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    America and the Great War America and the Great War Robert R. DeVry University Professor: America and the Great War In the early 20th century the European powers‚ driven by nationalist and militarism rivalry‚ had restructured and fortified their soldiers and fleets‚ bringing the European continent to the brink of war. There are many events that led to the military conflict that transpired between 1914-1918 is known as World War I. This war divided Europe and by the

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    If you have an American dream‚ according to F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ you’re wasting your time. In Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby the roaring twenties are portrayed as a time period of greed‚ perishing social and moral values‚ and the endless pursuit of happiness. These themes show through characters such as Jay Gatsby a forsaken millionaire. Throughout the novel F. Scott Fitzgerald clearly endorsed the idea that the American dream is not attainable. Using literary devices Fitzgerald was

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    In the Great Plains‚ a herd of buffalo peacefully lumbers by‚ when‚ suddenly‚ men wielding spears and bows galloped forward on horses‚ shouting their war cries. Naturally‚ the buffalo try to escape from the hunters only to run into another group of bellowing Indians. Within minutes‚ all of the buffalo are slaughtered‚ except for the few who got away. The Kiowa Indians were renown for their skills in hunting‚ their ferocity in battle‚ and their alliance with the Crow Indians (Ryan 9). The Kiowa tribe

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    how to write a poem

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    Name: Chu‚ Hoang Bao Khanh Student ID: 2014190295 Unit 2 essay Mastering Poetry Poetry‚ like other forms of creative writing‚ can be a great way to propose ideas‚ convey emotions and entertain people. The act of creating poetry reinforces realizations about who I am‚ what I think‚ what I want‚ and what I can accomplish. However‚ writing poetry involves not just scribbling in a notebook. It requires techniques and a lot of practice to show your readers and listeners what you are talking about

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    focus on Indian Americans and their assimilation in to the United States and its culture. Being a second-generation Indian American‚ I believe that I can relate to this subject well. I and other second-generation Indians Americans face a unique set of entirely different social issues. I will focus on the main social institutions of family‚ education‚ religion‚ politics‚ and compare and contrast the experiences of first generation Indian Americans and second generation Indian Americans. It is

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    How to write an annotation (http://legacy.earlham.edu/library/content/resources/writing/annotations.html) An annotation is a brief summary of a book‚ article‚ or other publication. An abstract is also a summary‚ but there is a difference between the two. An abstract is simply a summary of a work‚ whereas the purpose of an annotation is to describe the work in such a way that the reader can decide whether or not to read the work itself. The following points provide guidance for writing annotations

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    PART-TIME INDIAN (THE PHSYICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL VIOLENCE). Introduction The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian is a modern contemporary literature written in an adult perspective. In this book we have a young narrator by the name of Arnold Spirit Junior who is experiencing a lot of yanks for a 14 year old. He is not happy with his life and with himself and is forced to take a drastically change which leads to him leaving his home school Wellpinnit to attend at Reardan an “American” school

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    How to Write a Commentary

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    How to Structure an I.B. Commentary (Oral or Written) I. Introduction A. Set the context 1. for a poem‚ some generalizations about the poet’s work and this poem’s relation to the poet’s work as a whole‚ as well as a summary of what happens in the poem 2. for a passage from a play or novel‚ a brief summary of the action leading up to the passage‚ as well as a summary of what occurs in the passage itself B. Identify the speaker/narrator 1. for a poem

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    compare-contrast essay assignment. Many students get nervous when their professors ask them to write an essay about the similarities and differences between two or more texts or ideas‚ especially when writing the thesis for the essay; however‚ writing a thesis for a compare-contrast essay is not as difficult as you may think. Other People Are Reading How to Write an Effective Thesis for a Comparative Essay How to Start a Comparison and Contrast Essay Instructions 1 Read

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    Effects on Language The Indians adopted the English language as their main form of communication and national language.  The missionaries who went to India during the early colonial days introduced this language. In addition‚ most of the educated Indians preferred to communicate in English. This was to portray their civilization level and also help them catch up with the English ways‚ which they all pursued passionately. For example‚ we are told that some of them like Lola’s daughter‚ Pixie‚ have

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