HISTORY RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT ROBERT MENZIES Sir Robert Gordon (Bob) Menzies (1894-1978)‚ prime minister and barrister‚ was born on 20 December 1894 at Jeparit‚ Victoria‚ fourth of five children of Australian-born parents James Menzies who was a storekeeper‚ and his wife Kate. Robert Gordon Menzies was Australia’s longest serving Prime Minister. He held the office twice‚ from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966. Altogether he was Prime Minister for over 18 years – still the record term for an Australian
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Tim O’Brien walked through Vietnam as an infantryman during the Vietnam War. A war that took place 50 years ago now; a great majority of the population was not even born during the time of the war. It is easy to forget an event from such a long time ago‚ but O’Brien‚ it seems‚ can never forget. And he doesn’t want to forget. And he doesn’t want anyone else to forget. He wants the world to understand the war‚ and the toll it had. For that reason‚ he writes novels and stories chronicling the war‚ specifically
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Since 1962 one of Hollywood’s famous icons Marilyn Monroe‚ death still remains as an unforgettable and compelled mystery. As the population discovers her death many became startled and speechless for her to become deceased at such a young age. Many had viewed her as a beautiful model and an actress who symbolizes as a sex symbol of the 1950’s. Although Marilyn Monroe had an unfortunate childhood by the negative impacts that led up to many difficulties over time she managed to fulfill many of her
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Distorted Environment‚ Immorality‚ Lust‚ Film Noir‚ Double Indemnity Double Indemnity is a film that involved a distorted and obscured environment that causes different moods and emotions. At the beginning of the film‚ you can observe the darkness of the city and careless drivers driving at a high speed. This atmosphere gives a feeling that there are mysteries‚ intensity‚ loneliness‚ sadness‚ horror‚ confusion‚ and danger. Double Indemnity involves self-destruction‚ disappointment‚ manipulation
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Every story needs a bad guy. Who else will create conflict? Or even give the people someone to despise.The villain is one of the most crucial people in literature‚ movies‚ and history. The villain is the person who constructs the storyline and brings about the hero. Therefore‚ if I had to choose between the role of a villain and the hero‚ I would make the unlikely selection of portraying the villain. The villain is able to teach a countless number of life lessons to the audience. For example‚ a villain
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In the twentieth century‚ Marilyn Monroe was the sex symbol of the world. Marilyn Monroe’s birth name was Norma Jean Mortenson‚ but later she changed it when her career started. Although‚ Marilyn did not have a healthy environment as a child‚ it did not affect her talent in front of the camera. June 1‚ 1926‚ was the day she was born to Gladys Pearl Mortenson. After Marilyn’s birth‚ Gladys had an unsettled lifestyle; she felt like she could not provide for her daughter (J. Peterson 1). Gladys became
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Billy and Steaks began taking care of a weapons check‚ making sure that the guns were in proper working order and fully loaded‚ while V.Q. set off gathering firewood. Lovienthal began removing ground up tea leaves from their single serve bags and sedulously replacing it with coffee grounds from a container of Maxwell House that he had found in a bag of supplies. It wasn’t long before breakfast finished up and all the gear was all organized and packed away in the vehicles. “Time
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Anika Jensen Peterman Per 4 English 4AP August 9‚ 2014 Summer Homework The Awakening 1. What is the author’s purpose in delivering this literary piece to the public? Kate Chopin writes about a high class wife and mother who lives in the United States South named Edna Pontellier who pursues a career as an artist‚ all the while longing after a man she loved. Kate creates this story in order to convey that women are capable of having the same desires as a man and should be allowed to pursue
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didn’t like anything the owner did for him. The author then finishes off the poem by saying that the dogs version of heaven is exactly like everybody assumed it was. In the end the author tells a theme of don’t assume the feeling of other. The author Billy Collins uses Irony in the last couple of lines “ and that is all you need to know about this place/ except what
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What if I told you that the “Father of the Air Force” publicly criticized and attacked his superior leaders‚ to include the White House? Brigadier General William “Billy” Mitchell was a Visionary Leader‚ but an Unethical Leader that successfully campaigned his message extensively while criticizing all of his superiors during his air power movement. Between WWI and WWII‚ Mitchell used his rank and name recognition to spearhead the push for air power relevance. In Hurley’s (1975) writing‚ he said
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