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    In this part of the book the group starts finally seeing some action happening around them‚ there are patrol helicopters flying overhead in the desert‚ and they constantly have to take cover. One day they are behind some rocks and hear gunfire‚ they begin to engage the enemies in combat‚ yet they notice the sound of the guns they are using are the sound an MP5‚ a sub-machine gun‚ and that the Bzadians don’t use those guns‚ they use ones from their own technology. This enemy makes them surrender

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    Here in the trenches condition are very terrible. Things I had seen is unbearable‚ these trenches are overflowed with water and things I have to do to live in these conditions. About the overflow as it rains‚ us standing in these large puddle. Your socks will be completely wet‚ which is a uncomfortable feeling. In order to survive I had to find a dead man socks to use for my own. We also went several weeks not showering because during these conditions they needed a excessive amount of soldier to

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    The American Paradox

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    it is quiet common for advertisers to assimilate class into their commercials. These advertisements portray a certain level of elegance because of the sophisticated choice to use classical background music and thick European accents. On the contrary‚ other advertisers take the common-folk approach by structure these commercials around the western concept. Both of these advertising tactics supports an American paradox. As argued in Jack Solomon’s “Master of Desire: The Culture of American Advertising”

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    An American Tragedy Introduction: Desired by many‚ yet achieved by a few‚ the American dream has played a prominent role in almost every person’s life. Driven by the idea of the American dream‚ most fail to realize the damage they create on their journey to achieve this goal. Thesis: Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy captures Clyde Griffith’s undertaking in pursuit of his ultimate American dream: to be a successful and wealthy man and to rise above his family’s cruel state of poverty‚ leading

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    Reading Analysis “That day was the first time I took a life. It troubled me for weeks afterward‚ until I realized I would go mad if I continued to dwell upon it. Many do‚ and they become so grief-ridden. They can no longer be relied upon‚ or their hearts turn to stone and they lose the ability to distinguish right from wrong” (193). This quote was made by the elf Arya while she was consoling Eragon on feeling guilty about all the enemies he had killed. This quote was said when Eragon and Arya were

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    After a few days hiding in the house of Mr. Cura‚ it seemed that our crossing of the border would be as soon as possible since the controls and patrols of the Germans had intensified‚ therefore the priest this evening after his daily inspection of the fence along the stretch of the border told Claude that it’s time‚ should be ready in an hour. First‚ need to walk a distance of five hundred meters between the trees‚ along the Swiss border‚ to reach the site through which should cross under the fence

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    aggression; therefore‚ power‚ and its corruption‚ is the source of all war. Such corruption is exemplified in the World War I novel‚ All Quiet On the Western Front‚ by Erich Remarque‚ through the eyes of the platoon leader‚ of the military officials‚ and of the highest level of power in Germany at the time‚ the Kaiser. The bottommost level of power represented in All Quiet On the Western Front is the platoon leader‚ who is given a pack of soldiers to bully around under his abusive authority. The authority

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    “Paths of Glory” and “All Quiet On The Western Front” Contrasts and Comparisons By Stew Harney             “Paths of Glory” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” are two different stories about the 1st world war. They are similar and different in their own ways. Many children born in North America usually grow up seeing war movies from the America’s point of view. This is different in Paths of Glory and All Quiet on the Western Front. These films/novels display how European countries fought this

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    The American Dream The American dream. The exact definition of this term has changed greatly over the coarse of American history‚ but the desire to obtain it has not. This idea in its most basic form is the wish to be happy‚ the desire to better oneself and to achieve the ideal life. The thought of the American dream is deeply rooted in our history and many different groups of people through time have struggled to achieve their version of the American dream. Although many people have struggled

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    victory‚ there is no survival.” Many historians as well as leaders argue that although the road to victory is strenuous and arduous‚ it often proves worthy in the end for victory has a direct correlation to survival. This proves true in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul‚ the protagonist goes to fight for Germany at an early age of 19. There he sees the realities of war‚ completely opposite to the vision he held that persuaded him to enlist‚ and loses most of his

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