The Long March After having been attacked by the Guomindang army several times‚ Otto Braun‚ a Russian agent‚ thought it was time for a change in tactics. He managed to gain control of the Red Army‚ and planned a retreat; they would try and break through the blockhouse lines and head for the Communist base on the Hunan-Hubei border. So on the 16th of October 1934‚ the 87’000 soldiers of the Red Army set out on the retreat‚ taking with them all their equipment of the Jiangxi Soviet that would be
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Harrison Bergeron The "Harrison Bergeron" story written‚ by Kurt Vonnegut‚ Jr.‚ is a portrayal of a much imagined world where equality exists among all people. It is a seemingly nice notion‚ but at what price? Equality comes to the people from an amendment to the constitution‚ enforced by the government’s right to control all human intelligence‚ strength and ability. Although the story was written in 1961‚ the author projects the time period to the year 2081. It is with single-mindedness that
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Kurt Vonnegut. I’ve never heard of him‚ at least ‘til this point in my life. I don’t know how‚ because he seems like the kind of author we’d of learned about or even have read some of his pieces by now. I like his style. He’s one of those writers that talks to the reader as opposed to talking above them. He uses those simple words that Stephen King was talking about in Toolbox‚ a cut and dry vocabulary. No fluff like that Ralph Waldo Emerson. Based off of How to Write With Style alone‚ it’s easy
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De Beers : A Monopoly in the Diamond Industry De Beers advertising slogan "A Diamond Is Forever" has been the center of its effort to establish the stone as the only appropriate gem to symbolize lifetime love and commitment. The more ad money spent‚ the more diamonds people buy. And when people buy diamonds‚ De Beers profits. It is the reason the company spends $180 million a year worldwide to advertise cut diamonds--a product it doesn ’t even sell. There are very few companies ... you may struggle
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wonderful destination that everyone should come once time in their life " Ha Long " . Ha Long is one of seven nature wonders of the world. Visiting Ha Long bay‚ you can experience the diversity of natural views‚ from sandy beaches to thousand year old rocky mountains. Why should you choose Ha Long bay to visit ? The word Ha Long in Vietnamese means the dragon descends into the sea and he legend says that the island of Ha Long was created by a great dragon who lived in the mountain‚ it sounds very interesting
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meaning is it stops people from having freedom. Not having freedom makes opportunities to drop and one’s rights taken away. It seems like equality can bring freedom in lives however it is actually limiting freedom. In the passage‚ “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut‚ the author describes equality is just over the top. The story consisted of a couple who lived in a “perfect world‚” where everyone was so equal no one was better than each other. In shorter terms‚ everyone was the same due to the use of handicaps
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to change their behavior. It can turn a positive person into a very negative person. It causes frustration and anger‚ and it can at times completely immobilize us. These devastating effects of guilt are portrayed vividly in the novel The Bright Forever written by Lee Martin. Raymond Wight is one of the characters in this story affected by guilt. Raymond is an alcoholic and drug addict. The drugs and alcohol affected his life in several ways; brain function and behavior.
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How to Live Forever‚ Even in Death: An Analysis of Jessica Mitford’s Rhetorical Creation‚ “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain” Have you ever wondered what they put inside Mr. Stretch Armstrong? Is what they put inside this abnormally stretchy‚ elastic toy of the seventies‚ close to what they put in the bodies of today just before they’re put on display at a funeral? Well it’s not; but Jessica Mitford does know and is perfectly willing to explain in detail the whole process. An analysis‚ of
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In his article “ Time Talk‚ with an Accent” Robert Levine discusses about culture shock when he lived in Brazil and understand Brazilian people’s habit about time. When he began his scientific journey in his early career as a professor of psychology at Federal University in Niteroi‚ Brazil and he found the hardest part of his life about punctual time rather than different language‚ his own privacy‚ and standards of cleanliness issues. As it described in article Robert Levine was a young American
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In chapter 1.2 of “Taking Sides” by Kurt Finsterbusch‚ is about a social problem we are facing as society nowadays‚ and there are two articles from different authors that debate this topic. Professor Gary Gutting‚ states that even when capitalism have boosted the economy and it is important the production to supply the essentials material needs to consumers. On the other hand‚ Gutting (2013)‚ argues that consumerism that well being and good life do not depend on the accumulation of materials‚ commerce
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