Jack‚ Andrew and I presented on Fog of War. The documentary on Robert McNamara gives us his perspective on the situations the American government faced in the 20th century. Along with that‚ the documentary provides us with 11 lessons that could be taken from McNamara’s life. I myself focused my presentation on McNamara’s first lesson in the movie which was “Empathizing with your enemy.” In this lesson I learned how beneficial it could be to see from the enemy’s point of view. In the movie McNamara
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Top Five! One of my favorite books in third grade was‚ The Lemonade War by‚ Jacqueline Davies. This was one of my favorite books because‚ I enjoy doing lemonade stands myself with some of my friends in the neighborhood. Also‚ because this book had me very interested and I felt very drawn into it. A short summary on this book is‚ there are two siblings named‚ Jessie and Evan. Jessie is a grade behind Evan in third. But‚ when Evan hears that Jessie is skipping third grade‚ and coming into his fourth
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was still suffering the affects of World War 1‚ so communism could spread easily if nothing was done. Marshall said that Eastern Europe would need $30 million to stop poverty and be contained using the Truman Doctrine. This was known as Marshall aid. These policies together were the actions led by the Americans to contain Eastern Europe and not spread communism any further. To a certain extent the USA were responsible for starting the Cold war for several reasons. Firstly Roosevalt
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"Chore Wars"‚ written by Ruth Davis Konigsberg shows that‚ despite the newfound data that males are putting in more housework and child care than they have in the past‚ there still exists an inequality between men and women and their involvement in both the workforce and the home. The Difference Analysis of inequality by Saul states that women are discriminated simply due to their sex and its traditional attributed responsibilities of motherhood and home-making. Moreover‚ the Dominance Analysis provided
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The story “The Chocolate War” is a great story that teaches a truth that teenagers experience in their lives. The story was first a book then later adapted in to a movie. The ending and moral of the book and movie are both very different. The story talks about a young boy named Jerry that is having a hard time going through his freshman year because of a secret society named The Vigils and a teacher named Brother Leon. The moral of the book is that it is best not to muddle with how the universe
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Civil War Era What is Divine Spark? That’s a good question. Divine Spark is having ownership or having the mindset that’s there is a God‚ also having a connection with him. In this excerpt the Divine Spark that Chamberlain described by saying “you looked in the eye and there was a man. There was a Divine spark as mother used to say. That was all there was to it.. All there is to it.” Divine Spark was being used to define the idea that every human has a soul and that every one has a spirit that
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Throughout literature we comprehend direct and indirect characterization. In the novel‚ “A Gravestone Made of Wheat‚” Olaf Torvik is a stand out character. Olaf‚ throughout the story directly and indirectly presents himself as a very persistent‚ dedicated and impatient man. “We will bury Inge here on the farm as we planned‚”(Weaver‚9). This is an example of direct characterization as Olaf basically tells us through his words that he is a very determined man to get what he believes is right. When
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Mr.Nuttel and Vera into the story. Authors describe characters using various methods. These are direct characterization‚ indirect characterization‚ and motivation. Their style helps bring characters to life and into the story. These are some ways Saki describes the characters ‚ Mr.Nuttel and Vera. To begin with‚ Saki develops Vera using using direct characterization. Direct characterization is when an author states directly what a character is like. It is their personality. Vera is a 15 year
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Since every chapter of the Daodejing describes Daoism in different aspects it is believed that several authors contributed to the completion of it. The Daodejing is very poetic and mysterious. The early teachers of the Daodejing seemed to pass things down that was difficult for ordinary minds to comprehend as a way to get people to analyze and understand the world around them. Meanings encrypted in different ways and metaphors constantly used seem to be a common characteristic between the early
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Setting‚ Characterization and Point of View in "A Rose for Emily" "A Rose for Emily" gives the readers the feeling that they are a member of the community‚ experiencing the same things as the whole town does‚ which is curious about Miss Emily. Living in an unhappy environment can affect the personality of a person. William Faulkner uses the setting‚ characterization‚ and the point of view to show that individuals can be unusual by the way they are faced. Living in a small town of the South people
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