The title "Arms and the Man" derives from the opening lines of the popular epic of Virgil‚ "Aeneid" : "I sing of Arms and the Man" However‚ as Virgil highly praises war as described by its heroes‚ Shaw’s aim in writing "Arms and the Man" is to provide a more realistic picture of war and to remove all pretensions of the nobility from war. As General Philip Henry Sheridan put it "Many of you here believe that war is all glory; but let me tell you‚ boys‚ it is all Hell". Even though Shaw is
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The Big Green Armchair a) i. The mood of the setting ii. “Staring into the grim winter/ Only slate – grey skies” iii. The author uses adjectives like “grim” and “slate – grey” to describe the winter’s day‚ which conveys a very dull and dreary mood. The author compares the grim winter’s day and the dull mood to the old woman. This helps the reader understand how the woman is feeling. b) The author creates a dull mood by describing in detail what the old woman sees outside the window. “Staring
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The Right to Bear Arms with Concealed Carry Humans naturally assume the right to be able to protect and defend their own person. This is a country built upon protecting the well-being of its people‚ and‚ more so protecting its people’s freedom‚ specifically the freedom to keep and bear arms. We are free to defend ourselves against others acting outside their lawful boundaries. Crime is obviously a problem in society‚ and we have laws in place to discourage behaviors that people agree on as wrong
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Andrew J Potter looks at the emerging relationship between the newly independent Republic of Indian and superpower that was the United States during the Cold War era in his book‚ Comrades at Arms: The United States and India‚ 1947-1964. It is‚ however‚ the angle from which he decides to look at this relationship that is most interesting. Rotter decides to look at this budding complicated relationship from a culture angle as‚ in his own words‚ “Like the rest of us‚ policymakers and diplomats do not
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Icing My Arm Failure was not an option. If I wanted to play quarter back‚ I knew what I needed to do. Playing quarter back for Heritage High School’s (HHS) Junior Varsity team required an immense amount of perseverance‚ versatility and dedication. It all began at the HHS football field. My parents arranged for coaching lessons with Coach Fogelstrom‚ who is a Los Medanos College quarter back coach and teacher at HHS. My mother dropped me off on a Tuesday morning. I met with him for the first time
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restricted because of criminals and murders‚ people have the right to protect their families and themselves. The right to bear arms is the the Second Amendment in the United States constitution. What says a well regulated Militia‚ being necessary to the security of a free State‚ the right of the people to keep and bear Arms‚ shall not be infringed. The right to bear arms has been around this country long then it’s been a country. Putting more restrictions on guns just goes against what our founding
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Michael Zomber: Claimed Antique Arms Historian and Renowned Novelist Renowned author and historian Michael Zomber shares his love of antique arms with the world via The History Channel Arts & Entertainment channel. Michael Zomber has produced the television documentaries “Dueling Pistols” and “Soul of the Samurai.” His literary ventures include; “Shogun Iemitsu: War and Romance in 17th Century Tokugawa Japan”‚ “Jesus and the Samurai: The Shining Religion and the Samurai‚” “Park Avenue‚” “Sweet Betsy
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WIRE CONTROLLED ROBOTIC ARM Abstract- The paper deals with the design and implementation of Wired Controlled Robotic Arm‚ which is used to perform the basic activities like‚ pik and place the objects with out human effort. In this paper‚ a Robotic Arm is designed and modeled‚ Wired controlled Working arm‚ the work done by the robotic arm would be precise‚ as the servo motor of 6v and 12v motors were used in the project. But the motors are used according to the work of the size of the project. By
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Summary of Army White Paper‚ The Profession of Arms 1. Purpose. To summarize the Army White Paper‚ The Profession of Arms and to define what it means to be a professional Soldier in the present day U.S. Army. 2. Facts. a. The Army White paper‚ The Profession of Arms is an open essay on professionalism addressed to all members of the U.S. Army endorsed by the TRADOC Commander‚ GEN Martin Dempsey. The essay defines the Army as a profession of arms‚ how Army culture and climate influence the profession
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Romantic Idealism Versus Realism in Shaw’s "Arms and the Man Romantic Idealism Versus Realism in Shaw’s "Arms and the Man" Love and war are two concerns which are often regarded as societal ideals. George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man is a pleasant and humorous attack on both. Shaw uses humor as “a vehicle of thought” thus tending to “obscure his subtle satire on war and the genteel classes and his exploration of the romantic-realist spectrum in human disposition” (Davis 274). These romantic
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