area on the tip of the Korean peninsula‚ known as the Pusan perimeter‚ where they would stand to defend the suddenly prominent Nakdong River‚ later to be known as the "pivot" of the Korean War. "Either protect the Nakdong line or die trying..." were the words made famous by Gen. Walton Walker‚ first commanding general of the U.S. Eighth Army‚ during the Nakdong River Battle. U.S. Soldiers from the 501st Sustainment Brigade‚ 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command‚ the 201st Commando Brigade‚ 2nd Operational
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The Negro Speaks Of Rivers Proud to have endured some of the most powerful challenges mankind has ever witnessed‚ he Negro spirit has grown through time with its people. In Langston Hughes’s poem‚ “The Negro Speaks of Rivers‚” the speaker uses devices such as anaphora and allusion to convey pride in the Negro spirit. The anaphora present in the poem is seen in phrases such as‚ “I bathed‚” (4) “I built‚” (5) “I looked‚” (6) and “I heard” (7). Each of these phrases has a declarative feeling‚ in
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In a letter from a logical thinker‚ “the greatest scientist” of the twentieth century‚ and a noble prize winner‚ Albert Einstein‚ to a young student‚ the most imperious characteristic is Einstein’s objectivity. Einstein takes a logical approach to the ideas of prayer‚ but clarifies the obscure reasoning by differentiating prayer‚ faith‚ and religion in a research scientist’s point of view to give an idea of a research scientist’s approach to the subject of prayer. Einstein’s tone is distinctly
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Albert Camus (19131960) and Absurdism . “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem‚ and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy.”1[1] The statement reveals one of the dilemmas of the philosophy of Absurd [also called as Absurdism] which Camus sought to answer. The Algerianborn French thinker Albert Camus was one of the leading thinkers of Absurdism. He was actually a writer and novelist with a strong philosophical
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Langston Hughes’ “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” is an immensely compelling poem that he wrote when he was around 17 or 18 years old. He was traveling to Mexico City‚ to spend a year with his estranged father‚ upon graduating from high school. Hughes’ poem has a very spiritual undertone that conveys his intended message with rhythm and attractiveness. Anyone who knew Hughes knew of his love for African Americans. He saw the beauty in his own people and they were the muse to a lot of his writings and
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In Albert Camus’ Nobel Prize winning piece of work‚ The Stranger‚ he presents to his readers one of the most confusing and “strangest” character in the history of literature‚ Meursault. Meursault lives in a town called Algiers‚ and there‚ he gets himself into an unavoidable series of events that will lead up to his unfortunate end. Albert Camus does a wonderful job of weaving hints and traces of significant symbols and references to other famous works of literature to build the atmosphere and the
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this assignment‚ the chosen poem was “Rivers/Roads” by Michael Crummey. In this poem‚ Crummey successfully expresses the difference between individual journey’s through subtle brevity and depth. One of the best aspects of this poem is that it moves the reader to ponder on their journey-- whether on rivers or roads. Within “Rivers/Roads”‚ there are no similes or metaphors; however‚ there is literal and figurative imagery‚ plus symbolism. As the topic is rivers and roads‚ Crummey uses literal imagery
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In the sculpture Cross Currents‚ by Albert Paley‚ the size‚ environment‚ and design of the sculpture help it to create a unique meaning describing the university. It is located in the courtyard on the Florida Gulf Coast University campus. It’s a rather large sculpture which stands almost as tall as the two story buildings on either side of it. The size seems to represent that of college‚ and the open composition of the way the pieces reach up on the top show how it’s spreading out and growing
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factors dictate how a person‚ or animal in some cases‚ will evolve or emerge in the end of the story. The people around a character and where the character lives usually determines what type of person or animal they are. The short story “On the Rainy River” shows how location helps a character grow and develop. Location plays a substantial role in how a character develops and how they learn the necessary material for growing up. Tim O’Brien‚ drafted into the Vietnam War‚ bolts out of town‚ avoiding
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character would not occur. The central setting in the story The River by Gary Paulson is The Necktie River. This unique place aided in the development of its plot and helped create conflicts for Brian. At the end of Necktie River is The Brannock Trading Post‚ where Brian would be able to get supplies and request for help for Derek. Unfortunately‚ it was estimated that Brian would have to travel 150 kilometres through the winding course of the river to get to the trading post. Then‚ the author stated if Brian
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