He fell among Thieves – Sir Henry Newbolt ‘Ye have robb’d‚’ said he‚ ‘ye have slaughter’d and made an end‚ Prisoner is speaking to the Guard/his capturer‚ telling him what he thinks about the genocide‚ and completely destroyed there enemy Take your ill-got plunder‚ and bury the dead: “Ill-got” – acquired by evil‚ dishonest means “Plunder” – robbed valuables‚ to rob of goods by force. Prisoner is telling the guard to take back his possessions (the prisoners obviously got caught stealing
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about his job? Give specific examples to support your response. 2. What is your first impression of Clarisse? 3. What memory does Montag’s encounter with Clarisse arouse? 4. What is Montag’s reaction to Clarisse’s question: “Have you ever read any of the books you burn?” 5. What do Clarisse and Montag argue about? What does Clarisse tell Montag that firemen used to do? 6. Explain the significance of Clarisse’s speech about “blurs.” Why are billboards 200 feet long? 7. Why was Clarisse’s
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After Marshall had gone through the process of enlisting‚ he decided he wanted to be a paratrooper. To become a paratroopers‚ he had to go through a three-week training course. Paratroopers are soldiers that are trained for assault by air. They can be dropped to the ground by parachute or they can be transported to combat areas by airplanes. In combat‚ airborne troops land behind the enemy lines‚ blow up bridges‚ destroy communications‚ and cut off supplies and reinforcements. Being a paratrooper
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In 1855‚ when Alexander II‚ son of Nicholas I‚ came to power as Tsar of Russia he was faced by many problems. Russia‚ being the backwards place it was needed reform. The gap between the noble class and the peasant class was enormous and causing problems. The serfs were being treated horribly; the legal system and educational system were in desperate need of changes. There were also governmental issues that needed to be addressed. Russia could use as much reform as possible; Alexander II saw these
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of Henry VIII The English king Henry VIII is famous for many things: the Reformation‚ when he separated the English Church from Roman Catholic Church; the closing of the monasteries and persecution of non-conformists; being a great jouster and general sportsman of his time; and in later years feasting himself to humongous proportions. However‚ he is probably best remembered for having six wives. Each was very different‚ and each made her own indelible mark on English history. The first was Catherine
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Roosevelt was the president at the time‚ what he came up with to fight the Great Depression was called the New Deal. Within the New Deal there are the three R’s‚ which are relief‚ recovery‚ and reform. Roosevelt believed the New Deal would help heal the U.S. economy‚ but in the end‚ only a few aspects of the New Deal helped the economy‚ whereas a lot of the other aspect did no good for America. To start off with the first of the three R’s is relief. A large issue that started the depression was the lack
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What is the role of the Inspector in “An Inspector Calls”? Set at the close of the Edwardian Era‚ J.B. Priestley’s “An Inspector Calls” is a detective story like no other. Premiered in 1945‚ the play explores the class divide and social hierarchy of early 20th Century Britain‚ warns of the evils of Capitalism and expresses Priestley’s own Socialist message. As a rich‚ middle-class family celebrate an engagement‚ their idyllic world is shattered by the arrival of a police Inspector‚ investigating
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new stories of scams‚ corruption‚ rape ‚ child deaths and suicide by students or farmers. Over the years‚ we’ve grown so used to this kind of news that we’ve stopped caring‚ if not demur at the crunch in some kind- especially the youth. What Young India Wants plunges into some of the main issues in India with a "youth’s eye-view"(which is the reason why Chetan Bhagat appeals to the youngsters..!) and examine the glitches and dishes out some antidotes to the mammoth problems of corruption‚ poverty
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SHOWS THAT KING TUTANKHAMEN DID NOT DIE OF NATURAL CAUSES - HE WAS MURDERED. ~KING TUT~ Tutankhamen‚ king of Ancient Egypt (often referred to as King Tut)‚ died at the early age of around eighteen. To this day‚ his death remains a mystery that has brought many historians‚ Egyptologist and scientist too many theories as to how King Tut died. Two (2) theories in particular are the theory that he succumbed to a broken leg that became infected‚ and the theory that he was murdered. The latter holds
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In 2012‚ the concentrated eruption of disputes in East Asia‚ the continued conflict between Pakistan and Israel both suggest that the haunting history has been and even is increasingly to be sources of distrust‚ hatred‚ and thus conflicts in the world. As the 20th century passed away‚ the 21st century has brought us a difficult task as how to deal with our tumultuous past. I hope that the world in the new century would be a world that can be at peace with its past---it would not be mired in the historical
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