Bomb Blast in Beirut: An Extension of Syria’s War On Oct. 19‚ 2012‚ a large bomb exploded in the heart of Beirut’s Christian section‚ killing eight people and wounding at least 80‚ unnerving a nation as neighboring Syria’s sectarian-fueled civil war spills beyond its borders and threatens to engulf the region. The blast also killed a top security official‚ Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan‚ long viewed as an enemy by Syria. The bomb shattered windows for blocks and spread panic in a city where memories
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future. I have also gotten active in other sides of the performing acts. Choir has been an activity to which I have always taken it with me. Choir was the very first activity to which I joined and I felt like I was family. Choir for me was not the only activity that which I had joined and felt like a had been added to a new family of people with similar interest such as my own. Theatre and dance have also open my eyes to the creative away family. to feel excepted upon similarities in such a great
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2012 Little Prince Essay God’s will‚ a moral imperative and a fresh outlook‚ drove Antoine De Saint-Exupery to the stars and back for answers to his own questions. Even though we don’t see much influence in Saint-Exupery’s work what we do see is mostly from the existentialist philosophy. Saint-Exupery was always trying to find the meaning of life through the choices that he made throughout his life. These existentialist views are seen all throughout Antoine De Saint-Exupery’s book The Little Prince
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The idea of Coming of age in “The Boat” by Alistair Macleod The short story “The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod embodies the idea of coming of age. It is an elegiac narrative dealing with the consequences of decision making. The story is of a professor at a Midwestern University who chooses to leave his fishing community in order to pursuit knowledge; however he is unhappy and sad about his present life. While the story unfolds the narrator’s past‚ he is trying to deal with his emotional struggle
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A freezing winter morning it was‚ the breeze beating against my chest makes me wonder… Wait‚ how did I get here? I thought I was reading Pacino’s Looking for Richard Review? That’s exactly what you’re doing‚ and this pleasant surprise is about all the insight I can give you about the fantasy sto… I mean ‘docudrama type thing’. Yes ‘Docudrama type thing’ as described personally by the narrator Al Pacino. The opening scene with the cold winter background‚ leave less grounds and the grey skies that
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naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The surprising tactical attack caused many American casualties as well as destroyed much of the U.S. naval base. As the attack on Pearl Harbor was the costliest naval disaster for the U.S.‚ this will remain an unforgettable day in history. However‚ during the times of surprise for military and civilian communities‚ the Army Medical Department was able to handle the casualties due to the prewar emergency planning. As the attack on Pearl Harbor came as a shock to
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Looking for Alibrandi Essay A good book leaves us thinking with things to say‚ and Looking for Alibrandi is a good example of one of those books. It captures the exact thoughts of a seventeen year old girl‚ stressed out from her upcoming HSC exams as well as the problems going on in her social life. Melina Marchetta engages us in the themes of multiculturalism‚ love‚ rites of passage and coping with death and encrypts these themes beautifully and expresses them with emotion and thought. One
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a “Day of Infamy”‚ December 7‚ 1941‚ the Japanese empire launched a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Pearl Harbor was a U.S Navy base located on the island of O’ahu in Hawaii. Although America was neutral in the war‚ they were still manufacturing and supplying Great Britain to aid them during the war. In addition‚ America attempted to stop Japan from their military conquests in Asia and the Pacific. Pearl Harbor was the trigger factor that ended all debate of the question that America should remain neutral
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The fishermen brought in the fish. The weavers weaved. The farmers farmed. Children listened to their parents. Everyone in the town did what they were supposed to do except for one little girl. The name of that girl was Little Decipere. Everyone in the town loved her‚ for she was full of life and energy. Yet whenever Little Decipere was asked a question she would lie. Nothing that anyone had ever told her would make her tell the truth. One day her parents‚ who love her dearly‚ decided to have a talk
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Off the Boat‚ Huang uses humor to convey messages about his life that you could easily be misdirected or seen as weird in other cultures. During the duration of the book he is showing us his struggles of being a first generation Asian American and we see that humor is a gateway to help him through many of the difficult times. For example‚ Huang in his childhood and adolescence was still learning American cultures and values. As Huang grew up he encountered many obstacles and challenges he never
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