The Holocaust‚ state-sponsored murder of the Jews in the concentration camps‚ is one of the darkest events in the human history. Six million people were heartlessly tortured and executed in various places in Germany‚ France‚ Netherlands‚ Poland‚ Czech Republic‚ and Austria. It is impossible to deny the evil nature of the Holocaust‚ and scholars have been trying to investigate the essence of evil in the concentration camps. Richard L. Rubenstein‚ exploring the nature of the Holocaust from the Judeo-Christian
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PLOT SUMMARIES OF ELEONORA Eleonora is about an unnamed narrator and his love life. The narrator lives with Eleonora‚ his cousin and his aunt. Their valley is isolated from others and no strangers ever enter it. The narrator only knows Eleonora‚ his aunt and the valley. This valley is named as the valley of the colored grasses and it is described as a paradise of fragrant flowers‚ fantastic trees‚ and a "River of Silence”. They live there together for fifteen years before they realize that love
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Sarah Lamphier 1R SOAPSTone 1st Quarter Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk Speaker: The narrator in this story is one that readers can feel like they are emotionally invested in. Nameless‚ aside from alter ego identities received later on‚ she is an extremely beautiful until her life is changed completely. Freak accident on the freeway leaves her disfigured and with close no self-esteem‚ invisible to most: a monster. Hiding under a veil‚ the story is told from the protagonist’s new point
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Tiffany Morris English 1102 September 10‚ 2009 “The Necklace” Plot Summary “The Necklace” starts with a description of Madame Loisel. Madame Loisel and her husband whom is just a clerk are far from being well off financially‚ this doesn’t stop Madame Loisel from wanting to live a lavish life above her means. She dreams of status‚ to rub noses with the elite‚ gourmet meals and decadent dresses. Madame Loisels’ husband goes through trouble of getting a invite to the ball to make a his
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William Dean ‘ Ecumenical Service for the Victim’s of the Canyoning Tragedy 1999 | Authors Context | * Sir William Dean (then Governor General) and his wife flew to Switzerland to represent Australia just days after 21 people ‚ 14 Australians‚ died in a canyoning tragedy. | Audience | Family‚ friends and Swiss representatives made up the immediate audience. Due to media attention the wider world was also addressed on a smaller scale. | Purpose | To make a very public speech on the occasion
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Plot Summary for Hamlet Shakespeare In the early scenes‚ Hamlet’s father visits him as ghost. The ghost first visits Marcellus and Barnardo. At first the ghost does not talk to anyone. When the King finally talks to Hamlet alone he tells him that Claudius‚ the late king’s brother‚ killed him and that Hamlet needs to avenge his father’s death. Hamlet accepts his fathers request but first must put Claudius through a test to see if what the ghost says is true. Within Shakespeare’s play‚ there
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Compare the feature film‚ Edward Scissorhands and the plot summary film of Frankenstein’s Monster. The gothic fairytales‚ Edward Scissorhands and the plot summary film of Frankenstein’s Monster‚ were written in different times and for every different audiences but have many things in common. Both Edward Scissorhands and Frankenstein’s Monster struggle to be accepted for who they are. However‚ Edwards’s creator had love for his creation (Edward)‚ but the creator of Frankenstein did not have love
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The life of Walter Mitty By Gregory Jones 9/17/12 Walter Mitty the Undefeated‚ inscrutable to the last. “Walter!” his wife yelled “what are you doing can’t you see I’m ready to leave!” Ok Mitty replied they got into the car and Mitty turned on the radio. The Football game had just ended‚ and the announcer was describing the atmosphere in the game it was the 4th quarter with only 30 seconds left on the clock. “Ok Mitty you’re going to throw to the drag route understand?” “Yeah coach
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Santiago guides his flock throughout the fields of Andalusia. He finds an old abandoned church and churchyard where he and his flock can spend the night. He sleeps on the stone floor using his book as a pillow. He anticipates his approach the Andalusian village where‚ one year prior‚ he met a merchant’s daughter. Santiago and his flock approach the town. He has been herding this flock for two years. He often reflects about what he has learned from his sheep and what they have learned from him. He
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People should read only those books that are about real events‚ real people‚ and established facts. Use specific reasons and details to support your opinion. Some people think that fiction books have no use at all. They claim that people should read about real events that took place‚ real people‚ and established facts. I have to totally disagree with this statement. From my everyday experience and observation I can stand that fiction‚ miracles
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