults and other large mechanical weapons once used by armies Page 4 - Bulged: to contain so much that the sides expand outward - Cholera: an acute and often fatal intestinal disease that produces severe gastrointestinal symptoms and is usually caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae Page 5 - Plateau: an area of high ground
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Passage I picked this passage because I thought that this was a turning point in the book. This is when Wilm decides to start rebelling against the Soviet Union and Schuops. In this part of the book‚ Wilm realizes that he must vandalize and rebel against these awful forces. He realizes that his disabled father has been beaten for no reason‚ both his sister and mother have been sexually assaulted‚ and he is always being controlled by the Schuops and Soviets. His whole family thinks that this is the
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During the 1930’s‚ as Adolf Hitler rose to power and became chancellor of Germany‚ there were many important decisions that had to be made. Hitler’s power continued to expand across Europe; thus‚ his demands also grew larger- demands that contained Hitler’s main objectives for power. In attempts of gaining even more control over Europe‚ one of Hitler’s objectives was to induce the destruction of Czechoslovakia. In order to achieve this‚ Hitler demanded the cession of Sudetenland‚ one of Czechoslovakia’s
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Stanza 1 1. Rizal’s beautiful description of his country‚ the Phillipines. He used the biblical garden of Eden to describe the pre-Hispanic Philippines. He said that he is glad to give his life to Filipinas – and even if his life were brighter‚ fresher‚ or more blest‚ he would still gladly give it up for his country. 2. What stands out in this stanza is Rizal’s love for his vast love and loyalty for his country‚ and how he would still maintain his love and loyalty no matter what circumstance he’s
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Henry fights with the other soldiers in the first battle‚ yet he runs from the scene when the second battle starts. There are many reasons why Henry fled the scene of the second battle instead of the first. Upon reading we find out that Henry has a false idea of courage and that all he wants to do is to return home as a war hero. Before becoming that Henry has to overcome fear and gain courage. According to the pre-text‚ Henry fleeing from the second battle is an act of self-preservation which
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If you’d have told me a year ago that I’d be standing here in front of you talking about going on a mission‚ I’d have laughed at you. Well‚ here I am. It has been a long and interesting journey in getting me here today‚ but‚ as a popular Kenny Chesney song professes “The laughs‚ the smiles‚ the trials‚ the tears‚ it’s hard to hate what got me here.” Well‚ I’m here and am very excited to move on to this next chapter in my life. I’d be a fool to think that the coming years‚ though filled with
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A House Divided and Farewell to his army Have you ever wondered what the Civil War was like for a slave? In “A House Divided”‚ President Abraham Lincoln is talking about slavery and if and why slavery is wrong . “Farewell to his army” is about Robert E. Lee telling us about the bloody conflicts in the Civil War. Did the Civil War divide the country? These poems are similar because the theme is war and the consequences that follow after the war. These poems deals with slavery and war in the 1861-1865
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control our behavior in tough situations. If we can deal with our situations‚ we can overcome difficulties easily with confidence. To give up in tough situations is the worst thing because we lose our identity in the battle of life like in the story of Farewell to Manzanar
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