In Emilio Lusso’s Sardinian Brigade‚ life on the southern front was not necessarily an enjoyable experience. The soldiers spent most of their time in trenches. These trenches became the soldier’s homes‚ and most of their spare time was spent reinforcing them. The winter season was particularly uncomfortable for these men; they were given only a blanket and a canvas tarp to keep off the moisture‚ while they were still dressed in summer uniforms‚ which did not offer much warmth (Lusso‚ Sardinian Brigade
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This analysis paper is written about a section of the book‚ The Human Record: Sources of Global History‚ Volume I. The section is about the “Song of Roland” a fictionalized story about a real person in history. It is the earliest literary work of the chivalric code‚ which is a code that sets shared values of how feudal soldiers‚ or knights‚ should act. In the story‚ Roland is the nephew of France’s emperor‚ who happens to be Charlemagne‚ and he is put into battle as a rear guard as a punishment
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Dante Alighieri Critical Analysis In Book II: Men of Genius‚ by DISCovering Authors‚ Dante Alighieri is viewed as a man greater than all other men. He is able to conquer challenges beyond men. Furthermore‚ On Dante in Relation to Philosophy‚ by DISCovering Authors‚ Alighieri is described as a logical thinker. He is able to conquer challenges in a wiser and a more logical way of thinking. Both of these two analyses depict Alighieri as an astute and highly educated person. In Book II: Men of Genius
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“I don’t think of all the misery‚ but of the beauty that still remains”‚ written by Anne Frank. Anne Frank a young jewish girl born on June 12th ‚ 1929. She lived in Frankfurt am Main Germany‚ where many generations before her also lived. Her family consisted of her dad Otto Frank‚ sister Margot and mother Edith. Anne and her family lived a carefree until‚ Adolf’s sudden rise to power became more real and threatening. The family soon left Germany and moved to the Netherlands in Amsterdam. In Netherlands
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The book Gathering Blue is the story of a young weaver named Kira who lives in a community. The community is somewhat primitive and does not have running water and people live in cotts made out of brambles and sticks. Kira’s mother dies and Kira has to sit with her at the field per the way they mourn. When she returns to rebuild her cott on her mother’s space‚ another woman with a scar across her face challenges her for the land area. Kira has a foot that drags and has much pain from it. She has
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In I am Malala‚ Malala Yousafzai tells her story from her past to the present. She includes what happened in her home valley and the Taliban‚ a political group that are trying to get rid of all “Non-Islamic” people and their actions. There are five parts in the book. Part one is called‚ “Before the Taliban”. Malala talks about her life before the Taliban invaded her home valley of Swat. Part two is called‚ “The Valley of Death”. In this part‚ the Taliban come into her valley and she talks about what
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In 2013‚ Paul Kalanithi’s world was flipped upside down: he had been diagnosed with stage 4 Lung Cancer. He went from treating others‚ to others treating him. The way that he had previously looked at life had vanished and has was now seeing it with completely different eyes. In the beginning of the book he talks about his upbringing and how he was the child of two Indian immigrants. He was born on April 1‚ 1977 in New York. Kalanithi goes on to discuss his schooling achievement including where he
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In the book‚ Dying from Improvement‚ Sherene Razack looks into indigenous people’s deaths in police custody. Aboriginal deaths in police custody have been on the rise‚ and it has always been attributed to individual errors or lack of judgment. Razack then tries to prove otherwise by looking at inquest and inquiries made of indigenous deaths in police custody. In chapter one‚ “The Body as Placeless: Memorializing Colonial Power‚” Razack looks into inquiry made on Frank Paul. Paul was Mi’kmaq man‚
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We humans have many questions like‚ what set us toward the path of Humanity. This documentary Homo sapiens‚ the Birth of Humanities gives us the answer to this question and many others. However‚ not only that‚ but also provide us with many facts that we have never known before. The film produces Rift Valley in Africa 2 million years ago‚ where our first ancestors were found. The cycle/birth of humans began way before that around 1‚300‚000 years when the Homo erectus species really similar to humans
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The documentary “I AM” was directed by Tom Shadyac‚ who was a such successful Hollywood director until a bike accident in 2007 left him cripped‚ possibly for good. Despite the fact that he at last recovered‚ he raised a changed man. After an expanded fight against post-blackout disorder‚ he chose to figure out what life is truly about‚ since he says his 17‚000-square-foot manor as a case—hadn’t brought him joy. Shadyac travels around the world and starts off with a small camera crew to interview
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