political dominance remained up for grabs. The southern African country hosted the cold war theatre following independence from Portuguese colonization in 1975. Winner of the Independent’s foreign fiction award in 2007‚ Jose Eduardo Agualusa’s The Book of Chameleons captures what the life of the Angolan became proceeding the bloody struggle that took the lives of a half million civilians and displaced another million over the course of 27 years. This proxy civil war conflict
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Narrated by Death‚ “The Book Thief” is the story of Liesel Meminger‚ a nine-year-old German girl who was given to two foster parents‚ Hans and Rosa Hubermann by her mother in the small town of Molching‚ shortly before World War II. However‚ on their way to Molching in the train‚ Liesel’s younger brother Werner Meminger dies. Although Hans and Rosa Hubermann have two children of their own that have already moved out‚ they agreed to take care of Liesel for the small portion of money would they receive
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individual does not conform to the categorical norm placed on them‚ a perceived wrong may occur between two parties. The historical world aspect of the Book of Philemon masterfully illustrates reconciliation between two such individuals when the apostle Paul writes a letter to Philemon‚ on behalf of Philemon’s slave‚ Onesimus; moreover‚ the Book of Philemon
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Fletcher had begun launching his aircraft at 07:00. The first squadrons to arrive were the TBD Devastator torpedo bombers from Hornet (VT-8) and Enterprise (VT-6). Attacking at low level‚ they failed to score a hit and suffered heavy casualties. Battle of Midway - Aftermath: On the night of June 4th‚ both sides retired to plan their next move. By 02:55‚ Yamamoto ordered his fleet to return to base. In the following days‚ American aircraft sunk the cruiser Mikuma‚ while the Japanese submarine I-168 torpedoed
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The battle of Hattin took place in 1187 and was fought between the Christians and the Muslims. Both religious accounts of this battle give light on certain aspects missed by the other religion. The Muslim account shows the genius of Saladin‚ while the Christian account gives a more ruthless image. The Christian account tells of how Saladin ordered skirmishers to harass the Christians from morning to mid-day‚ while the Muslim account tells Saladin surrounded them not with skirmishers but with his
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Battle of Leipzig Battle of the Nations is its other name. It took place between 16th and 18th October 1813 at Leipzig‚ Saxony. It culminated the German “War of Liberation.” Among all the Napoleonic wars‚ it was the biggest battle in terms of the amount of artillery and number of troops engaged. A coalition of Russian‚ Austrian‚ Prussian and Swedish troops fought against the French Army of Napoleon. Napoleon’s army also included Germans from the Confederation of Rhine‚ Italian and Polish troops
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The French Revolution of 1789 brought an upset of the social order in France: monarchy and religion‚ the two institutions that had retained order and promoted the growth of a great society for decades‚ were rejected. It is not difficult to see Chateaubriand’s René as an allegory describing post-Revolutionary France and the predicaments that the Revolution brought to French citizens. Chateaubriand’s short interlude draws a parallel between René and France- both have been cut off from previous social
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MCI Takeover Battle: Case analysis questions 1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of Verizon‚ MCI‚ and Qwest? Where are the synergies in the proposed combination? 2. Evaluate the two offers in Exhibit 7. What explains the two structures? In each case‚ what is the value to MCI shareholders? 3. Merger arbitrage (or risk arbitrage) funds speculate on the completion of stock and cash mergers‚ typically buying the target and hedging the risk of the acquirer’s shares accordingly to exchange ratio
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The Battle of Passchendaele The Battle of Passchendaele is remembered for its atrocious conditions‚ high casualty rates and Canadian valor. Canadians‚ instrumental in securing victory‚ earned a total of nine Victoria Crosses for their courage. Located near the town of Ypres where another brutal battle occurred‚ a small town called Passchendaele sat‚ unaware of the brutal future that was to come. Although it had very little strategic value‚ General Douglas Haig of the Royal British Army was
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In The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and “Coraline” by Neil Gaiman‚ both represent how doubles are reflections of characters inner desires. Double’s are objects or people who contain attributes a person represses‚ and does not have. But put the two objects or characters together they are equivalent to a human. However‚ the acts the doubles do in both novels are hidden by the characters to protect their identity. Both protagonists from both narratives enjoy their
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