Joseph Conrad‚ polish origin British novelist‚ considered one of the great modern writers in English‚ whose work explores the vulnerability and instability of human morality. Conrad‚ whose original name was Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski‚ was born in Poland. Orphaned at age 12. He sailed a lot‚ especially in the East. Conrad’s experiences‚ especially in the Malay Archipelago and the Congo River in 1890‚ are reflected in their stories‚ written in English‚ which was his fourth language after Polish
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He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. – Joseph Joubert Class XI He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. – Joseph Joubert City Montessori School‚ Lucknow Syllabus 2010-2011 Class XI S.No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES MORAL EDUCATION: To develop in every student the essential elements of morality. To develop the values and capabilities necessary for making right decisions and upright conduct
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"Reasonable doubt" was all that was necessary to accuse and sometimes convict someone of un-American activities in the late 1940 ’s‚ early 1950 ’s. This period of time was known for McCarthyism--a time of extreme anticommunism‚ lead by Senator Joseph McCarthy (McCarthyism). The United States pledged to contain the spread of communism globally‚ as well as locally‚ and did what it could to keep this promise. Americans began to fear that communism was leaking into the media‚ government‚ arts‚ schools
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thought of as an advocate of freedom to some‚ but compared to Hitler by others? All these mixed feelings revolve around Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin ruled Russia from 1924 until his death in 1953. In his reign‚ he fiercely used tactics of collectivization‚ purging and deportation. By the time of his death‚ Russia was transformed into a modernized‚ protected‚ and larger land. Although Joseph Stalin was responsible for the deaths of over 20 million people and suppressed many more‚ his leadership was beneficial
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Black Humor in Catch-22 Joseph Heller uses black humor to express normally emotional scenarios in humorous ways in his writing. One of the clearest examples of Joseph Heller using black humor is in his novel‚ Catch-22. The story follows Yossarian‚ a man enlisted in the United States Air Force during World War II‚ and his frightening experiences while in service. Yossarian witnesses many scenes throughout the story which most people would find extremely emotional or graphic during
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of things that developed our country‚ we wouldn’t know of momentous people who did brilliant or even horrific things. Such as two well known conspirators who wanted innovation but to do so killing was much involved. Gaius Cassius Longinuslinus and Joseph Goebbels are two people from different worlds‚ different times and different roles played in history but both are very similar in the way they lived their lives and their goals within the country they lived and died in. Their arrogance is the sole
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It has often been joked that Goebbels was not tall‚ Hitler was not blond‚ and Goering was not thin- the point being‚ of course‚ that no Nazi fit the Nordic superman image they so often lauded. But there was a Nazi who fit the image almost so perfectly as to be startling: a woman‚ Magda Goebbels. Like German women were supposed to do‚ she bore a multitude of children for the Fuhrer and the Reich. She was beautiful‚ stately‚ and a good homemaker. She was one of the only people close to Adolf
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Heart of Darkness: Cruelty David Yu In Joseph Conrad’s book Heart of Darkness the Europeans are cut off from civilization‚ overtaken by greed‚ exploitation‚ and material interests from his own kind. Conrad develops themes of personal power‚ individual responsibility‚ and social justice. His book has all the trappings of the conventional adventure tale - mystery‚ exotic setting‚ escape‚ suspense‚ unexpected attack. The book is a record of things seen and done by Conrad while in the Belgian
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In the novel The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad a young captain is placed aboard a ship‚ in a condition that leaves him feeling insecure and introverted in his role as captain. The sailors on board are older than him‚ they have been together for eighteen months‚ and he is unsure of how to command authority over them. Later he finds a man in the waters by his ship‚ one thing leads to another‚ and the man‚ who has turned out to be a murderer from a nearby ship‚ is now being hidden in the captains’
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3. Make sure that you compose a clear thesis statement. Remember‚ a thesis may be more than one sentence as well. There are closed and open thesis statements. Closed: In the writing of their post-colonial works‚ both George Orwell and Joseph Conrad make use of
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