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    Berlin Wall

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    History Of The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall‚ for twenty-eight years‚ separated friends‚ families‚ and a nation. A lot of suffering began for Germany when World War II commenced‚ but by the end of the war Germany was in the mists of a disaster waiting to happen. After WWII was over Germany was divided into four parts. The United States‚ Great Britain‚ and France controlled the three divisions that were formed in the Western half; and the Eastern half was controlled by the Soviet Republic. The

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    Hope for the Flowers

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    1.) How do you interpret the story of the caterpillar pillars and the transformation of Yellow and Stripe into butterflies? The story of Yellow and Stripe in Hope for the Flowers is analogous to our own Human search for purpose in life. Human life seems as open as life would seem to a caterpillar‚ a parallel that the story draws on to create a critical dialogue in our own mind as we read the text‚ raising such questions as: What is my purpose in life? Is whatever I am doing now only just “climbing

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    Hope for the Flowers

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    The Cocoon of Embrace: The Only Way to Go Up "Hope for the Flowers" is a story about a caterpillar‚ Stripe‚ who was born in this world and lived a normal life as expected from a caterpillar: eating and growing bigger. However‚ he became tired of doing such routine over and over again and thought that there must be something more to life. So he left the tree which served as his home from the very start and went out to the world to wander. Yes‚ he was fascinated with things he saw‚ but he was unsatisfied

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    everywhere deal with great challenges. With each obstacle they face generally the outcome will make each individual a little bit stronger. With these experiences our perspective in life changes and we become more knowledgeable. “Girl” and “Tiger Mending” are two stories that I believe reflect this in two very different ways. Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl” is a story about reflection. It is about a girl reflecting back upon the past. Maybe she just lost her mother or maybe she is grown and finally realizes

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    Film Response on Mending Ways: The Canela Indians of Brazil The film that I choose to do a respond on is the film “Mending Ways: The Canela Indians of Brazil.” In the film‚ the anthropologist‚ Dr. William H. Crocker from the Smithsonian Institute of Anthropologist studied the Canela tribe for over 30 years. The film is divided into two parts which is the first is about how he studied the tribe and its culture. A few years later‚ merely about 20 years‚ he studied the change in the community which

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    Hadrian’s Wall and the Antonine Wall are two of the greatest building achievements completed by the Romans. There are many differences between these two walls most notably the materials used in there construction. Hadrian’s wall was made a both stone and turf while the main material used on the Antonine Wall was turf. They also differ in the structures that can be found along the wall and the dimensions of the walls. There was a different level of planning that went into each wall and the number

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    BURLIN WALL Imagine living in a place where there was a wall preventing families to go to a better place‚ where people couldn’t be what they want or say what they want… the only thing that was holding them back was a wall. A wall that held bombs‚ barbed wire‚ dogs‚ and men armed and ready to shoot. In 1961‚ that’s exactly what happened. The German Democratic Republic put the wall up to surround all of West Berlin to where no one could get in and only the west side could go out.. Before the wall‚ West

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    A sickly sweet smell filled the area around you. You weren’t hurt somehow... A voice beckoned you to keep going. For some reason‚ you listened and sat up quickly. High walls surrounded you‚ leaving you no choice but to walk towards your doom or destiny. You noticed the soft flowers under you‚ buttercups as your parents called them. You felt a shiver run through you‚ it almost felt sinister. Eventually after this weird experience you find the strength to get up and walk towards the door looming at

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    Berlin Wall

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    Khrushchev and Ulbricht’s plan to overtake Germany are‚ the Berlin Wall‚ friends and family were separated‚ and those from the East and West could not travel freely with in Berlin. This can be shown by examining the research of‚ The Berlin Wall (Anne Marie Hacht and Dwayne D. Hayes)‚ Berlin Wall History‚ The Berlin Wall Is Built‚ August 13‚ 1961‚ The Berlin Wall Falls‚ November 9‚ 1989‚ and social Effects of Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was constructed under the influence of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev

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    This amazing story of survival and dysfunction‚ of imagination and rationalization‚ and of shear ingenuity is a testimony to the flexibility and beauty of children. Jeannette Walls’ true story flashes back through a childhood with crazy addicted parents (the father to alcohol; the mother to art and idealism and the father) who raised three children in spite of recurrent poverty‚ nomadic tendencies‚ and a heritage of rebellion. The heiress-mother ends up rummaging in a dumpster‚ homeless in NYC

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