“The Destructors” The short story “The Destructors” by Graham Greene tells the story of a gang of young boys who have grown up in war-torn London. When approached with an aberration in their society‚ the boys resort to demolition in order to restore the order to their town‚ despite its already devastated landscape. The gang of young boys meets every morning in a lot where “the last bomb of the first blitz” fell. The dreary setting is juxtaposed by the “beautiful” house where “old misery” presided
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lost. Here is an account of such incidents braved by many survivors. 1. LANSA flight 508 On 24th December 1971‚ the ill-fated LANSA flight 508 hit the ground after being caught in a thunderstorm while travelling from Lima to Iquitos with a stopover in Pucallpa. Even on hitting turbulent weather‚ the flight operators decided to continue flying killing 90 out of 91 people on board‚ including 6 members of the flight crew. The lone survivor was Juliane Koepcke‚ a 17-year-old German Peruvian. The young
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Series of Quotes ▪ Schopenhaur‚ “The world is my representation.” ▪ 50th Gate Quotes: - "[I]t was not the facts that were held under suspicion‚ but her credibility as a survivor. Unlike my father‚ she could never show her children the scars on her arm; hers were invisible‚ numbered in the days and years of her stolen childhood." - ‘Let their memory be bound up in the bond of life.’ - ‘So always remember it‚ and your children will remember it. They will survive‚ they will
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vessel? The rat knew he might as well be dead already. But he was not alone. Make no mistake he the rat and the roach were not friends. No‚ and they never would be. For‚ when the boat had come and taken the man‚ the rat had thought himself the lone stranded survivor. Yet‚ without even the slightest of agility or cunning mastered by the rat to guide itself at all‚ the cockroach had taken the rat’s food and half of his crevice. Perhaps the thing had burrowed into the stash of biscuits biting down and thrown
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Yet I held back. The party was in half an hour. So I could not make the time for him. Besides‚ who was I introduced into another person’s privacy? These were my thoughts as I boarded the bus. As the bus drew away from the stop ‚ I looked back at the lone figure on the bridge. A few minutes later‚ I was back at the same place. He was still there‚ still alone. I sat down beside him. Other people were ignoring us. I started a conversation with him. At first‚ he was startled and was silent. As time passed
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Ferdinand Magellan Expedition Ferdinand Magellan‚ a Portuguese in the service of the Spanish crown‚ was looking for a westward route to theto the Spice Islands of Indonesia. On March 16‚ 1521‚ Magellan’s expedition landed on Homonhon island in the Philippines. He was the first European to reach the islands. Rajah Humabon of Cebu was friendly with Magellan and embraced Christianity‚ but their enemy‚ Lapu-Lapu was not. Humabon wanted Magellan to kill Lapu-Lapu while Magellan wanted to convert Lapu-Lapu
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The Complete Maus is a compelling book written by Art Spiegelman. It was typically about a son who had interviewed his father‚ a lone survivor of the Holocaust. Art Spiegelman was the son of Vladek Spiegelman. He wrote this book because he wanted to know what his father’s life was like throughout the Holocaust‚ more about his mother Anna‚ and also‚ he felt very guilty that he was not alive until after the Holocaust had occurred. Throughout the book‚ readers will find images of the characters portrayed
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“The Pillars of the Earth” In the beginning of the novel‚ “The Pillars of the Earth”‚ an innocent young man is hanged as a priest‚ monk‚ and knight watch. Who this man is‚ his importance overall‚ and his connections to other characters’‚ shapes and molds the story. This young man acts as the central point‚ as someone who ties in everyone else’s paths to create the storyline‚ despite the fact he dies in the prologue‚ before the book even begins. At the very start of the novel‚ Ken Follett‚ the author
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The son of holocaust survivors‚ Baker is aware that his own experiences are very different to those of his parent’s‚ and sets out to discover their hidden stories. However‚ Baker as the historian is unable to rely on his parents recollections and needs documented evidence to validate
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The adventures continue. In the beginning of this book‚ Odysseus returns to Aeaea and buries his friend‚ Elpenor‚ like he so persistently requested. He also returns in order to spend one last night with his sporadic lover‚ Circe. Throughout his visit‚ she informs him of the difficult challenges coming his way in his trip back home as well as how to paramount them. Setting sail‚ he shares her advice with his crewmates. Arriving at the home of the Sirens‚ flying creatures whose sweet songs would
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