The Wars by Timothy Findley “Prior to the writing of The Wars‚ it was unheard of for any writer who had not experienced it first hand to write about "The War to End All Wars". However‚ Findley‚ with his direct and shocking style‚ was able to surpass this barrier and create one of the most acclaimed novels about World War I.” (Acadia) “The Wars remains Findley’s most-discussed book. Based partly on the wartime correspondence of his uncle‚ Thomas Irving Findley‚ and on family photos‚ he wrote
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The Cay by Theodore Taylor is the story of a young white boy‚ Phillip‚ and old black man‚ Timothy‚ who are stranded on an island. Phillip’s ship tanks on his way back to America and he is separated from his mother. Phillip also becomes blind while on their quest. Theodore Taylor creates conflict for the narrator during months upon a dangerous island‚ while Timothy and Phillip wait for rescue helicopters and schooner. The narrator’s response to the setting and interaction with the other character
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changed society.” (Findley-Rothney‚ p. 89) The most obvious of causes would be the circumstances in Russia. Russia was in a state of distress before the revolutions occurred. The food shortages were a major problem. There was not nearly enough to go around and prices were high. The people of Russia were forced to pay high taxes and the gap between the poor and the rich was widening every day. Some people were also not satisfied with the tsar’s‚ Nicholas II‚ autocratic rule and wanted to replace it with
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ENG 4U1 – Film and Literature Comparative ISP Choose your ISP Topic below. For that topic‚ you must choose one corresponding film and one corresponding novel from the list below. You will then work towards completing a comparative analysis of the two chosen works. The steps of the ISP are as follows: U1A5 – Statement of Intent/ISP Proposal U2A6 – ISP Progress Report #1 (here you will review your ISP novel) U4A1 – ISP Annotated Bibliography U5A1 – ISP Progress Report #2 (here you will
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brain‚ enlarging the head and potentially causing brain damage especially to younger children. This results in Rowena passing way when she falls out of her wheelchair‚ where Robert was told to watch her‚ but was instead‚ “making love to his pillow” (Findley 15). This results in Robert wanting to enlist to war to escape from the pain and guilt because he was the sole reason of the death of his sister and he shouldn’t have left her sight. It is clear that Robert is hiding his feelings and wants to keep
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they were assigned and gave them a creative way to express themselves (Findley). These songs were a mental and physical stimulator which allowed them to voice their oppositions‚ despite their limited freedom of speech (“Music in”). Work songs called “field hollers‚” involved a call and response between one or more people (“Music in”). These songs encouraged slaves to get through hard times‚ and let their feelings be heard (Findley). The singing of these songs led to a sense of teamwork and camaraderie
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Albert Einstein. In this quote‚ Albert Einstein tells us what a normal person should do when faced with a moral dilemma. What people do is often the opposite of what their conscience tells them to do. " The Sniper" by O’ Flaherty and "War" by Timothy Findley are both good examples of this. The two stories both show that war brings people pain because it forces them to contradict their consciences and feelings. "The Sniper" and "War" both show people will go against their conscience during war because
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He also sent a letter to Brainard‚ ‘requesting him to see that they were taken care of.’ Less than a week later‚ however‚ Brainard dismissed the charges against Findley. The two Nez Perce witnesses had refused to testify. Perhaps they feared reprisal or felt their cause was doomed anyway. Either for personal or diplomatic reasons‚ Findley requested that his case continue‚ and he faced a grand jury in October. Once again‚ the charges were dismissed. Because of the missing testimony‚ the Nez Perce version
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Chelsea Baker – new student on the Middletown high school Citation: It’s like‚ are you in the popular crowd or not? Beth Bender – teacher on the Middletown high school. Brendan was called in her office one day. He says just about “yes‚ ma’amed” and “no‚ ma’amed”. Yes ma’am‚ everything is fine. No ma’am‚ I don’t have a problem with anyone. But you could see the pain and anger in his eyes. Citation: What Brendan and Gary did was terribly‚ horribly‚ inexcusably wrong. I have no interest in defending
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- himself in danger for the better of Levitt and Poole and showed himself as a loyal‚ heroic leader. - see he is commander‚ doesn’t panic and controls the convoy. - quick thinking (witted) - tells Poole to use bugle. - Robert got off of his horse and struck out onto the fog alone‚ and commanded Levitt and Poole to stay back until he found the break in the dike. - he dangerously put himself at risk; doing what others won’t - never give up on any difficult situations. C. Point two 1. The second
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