The Hunt for Red October By: Tom Clancy It’s December 1986 and Captain First Rank Marko Ramius‚ son of a Communist Party Secretary and the Soviet Union’s most trusted and revered submarine commander‚ is in charge of a new kind of Soviet nuclear submarine called "Red October." It has a new kind of propulsion system that makes it hard to be detected by radar. Once at sea Ramius heads toward the east coast of the United States and then disappears. Both the Soviet leaders and the Americans are terrified
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Title: The Red Badge of Courage Author: Stephen Crane Genre: Historical Fiction Author and Background: Stephen Crane was born on November 1st‚ 1871. He wrote several books such as Maggie and Georges Mother‚ but The Red Badge of Courage was by far his best work and biggest seller. In 1900 he became ill and was nearly broke so he couldn’t afford his multiple health treatments. On June 5th‚ 1900 he died and left his belongings to Cora Taylor‚ a close friend. The Red Badge of Courage takes
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As part of a book project‚ I read "The Red Badge of Courage." It is about a soldier named Henry who wants to earn his mark as a soldier. Initially he strays away from the battlefield because he is afraid of death and wants to live among the living and not the dead. Later‚ he becomes desperate to get shot and earn his "Red Badge of Courage" to prove to the other soldier that he is not only a man but a true hero. The purpose of this project was to write a journal entry for a series of chapters and
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One of the many themes that can be found in The Red Badge of Courage‚ is the idea that Henry reaches a certain maturity by facing and dealing with the brutal realities of war. As the book begins we meet Henry‚ a young boy and soldier that fantasizes about battle and being a hero. It is by the end of the book that we see Henry’s character grow into a young man that has not only faced death‚ but found courage. On his first encounter with battle‚ Henry’s fears get the best of him. He realizes as
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In “The Red Badge of Courage” by Stephen Crane written in 1895 and set during the civil war‚ Crane presents a fiction novel on a young man named Henry wanting to become a U.S soldier who discovers the truth of war. He goes to war and figures out the hard way that war is not the place for him until he meets a man name Tall Soldier and that man he meets and looks up to doesn’t make it. From that man dieing it shook Henry up and then Henry really thinks hard and figure that his live is on the line it
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American Red Cross is a non-profit organization supported solely off of financial donations and volunteers (community). Red Cross mission is to “provide relief to victims to victims of disasters and help people prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies. Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton. Who was inspired by the Red Cross during the Prussian War. She first implemented what she had experience over in Europe in the U.S. during the Spanish American War in the 1898. The Red Cross joins
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The American Red Cross exists to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. Through its strong network of volunteers‚ donors and partners‚ is always available in any time of need
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motifs threaded throughout each of the four stories. One of which is the color red. The color red is very symbolic towards early Chinese culture and tradition. In the chapter‚ The Red Candle‚ the author explains everything in detail. She explains about the red columns in front of the house for decoration‚ the red dragons‚ the red wedding dress with the red wedding veil‚ the red banners‚ the red palanquin‚ and finally the red candle. I found this as a motif because it appeared in almost every section
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Work questions for the fairytale ‘Little Red Riding Hood’: 1: Find an example of formulaic language in the fairytale. One upon a time 2: Find an example of repetition in the story. -She get distracted by strawberries‚ flowers and butterfly. -When Little Red Riding Hood ask the wolf‚ and when the wolf replied. 3: See if you can organise the fairytale according to the home-out-home structure. What normally characterises the three fazes? Home: When she is home with her mother. Out:
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RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS The Red Hot Chili Peppers band started in 1983 in a living room in Hollywood. This rock band was made up by four close friends; Anthony Kiedis‚ Hillel Slovak‚ Flea and Jack Irons. In the early years‚ the Red Hot Chili Peppers were not very popular. They had been a band for a few months‚ and still haven’t taken out a single album. Once they were discovered‚ people were taken back by this new style of music; mixing funk and punk with macho‚ sexed-up lyrics. The bands members
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