Summary of The Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall was one the most prominent symbols of the Iron Curtain that the Soviet Union had created to contain and control the people of Eastern Europe and the rest of its territory. It serves as an example of the anarchy and the pursuit of self-interest the international system‚ particularly after a time after one superpower fell and a fierce competition of bipolar powers remained. After the end of World War II‚ the four ally countries divided up German territory
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Lament for a son Lament for a son is book written by Nicholas Wolterstorff‚ who is mourning the premature death of his son Eric who passed away in a mountain climbing accident in Austria. Nicholas Wolterstorff is an American philosopher and currently the Noah Porter Emeritus Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale University. He is a writer with philosophical and theological interests. He has written books on aesthetics‚ epistemology‚ political philosophy‚ philosophy of religion‚ metaphysics
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Sons Veto Themes: 1. Maternal love 2. Sacrifice 3. Class-system 4. Nobility 5. Superiority complexion The theme of relationship revolves around Sophy’s relationships: Sophy and Sam Hobson; Sophy and Vicar Twycott; Sophy and Randolph. A secondary but influential relationship is that inferred between Randolph and his father‚ the Vicar Twycott. In a subtle examination of these four relationships‚ Hardy represents beneficial relationships and harmful relationships. From what we know of
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Father and Son -Bernard Maclaverty “Father and Son” is a short story which is set in a time of war and ends in the death of one of the main characters. Bernard Maclaverty transfers real life problems in the story. The main theme of the story is father trying to communicate with his son but cannot do so. Due to the techniques used by the writer we get an idea that the end of the story is going to be tragic which
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Dream Come True Colin Powell once said‚“ A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat‚ determination and hard work.” Even though hard work is essential for making dreams come true‚ hard work alone cannot guarantee success. October Sky‚ directed by Joe Johnston‚ is about a hardworking young man named Homer Hickam who grew up in Coalwood and aspired to become a miner like his father‚ John Hickam. Everything changes when he witnesses the launch of Sputnik into space. From that point
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In “Everything That Rises Must Converge” Flannery O’Connor took great attention in the details of the story which help take the reader on an emotional roller coaster. She presents Julian’s mother as nostalgic for the antebellum days of living on a plantation maintained by slaves and a time when her family name garnered respect. Tired of listening to his mother’s repeated rants of a time well past‚ Julian resorts to name calling and belittling her. While it appears that O’Connor uses symbols and
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laying up ahead. Therefore‚ in Langston Hughes‚ “ Mother to Son” the mother explains to her son that he should be optimistic‚ which leads to the major theme of‚ no matter how hard the obstacles‚ keep on going. When the mother is talking to her son she explains to him that life isn’t easy and that he should be prepared for the obstacles up ahead. For example‚ it is stated that the mother tells her son that‚ “Don’t you fall now-” “For I’se still goin’‚ honey” (17-18). This demonstrates that the mother
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Mother to Son Analysis Langston Hughes’ moving poem "Mother to Son" empowers not only the son‚ but also the reader with precious words of wisdom. Through the skillful use of literary devices such as informal language‚ symbolism‚ metaphors‚ repetition‚ as well as clever use of format‚ Hughes manages to assemble up the image of a mother lovingly‚ yet firmly‚ talking to her son about life. This poem is an advice from a mother to son about life that will be challenging and do not think about giving
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Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Year Written: 1962 The beginning of the Environmentalist Movement Short Summary; The pesticides used in an attempt to control insects that were major threats to national and international agriculture and the deadly and lasting results. Rachel Carson elaborates with careful research the harmful effects of pesticides on insects‚ marine life‚ land mammals‚ plant life‚ soil and humans‚ which can store the toxins and result in convulsions‚ bone aches‚ cancer and death
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Living Above Ground The inspirational true story of Homer Hickam in October Sky reminds us all to strive for our goals and never give up‚ even in the face of adversity. However‚ Homer was fighting for a great deal in his pursuit of rocketry‚ he was even fighting for his life. Born in a coal mining town‚ son of a foreman‚ Homer seemed destined to work the mine when he grew up. But in October Sky‚ Homer has to overcome what the mine represents: isolation and death. The life of a coal miner is
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