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    readers discover that war can be physically and emotionally damaging by examining alcoholic tendencies‚ relationships of the main characters as well as visible scars‚ both emotional and physical. In The Sun Also Rises by Hemingway‚ the protagonist‚ Jake and his companions reveal symptoms of alcoholism‚ presumably adopted to mask pain from post-war emotional and physical scars. The reason for their alcoholism could be held true with evidence in present day society. A grandparent that has fought and

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    This tree is a spiritual significance‚ as well as connecting to the human’s nervous system. The Tree of Souls is very delicate and if it was destroyed‚ it would devast the Na’vi’s. There was a scene when Neytiri was introduced in the movie‚ she meets Jake Sully and she brings him to Omaticaya. Neytiri’ great great grandfather reunited the last five generations of the Na’vi clan. This was known as the “Time of Sorrow”. There are different types of symbolic culture throughout the

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    In the novel The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway‚ the reader follows the travels of expatriates Jake Barnes‚ and his friends Lady Brett Ashley‚ Robert Cohn‚ Mike Campbell‚ and Bill Gordon. As the characters travel around France and Spain‚ Hemingway describes their various interactions with people that both took part in the war and those that did not. The term “Lost Generation” is applied to the people that fought or witnessed the war and is “lost” because of their experiences in the war. Through

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    hard to be accepted by others in America. In addition‚ they largely insisted on their own cultural identities. They were not willing to give up Japanese identities after arriving in America. Chinese immigrants would like to get together and formed Chinatown for the same reason. In the article‚ "Two worlds‚ one family‚" Jen Maldonado was imposed on pressure by her Taiwanese friends who insisted on Chinese culture‚ when she wanted to develop a cross-cultural relationship with an American. It is hard to

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    forces‚ scientists and weapons to move the Na’vi out of their home so the humans could mine their trees for unobtanium. One strong point that James Cameron made in this movie was that our military shows no mercy and is set up to only follow orders. Jake learns that the military is ready to kill anyone‚ if the Na’vi people do not leave peacefully. This scene shows that our culture and military forces‚ although are supposed to appear strong and forceful‚ show no compassion when it stands in the way

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    Year 11 English Language Unit 1‚ Assessment Task 2: Report – Language in Urban Environments Written Mode Introduction Communication is a tool with which we exercise our influence on others‚ bring out changes in our and others’ attitudes‚ motivate the people around us and establish and maintain relationships with them. Communication forms a major part of our life and is a social activity. This social activity is pursued verbally through speech‚ reading and writing or non-verbally through body

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    is arrested and chooses Jake Tyler Brigance to be his lawyer. However‚ this case turns into more of an issue than any one of them would have suspected. The KKK‚ a group of racist white men‚ becomes involved. The KKK get involved in numerous ways‚ by lighting wooden crosses on fire‚ one of which lights Jake Brigance’s house on fire‚ also by attacking Jake’s secretary‚ Ethel Twitty and her husband‚ Bud‚ ending in his death‚ and Ellen Roark‚ a law student who’s helping Jake with the trial‚ gets abducted

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    for the rest of their lives‚ but its the person themselves who decide. Jake‚ the Australian soldier‚ chose to provide optimistic opportunities to Naveed‚ “she might be able to save other lives as well”‚ his sister and even give hope to Afghanistan. Even though there was a war all around him Jake does not let that defeat him but he see’s the bright side of all the circumstances thrown at him. Many people do not believe that Jake can help

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    Avatar: Race‚ Gender‚ and Stereotypes Avatar uses a variety of film genres and styles. One of the styles is the Cowboys versus Indians theme. It is clear that Avatar is a product of post-colonialism: it shows the Na’vi as the relatively harmless yet environmentally respectful and spiritually in tuned indigenous population‚ while the humans are a corporate military whose only goal is mine the resources of Pandora. The film presents an anti-military narrative. The soldiers are portrayed as cruel

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