LEGEND(book) The novel’s main character is Robert Neville‚ apparently the sole survivor of a pandemic the symptoms of which resemble vampirism. The author details Neville’s daily life in Los Angeles‚ as he attempts to comprehend‚ research‚ and possibly cure the disease that killed mankind‚ and to which he is immune (Neville assumes this is because he was bitten by a vampire bat who was "infected". Because it was not a human‚ it did not kill Neville‚ instead‚ he became ill for a period of time). Neville’s
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conscription—made Canadians‚ including politicians of all parties‚ loath to contemplate another such experience. Initially‚ Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King warmly supported British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasing German leader Adolf Hitler. When Chamberlain postponed war by sacrificing Czechoslovakia in the Munich crisis of September 1938‚ King thanked him publicly‚ and Canadians in general certainly agreed. Nevertheless‚ the shock of this crisis likely turned
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democracy as good easily grew into a tension represented by monsters and the heroes that opposed them. In I am Legend‚ a worldwide disease turns everyone into a vampire-like monster except for the immune Robert Neville‚ who becomes a killer. Justified by a kill-or-be-killed drive‚ Neville bunkers in a fortified house at night and hunts the vampires in the morning. He responds to the question of why he kills: “Only to-to survive.” (Matheson) There is the image of a cowboy-like
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virologist Robert Neville who appears to be the only survivor of a dissemination of a virus that either kills humans or turns them into mutants. The latter are unable to survive in daylight and haunt for human blood at night. The virus was originally created to cure cancer. Neville lost his family through the apocalypse and lives with his dog‚ Sam. One day both are attacked and Neville is forced to shoot Sam because he got infected through a bite from a mutant. Due to this‚ Neville hands himself over
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Russian Revolution Czar Nicholas and wife Alexandra Unprepared for Czar-hood Peasant Life in Russia Apartments were about 12 sq. ft. Basically living in 1700’s conditions Bloody Sunday: January 22‚ 1905 Protest from the people Czar’s men killed 300 men Forces Czar to make changes Rasputin “Mad Monk” Thought he was sleeping with the Czarina and so people disliked him Helped Czarevich who was a Hemophiliac Blood doesn’t easily clot Trusted by Nicholas and Alexandra implicitly
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Book Arrangement: The God Delusion has 374 pages separated by Ten Chapters‚ each with several smaller parts. Every three to five pages‚ another issue arising from religion is addressed and proven to be a problem easily solvable by decreasing the amount of religion in the world. Each chapter commences with a quote from a famous‚ credible source introducing the main point to be discussed in the chapter. At the conclusion of the book‚ there are multiple tools to help the reader better understand the
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The political causes of World War 2 World War 2‚ famously known as the most devastating war‚ had causes dating back to WWI as well as‚pre . Some people refereed it because of the Treaty of Versailles which most of the people agreed one that it was too unfair for Germany and that their anger was going to appear sooner or later. The people thought it will create fascism. Some historians saw that the failure of The League of Nations was also another factor. The Treaty of Versailles was
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People and Events of World War II by Kevan Salisbury The Axis Powers World War II was started by the Axis Forces‚ which were comprised of Germany‚ Italy‚ and Japan. They fought against the combined might of almost the entire world‚ and‚ but for a supreme combined effort on the part of America‚ the USSR‚ and Britain‚ almost won. During the war‚ the Axis Powers were totalitarian states‚ controlled by their respective leader or leaders. These are their stories. During World War
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WWII and the Holocaust were two key events of the 20th century. Each had their own causes and historical factors leading up to their development. While the two events occurred close to each other each developed independently and neither was cause for the other. Anti-Jewish prejudice has a long history and was present in Germany long before WWII. The German people elected the Nazi party and it was its rise to power that lead to WWII. The Nazi party had many other strange policies that‚ while not as
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Robert Neville is not an Army scientist; he’s a blonde‚ regular guy living in Los Angeles who listens to classical music. In the book version of "I Am Legend" Neville does not have a pet companion and Robert Neville’s adversaries are vampires‚ rather than zombies. Neville takes a scientific approach to many of the common superstitions regarding vampires (e.g. garlic‚ mirrors). Also‚ in the book‚ Neville’s wife and daughter don’t die in a helicopter crash. Finally‚ the character of Robert Neville in the
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