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    to view war as a positive deed have never experienced a second of combat. The poems “The Man He Killed”‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est”‚ “Dover Beach”‚ and “Patterns” each tell a story of helplessness‚ bitterness‚ and suffering towards war with few exceptions. Helplessness resonates from each poem. During “The Man He Killed”‚ the speaker

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    packs a day will compress the smoker’s life by 418 days for each year each year he/she smokes. Smoking should be banned because people are exposed to hazardous smoke in many places‚ a ban can lead to prevention and quitting of smoking and second hand smoke can cause many illnesses and disease. People are exposed to second hand smoke in many places and it is very dangerous. Homes‚ car‚ and work are some places where exposure occurs. By allowing smokers to smoke in those places‚ we are putting others

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    General Assembly. This quote is explaining that people must stop fighting in war or war will kill everybody. This quote relates to the short story‚ The Sniper and the poem‚ The Man He Killed. Through the literary devices of plot‚ irony and theme. The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and the poem “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy both share similarities and differences throughout the plot. The author stated how the plot was similar by saying‚ “Here and there through the city‚ machine

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    nursing student studying litreature of the philipines tomorrow is my finals i need answers so please help me A Filipino may denationalize himself but not his stomach. He may travel over the seven seas‚ the five continents and the two hemispheres and lose the savor of home‚ forget his identity and believe himself a citizen of the world. But he remains- gastronomically‚ at least- always a Filipino. For‚ if in no other way‚ the Filipino loves his country with his stomach."It seemed to me that the big deal

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    Where there is a will‚ there is a way’ is a well-known saying. It means that everything is possible in this world‚ provided one has the necessary will power and determination to do it. In other words nothing is impossible in this world provided it is backed by a strong will‚ constant efforts ‚ courage and unshakable faith.  It is true that even those tasks which are seemingly impossible can be accomplished with a strong and sincere determination. Difficulties deter us only when we lack determination

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    they have to do. They swiftly aim their guns at each other and fire. Opening his eyes‚ he sees the enemy lying on the ground motionless. His teammates cheer for his victory‚ however‚ little did they know‚ the soldier is impacted and tries to ease his guilt or justify his action. Killing a man during war and how one copes with it is shown in the short story “The Man I Killed” by Tim O’Brien‚ and in the poem “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy. In O’Brien’s passage‚ Tim shot a Vietnamese soldier. This

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    | | |The Man He Killed | | | |Channel Firing | | | |In Time of “The Breaking of Nations”

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    role as the subordinate housewife. The media could no longer ignore the rising presence of feminism. As a response‚ it infused feminist ideals with traditional values to showcase an unrealistic standard for women. A standard‚ which Douglas argues in Where the Girls Are‚ that caused the “cultural identity crisis” many women faced (Douglas 1994). Women were told that they could have it all. They can be independent working women while being obedient housewives. While this depiction is optimistic and assumes

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    Under Where? Josiah Webster CJE 1600-24 Susan Winds February 5‚ 2013 Under Where? At one point or another in our lives we have wished to be someone else. For an undercover officer‚ being someone else is a job requirement. In order to “fit in” with the suspected criminals they are trying to apprehend‚ officers have to change the way they look and they way they talk; in other words‚ they have to pretend to be a different person. They are taking on the role of a lifetime‚ only if something

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    Krystal Fail English Comp 112 Professor Cipko 11 November 2014    “The Man He Killed” has a powerful title for a poem. An English Victorian poet from 1902‚ Thomas Hardy‚ who is against the war‚ wants the reader to know that he is not the one who has killed someone. Hardy characterizes the main character as a casual guy who joined the military out of hope to have a more stable lifestyle. The themes of this poem are guilt‚ society‚ and anti-war. Hardy uses good imagery while letting the reader

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