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    “East London Opium Smokers” The document entitled “East London Opium Smokers” is a document written by an anonymous author‚ very possibly because he did not want to be identified. The excerpt is a story of a journey into England’s Bluegate Fields in search of the “Opium Master” to obtain opium‚ his specific drug of choice. He claims that this man will teach him his trade‚ something more special than receiving the drug from any chemist or other distributor. However‚ it is acceptable to say the

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    In Jasper’s case opium represents the exact opposite‚ it is the agent of his madness‚ it doesn’t stop it but it enhances it. He uses opium as a means to summon into his mind the act of murder. Even before he actually kills Edwin he imagines doing it while under the influence of opium. After the killing is done‚ Jasper visits opium den and there he relives it again. For Jasper opium is not a means to oblivion‚ but the vehicle to remembrance‚ it triggers his memory and enhances his senses. It brings

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    and to show that opium was a profoundly influencing factor in their lives‚ works and dreams. I shall start by briefly outlining some of De Quincey’s and then Coleridge’s ideas on dreams; I shall then move on to ask what was the effect of opium on their creativity‚ dreams and imagination‚ before looking at how dream and daydream are distinguished in their ideas. Finally I wish to include a brief section on the anticipation of Freud‚ and to close with the question of how important opium was to the writing

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    Compare the historical significance of First World War with that of the Second World War. The First World War and the Second World War were the most large-scale wars which have been ever fought. They both have important and influential historical significance to the world. Some of their historical significance is similar while some contrasted politically‚ militarily‚ economically and in social and cultural aspects. Politically‚ the two world wars were both significant in leading to the decline of

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    HIST 200 Xiao Shuai Oct. 10th‚ 2011 History of Chinese opium trade and historical influences Why did opium become such a problem and what were the British and Chinese views of the opium trade? Whenever people talking about Modern Chinese history‚ the opium war is always a fashion topic as it is the beginning of the Modern Chinese history. However when people talking about the opium war‚ the history will stretch back to the time when Britain first finish the industrial revolution. In the middle

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    In Fussell’s novel “Wartime: Understanding and Behavior in the Second World War Summary & Study Guide‚” he critiques the media and how they portrayed World War II. During World War II graphic posters were being posted and displayed for the public to see. In Chapter One of the novel Fussell talks about posters involving a paratrooper slowly descending to the ground covered in blood with his head hung. The lifeless body of a paratrooper falling to the ground shows people a graphic image that shows

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    The Second World War changed the history of the world forever.  Super powers emerged and other countries crumbled.  Economies changed and new ways of life were becoming present.  The United States emerged from the war as a world leader in government‚ economy and industry.  Most credit is deservingly given to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for the success and victory for the United States in the war.  But in April of 1945‚ Roosevelt’s term came to an end with his unexpected death‚ and the weight

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    Elephants in War: Was Hannibal’s Reliance on Elephants in his armies Directly Related to the Fall of Carthage to Rome in the Second Punic War? By: Cameron McCurdy History Saint John High school February 23‚ 2014 Candidate: 000320 0014 Advisor: Ms Maryanne Lewell Word Count: 3055 Abstract: This essay‚ which examines all the available evidence for Hannibal ’s use of elephants in the Second Punic War‚ refutes the contention that Hannibal was

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    Japanese Canadian Internment The Japanese Canadian internment was the forced removal of more than 22‚000 Japanese Canadians during the Second World War by the government of Canada. Following the December 7‚ 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor‚ prominent British Columbians‚ including members of municipal government offices‚ local newspapers and businesses called for the internment of the Japanese. In British Columbia‚ there were fears that some Japanese who worked in the fishing industry were charting the

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    The Never Ending Cycle In the poem “The Second Coming” Yeats used Christian imagery from the Bible in regards to the Book of Revelations to describe what he feels as the Apocalypse and the second coming. “The Second Coming” is a poem written about how good and evil is in an eternal cycle; as one expands‚ the other contracts. This poem is a result of Yeats’ reaction to the future of his people after World War I. He uses strong symbolisms in this poem that not only make you feel what he is feeling

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