Memories of Flags and of Our Fathers In James Bradley’s bestselling book Flags Of Our Fathers‚ Bradley pays homage to his late father John Henry Bradley. John (also nicknamed “Jack” and “Doc”)‚ was one of six men who raised the American Flag on top of Mount Suribachi during World War II. Mount Suribachi was located upon the small island of Iwo Jima‚ Japan. The photo of these heroic flagraisers quickly “became the most recognized‚ the most reproduced‚ in the history of photography
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I wonder what I would do if I could change the world. Would I stop world hunger‚ make world peace‚ or something different altogether? Well…I’d prefer to combine all three. Most people think world peace is a great idea. I agree‚ but I like to take it up a notch. So if I could change the world‚ this is what I would do: Guns will turn into carrots as soon as they are fired. Grenades turn into apples just before the explosion. Bombs turn into watermelons just before impact. This is just the
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Old Joke by Alan Shapiro ALAN SHAPIRO Radiant child of Leto‚ farworking Lord Apollo‚ with lyre in hand and golden plectrum‚ you sang to the gods on Mount Olympus almost as soon as you were born. You sang‚ and the Muses sang in answer‚ and together your voices so delighted all your deathless elders that their perfect happiness was made more perfect still. What was it‚ though‚ that overwhelmed them‚ that suffused‚ astonished‚ even the endless ether? Was it the freshest
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1939‚ in the small town of Cherrywood Village‚ KY. My parents were young when they received the news that they were going to be having a son; me. This made my father‚ who was so much in love with my mother and the thought of becoming a first time dad‚ take on the responsibility of joining the military so that he could support us in the best way possible. My father‚ a 2nd US Infantry Division Soldier‚ had become one of the few good men to fight his family‚ his rights and his country. He was shipped
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boy named Travis‚ and a brave dog called Old Yeller. Little Arliss’s hobby was to hunt small bugs and animals. But when a big yellow dog appeared in Arliss’s house they had planned to keep him home. Arliss didn’t like dogs so he called the dog Old Yeller. Arliss and Old Yeller had many exciting and dangerous adventures. In this story there were many main characters. They were Travis‚ Little Arliss‚ their mother‚ and Old Yeller the dog. Old Yeller was a big old yellow dog that was very close to Arliss
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notion of growing old has for many been visions of hopelessness‚ neglect and despair. And if you add to these the perceptions of inadequacy‚ lack of energy‚ social withdrawal‚ difficulty concentrating‚ and problems with memory‚ the realization that we are growing old can be traumatic. At no stage in life is it ever smooth sailing‚ every stage has its bumps and bruises. Our ideas and attitudes towards aging are very important in how well we cope with and enjoy the passing years. As I look forward
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A Conversation with My Father‚ by Grace Paley This is a story about storytelling. The narrator‚ a writer and her aged‚ ill father are discussing the narrator ’s style of story writing. The Protagonist in the story is the narrator. After reading the story‚ no gender is given of the narrator‚ only assuming by the tone of the story to be a female. The other major character in the story is the narrator sick aging antagonist father‚ who seems to be on his death bed. Throughout the story‚ Paley plays on
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has progressed throughout the entire history. Since 19th century the country has been transformed from a predominantly rural nation into an urbanized one. However the attitude of Americans towards the city and urban life has been changing over the years. Main social issues of 20th century have been changing from combating poverty and racism in 1930s - 1940s through predominance of wealth and status and the emptiness of suburbia in 1950s - 1970s‚ culminating with phoniness‚ artificiality and manipulation
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for ten Academy Awards‚ and won three: Best Picture‚ Best Actor (Marlon Brando)‚ and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film was adapted from the best-selling novel‚ with the same name‚ by Mario Puzo (Mast &ump; Kawin‚ 332). The film takes place in a ten-year span between 1945 and 1955. It follows the Sicilian family headed by Vito Corleone who is played by Marlon Brando; Corleone is also the godfather or head of the Corleone Crime Family. Coppola’s film is not the first big screen version of a gangster
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Old Dogs The man who gave me my first job in advertising is now in his mid-seventies. His mind is sharp as ever; his creativity is better than it was when we first worked together; he continuingly develops his skills in computer graphics and web technologies; and his work as a digital photographer and graphic designer is as powerful and relevant today as it was when he was in his thirties. He reads Wired‚ The Rolling Stone‚ and the Wall Street Journal. He watches The Office and South Park. His
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