‘We only need heroes in times of war or catastrophe’. Discuss with reference to a film or text of your choice. The film ‘Hero’ (2002)‚ directed by Yimou Zhang‚ is set during the ‘Warring States Period’ of Chinese Antiquity‚ prior to the unification of these states by the ‘first’ Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang ‚ the historic model for the film’s King of Qin . In a climate of terror and ruthless violence‚ minorities defend their right to exist as independent people‚ with separate linguistic and
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I was walking to the Meissen market from my house on the bank of the Elbe river to get food for my family when I saw German troops walking down the hill. “Finde alle Juden! Wir werden jeden töten‚ der heute nicht deutsch ist!” The Commander said. I don’t understand German that much so I carried on walking my down to Meissen. When I was coming back to my house the same troops came marching by and the commander said‚ “Diese Christen hatten keine Chance!”. They all laughed at that comment. When I
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I want to take this time to share my story about my transition back in the civilian world. In 1990‚ I was honorable discharge from United States Army this was during peace time in which I had to leave the military due to family hardship. At this time I received changes of duty station to return back to Korea which was my second tour of duty. I just had my fourth child and she was only 10 months old. My only option was to leave fourth children with my mother. I felt that was just to much for
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My name is Willow. When the trail of tears was finally over I was fifteen. I had seen what no other fifteen year should ever have to see‚ I’ve seen many deaths. I watched my best friend be shot. Anyway I was the oldest child in my family. I had two little sisters how I loved very much. They were strong but not strong enough. They caught a disease that killed them both. Now its just my parents and I. It is very hard to stay strong in such sad times. Depression has taken over my mother already‚ the
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Project Report On Leadership in Crises Based on Harvard case study on Great Earnest Shackleton and the epic voyage of endurance Submitted by Team 9 Nilesh Mittal Prashant Marathe Narendra Reddy Neeraj Rastogi Date : 18.06.2014 Table of Contents Executive Summary Analysis & study on Questions Was Shackleton was entrepreneur? Other parallel leaders/ entrepreneur with Shackleton What were the Shackleton’s strength & weaknesses? Why people are today so interested
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Have you at any point had a craving for surrendering? Elijah did. The Lord had quite recently utilized him to demonstrate the country of Israel that the Lord is God (1 rulers 18). However‚ the dangers of Queen Jezebel so frightened him that he raced to Beersherba‚ 100 miles south (19.3). At that point he strolled another 150 miles south to Horeb‚ the pile of God. Twice God asked Elijah what he was doing there (vv.9‚13). Both circumstances Elijah replied with indistinguishable words - "only i am
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Ann Marie Plane‚ “Creating a Blended Household: Christian Indian Women and English Domestic Life in Colonial Massachusetts” Plane explored the households of Christian Indian women and those of English colonists. The ideal of a blended household is explained and made clear in her exploration. To clearly define the blended household she explored the fact that English household ideology and native practices disagreed with one another and led very different family‚ marriage‚ household and religious
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Molly (15yrs)‚ I also have a son‚ Chris (16yrs). My husband was there when we were told the bad news but I didn’t know how to break it to my kids. It was just so unexpected… I received a letter in the mail on the day we were leaving to go on our journey. It gave me all the more reason to go… it looked as if it was written years ago; all crinkled and written in calligraphy. It has a residential address; and contact information‚ but it has no name to it. Maybe I should visit them? Take the letter with
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PRACTICE ESSAY How has your understanding of The Journey been shaped by your study of the set text‚ ONE text from the Stimulus Booklet and at least ONE text of your own choosing? My understanding of The Journey is that journeys are essentially the only way to find what one is searching for and this will eventually lead to self discovery. Journeys allow individuals to extend themselves physically‚ mentally or emotionally as they face challenges. This understanding of mine has been shaped by
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In Chapter 7 of Outliers: The Story of Success‚ “The Ethnic Theory of Plane Crashes‚” Malcolm Galdwell continues to discuss how people’s behavior is influenced by their cultural legacies‚ particularly the way they communicate. The ways to communicate in cultural legacies differ greatly and reflect different cultures. China is my home country. In China‚ the typical communicating style of my own culture is in an indirect way. It influenced my ability to communicate effectively after I came to U.S.
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