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    Child Soldiers in Sierra Leon: An Annotated Bibliography Masland‚ Tom (2002) We Beat and Killed People. Newsweek‚ 139 (Issue 19) 24-29. This article was about four former child soldiers in the Sierra Leon civil war that were interviewed by Newsweek. They each relive the horrors of their prior lives during the war and give us a walkthrough of just how savage these young boys were living at the time. The interview topics range from before the war‚ being forced into service‚ drug factors‚ atrocities

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    Visual Art Home Work Essay Artist has a variety of tools and equipment in order for them to make their art works‚ this can affect their practice and what makes them different to the other entire artist in the world. Many don’t have to use any tool at all and use what is seen and what is given; they use the environment to manipulate the surrounding. Such as the Artist by the name of Andy Goldsworthy‚ he is a British sculptor‚ photographer and environmentalist producing site-specific sculpture

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    phallic sharp object‚ until he is eventually overpowered or killed by the one “final girl” who survives (Clover 24). In the 70s‚ the apex of slasher popularity movies like Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Halloween (1978) began to capture the fascination of younger audiences and increased coverage of violence in media captivated the American psyche as slashers started incorporating scenes saturated with more gore and violence than before to lure audiences. Wes Craven‚ American film director‚ gathered

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    (http://www.biography.com/people/sean-connery-9255144) Actor. Born Thomas Sean Connery on August 25‚ 1930 in Fountainbridge‚ Scotland. The son of Joe‚ a truck driver‚ and Euphamia‚ a 20-year-old housewife‚ Connery had a modest upbringing in a neighborhood known as "the street of a thousand smells" for the stench of the local rubber mill and several breweries that always filled the air. His home was a two-room flat in "tenement land‚" where the infant slept in a bureau drawer because his parents

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    Pyromania is an impulse control disorder in which individuals repeatedly fail to resist impulses to deliberately start fires‚ in order to relieve tension or for instant gratification. The term pyromania comes from the Greek word πῦρ (pyr‚ fire). Pyromania and pyromaniacs are distinct from arson‚ the pursuit of personal‚ monetary or political gain. It is multiple‚ deliberate and purposeful fire setting rather than accidental. Pyromaniacs start fires to induce euphoria‚ and often fixate on institutions

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    the term has created. It is still far too early to decide if these are heralding a new gastronomic movement. Although molecular gastronomy itself may not provide a foundation for a genuine and lasting development of cuisine it is generating fascination with the fundamental science

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    Christmas. In the book his sincere wishes are that the new school shoes would burst into flames and explode into pieces. Colin has a positive outlook on his brothers’ illness. He has an ambition to succeed in finding a cure for Luke’s cancer; he has a fascination in Luke’s illness. “Luke isn’t going to die”. He persistently says to his parents. Lastly Colin is very generous towards Luke and his parents. He offers to help his parents out with Luke while he is sick by saying‚ “I can help you make tea so you

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    have brought with them their own traditions which got intermixed and integrated with the pre-existing traditions.It is said that India is dotted with monuments since antiquity. The country has a rich cultural heritage. Our ancient rulers had great fascination for magnificent buildings like forts‚ temples and mosques.They built some of the most remarkable buildings in the world. Some of these buildings have vanished in the march of time but many like Taj Mahal‚ Lai Quila‚ Qutub Minar‚ Jama Masjid‚ Fatehpur

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    star above Anil is used to symbolise how unique and special he is: ‘His parents would not even stop for a second to gape at a star. But he did.’ The writer’s use of the word ‘gape’ conveys Anil’s awe and wonder at the star‚ demonstrating his fascination with the wider world outside of the restricted village in which he lives. The short simple sentence ‘But he did.’ is dramatic and effectively emphasises how different Anil is from his parents. This foreshadows his bright future and hints to the

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    films are influenced by the characters or scenes. For example‚ last year a film called "Full house" was on TV in my country. This film was so famous that it raised a "fever"‚ everyone watched it‚ especially teenagers. The main character is a very fascination to teens. Immediately after 2 weeks "Full house" was on TV‚ many teenagers seek to buy clothes like the main characters’. Adding to films‚ many advertisements on TV have a great influence in the decision of people. For example‚ my brother bought

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