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    Orwell‚ amazing author‚ published a novel in 1947‚ called Animal Farm‚ that intelligently satirized animals in a farm to the events that occurred during the Russian Revolution and the events surrounding the Russian Revolution. Through the character Napoleon and his use of terror and propaganda on the citizens of the Animal Farm‚ George Orwell castigates mad dictator Joseph Stalin and his reign on Russia. The main character in Animal Farm‚ Napoleon‚ had many interesting traits but as the story progresses

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    My Greatest Ambition‚ Lurie. Story written in 1st person in voice of young(?) narrator. Tone shows a wry humour – adult reflecting on youth seems more likely. Language is straightforward and relies on variety rather than image creating. Sentences vary in length and create a sense of conversation. Humour of opening sentence implies adult looking back with affection. Memory as narrative tool: memory is always unreliable. Narrator counters this unreliability by frequent corrections and apologies

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15th of August 1769 in Corsica. Educated at military school‚ he served in Valence and Auxonne until after the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general at age of 24 because of his strategy in the siege of Toulon and subsequently appointed as the commander of French Army in Italy. France now faced a new coalition - Austria and Russia had allied with Britain. Napoleon returned to Paris‚ where the government was in crisis. He

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    Fast Food – should we ban it? Fast food is quite popular in the world these years. Many people‚ mainly children and teenagers‚ like to have fast food for their meals. Fast food is defined as pre-made meals that can be quickly provided for customers to eat‚ such as hamburgers‚ hotdogs‚ etc. Nowadays fast food has become a common way of life. But in fact‚ just like every coin has two sides‚ fast food also has its own drawbacks. For example‚ compared with vegetables and fresh fruits‚ fast food contains

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    The World’s Greatest People | | | | | | BRITAIN | GERMANY | INDIA | AUSTRALIA | SOUTH AFRICA | HOLLAND | | | | | | | CANADA | FINLAND | FRANCE | CZECH REPUBLIC | UNITED STATES | BELGIUM | | | | | | | NEW ZEALAND | ROMANIA | HUNGARY | PORTUGAL | BULGARIA | SPAIN | | | | | | | ARGENTINA | RUSSIA | CHILE | GREECE | UKRAINE | ISRAEL | First the countries of the world were trying to decide who their best pop star was. Now they’re trying to name their best

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    Napoleon Bonaparte: An Illustrious Life Although copious individuals see him as a heartless war mongrel‚ Napoleon Bonaparte enhanced both France and modern society in countless ways‚ and his name will live on in textbooks and in the hearts of many for all eternity. He overthrew France’s weak monarchy and replaced it with a much stronger‚ centralized governmental system. The great conqueror‚ while very militaristic‚ also valued equal schooling and anti-discrimination for all. He created schools

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    Needs and Objectives of Innovation:- Due to the unhealthy situation in J&K‚ late 80’s saw a surge in the foreign traffic to Rajasthan. Most of the national hospitality chains contended to show their presence in the state. Taj took the lead and commenced with 2 mega heritage properties and 3 mid size economy properties. Following them was ITC‚ Mansingh for premium brands and other economy class hotels in hordes. This was the time when Chokhi Dhani understood that if they have to be a part of

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    Politics as the greatest manipulator Essay According to George R. R. Martin’s statement “ When you know what a man wants you know who he is and how to move him.” We can understand easily why everyone trust in politicians‚ even though their deeds benefit no one except for them. The key method of manipulating someone is to listen them and hear even the things that they are not saying. It is no surprise that politicians are often compared to puppeteers. Once they decode someone’s thoughts

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    In 1784 to 1785 Napoleon attended the Ecole Militaire in Paris. That was the place where he received his military training. He studied to be an artillery man and an officer. He finished his training and joined the French army when he was 16 years old! Soon after that his father died and he was left with the responsibility of taking care of the huge Bonaparte family. Napoleon was stationed in Paris in 1792. After the French monarchy was overthrown on August 10‚ 1792‚ Napoleon decided to make his

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    The “Death of Napoleon” by Simon Leys‚ foresees the aftermath of Napoleon life if he were to escape from St Helena. Within the text‚ Simon Leys portrays Napoleon with dark humor‚ irony‚ mockery but also compassion and sympathy in certain areas. Leys novella however‚ has left many interpretations open from discussion‚ which can lead the original intention far away from what was first considered. To begin with‚ Michael Thomas states that Leys’ novella concerns itself with how elusive true identity

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