At home but not at home Nicole Constable The main aim of the article is showing that in case of migrants (specifically Filipinas in Honk Kong) the concept of home is not as simple and unambiguous as it may seem. Constable presents different conceptualizations of the notions “space”‚ “place” and “home”. He follows the conception of Ackbar Abbas‚ who writes‚ "We think of a place in terms of definable physical characteristics and situatedness‚ at most as a symbolic structure. A space by contrast
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Ethos‚ Pathos & Logos in Dr. Martin Luther King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail" LOGOS Logos is an appeal to our logic or reasoning. It is a presentation of the logical relationships between and the reasoning for a particular position. Simply stated‚ logos is the setting forth of the reasoning behind a position or action. In our scientific world‚ many times logos involves statistics. Dr. King appeals to our logic when he gives the reasoning for his statement "I have almost
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social‚ cultural and economic fields. For years after the war all countries were heavily burdened and advance remained impeded. However‚ the impacts of WW1 on World History had some important consequences like the evolution of capitalism‚ progress of women and some social equality. One basic change that proved to be very significant after WW1 was how it profoundly affected Capitalism. During the war economic systems were minutely controlled by the belligerent governments. For the first time states
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Micah Kelley Mr. Richardson 6th Period US History 18 December 2012 1. Reasons for the Outbreak of WWI * The Alliance System: The formation of the German States/Empire‚ the Triple Alliance‚ the Franco-Russian Alliance‚ and the Triple Entente proved that war amongst these countries was eminent. * The Naval Race: In 1898‚ the Germans began building a navy that challenged Britain’s dominance over naval affairs. These two countries engaged in an arms race in the early 1900’s building
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powers. Wilson finally gained a conquest at the table when Old World diplomats agreed in 1919. They were to create the League Covenant‚ which was the main component to the final peace treaty. But after this was done President Wilson was urged back home to serious hostility. Directed by Lodge‚ the irreconcilables and the Battalion of Death destined the treaty and it’s envisioned foreign entanglements‚ particularly with France. So the effect of all these would be that America would be forced to help
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Nature of Life in the Trenches The nature of life in the trenches was a dangerous place. It was a place for the dead or for the survivors. Trenches were a front line which was dug metres underground‚ inside the trenches‚ were supplies‚ training areas‚ stores and mainly headquarters. The trenches were the main area to store arms of artillery and mortars. Life was hell for soldiers. Bearing the pain they went through‚ the diseases‚ the infections‚ the bad conditions living in‚ having to deal with
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will make your journey home a safe one. There is one thing you may not be aware of I am afraid‚ Grandmother has taken her life. She was so full of grief over losing you that she had taken her life. I would like to come and find you‚ because I am one of the few who still has hope that you are alive. Mother’s love for you has not faded‚ so I hope that yours has not either. It upsets me to watch her be so lonely. I would like you to know that if you do not return home I plan to be as great
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United States and WW1 By: Javeria Saba 802 August 1914 was a really important to remember. It was when the huge war began known as World War 1. The United States had a very hard time debating whether they should join the war or not. Eventually‚ in 1917‚ the Americans join the allies. There were people who were both for and against The United States involvement in World War I. In addition‚ this will also affect the Americans that were at home. Most people were for the United States entering
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World War 1 is the war that was fought in Europe and spanned for almost five years‚ toward the end of WW1 they considered as a part of the military staff that were influenced by the new progressions of innovation‚ more than 9 million individuals passed on from the definitive new strategies on both of these sides. One of the new items that was presented was the mustard gas. This kind of overwhelming weapon was equipped for spraying so as to execute anyone in a long meter range fuel in each heading
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Did you ever wonder what weapons were used in WW1? How about how they compare to todays standards? They affected their time period drastically in many ways. The German’s changed the game with tanks. They also brought chemical warfare into the war. The British impacted war in many ways and they used some great weaponry. The British used the Lee-Enfield .303‚ It was a bolt action rifle that help 10 bullets in the magazine. It was very rugged‚ being able to hold up throughout hard conditions and trench
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