WAR AND AFTERMATH OF WAR IN THE ENGLISH PATIENT BY MICHAEL ONDAATJE Abstract War and aftermath of war is a paper which talks about the various aspects of war and its outcomes as discussed in the novels of Michael Ondaatje. Ondaatje takes war as a major theme in his two most famous novels: The English Patient and Anil’s Ghost. The present paper discusses the treatment of war in the hands of Ondaatje in his Booker winning novel The English Patient. The treatment of the sensitive topics of war gets
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Revolutionary War and War of 1812 were fought between the United States and Great tBritain. The cause of the Revolutionary War was due to unfair taxation of the colonies by the British Parliament‚ and without the help from the French‚ the United States would not have won this war. The causes of the War of 1812 were due to the French involvement with Great Britain‚ which lead to trade embargoes in Europe. Also‚ impressment of U.S. seamen for the British army‚ freedom of the seas‚ British stirring
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At the time of my writing‚ the NATO war in Afghanistan has just become the longest war in U.S. history‚ a status it seems likely to retain for some time. It has been‚ and remains‚ a very strange war‚ all the stranger now that General Stanley McChrystal has been fired as commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan following the lamest Douglas MacArthur impression on record. He has been replaced by General David Petraeus‚ the father and executor of the doctrine that lay behind the eventual U.S. military
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this simple inquiry. Named the Revolutionary period‚ wars were fought‚ with opinions‚ weapons‚ and words. The Revolutionary period went from 1764 to 1789. It marked a time of new inventions and new ideas. Inventions and ideas that have shaped our modern society and turned it into what we know today. Throughout it was the Stamp act of 1765‚ the Revolutionary War starting in April 1775. Also included are‚ the inspirational
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The United States declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776 and in 1783 that independence was given. America then elected their first president‚ George Washington‚ in 1789. Later in 1793 a war broke out between Britain and France. The United States was worried about this war because it could hurt them. Both‚ Britain and France‚ thought that American ships were supplying the other nation with food‚ weapons and other supplies. To check this out Britain and France would stop the American
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Poem Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story‚ often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metred verse. The poems that make up this genre may be short or long‚ and the story it relates to may be complex. It is usually dramatic‚ with objectives‚ diverse characters‚ and meter. Narrative poems include epics‚ ballads‚ idylls‚ and lays. Some narrative poetry takes the form of a novel in verse. An example of this is The Ring
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Rape as a Weapon of War Military conflicts are envisioned to be a conflict between two armies of soldiers‚ yet‚ in reality‚ most casualties of war are civilians‚ most of whom are women and children. These women and children are left vulnerable during times of war and are frequently victims of rape and other forms of sexual assault. Throughout history rape has been used as a tool to dehumanize and terrorize the enemy population. When carried out in systematic fashion during periods of conflict
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For my book report‚ I read the book War Heroes Voices from Iraq by Allan Zullo. The author interviewed ten soldiers about the time they spent in Iraq. The book tells ten different real life stories of soldiers and what amazing things they did in Iraq. The one thing all of these soldiers have in common is that they thought they were just doing their jobs. These soldiers are true heroes because each of them risked their own lives to save others and to protect our country. Even though a lot of
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Present War in Iraq and Past War in Vietnam The Vietnam War was a bad decision made by the United States government. There was no reason for the United States to start a war with this foreign country. The Defense Department released a film in 1965 addressing why the United States had to go to war with Vietnam. They said it was to defend freedom and aggression‚ and to stop the spreading of communism. In reality‚ this war was made by choice‚ it was not a “do or
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Post War Trials of WWII Justice can be defined as “the quality of being just; righteousness‚ equitableness‚ or moral rightness” (Dictionary.com). Many people are not well-educated about the trials that occurred after the second world war‚ even though they were responsible for permanently eliminating Nazism and punishing the other horrific world powers at the time. At the time‚ this also included Japan‚ who is another main focus of this essay. The postwar trials of WWII tried many criminals and sentenced
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