Explore the theme of sacrifice in Le Feu by Henri Barbusse. ‘The self-sacrifice of individuals for the sake of the community‚ suffering made glorious - those two things which are the basic elements of the profession of arms - respond to both our moral and aesthetic concepts. The noblest teachings of philosophy and religion have found no higher ideals.’ (De Gaulle‚ 1960‚ p.10) The concept of sacrifice is fascinatingly complex and multi-faceted. Whereas one individual may consider sacrifice as
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Bernard Shaw’s famous play Saint Joan recalls the legend of a young girl who leads her nation to an improbable victory against the English. Joan of Arc has since become a role model for girls and women everywhere as a woman who conquered seemingly indomitable odds in a world of men. But one must wonder: Would the legend of Saint Joan have the magnificence that it does had Joan not been burned when she was? Is the grandeur of the story of Joan of Arc found in her life or in her death?<br><br>The first
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Charles Manson Charles Manson Intro: Is the man known as Charles Manson‚ whom convicted of murder and conspiracy and the founder of the cult known as “The Family”‚ charged for the proper conviction? Charles Manson is a manipulative person whom had a vision based on a famous song “Helter Skelter” named by the Beatles. The song predicted race wars that were in the future up- rise where black Americans would slaughter all Caucasians therefore to be saved traveling underground to Death Valley was
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An Assessment of Charles Manson: Two Points of View on a Killer’s Personality Crystal L. Boyanski Columbia College Abstract There are many theories about what shapes an individual’s personality and when following these approaches‚ sense can be made of a certain person’s behavior. Charles Manson is a well-known serial killer whose personality is reflective of two specific personality theorists’ views. Sigmund Freud‚ whose psychosexual
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Charles Pinckney Charles Pinckney was born on October 26‚ 1757 in Charleston‚ South Carolina. Growing up Charles schooling was done in his hometown. He studied law with his father‚ Col. Charles Pinckney‚ just before the Revolution and he later started to practice in 1779. Charles father was a rich lawyer and a planter who was loyal to the British crown. Charles was a lawyer‚ planter‚ slave holder‚ militia officer‚ a diplomat‚ and a statesman. He took business in lending‚ investments‚ and public
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Life of Saint Marina Marina was born in Qlamoun North Lebanon sometime in the fifth century. Her father was a pious man. Her mother died while Marina was very young. This has made her father renounce the world and leave for the Monastery of Qannoubine in the Holy Valley; accompanying him was his daughter‚ whom he dressed like a man. It is said that her parents names were Ibrahim and Baddoura or and Eugene and Theodora. It is also said that when her father became a monk he left her in the care of
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Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson is to be considered one of the world’s major photographers of the 20 century. (Biography Channel “Henri Cartier-Bresson) He was born on August 22‚ 1908 in Chanteloupe‚ France. He grew up in a wealthy family in Paris‚ France. At a young age‚ he grew to love painting. In 1927‚ he went to the Lhote Acamedy to study painting under Cubist painter and sculptor‚ Andre Lhote. In 1928 he changed his studies to Literature and Arts and attended University of Cambridge
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Charles Darwin Sonata Harper BIO 1010 Professor M. Decker September 26th‚ 2013 Today on this day‚ I will be discussing in this paper‚ about the Naturalist Charles Darwin and what his contribution was to Biology as well as his life on this earth as a Biologist. Charles Robert Darwin was born on February 12‚ 1809 in Shrewsbury‚ England. Charles Darwin was well known best‚ for his works as a naturalist in the developing mentation of evolution to the biological change of things in
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Charles Manson Charles Manson assembles a destructive‚ doomsday cult around himself. They call themselves The Family. It had people in excess of one hundred individuals of the Spahn Ranch some thirty miles northwest of Los Angeles‚ CA. As the family ’s guru‚ he claimed to be a reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Manson was concerned about damage to the environment and pollution. He once commented: "Your water’s dying. Your life is in that cup. Your trees are dying. Your wildlife is locked up in zoos
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Simon Bolivar After colonization‚ Latin America had a difficult time uniting. Under Spanish rule‚ the people in the New World were in an identity crisis trying to become free from rule and developing a new identity. Simón Bolívar‚ “caudillo de emancipación”‚ liberator of Bolivia‚ Colombia‚ Ecuador‚ Perú and Venezuela remains an important figure in the history of Latin America. He has also known as the “George Washington of South America”. One of the greatest goals of Simon Bolivar was to see
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