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    Have you ever wondered if there is life outside of Earth? In the story “Zero Hour” by Ray Bradbury and The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells there is an alien invasion that happens on Earth. Both authors use their characters to portray passion for the invasion and describe how to save other characters during the invasion. The differences in “Zero Hour” and The War of the Worlds show both texts that have characters showing passion about the invasion. In the first text “Zero Hour” Mink says‚ “Hurry

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    The Vietnam War (1965-1975)was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. On August 2nd‚ 1964 the USS Maddox was on a secret intelligent mission on the North Vietnamese coast where in the Gulf on Tonkin they were attacked by torpedo boats. The USS Turner Joy was attacked in the same area two days later. Due to the second attack Congress declared the Gulf of Tonkin

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    COMPARE AND CONTRAST Comparison Emphasizes the similarities between two things‚ ideas‚ concepts‚ or points of view. Contrast Emphasizes the differences between two things‚ ideas‚ concepts‚ or points of view How to Write a Comparison/Contrast Essay: 1. The two items should make sense to compare or contrast. For example‚ you might compare two baseball teams‚ but not a football team and a baseball team. As you select your topic‚ keep in mind that you won’t merely be describing the two

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh vs. Star wars The Epic of Gilgamesh and Star wars at first glance seem as though they are polar opposites. One is a journey through space and the other is a journey for everlasting life. Vaguely these stories are very different but when looked at closely they share a lot of the same themes and concepts. They are similar in the fact that both Luke and Gilgamesh go on a quest for an overall end prize‚ they both have qualities of immortals and mortals‚ and they both had sidekicks

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    Steven Simkins 12/13/12 The American Revolution and Civil War were fought with a purpose derived from‚ and in defense of one minority group. As the Colonists built their own societies and settlements in the New America‚ issues of contentions arose separating themselves from the rest of the British empire. The Revolution became a fight for themselves and their well being not the well being of anyone else. As ideas of Civil War arose around 1860-1861 the cause was for the black minority although

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    Civil War were very different. Critical weaknesses that seemed unfit for war‚ plagued the opposing American forces‚ and would serve to be a continuous obstacle that would need to be conquered by patriotism of the people‚ for their opposing views. To allow for both sides to be competitive‚ the efforts put forth had to mold to the varied needs of the armies by both the civilian population and their militaries. To the people in the south the similarity to the colonists in the Revolutionary War‚ was assimilated

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    T.V. shows are another media where Star Wars is prevalent. Through its history Star Wars has made two T.V. series being The Clone Wars and Rebels (both with the Star Wars title before it). The Clone Wars expanded upon the prequel trilogy (between episodes 2 and 3). While the Rebels series tied the prequels into the original trilogy (between episode 3 and Rogue One). For teens‚ both series are displayed as kid shows at first glance. Though both display real teenage feelings. Both tackle the idea of

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    World War Two spies were essential in order for a nation to succeed. The allies and the British had more capable spies than Germany‚ which meant that their spies were disruptive‚ which meant that the countries could suppress its counters for longer‚ evidently leading to the turnaround of the war. Obtaining information about the V-1 and V-2 rockets were crucial for the war. Jeannie Rousseau‚ after insisting that a rocket could not travel at such distances and speed‚ persuaded one officer‚ who was

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    WWII: The Road to War In 1939‚ the world was almost forced into World War II because of the Munich Agreement. The Munich Agreement was an agreement regarding the Sudetenland Crisis between the major powers of Europe‚ after a conference held in Munich in Germany in 1938. The Sudetenland was an important region of Czechoslovakia. It had over 2.5 million speaking German inhabitants‚ and according to the Treaty of Versailles’s rule of National Self Determination‚ it should be under German leadership

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    literature as well as in mono motion pictures. The definition Joseph Campbell gives of a hero deals with eight stages. These eight stages can be found in Beowulf in addition to Star Wars. Beowulf‚ the strongest of the people known as Geats‚ proclaimed that he would help get rid of the monster that was terrorizing the Danes. Star Wars’‚ Luke Skywalker was a simple farm boy and became the greatest hero the galaxy had ever known. Luke was born during the chaos as the galaxy transitioned from Republic to the

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