Iron Curtain Context: • 2nd WW left only 2 Great Powers standing in any strength (US & Soviet Union) • US emerged physically unscathed from war‚ economy stronger than ever‚ quickly demobilized‚ possessed atomic bomb • Soviet Union devasted by war‚ 20 mil of population persisted‚ but still formidable military power (4 mill soldiers under arms & still formidable military power & in control of population & territories in central/eastern Europe) • Became common speaking of 2 as superpowers
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The Curtain Blown by the Breeze (by Muriel Spark) Dame Muriel Spark was an award-winning Scottish novelist. She spent several years in Central Africa‚ returning to Britain during World War II. Until 1957 she published only poetry and criticism‚ including studies of Mary Shelley and the Bront sisters. Her fiction uses satire and wit to present serious themes‚ often questions about good and evil. Memento Mori (1959) is her most widely praised novel; the best-known is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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Anthropologist Carol Delaney‚ in her book on Turkish village society‚ The Seed and the Soil‚ describes how virginity testing is related to the way that Turkish villagers conceptualize and explain the reproductive process. They see reproduction as analogous to the planting and
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Tortillas This essay “Tortillas” was a very interesting read‚ and left me wanting more. The description of the tortillas being handmade provoked a hunger for authentic Mexican tortillas. I found myself envisioning what I’d put on my tortilla‚ if I had one. The author spoke of his memories of tortillas‚ and I felt a strong emotion of love‚ when reading about the tradition‚ and history of tortillas being hand made. Although it was entertaining to read how the author used tortillas as a form of art
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Book Review: An African Slaving Port on the Atlantic‚ by Mariana Candido The impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on the people living in Angola during the seventeenth century onwards was monumental. The Portuguese presence in the Benguelan harbour caused disorder‚ social strain‚ and sociocultural transformation for the people specifically residing in Benguela. In the study An African Slaving Port on the Atlantic‚ Mariana Candido outlines the progression of Benguela starting from the primary Portuguese
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Imagine if you just saw your best friend being taken in front of your eyes‚ and never being able to see her again? How would you react? In the book‚ “Rage Of The Fallen” by Joseph Delaney‚ a boy by the name of Tom Ward goes through that exact situation. This is a fantasy book in which there are things like worlds‚ magic‚ and other things‚ which is why it’s important to understand it. In order to do so you need to know about the setting‚ the characters‚ the conflict‚ etc. There are a lot of interesting
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“Curtains” is a whodunit mystery musical originally written by Rupert Holmes accompanied with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. It is a play within a play set in Boston. The play‚ “Robbin hood”‚ is trying to make it on Broadway‚ however the leading actress‚ Jessica Cranshaw‚ always forgets her cues and lines. She mysteriously dies in the last scene of the show. It is discovered that she was murdered and everyone in the show is a suspect. We then meet Lt. Frank Cioffi‚ a detective working
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In both Confetti “Girl and Tortilla Sun”‚ the narrators both disagree with their parent’s points of view‚ ultimately causing tension in the family. In the story “Confetti Girl”‚ her father didn’t spend enough time with her and chose to go to his library. He cleaned his books off instead of spending time with her. She puts her drink on her father’s book because she was mad that he wasn’t paying attention or spending time with her. Also her mother died and she tries to connect with her father but
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Analysis Resources: When getting down to reading “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain” by Jessica Mitford‚ I was not expecting to face an essay of such a dark content. From the very first lines‚ I felt both excited and pushed away by the evident originality of the topic being discussed. Perfectly alive and feeling happy about it‚ I did not feel like reading about the dreadful details of modern funeral practices. Provoked by curiosity I‚ however‚ did. The essay was first published in 1967 in The American
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oh-so-wonderful day of September 1‚ 2008‚ at 12:49 PM‚ I tried my first ever bite of tortilla chips with queso. I recall the screaming and tantrums that occurred every time we went out to eat. Kicking‚ punching‚ abusing my parents in general. I guess I was just a spoiled kid‚ but I simply refused to eat anything other than
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