One of the most important figures of early twentieth-century literature was Thomas Mann. Thomas Mann is famous for his economical writing. He does not waste a word: every detail he includes is significant‚ and every detail serves his strategy of suggesting‚ hinting‚ rather than directly telling. Without a doubt‚ Death in Venice by Thomas Mann is one of the greatest masterpieces of short fiction ever written. It tells the story of Gustav von Aschenbach‚ a successful but aging German writer who follows
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DESTINED FOR WAR Jarod Bleibdrey‚ M.S.C.J January 20‚ 2013 As humans have evolved into vast‚ complex civilizations‚ a growing trend became notable to mankind‚ which was corruption. Speculating that Herodotus was the first true historian‚ and Thucydides was the second‚ then the Peloponnesian War would be the first form of government corruption in which war became inevitable. At this point‚ the war varies in perception of the two great alliances‚ and why the war was even fought. This essay
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Behind the Curtain of War Imagine living back in 1930s the depression was heavy and despair was clear in America and the world‚ conflict arose the need to protect America from war was necessary this was named World War 2. Rick Sorenson got into the marine corps by choosing to be in the navy recruitment‚ but when younger his parents did not sign until he was eighteen he left for the Marines. Sorenson took his training in San Diego for two and half months‚ then transferring to Camp Pendleton later
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And here is the essay: The concept of peace plays an important role in John Knowles’ novel A Separate Peace. As World War II rages in Europe and in the Pacific‚ the sixteen-year-old boys at the Devon school enjoy a sheltered existence knowing they are not yet subject to the call of duty. On the surface‚ "a separate peace" refers to this placid and protected life at a New England boarding school. The novel has darker psychological undertones‚ though‚ as it explores Gene’s savage nature and his journey
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SYLLABUS 2010 STORIES OF OURSELVES: THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES IN ENGLISH NOTES FOR TEACHERS on the short stories set for examination in June and November Years 2013‚ 2014‚ 2015 * © University of Cambridge International Examinations [ * NOTE: There are separate documents about the different selections of stories set for examination in years 2007- 2009 and 2010-2012.] CONTENTS Introduction: how to use these Notes The stories: The Son’s Veto
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The Silver Donkey‚ a tale of a young English soldier who fled the chaos of the first world war to be founded by two French sister‚ Marcelle and Coco. Lieutenant Shepard is temporarily blind and has walked away from the war as he found it too hard to bear. The two sisters hide and feed the soldier and in return of their kindness‚ he tells the sister marvellous tales‚ each story connected to the keepsake he carries in his pocket: a perfect tiny silver donkey. The lieutenant‚ himself longs to cross
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commodities such as gold and silver. Silver Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are traded in the stock market providing a non traditional investor of silver an easy way to gain exposure without having to purchase bullions of the commodity. The first silver ETF arrived on the scene in 2006—in the form of the iShares Silver Trust‚ managed by Barclays Global Investors. Today‚ the ETF has over $13 billion in assets and has returned 25.17% in average annualized returns since inception. Not only iShare Silver Trust‚ the
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SILVER By: Wahida Gh-Sakhi What is Silver? Silver is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft‚ white‚ lustrous transition metal‚ it possesses the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal. Element Symbol • Ag • Silver‚ Symbol Element Name • Silver Atomic Mass • The atomic mass is 107.8682 Atomic Number • The atomic number is 47 Bohr-Rutherford Diagram The Story of its Discovery Unknown since prehistoric
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summary Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a dense‚ soft‚ malleable‚ and ductile metal with an attractive‚ bright yellow colour and luster that is maintained without tarnishing in air or water. Chemically‚ gold is a transition metal and a group 11 element. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements‚ solid under standard conditions. Its pros are that it gives satisfaction to one‚ security and stability to peoples. Its cons are that the price of gold fluctuate
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‘The Silver Sword’ is about a Polish family separated during the Second World War and trying to find each other again when the war is over. a simple enough story‚. This is a fictionalised but apparently based on fact story suitable for upper primary students. The story opens with Joseph Balicki‚ the father‚ escaping from a prison camp in the Polish mountains. He was the headmaster of a primary school in Warsaw until the Nazis arrested him in 1940 for turning a picture of Hitler to the wall. He
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