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    loss to the Army. A tomb was built for him in the valley where he died. Nine years later General Neieh revisited his grave to wipe off the desecration done by the Japanese. In 1952 his remains were taken to the Mausoleum of Martyrs‚ and re-buried in the Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery in Shih-chia-chuang‚ Hebei Province. A statue‚ a pavilion and a museum mark the site. Every year on the anniversary of his death‚ a ceremony is held

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    In today’s generation‚ music can be exposed to any listener. It is not like the mid 60’s‚ when The Beatles were banned from major radio stations and even countries! Now music can be as political and diverse as an artist wants. Unfortunately music is degrading in quality‚ but today‚ situations such as poverty‚ involvement of hard work and everyday life situations are being heard more of in music. Although music is making a negative impact‚ one of the albums that I highly respect in the underground

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    Sure he may have made some mistakes but the biggest mistake he made was to choose to die. His family will suffer for it. In a time when his family needed him to be strong‚ he failed them. This makes us think‚ what is worth dying for? Christian martyrs are recognized as saints for a reason. They gave up their life for their faith. They made the ultimate sacrifice to God. Faith is something that is worth

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    After World War 1 a time known as the Interwar period occurred‚ and from 1918 to 1939 the world saw unprecedented revolution as many powerful leaders made their way into the public arena. Historic figures such as Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ Adolf Hitler‚ Benito Mussolini‚ Joseph Stalin‚ Ataturk‚ Mahatma Gandhi‚ and Ibn Saud all made their voices heard throughout the world. Some of these leaders had benevolent intentions‚ and others were certainly heinous to the core‚ however the visions all these

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    The Fault in our Stars Reflective Response People have a wide range of philosophies and beliefs on how they should live their lives. The anticipated approach in which they should confront their fears‚ their challenges‚ and their daily decisions varies greatly from the true outcomes. Many people are hopefully to become the idea of greatness they envision and Gus being a romantically oriented person obsessed over the idea of becoming Hazel’s knight in shining armor. Learning of his impending death

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    Symbols can play a significant role in books. They can add deeper meaning to the story‚ and allow the reader to understand characters or context in a different way. In the book “The Scarlet Letter‚” symbolism plays an important role. There are many symbols in the book‚The symbols all have meaning‚ which help the reader to go deeper in the text. Also‚ symbolism in The Scarlet Letter enhance meaning in the text by allowing the reader to understand the characters on a deeper lever. Three significant

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    the now well-known affair). He has a few reasons for considering a false confession to witchcraft; his life and his feelings of not being holy enough to die as a martyr. When he says: "I cannot mount the gibbet like a saint. It is a fraud. ... I am no good man ...‚" Proctor shows that he felt he was not a good enough man to die as a martyr and be proclaimed as one after his death (236). Proctor’s indecisive morals make him individualistic and‚ therefore‚ the tyrant-like‚ Puritan society convicts and

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    In discussing Chaucer’s collection of stories called The Canterbury Tales‚ an interesting picture or illustration of the Medieval Christian Church is presented. However‚ while people demanded more voice in the affairs of government‚ the church became corrupt -- this corruption also led to a more crooked society. Nevertheless‚ there is no such thing as just church history; This is because the church can never be studied in isolation‚ simply because it has always related to the social‚

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    Comparison between the stories of the Lord of the flies and Habibi We notice that the authors of both stories were affected by religious books. Graig Thompson (the author of Habibi) was affected not only by the Holy Quran but also by the Holy Bible. Thompson narrates the story of little Dadola who gets married to a script of many books like Quran and the One thousand and One Nights book. Through out the pages of Habibi any reader can notice the effect of Arabic calligraphy writing in all pages

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    to instigate slave rebellions in the South. He was captured by the militia and Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee’s troops‚ and was quickly sentenced to death. John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry received polarized comments. While he was hailed as a martyr by Chicago’s Republican press‚ Democratic newspaper in South Carolina and Illinois condemned him as a criminal. At the same time‚ the Northern press did not ask for the execration of Brown’s penalty in hopes of preserving the Union‚ but the South

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