Phil Young Dr. Degen Pre-Ap English 2 March 11‚ 2011 In Need of Help Standing “among the slaughtered dead men‚” Odysseus was “spattered over with gore and battle filth‚ like a lion who has been feeding on an ox of the fields‚ and goes off covered in blood.” After his long and suffering journey [AdvSc]‚ Homer’s Odysseus finally returns home to his palace and finds all the suitors taking advantage of his absence [PrPP] and trying to court his wife. His absence has created a very tough life for
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Explore the theme of sacrifice in Le Feu by Henri Barbusse. ‘The self-sacrifice of individuals for the sake of the community‚ suffering made glorious - those two things which are the basic elements of the profession of arms - respond to both our moral and aesthetic concepts. The noblest teachings of philosophy and religion have found no higher ideals.’ (De Gaulle‚ 1960‚ p.10) The concept of sacrifice is fascinatingly complex and multi-faceted. Whereas one individual may consider sacrifice as
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Duty‚ Honor‚ Country “And through all this welter of change and development‚ your mission remains fixed‚ determined‚ inviolable: it is to win our wars‚” this statement embodies Douglas Macarthur’s Speech “Duty‚ Honor‚ Country”. It was given in 1962 in acceptance of the Thayer Award‚ “The Award given… citizen of the United States‚ whose outstanding character‚ … comparison to the qualities for which West Point strives‚ in keeping with its motto - Duty‚ Honor‚ Country.” (AOGUSMA) It has been presented
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An Analysis of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas In the autobiography Frederick Douglass presents a clear picture to me of a horrifying period of American history that far too few people understand. Douglass’s personal narrative as a slave lets you feel the fear of his past and allows us to experience the suffering and pain inflicted by underserved beatings and an unhealthy lifestyle with too much physical exertion. Douglass expresses very personal feelings about his history and
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work to do‚ and there’s lesser to do‚ And the task you must do is the near. If you can’t be a highway then just be a trail‚ If you can’t be the sun be a star; It isn’t by size that you win or you fail — Be the best of whatever you are! Douglas Malloch (1877-1938) was an American poet‚ short story writer‚ and associate editor of American Lumberman‚ an adventure magazine connected with Edgar Rice Burroughs. Some have commented that his philosophy was one of "contentment." Some of his often
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English 1010 09/20/10 Assignment B Sherman Alexie and Frederick Douglas both have a love of reading which led them both to become notable names in the literary world. Each man was born into a lower class where they were not expected to amount to anything‚ but through their thirst of knowledge from reading‚ both were able to rise up and break the chains that bound them‚ both figuratively and literally. Sherman Alexie was born on an Indian reservation in the United States‚ so
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Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant Born on August 5‚ 1850 in Dieppe‚ France. His mother separated from his father when he was 11 years old and they moved to Normandy. His mother became the most influential figure in his young life. In 1869‚ he received his Bachelier es lettres and went to study law in Paris but his studies were interrupted when he volunteered to serve in the Franco-Prussian war in 1870. Many of his stories centered around this war‚ including one of his best short stories‚
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set rules as to when‚ where and how you can consume meals. It’s something that we are not able to live without. Food is an unavoidable substance that plays a large role in cultures in many different ways. The reading “Deciphering a Meal” by Mary Douglas‚ mostly covered the fact that certain religions consider some animals unfit or ‘too unclean’ to be eaten.
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Douglas Haig has been blamed for the slaughter of thousands of men who were under his control in World War One. The Battle of the Somme was one of his worst fights were 60‚000 British soldiers died in the first day alone. After the Battle of the Somme‚ Haig got the nickname "Butcher of the Somme“. He was given this nickname because some people felt that Haig had not cared how much ground was gained for the heavy loss of British life. 420‚000 British casualties 200‚000 French casualties 500‚000
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Frederick Douglass Literary Response Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ An American Slave‚ written by Frederick Douglass describes the life of a slave in the mid 1800s living in the southern slave states of America. The theme of this story is to use knowledge as the path to freedom‚ use ignorance as a tool of slavery‚ and slaveholding is a forgery of religion. This story begins in the 1840s‚ when Frederick Douglass is born in Talbot County‚ Maryland. The narrative is a detailed‚ firsthand
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