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    Book Review - Private Peaceful Private Peaceful is a book about two brothers that are living in World War 1. The book focuses on Tommo‚ the youngest of the brothers‚ as it is told in first person by him. The other brother‚ Charlie‚ is three years older than Tommo. The first chapter opens with Charlie and Tommo walking to school. Charlie has often told Tommo how horrible the school is. Tommo is worried and begins to cry‚ but Charlie comforts him. Tommo also meets Molly who will play a

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    Book: Private Peaceful Name: Pg. Literary essay There are always something complicated going on in this world. One of the biggest is love. Conflict occur from to much love‚ or a happy ending comes from love. Love is a beautiful thing everyone goes through. Some people give up things in order to achieve love. Someone can break to rule to find love. One person may love someone but the person does not love back. In “Private Peaceful”‚ the characters go through a complicated love. The protagonist’s

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    Essay on Bravery and Cowardice (Private Peaceful) In this essay I’ll be discussing the topic of bravery and cowardice and also stating whether or not Tommo and all the other characters are cowards or brave. Throughout Novel there are many examples of bravery and cowardice and is compared to many acts of bravery; as a result‚ as soon as you’ve read an act bravery the author chose to write an act of cowardice to balance it out such as when Charlie displays courage as he protects his younger brother

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    World War I Gas Attacks

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    horrifying experience of a gas attack in World War I. Owen goes into excruciating detail on every effect of the gas‚ and describes almost everything about the physical state of the infected‚ dying man. Thousands of soldiers were exposed to gas in the war‚ and unfortunately‚ many of them died from the effects. The first attack that the Germans unleashed on the allies was devastating. Over 5000 soldiers were killed with many more incapacitated (Christianson 30). While the attack was detrimental to the

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    The novel Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo is about a soldier named Tommo Peaceful remembering his life/memories over the course of one night in a French barn. Set during WW1 the novel is told in first person through Tommo’s perspective in flashbacks of his childhood and present time. The chapters of the novel are structured at different times of the night slowly making its way to dawn‚ this builds suspense for the end of the novel and makes the readers think Tommo is about to die however‚ as

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    In The Striped Pyjamas ( written by John Boyne‚ published 2006) and Private Peaceful (written by Michael Morpurgo‚ published 2003) have been some of the most successful books‚ both of which giving insight into the happenings of war through the eyes of someone else. In The Boy in Striped Pyjamas‚ the war is seen through the eyes of a high-class young German boy named Bruno growing up at a Nazi concentration camp. In Private Peaceful however‚ we see the war through the eyes of a boy named Tommo growing

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    ESSAY Tommo explores many feelings during his time at war‚ especially when Charlie goes back home‚ living him without his brother‚ his best friend. When Charlie gives the notice to Tommo he can’t believe it. They come together and now Charlie was living him ‘’alone’’. ‘’[…]Pete’ll keep an eye on you for me[…]’’ This quotation shows that Charlie knows that without him Tommo will feel insecure‚ but replacing him‚ Tommo now has Pete. Although Pete was one of Tommo’s few friends at

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    Peaceful Resistance

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    Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact a free society? I feel it ultimately impacts in a positive way by raising awareness of pertinent issues. Non-violent action tends to win more support than does violence. Peaceful resistance is a method of social change that can employ strategies such as strikes‚ sit-ins‚ boycotts and civil disobedience. One example is of the numerous protests against the petroleum industry to transition to a renewable energy source. We have become so

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    THE ULTIMATE TRUTH An Analysis of Dan Millman’s Way of the Peaceful Warrior PROJECT PROPOSAL by Shammita. J II MA English 11PGE019 I would say it is a tremendous pleasure‚ to write an analysis of the novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior‚ written by an American writer‚ Dan Millman. The book is an eye opener of sorts‚ and it has certainly influenced me‚ to live life like a peaceful warrior. The book is a perfect work of art‚ which combines the various thoughts‚ philosophies and fables that

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    Peaceful resistance to laws positively impacts a free society because it is considered a form of expression. The First Amendment protects our right to freedom of expression‚ so peaceful resistance is completely lawful. In addition‚ peaceful resistance is a way for those with strong opinions to get their thoughts out to the public. Even if the person who has initiated the resistance fails to get popular support‚ they are still entitled to their own opinions. Freedom to do as you please is part of

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