Enzo Tan 1-D 26 Paleolithic Era: * Greek in origin: * Palaios: old * Lithos: stone * Literal translation: Old Age Of The Stone * 2.6 m.y.a until 10‚000 Before Present * (In which Present is Jan. 1‚ 1950) * Distinguished by the primary use of stone as tools for hunting‚ and building. * Men also used bone and wood as material for tools. * Men hunted in small groups or bands. * A rich source of Paleolithic artifacts is the Euphrates river.
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I love history. Let’s just put it there. There is more to history than war and fame. There are the stories of ordinary people and the stories of the countries in their so called “boring times”. History does go on when we aren’t looking‚ that is just one of the rules of time. There also is always something interesting happening in these unseen eras. A great example of this is the pre-Civil War America. Here our country was in a state of unstable unity and it‚ like a radioactive atom‚ wanting to decompose
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explains how handsome‚ energetic‚ and full of life he was before going into the war. He then flashes back on his days of playing football and when he was hurt he was celebrated as a hero. Then towards the end of the third stanza‚ he explains
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How does Owen illustrate his presumption that war does not achieve anything favourable? Through Wilfred Owen’s poems we see that he has conjured the idea of the result of war being futile due to the outcomes of certain situations he illustrates in his poems. In this assessment I will be analysing how Owen gives a mimesis to the reader that war is indeed pointless. “Wilfred Owen wanted to show the true cost of war‚ Wilfred wanted people to understand that it wasn’t all heroic actions but was gruesome
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you blind? Or you’re not paying attention… Do you feel it? It’s actually on our skin… Are you numb? Or you’re not paying attention… Do you smell that? There’s a blood‚ I hunger for that. I know you too… It was on 1960s‚ when the Philippines was one of the elite countries who was among the so-called “tiger economies”. This was the time when our country is at the peak of economic growth‚ just next to Japan. 1970‚ countries like South Korea and Taiwan overtook us. On the succeeding decades
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Marathons in War This poem takes place during World War II. It is through the eyes of a girl who lost her family to the Nazis. She is pushed forward by the sight of her sister’s last smile. I’m running‚ racing nearly out of breath‚ But I won’t stop‚ for help is closer with each step. My family is gone‚ I’m not lost but I’m alone‚ I wish I could go back to the place I once called home. As the memories flood in‚ my heart fills with woe; Though now it’s impossible to tell who’s friend or foe. I
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A Piece of Wood by Ray Bradbury Look at lines 63 - 85 Q: A4. What happens in these lines? In what ways does the writer try to make this an exciting ending to the story? In the last section of the piece‚ the writer has tried to instil a sense of urgency. Using quicker dialogue coupled with the use of the exclamation mark such as “What do you mean‚ you can’t‚ God damn it!” and “Listen to me‚ listen‚ get your gun ready!” and short creative bursts of description like “the hangers were dusting
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generally compare pre and post World War II historically‚ looking at the facts and politics of the matter. However‚ during this era music was also growing dramatically. From pianos to banjos‚ music was changing. Music changed with pre and post World War II eras in order to cope with the idea of war. Or rather‚ the lack thereof. Without this change in music‚ U.S. citizens would have remained hopeless during World War II. From 1789 until 1941‚ individuals were caught in an era known as the “Pre- WWII” era
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Oral Lore from Pre-Colonial Times: Before the colonizer invades the Philippines our ancestors had already developed the oral tradition which is said to be the start of the Philippine literature. Even on the precolonial period‚ studies shows that early Filipinos had grew in accordance with what surrounds them and truly dependent to nature. When the Spaniards came some of our ancestor had preserve this oral lore through living away from the center of colonization thus they able to continue
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In "The Piece of String‚" a short story by Guy De Maupassant‚ the main character is a peasant named Maitre Hauchecome. Maitre Hauchecome was a frugal‚ innocent and offended man. A poor man from Breaute‚ Maitre Hauchecome was a thrifty Norman who believed that everything with a purpose should be picked up and saved. His outlook on life ended up costing him his reputation. An adjective that could be used to describe him would be frugal. Maitre Hauchecome was not wasteful or lavish. He spent his money
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