The Bridge Over the River Kwai was written by Pierre Boulle‚ a French novelist well-known for another novel‚ Planet of the Apes. This book is set in Thailand during World War II‚ and tells the tale of a Japanese POW camp made mostly of British soldiers. The main characters are the determined Colonel Nicholson; Clipton‚ who was in charge of the medical tent; Saito‚ the Japanese officer in charge of the prison camp‚ and Captain Reeves‚ the engineer in charge of building the bridge. Tired and gloomy
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Claude Mckay was an honorable figure in the Harlem Renaissance. His books and poems tell the stories of the lives of the African Americans during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. They had a constant struggle for equality. Claude Mckay is unique in style and tone. Claude Mckay tried to guide African Americans to accept African Culture. Claude McKay was born in Sunny Ville‚ Jamaica‚ and had a very good childhood. Claude was exposed to things that not every child would find interesting. .
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Hugo’s preface concludes the last of the Last Day of a Condemned in 1832. When he discovers in the Court Gazette of 19 March 1832‚ the trial transcript of a certain Claude Gueux sentenced to death for murder‚ he discovers an echo of his plea against the death penalty and decides to write a novel. He then transcribes the life of Claude Gueux upon entering the prison until his execution through the grounds of his crime and trial. The book is a long reflection of Victor Hugo on the roles and duties of
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The Self at Walden Pond Whether the contemporary UU focuses on reforming the self or society seems to me a concern about how an individual’s way of living impacts others.. The idea of individualized transcendence seems to be analogous with the perceptive of Emerson’s contemporaries who believed that the reform of the self was a form of a conferred spiritual democracy. Conferred because in theory‚ perhaps they could label it a spiritual democracy. Yet‚ looking at the historical events of the
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Topic 2 – An Instrument and its repertoire Syrinx by Claude Debussy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-9xGnbBHMI Background: Syrinx is an essential part of music for any Flautist’s repertoire. Syrinx was written by Claude Debussy in 1913‚ allowing the performer generous room for interpretation and emotion. The piece acted as a fundamental role in the development of solo flute music in the early 20th century. The piece is commonly performed off stage as Debussy dedicated the piece to flautist Louis
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“America” by Claude McKay is a poem describing the speaker’s alternating‚ yet passionate view of love and hate of their country due to the prominent racism they must endure. Throughout the poem the theme that a person’s struggle teaches them to grow is revealed. The theme‚ a person’s struggle helps them to grow‚ is expressed through the metaphor‚ personification‚ and unique diction. Metaphors are used contribute to the theme‚ person’s struggle helps them to grow‚ and convey the speaker’s relationship
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Lilies of the Field Test 1. The setting of the book is a valley west of the Rocky Mountain Range‚ from spring through summer‚ in the mid 20th century. 2. A.) The major conflict‚ Mother Maria versus Homer‚ for Homer in the first half of the book is man versus man. It is how Homer and Mother Maria are both determined to get what they want for different reasons. Their personalities and lifestyles conflict with each other. B.) The person who is causing the conflict is Mother Maria (Mother Maria versus
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“America” is a poem written by prominent Harlem Renaissance writer Claude McKay. In this poem we are told about life in America through the narrator’s point of view. It is through the narrator’ experience that McKay delivers his message‚ America will one day lose its greatness if it continues in its evil ways. Personification and diction is used to convey this message. Personification is used to give human-like qualities to America. Diction is used to explain how the hostility he/she experiences
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bat’s 444th full moon‚ the preparations for his death ceremony began. Marigolds and red spider lilies were laid out in a circle and the cricket band began to play. As soon as the sun fell behind the horizon‚ the procession from the sacred tree to the moon pond started‚ with the chief leading the way and his son behind him. As the procession made it to the moon pond where the marigolds and spider lilies were laid out‚ all the bats stopped and the chief bat stood in front of them all ready to give
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Why the Ponds are Important in Crow Lake Crow Lake is Canadian author Mary Lawson ’s first novel，which is narrated by Kate Morrison‚ the second child in the Morrison family. A serious car accident left seven-year-old Kate‚ her one and half year old sister‚ Bo‚ and her two older brothers‚ Luke and Matt‚ orphans. Rather than live with relatives separately‚ they chose to live together and grow up. Luke and Matt made many sacrifices to support their family and they also got many helps from their community
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