fighters on the battlefield. Whenever Hector does anything of significance whether its leading a charge or even entering the battlefield‚ we see the tide of battle turn on multiple occasions. Achilles has the same affect‚ because of Achilles’ reputation as a fighter when soldiers believe he has entered the battle‚ as they did when Patroclus impersonated him‚ the Achaeans nearly overthrew Troy in one day. Achilles and Hector acquired their status threw their accomplishments on the battlefield and the glory
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are presented throughout the two poems “Dulce et Decorum Est” and “Anthem for Doomed Youth”. Owen explores the truths of war in these poems through themes such as; war as the horrific and violent scene it is‚ the disparity between reality of the battlefield and the perception of what war is at home. Owen shows the devastation of war on the human being and soul‚ not only the physical but the mental effects of war. The soldiers are influenced by: government propaganda; the glory in dying for their country;
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Spring and Summer 1 How I Compare and Contrast Spring and Summer Andrea Young Ashford University of Iowa ABC1102E January 24‚ 2011 Spring and Summer 2 I picked these two seasons‚ spring and summer because the both of these seasons are items I can compare and contrast‚ it seems much easier than the two items I picked before the two
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I spent some time thinking of some meaningful places to me but the one that stands out the most is a table. Its not an ordinary table but rather yet a very long picnic table‚ one that could hold about forty people. During the summer months this table is filled with some of the most interesting and friendly people I have ever been around. For the past three years I have worked for a whitewater rafting company on one of the more challenging rivers in the Southeast. Our home base is what we call the
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series taken by Corporal Robert Willie Nenke‚ who was killed in action on 10 August 1918. The photograph belongs to the Australian War Memorial. 2. Where is the location? When was the photograph taken? The photograph was taken in action on a battlefield. The Australian soldiers are in trenches. The location is in Pozieres‚ the photograph was taken on 1916. 3. Has the photograph been posed or has the photographer simply recorded a scene? Has the photograph been cropped and if so has this changed
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Although the predominant British machine gun in 1914 and for much of 1915 - it remained so for British imperial troops sited on far-flung battlefields‚ innovations in machine gun design invariably showing up first on the Western Front - it was gradually replaced from late 1915 onwards by the lighter Lewis Gun. Even so it gained a reputation as the ’Queen of the battlefield’ by men of the British Machine Gun Corps founded in October 1915 and remained in use long into the twentieth century. As a measure
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thousands of young solider on the battlefield. much of this killing was totally senseless and was a result of poor planning and incorrect strategies employed by the majors. This angered the poet so much that he was driven to write this angry poem. He imagines himself being a major and sarcastically suggests that he would be: "Fierce‚ bald and short of breath‚" And he would send young soldiers‚ or "glum heroes‚" to their deaths‚ while remaining far from the battlefield himself. "Guzzling and gulping
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Henry is no longer the scared boy he was when he first enlisted for the war. I believe that war can turn a boy into a man. Make a boy become an adult. War is something that is tragic but also can be rewarding. You have to make choices out on the battlefield in a matter of seconds. Some of the choices could affect many people and not just yourself. There are plenty of examples in the book that prove war can change a man. Henry has changed for the better because he now thinks of others‚ he has to make
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Cultural celebrations Culture is understood to be the values‚ knowledge‚ beliefs‚ behaviours‚ dress and foods that are passed on through generations. We usually gain understanding of our culture from our family and those around us. Culture celebrations often have historic foundations. For example in Australia many people exchange gifts at christmas‚ and give chocolate eggs at easter‚ even through they may not necessarily be christian. Many Australians eats a cold christmas lunch consisting
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ASSESSMENT 2 PUNCTUATION EXERCISES 1. On the first blank line‚ identify the type of sentence by using "S" for simple‚ "CP" for compound‚ and "CX" for complex. 2. Next‚ identify the type of conjunction underlined using "C" for coordinating conjunction‚ "CA" for conjunctive adverb‚ and "SC" for subordinating conjunction. 3. Punctuate the sentences. Sent. Conj. CX SC 1. The sales room was expanded‚ when our volume of business increased. CX SC 2. Because each
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