Slaughterhouse-Five‚ by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.‚ is the tale of a gawky World War II veteran/soldier‚ Billy Pilgrim. His wartime experiences and their effects lead him to the ultimate conclusion that war is unexplainable. To portray this effectively‚ Vonnegut presents the story in two dimensions: historical and science-fiction. The irrationality of war is emphasized in each dimension by contrasts in its comic and tragic elements. The historical seriousness of the Battle of the Bulge and the bombing of
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Analysis of a Primary Document: “The Slaving Voyage of the Albion-Frigate” 1. Who wrote the document? The author of this document was Jacques Barbot. He was born into a Protestant family around 1650 in Saint-Martin‚ France. Barbot’s family business was maritime trade‚ so he was bound to continue the family name in commerce. Barbot and his younger brother were both involved in commercial trade when they were young‚ his brother being a part of the African slave trade. The Barbots moved to England
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uninviting and gives you a sense of the three people being forced to live together as strangers. When Walter first meets Phyllis the light comes from the sides so appears as though she’s trapping him and has already got a plan. This connotes the idea of fatalism. A staircase acts as a barrier between them giving the idea that there’s something stopping them being together. As Phyllis comments on her unhappy life to Walter‚ the light casts shadows of crossed bars from the blinds on to her signifying her imprisonment
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down or even having a successful rebellion. All she wishes is to live as long as possible defying the Party more each day‚ without getting caught. Winston’s outlook is pessimistic‚ believing he’ll be arrested and will die eventually. He embraces fatalism but is still hopeful about a better future in Oceania without the Party. Julia and Winston have several meetings throughout these chapters as well‚ that really intensify their hatred and defiance against the dreaded Party. On their first meeting
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Every day in our lives and everything we do involves some degree of decision making or choice selection either mental or physical. We start making choices and decisions from the moment we wake up everyday to the second we sleep. Some decisions we make are blatantly obvious to ourselves because of our need to reflect on the choices before choosing. However‚ most decisions we make throughout the day are made without much thought. We are even‚ quite often‚ unaware that we are making decisions due to
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| William Wilberforce: The Christian Politician | A Look at How His Faith Influenced His Career and the Abolishment of Slavery | | “They took me in the night‚ ripped me away from my family. Tried my wrists and took my dignity. I was sold for coins like we sell cattle; my ‘owner’ led me to a ship with hundreds more like me‚ I was cuffed to another‚ feet to wrists to neck. We were forced on board and sent in between decks and into apartments. As we set out for sea and the days pass
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the Himalayan Mountains. As the ancient streams of the Indian culture influence today’s habits a lot‚ knowledge about the key concepts and values is essential. There are three mains concepts which are Hinduism and the traditional caste system‚ Fatalism and Collectivism. Unlike in Western cultures religion in India is still a way of life and thus must be respected in business relationships. Hinduism is considered to be the oldest religion in the world (founded approximately 1‚500 BC) and is
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ asses the view that working-class children under-achieve because they are culturally deprived. Cultural Deprivation Theory is an explanation of working-class (WC) underachievement in society. Cultural deprivation is WC families lacking the same values as the middle-class (MC) families. This reflects on the WC children‚ who‚ according to cultural deprivation theorist‚ are under stimulated compared to MC children. WC children are less likely to succeed‚ because
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| Developer Type | Executive: Head of Govt.(Head of State) | Executive Selection Method | Legislature: Lower House (Upper House) | Electoral System (Lower House) | Other Institutions/Players | Key Interest Groups | Political Parties | Political Culture | Britain | Early | PM (Monarch) | PM: Appt. by H. of Commons | H. of Commons (H. of Lords) | Single-member district (1MD) FPTP | Whitehall‚ regions‚ London‚ traditional establishment (Church‚ military‚ old universities)‚ ethnic minorities | Big
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Frank Yeon The Salem witch trials were brought about partly as a result of providences also known as remarkable providences which were visible signs of God’s will that affected daily life. Puritans believed that God rewards or protects His people and punishes His enemies. Increase Maher made a list of providences including many pages on the significance of thunder and lightning. His son‚ Cotton Maher‚ wrote about the scientific causes of lightning‚ but said that God instigated the actions that lead
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