Lord of the flies is a novel about a group of boys who are stranded in an isolated island. The final line of the poem creates the idea of Paradox‚ further endorsing the notion of senseless life loss‚ a universal theme. “They’re bringing them home now‚ to late” because the chance to save their lives has now past. However‚ it is also “too early” since all these soldiers are too young‚ leaving behind an unfulfilled life. Unfortunately these soldiers will also never receive the true recognition they
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neutral‚ but many Americans sided with the British. What factors led to the U.S. officially entering the war? The factors were: Germans’ decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare in early 1917‚ the interception and publication of the Zimmerman Telegram in which the German Foreign Secretary promised to help Mexico get back to California if they joined Germany in a war against the U.S.‚ the fall of the Tsarist regime in Russia which made Wilson’s claims that he wanted to fight to make the world safe
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Homecoming by Bruce Dawe All day‚ day after day‚ they’re bringing them home‚ they’re picking them up‚ those they can find‚ and bringing them home‚ they’re bringing them in‚ piled on the hulls of Grants‚ in trucks‚ in convoys‚ they’re zipping them up in green plastic bags‚ they’re tagging them now in Saigon‚ in the mortuary coolness they’re giving them names‚ they’re rolling them out of the deep-freeze lockers – on the tarmac at Tan Son Nhut the noble jets are whining like hounds‚ they
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“The lamps are going out all over Europe‚ we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime‚"-Sir Edward Grey. The main reason World War I started was because of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Many countries were in this war. The countries were either in the Allied Powers‚ Central Powers‚ or neutral. This war lasted four years‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ but the United States didn’t enter until 1917. The United States was right to enter WWI because Germany was sinking America’s ships although they
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Before America’s entry‚ The U.S-German relations were neutral. They were not much involved with each other apart from political and labor relations. America’s opinion changed throughout the war after the sinking of the Lusitania‚ the Zimmerman Telegram and because of the European alliances that America was involved with. America’s entry in World War 1 in 1917 was based on a number of key factors Economics‚ Retaliation and Pre-emption. Economics - .. At the time‚ the US had large economic
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about and it had altered the image of the country. Therefore‚ the country was forced to engage in this war. These events were in terms of economic‚ social‚ and political conflicts. First‚ the so-called “Zimmermann telegram” was sent from Germany in January 1917 to Mexico. In this telegram‚ it stated that “Mexico should declare war on the United States.” In return‚ Mexico would have all the territory they lost in the Mexican-American War restored to them. However‚ the British intercepted the message
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What are the main origins of the Cold War and why? (500 words) Nancy The Origins of the Cold War are widely regarded to the relationships between the Soviet Union and the allies (the United States‚ Great Britain and France) during the period of 1945–1947. Those events led to the Cold War which lasted for over half century. The first origin must be the beginning of Russian Revolution. In WWI‚ the US‚ Britain‚ and Russia had been allies until the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia
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To form a contract‚ it usually requires offer and acceptance. Acceptance is an expression by words or conduct of assent to the terms of the offer. It shall be clear‚ unequivocal and unconditional as prescribed by the offeror. It is a moment when contract exist (that there is consensus ad idem). The general rule of acceptance is been stated in the case of Entores Ltd v Miles Far East Corporation‚ Lord Denning claims that an acceptance does not usually valid until it is reached to the knowledge of
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{text:bookmark-start} Why the United States Entered World War I {text:bookmark-end} The US entered the war for a variety of reasons. Here are some summaries of explanations. There were unauthorized German submarines along the US East coast. Germany’s resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in the spring of 1917 provided the final straw for US politicians‚ and America declared war. The first and foremost answer would be the sinking of the Lusitania‚ an British cruise/transport
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the neutrality. Wilson ended up winning the 1916 presidential election for a second term. On January 1917‚ British cryptographers deciphered a telegram from German Foreign Minister Arthur Zimmermann to the German Minister to Mexico‚ Von Eckhardt which offered United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause. This Zimmerman telegram‚ provoked both the public and the government‚ neutrality shifted against Germany and within a month America declared war on Germany and entered
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