Russell‚ born February 19‚ 1947 in Kittery‚ Maine. Robert is my great uncle‚ he was a POW( Prisoner Of War). A war hero that earned one of the highest Honor of Medals. Robert stayed in the military until he retired a Master Sergeant in 1976. Robert loved to travel and had a hobby collecting art. Sunday‚ August 9‚ 2009 Robert passed away
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Slaughterhouse-Five explores fate‚ free will‚ and the illogical nature of human beings. Protagonist Billy Pilgrim is unstuck in time‚ randomly experiencing the events of his life‚ with no idea of what part he will next visit. Billy Pilgrim says there is no free will‚ an assertion confirmed by a Tralfamadorian‚ who says‚ "I’ve visited thirty-one inhabited planets in the universe. Only on Earth is there any talk of free will." The story’s central concept is that most of humanity is insignificant--they
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and courageous. Adrienne‚ before her time on Sumatra wasn’t very confident in herself or her thoughts‚ would believe anything she was told and rarely stood up for herself. After a time in Sumatra being held prisoner by a brutal Japanese Captain in a POW camp she soon becomes bold‚ smart‚ willing to stand up for herself and lead others and also help them. Being held within the camp at the beginning of the film she didn’t have enough confidence in herself and didn’t believe that she would be able to
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started and Louie was enlisted. While on a mission‚ Louie and his team crashed into the ocean where the only three to survive drifted for 47 days; the previous record for survival was 34 days. Louie and his friends were shipped to several different POW camps throughout the war‚ each worse than the last. After the War ended‚ Louie eventually made it back home‚ but there he still had problems with what happened to him but eventually turned to God. Laura Hillenbrand did a fantastic job of telling Louie’s
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The theme of people longing for love can be seen throughout the novel through the Bergen Family. Bette Greene has a way with words while she tells the tale of this small town‚ Jewish family‚ and how Patty Bergen hides a German POW. Harry Bergen‚ Patty’s father‚ is wounded. He is also harmful. Harry hurts Patty physically and mentally. “...telling me that he did not ever want me playing with that Dowd boy‚ not ever again.” (Greene 64). By telling Patty she could not play with Freddy‚ that hurt
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and adapted by Tom Tykwer‚ is a dramatic‚ crime thriller about the life of a murderer. Born and raised in Paris‚ Jean-Baptiste survives the most gruelling childhood; his father unknown and mother executed for attempting to kill him‚ rejected by the wet nurses in the village and when finally taken in by Madame Gaillard at the orphanage‚ the children endeavour to kill him. They fear he is dangerous because of his lack of personal scent. However Grenouille survives through even their best efforts‚ survives
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Introduction: In this twenty first century‚ one of the most widely discussed topics throughout the world is Millennium Development Goals (MDG). In September 2000‚ meeting at the United Nations Millennium Summit‚ the world leaders agreed to a remarkable document‚ the Millennium Declaration. The Declaration demanded that the world set its sights higher and aim for eight specific goals‚ most of which were to be achieved by 2015. What subsequently came to be known as the MDGs are - 1. Eradicate
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Three Messages (An Analysis of Three Messages from Rime of The Ancient Mariner) In room 303 we have studied many texts. Rime of the Ancient Mariner was one of the most recent texts. Though there are many messages that could be taken from this story‚ there are a few that stood out most to me. Pride‚ suffering‚ and isolation are three themes or messages from Rime of the Ancient Mariner. The first message from Rime is pride. In the story‚ the mariner kills the albatross that seems to be
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Thesis The purpose of this paper is to examine a historical battle utilizing the four steps of battle analysis to provide an alternate outcome. This paper will define the battle‚ review the settings‚ describe the actions‚ and assess the significance of the actions for Operation Ivory Coast. Furthermore‚ this paper will relate the causes and effects of essential elements critical to the tactical success and mission failure of Operation Ivory Coast. Ultimately‚ all contributing factors will coalesce
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its leaders were imprisoned by the British for the duration. Meanwhile‚ under the leadership of Indian leader Subhas Chandra Bose and several other Indian revolutionaries who were seeking independence from the British‚ Japan set up an army of Indian POWs known as the Indian National Army . Apart from this‚ Indian participation in the Allied campaign remained strong. The financial‚ industrial and military assistance of India formed a crucial component of the British campaign against Nazi Germany and Imperial
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