NIGHT OF THE SCORPION lesson plan Learning objectives: • To be able to comment on the punctuation used by a poet and how this punctuation helps us to understand the poem’s ideas • To be able to identify and rhythm and the pace of a poem and explain the impact of these on the reader’s understanding KEY WORDS THIS LESSON: punctuation rhythm pace repetition STARTER: (10 minutes) Remind the students of what being a successful group discussion member actually means‚ using the first
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In “The Night There” by Mahmoud Darwish‚ imagery is an important literary device that is used to warn of the implications of the Israel-Palestine conflict. The author wishes to stop the conflict before more harm is done. Imagery also emphasizes the grand severity of death and injury throughout the conflict‚ and the public’s response to this death on a global scale. Imagery also shows that even in the dark times that come from this conflict‚ hope and beauty still exist. Even though it may seem that
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Containment and the Cold War In February 1946‚ George F. Kennan‚ an American diplomat in Moscow‚ proposed a policy of containment. Containment is the blocking of another nation’s attempts to spread its influence. During the late 1940s and early 1950s the United States used this policy against the Soviets. The United States wanted to take measures to prevent any extension of communist rule to other countries. The conflicting U.S. and Soviet aims in Eastern Europe led to the Cold War. The Berlin
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economic influence to further develop democratic policies. In 1945‚ one large-scale war was concluded and another one had just begun. Even though there was not a direct military campaign between two key adversaries‚ the Cold War continued roughly for about 45 long years. It was named Cold because no actual fighting took place‚ but both the U.S. and USSR were bulking up their militaries‚ as if they had both been infiltrated or attacked. The Russians raced to conquer as much land as they could. They wanted
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The Cold War was one of the most significant events of European history because it caused a split in Europe that divided the continent into Western Europe‚ the capitalists‚ and Eastern Europe‚ the communist Soviets. During the Cold War‚ many different European leaders took different approaches on holding a country down and protecting it from the Soviets‚ or joining the Soviets. In the novel‚ The Prince‚ by Niccolò Machiavelli‚ advice is given to a prince for governing a principality‚ or a nation
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United States and the Soviet Union. This unprecedented bi-polar international system would lead to a four decade long period of political unrest‚ which would come to be known as the Cold War. When most people hear Cold War‚ they think of the arms or space race‚ proxy wars‚ and powerful political rhetoric. The Cold War was much more than that‚ it was a war of economic ideologies‚ it was Capitalism versus Communism. As the end of World War II approached many Americans feared a return to the Great
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During the Second World War‚ America‚ Britain and Russia had been allies. However‚ even before the war was over‚ differences began to emerge between the countries. These differences grew after the war to eventually cause the Cold War. The tensions that arose in the final months of the war led to Russia and America moving from allies in war to adversaries. The fall of Nazi Germany left two major powers standing‚ both with the intention of spreading their ideology throughout the rest of post-war Europe
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Forever One: A Man and the Night Nighttime can only mean that a storm is brewing. Whether it be a hurricane making landfall the next morning‚ or a crime about to unfold‚ one can be sure that an explosion of major consequences will take place. Or maybe a man is just wallowing in his sadness‚ as illustrated in Robert Frost’s poem‚ “Acquainted with the Night”. Frost uses negative‚ cloudy‚ dark imagery and universal symbols of sadness to describe the unsettled mind and heart of the speaker.
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Prom Night Next to our wedding date the most important thing that a young women looks forward to is their senior prom. Prom is the most important thing to any high school student. You will plan months in advance and spend hundreds of dollars for somehing that will last only four hours‚ but it will be the best four hours you will have ever intevested in. Prom is not just a dance‚ but the last event you and your graduating class will ever share. Prom will forever have a lifelong impact on your life
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locked in a Cold War. For about forty-three years‚ although no war between the superpowers of the United States and the Soviet Union was ever officially declared‚ the leaders of the democratic West and the Communist East faced off against each other. The war was a dreadful time for both sides‚ keeping all citizens on edge. Many major events in global history including the rise of the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis were related to the Cold War. There were many fears of the Cold War that
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