Jenkins effectively conveys loss of innocence and ant war through sophisticated symbolism in the short story “Flowers”. It tells the story of a young girl‚ Margaret‚ who was evacuated from the city of Glasgow to the highlands of Scotland in an attempt to avoid the inhumanity of war‚ but it is in the highlands where she truly witnessed the brutality of war. The character of Miss Laing is used to show the glamour of war. At the beginning of the story Miss Laing is portrayed as a very harsh teacher but
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shot down by enemy gunfire ______ 2. The pilot’s reaction to his situation during the story goes from — F indifference to frustration G upset to anger H calm to nervousness J nervousness to calm ______ 3. When the pilot describes a world that turns “from white to black‚ then back to white again‚” he is referring to — A facing the clouds‚ which are all white‚ and then facing the dark English Channel B a world full of good people and evil people
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big criminal and law breaker. He has stolen anything from liquor to multilayer cakes. He was eventually convinced to stop and become a runner. When he went to the olympics he tried to steal a germany flag when he was at the olympics. `In the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand‚ the main character Louie is a thief and a very rebellious person. Louie was a thief throughout his entire life. One reason is “If it was edible‚ louie stole it. Housewives who stepped from their kitchens returned to find their
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Thomas Hardy believes that stories are written to tell an account of an important event whether it is personal or secular. He states that we look to books to find something greater than ourselves‚ we seek knowledge. If there is anything that is in the least bit more extraordinary than our own mediocre lives‚ we seek it. If a story does not include any unique phenomena it is considered unnecessary. “A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling; it must have something more unusual to
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The film I have chosen to analyse Angelina Jolie’s biopic film‚ Unbroken which was released late 2014. The film begins before World War II started in 1936 and finishes in the year 1945 when the war ended. During the war‚ it was the norm for militants and even civilians to be captured and taken to prison camps to be tortured for information or used as slave labour and tortured because they were the enemy. The main protagonist‚ Louis Zamperini (Jack O’Connell) is a young Olympic runner hopeful whose
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In the third chapter of Unbroken‚ the narrator begins to offer insight as to how Louie has begun to mature. Thus far in the novel‚ the narrator has recalled many instances of Louie’s childhood‚ such as when he would get into fights‚ steal from neighbors‚ and run away. However‚ this quote reveals that Louie has started to mature‚ and‚ as a result‚ so have his goals and aspirations. Seeing how “wildly audacious” his goal of competing in the 1936 Olympics was‚ however‚ not only shows how determined
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Causes of World War I Germany‚ France‚ Russia‚ Austria-Hungary‚ and Britain attempting to keep the lid on the simmering cauldron of imperialist and nationalist tensions in the Balkans to prevent a general European war. They were successful in 1912 and 1913‚ but did not succeed in 1914. The main causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in late July 1914‚ included many factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility between the great European powers of the four decades leading up to the
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Document Analysis Questions - World War I The Experience of World War I 1. What was the mood at the outset of the war‚ and what caused it? At the outset of the war was that all of the people were excited‚ they wanted action therefore praising the army‚ the people were very nationalistic. The war was caused by a buildup of nationalist ideas and growing tensions between countries. The people were bored and nationalism inspired the people to start wars. 2. What were the main· features of trench warfare
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Updike is a short story about a young boy named Sammy. He was 19 years old and he was working at A&P mini market. One day‚ there were three girls shopping at the store wearing bikinis‚ and Sammy was surprised yet adore these three girls‚ until one day he quitted his job because he wanted to be their hero‚ but unfortunately‚ the girls didn’t even see him. John Updike was trying to describe Sammy as a typical youth who is trying to get some attention. At the beginning of the story‚ Updike didn’t really
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first world war poetry Web definitions A war poet is a poet written at that time and on the subject of war. This term‚ at the beginning applied especially to those in military service during World War I. then‚ documented as early as 1848 in reference to German revolutionary poet‚ Georg Herwegh The main figures in the first world war Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967)-1 Siegfried Sassoon was perhaps the most innocent of the war poets. John Hildebidle has called Sassoon the "accidental hero." Born
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