Today I will be talking to you about the impact of the fall of Singapore on World War 2 and how I believe; Australia’s faith in the ability of the British to defend Singapore was flawed‚ prompting a change in our foreign relations. February 15th 1942; the day Singapore fell to the Japanese; the largest surrender of a British-led force and as described by British prime minister at the time‚ Sir Winston Churchill “the worst disaster and largest capitulation in British history‚" Until December 1941
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possibilities could have the likeness of a building block tower; take away one piece and it all comes falling down‚ leaving that person yearning for that life back. Similar attributes are mirrored in Joe Trace in Jazz by Toni Morrison. He dealt with pangs of longing for his previous life‚ before he married his wife‚ Violet‚ where he was a free and able-bodied young man with hopes and dreams for the future. Joe’s impulse for his youthful life echoes the popular theme of desire and the fallout it can
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ISSN : 2348 - 9715 ISSUE : 1‚ May 2014 International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Mysticism in Rabindranath Tagore’s GITANJALI Mr. Rohit Bagthariya P.S.Hirpara Mahila College- Jetpur E-mail: rohit.bagthariya@gmail.com Abstract The best minds of India have always held mysticism to be the source and ultimate proof of the teaching of philosophy and of religion. The father of Hindu religion‚ the Vedic seers were mystics who embodied in inspired words what they saw in mystic vision. Tagore
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Life and Times of Andres Bonifacio Andres Bonifacio simmered with rage and humiliation. The movement that he had created to oppose Spanish colonial rule inthe Philippines had just voted (likely in a rigged election) to make his rival Emilio Aguinaldo president in his stead. Bonifacio was given the lowly consolation prize of an appointment as Secretary of the Interior in the revolutionary government. When this appointment was announced‚ however‚ delegate Daniel Tirona objected on the grounds that
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Modern Steganography Abstract This paper introduces steganography‚ the art and science of hidden writing. The purpose of steganography is to hide the existence of a secret message from a third party. The most popular modern application of steganography involves concealing messages within least significant bits of image or sound files. Another application of modern steganography is a steganographic file system. Steganography is also used by some modern printers‚ where tiny yellow dots
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There are currently 15 regional offices located throughout the country. Ricardo Saludo is the chairperson of the Civil Service Commission. * The Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) (Filipino: Komisyon sa Teknolohiyang Pang-impormasyon at Pangkomunikasyon) is the primary policy‚ planning‚ coordinating‚ implementing‚ regulating‚ and administrative entity of the executive branch of the Philippine Government that will promote‚ develop‚ and regulate integrated and strategic
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longer the distance‚ the greater their feeling of insecurity and loneliness. If the children are within the country‚ the parents are fairly satisfied — they can visit them or the children can come home for occasions like marriages and festivals. The pangs of separation and the fear of loneliness‚ on the other hand‚ increase if the children live abroad. Thus the elders’ lives are situation-dependent. The presence of relatives and old-age homes‚ however comfortable‚ cannot provide for emotional needs
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Appendix A Subdivisions of the Genre of Poetry Narrative Poetry 1) Ballad - A narrative poem that has a refrain and is written as a song‚ usually telling of an exciting or dramatic episode. 2) Epic - A very long poem about the adventures of a hero written in lofty language. Lyric Poetry 1) Haiku - Originally a Japanese form of poetry about nature that has three lines and seventeen syllables. The first and third lines have five syllables‚ and the second line has seven syllables.
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Three very significant women that are part of a developing tradition by American women poets are Anne Bradstreet‚ Phillis Wheatley‚ and Emily Dickinson. Although these women are from different backgrounds and time periods their works compare in many ways. However‚ there are still some differences between these three influential writers. Bradstreet reflects puritan thinking through her poems; when she says‚ “Adieu‚ Adieu‚ all’s vanity” she is reflecting the puritan thinking about the vanity of this
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Frankenstein Oh how has Hollywood changed the story and lost the meanings of Frankenstein‚ for the themes have been missed by many people that have only seen the movies and not have read the book. One such theme Mary Shelly gives the reader is the power of Fate versus Free Will. Victor is found by Robert Walton in the artic while Victor is trying to capture a monster that he has created. Victor flashes back to his past and tells Robert how he created the monster and how the monster killed
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