Thinking Midterm: Analysis of Liddell Hart’s Excerpt During World War II‚ British General Liddell Hart emerged as a strategist and he was famous for his innovative thoughts. Though Hart’s ideas were not favored by Britain in his time‚ he is highly regarded‚ by later generations‚ as one of the most respected strategists and historians in the field of strategic studies. This excerpt is taken from chapter XIX of Hart’s book titled Strategy. In this excerpt‚ Hart emphasizes his strategic ideas within
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George Orwell‚ “Shooting an Elephant”; Adam Hochschild‚ King Leopold’s Ghost (excerpt); Queen Liliuokalani‚ Hawaii’s Story (excerpt) A. “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell 1. How does Orwell express his disillusionment with imperialism in this essay? 2. What do you think he means by this sentence?: “One day something happened which in a roundabout way was enlightening. It was a tiny incident in itself‚ but it gave me a better glimpse than I had had before of the real nature of imperialism
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prompted parents to use harsh means to raise their children‚ Lydia Maria Child’s The Mother’s Book stands out. Unlike other advice literature books from the 1800’s‚ it offers sensible advice without the need for severe punishments. In fact‚ in an excerpt of The Mother’s Book‚ included in the book Going to the Source‚ Child provides her suggestions for handling teenage daughters‚ and states that what a mother needs is “a ready sympathy with youthful feelings” rather than “unnecessary restraint and
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4. Discuss the characteristics of the so-called style galant with appropriate musical examples. In the common practice of Western classical music‚ there are four periods‚ Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic and 20th century and modern. Music is classified into different periods because of their different music style. In the Classical period‚ one of the most significant music styles was style galant‚ which will be discussed below. During the third quarter of the 18th century‚ style galant become a
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power (in some cases). Throughout every excerpt there were two consistent themes; floods and female creators. Floods seem to be like the rock of Gibraltar (sat in stone) within most of the creation stories (such as Atra-hasis‚ the Genesis‚ and The Book of the People). They imply cleansing from errors or chaos that weren ’t favorable with the god(s)/creator(s) and also the need for a fresh start. Next‚ females although‚ not seen as a god‚ in the various excerpts they hold a significant place as seen
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Self-Select Essay For my self-select book‚ I chose Catching Fire‚ by Suzanne Collins. It is about an oppressive government that forces citizens to fight to the death in an arena every year. I selected this book for a number of reasons. First‚ I read the prequel to this book‚ The Hunger Games‚ a couple of years ago and loved it. Also‚ while researching this book‚ I found that it would probably match the theme of honor/loyalty that we have been talking about this year. Overall I am very
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perceived as a hero because of how eager he was to explore and how he made an attempt to trade with the Indians and Native Americans. Document 17‚ an excerpt from Honoring Christopher Columbus (1992) written by Dr. Warren H. Carroll for The Catholic Social Science Review‚ states how adventurous Columbus was and how eager he was to explore. The excerpt states‚ “Only Columbus set off directly across a broad‚ unknown sea with no specific knowledge of how far it extended or what lay on the other side.”(D7)
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During the classical period Attic symposia played a crucial role in the reception and transmission of lyric poetry. According to ancient testimonia‚ they were an occasion for the reperformance of Alcman’s compositions too. Excerpts of Alcman’s partheneia were desacralized and were imported in a new sympotic context. Moreover‚ Alcman’s partheneia in Attic symposia would have been reperformed not by a maiden chorus but by young males. The singing of Spartan partheneia by Attic symposiasts could have
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Propaganda is the manipulation of facts and feelings. Throughout the book‚ Napoleon used propaganda to trick the other farm animals. “Snowball was in league with Jones from the very start!”(Doc D‚ excerpt 3) By spreading false facts about Snowball‚ a pig that did not agree with Napoleon’s ways‚ the animals are convinced that snowball was against them even though he just wanted to help everyone. Napoleon also used propaganda to paint himself as a hero
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