within that community lose some of their own sense of belonging to a community. Also in this natural chain reaction people become less involved in their respective towns. Before long the part of town where the bowling alley once was becomes either deserted or the building is torn down and becomes a Walgreens. Shaun Moss’s photograph of the abandoned bowling alley in the Scranton
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to conquer or die. Leonidas was one of the first to fall. Around their leader’s body the gallant Spartans fought first with their swords‚ then with their hands‚ until they were slain to the last man. The Persians moved on to Attica and found it deserted. They set fire to Athens with flaming arrows. Xerxes’ fleet held the Athenian ships bottled up between the coast of Attica and the island of Salamis. His ships outnumbered the Greek ships three to one. The Persians had expected an easy victory‚ but
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In the novel Sleepy Hollow‚ by Peter Lerangis‚ several elements of the Romantic period of literature are evident. Themes carry throughout the novel that suggest a strong Romantic influence upon the text. The story is rich in colorful figurative language and contains a spell-binding plot that leaves the reader feeling very satisfied. In the midst of such an enchanting story are the Romantic themes‚ such as a deep appreciation of nature in conjunction with the condemnation of city life‚ exaltation
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Throughout our everyday life we live in a patrifocal society. That is a world where our corporate jobs‚ our politics‚ and our mainstream religions are mainly based on masculine values: domination‚ hierarchy and control. It is a world where people are alienated from the earth and from each other‚ where spirituality is often linked with suffering and with escape from this world‚ where warfare and ecological destruction is a constant and where violence‚ aggression and the oppression of women and minorities
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is educated and rich. All throughout the streets you see clashing sides that are protesting either for or against president Salvador Allende. Eventually you see army go into the shantytowns‚ they kick out all the village people and the whole place gets deserted. Historical Context The movie is based upon the period of when Salvador Allende was in control before the military coup in 1973. In the film you can see a big difference in the way the upper class and lower class live‚ it was a huge separation
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all kinds‚ to live together‚ in the same world at peace.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt). In Golding’s Lord of the Flies there is battle for civilization. However‚ this battle takes place within. A group of young boys are left to fend for themselves on a deserted island where they find a beast. Golding portrays that there cannot be a functioning society if there is a battle between civil and savage within. Ralph and Jack are the two authority figures within the novel and each represents either civil or savage
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bravery‚ hope‚ and true loyalty in the face of adversity. The betrayal started simply; “His war sword had failed‚ not bitten home as it should have‚ that iron which had always been trustworthy.” From there‚ however‚ the treachery only grew. Allies deserted‚
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thoughts of the reader towards the husband’s behavior with the reaction of "Oh‚ now‚ don’t be like that." The author uses the words that she knows are in the mind of the reader. The woman is then seen to be crying "all to herself." Her husband has deserted her and she is left alone "under the gay big brim of her best
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man. He looked very sad. His wife‚ an old lady‚ was weeping bitterly. The children‚ too‚ were terror stricken. They hardly knew what calamity had overtaken the family. The fire brigade went back. The crowd also melted away. Soon the place was as deserted as before. No one knew the cause of the fire. It was rumoured that it was all the result of smoking. It was estimated that property worth one lakh had been destroyed in the fire. Luckily there was no loss of life. I‚ too‚ went back home. It was
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will we do? We will construct final explanations to answer the two questions about the finch mystery. Claim - Evidence - Reasoning Why did the finches die? Why were some finches able to survive? The Galapagos Finches live on the small island deserted island of Daphne Major. Daphne Major is a island in the Galapagos islands. The island is very small and doesn’t even have any trees on it. The island is home to owls‚ hawks and the Galapagos Finches. Around 1977 all the finches started to disappear
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