Knowledge can’t come from facts alone‚ as pieces of literature are meant to be interpreted in order to be smarter people. Foster’s statement of how literature should give us a deeper life meaning is true‚ with stories such as "All Quiet on the Western Front"‚ and Thoreau’s "Walden"‚ presenting life lessons and ideas from aspects encountered in our lives.
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in the late 90’s‚ it was whether I could survive another hour of the atrocities that were taking place right in front of my own eyes. Each day I wondered if my family and I could escape the clench of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF)‚ which at that time was under the control of former army corporal Foday Sankoh. The war was fueled by blood diamonds that the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) mined using slave labor. The civil war in Sierra Leone was a long and extremely bloody fight that took
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Many movies and novels throughout world war history talk about experiences such as the increase of nationalism and patriotism‚ but “All Quiet on the Western Front” based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque does the complete opposite and engages the audience in the real horrors of war such as the lost of pride‚ innocence‚ and emotion that eventually leads to the defeat of the central powers. The movie only talks about those changes‚ but how patriotism fueled the war and the millions of men that fought
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After independence (1962-1999) The Evian Accords which were signed in 1962 giving Algeria immediate independence and French aid to help reconstruct the country. The French Sahara with its oil resources was also handed over to Algeria. In return the FLN guaranteed protection and civil rights for the French Algerians choosing to remain in the country‚ and the option of choosing either French or Algerian nationality after three years. Eight years of war had shattered Algeria. There had been more
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Sierra Leone’s bloody civil war‚ for instance‚ could not have continued without profits from diamond sales‚ which funded the murderous Revolutionary United Front (RUF). For this reason‚ in early July 2000‚ the United Nations (U.N.) imposed an 18-month ban on diamonds imported from that west African country. A week later‚ De Beers‚ the world’s largest diamond seller‚ announced a number of changes in its practices‚ and a week after that‚ an international gathering of the diamond industry called for
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In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque‚ Anthem for Doomed Youth by Wilfred Owen‚ and Route March by Charles Sorley the notion of the abyss must be overcome in order to survive. The notion of the abyss takes over and threatens Paul’s life. He discovers the abyss when he meets the Russian Prisoners. Paul states "A word of command has made these silent figures our enemies; a word of command might transform them into our friends" (Remarque 193-194). Paul can only survive the war by killing
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Politics & Development in Asia‚ Africa & Latin America 3-ASN-1 Regine L. Medenilla Blood Diamond Blood Diamond is a movie that portrays the brutalities experienced by the people in Africa especially those who work in the diamond fields. It was set during the Sierra Leone Civil War in 1999. A fisherman named Solomon Vandy was captured by the rebels and was force to work in a diamond field. While working‚ he found a very rare pink diamond. He decided to hide it but the leader named
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the sale of blood diamonds to start wars against their governments. Furthermore‚ Americans shouldn ’t be paying for the weapons that have killed millions of people. An example of where to money was spent is by‚ “The rebel group Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has led a campaign of terror against civilians since 1991‚ including killings‚ rape and mutilation” (Cherry). This detail shows that blood diamonds have been a problem for a long time but has only been recently publicized. As a result of this
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Abortion: (See Abortion Murder‚ The Case Against Abortion in Highlights) Women are blessed with a miraculous reproductive system. They should be encouraged to honor and respect it. It should be used responsibly. We should not encourage women to abuse it because it is their body and thereby their right. Yes‚ there are circumstances where they have to make very tough decisions and choices because of rape or incest. But instead of encouraging abortion right from the start‚ they should be counseled
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Siân Davies In this essay I will hope to analyse the semiotic codes of the front covers of teenage magazines to demonstrate how the media constructs the image and behavioural ideology of the teenage girl. I will analyse issue 359 of More! (December 27 th 2001 - January 8th 2002) and compare it with the January 2002 edition of 19. I have chosen these specific texts as they are popular mainstream magazines that are available in most newsagents‚ and therefore arguably represent to the reader what
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