Chapter Summary I. The State and the Nation For an entity to be considered a state‚ four fundamental conditions must be met (although these legal criteria are not absolute): A state must have a territorial base. A stable population must reside within its borders‚. There should be a government to which this population owes allegiance. A state has to be recognized diplomatically by other states. A nation is a group of people who share a set of characteristics. At the core of the concept of a nation
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that they will always do what they feel is right‚ this is simply untrue. People will always follow societal norms because they are the backbone of society and what people feel most comfortable doing. A piece of literature that exemplifies this On the Rainy River by Tim O’Brien; a short story that describes the events that occur after a young man is given a draft notice for the Vietnam War. Throughout the story he struggles with whether or not
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Descriptive Analysis Paper Ashley Baraan Frederic Edwin Church (1822-1900) October 2012 Rainy Season in the Tropics (1866) Art 118 Rainy Seasons in the Tropics‚ (oil on canvas) was painted by an amazingly talented artist‚ Frederic Edwin Church. Most of his paintings consisted of the nature‚ such as forests‚ the sea and sky. Rainy Seasons in the Tropics happens to be my favorite one by far. It is currently displayed at the de Young Museum in San Francisco‚ California
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reading The Long Way to A Small‚ Angry Planet. And the book’s delightful; it’s a space opera about people on a ship written by a writer who’s clearly seen the same movies‚ read the same books‚ and played the same video games as me. It’s one of those books I can’t stop reading but don’t want to end. It’s a very episodic book; while there is a definite narrative throughline‚ thus far (I’m about halfway through) it’s been secondary to the misadventures the crew have been having along the way. And I’m totally
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Stephen Li 3/2/08 Period 5 _The Rainy Day_ Analysis The narrator in _The Rainy Day_ tells us about a very depressing day which is one of many in his life. He later realizes that this is just a rough patch in his life and will soon pass. He is feeling gloomy because every day for him is "dark and dreary". He is depressed that the bad time in his life won’t let up. Although he is depressed‚ he realizes that this is only a stage in his life and feels hope that it will soon be over. He understands
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Gustave Caillebottes work‚ Paris Street; Rainy Day‚ is an oil on canvas painting measuring seven feet‚ ten inches by six feet‚ one inches. As mentioned previously‚ the art work is painted with oil on a large canvas. From a distance the brushstrokes are hardly visible in the painting. There appears to be little‚ if any‚ impasto evident. Upon closer inspection‚ the texture of the brushstrokes can be described as grainy and the lines dividing objects are not as crisp. The painting is fairly large.
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A Rainy Day A sudden gust of wind swept through the house. Sounds of things dropping heavily onto the floor and doors and windows slamming shut echoed throughout the estate. Irene looked up from her book‚ which she had been deeply engrossed in for the past hour. Anna‚ the maid‚ was running to and fro‚ picking up fallen items and collecting the clothing from the clothesline. It seemed that a heavy downpour was imminent. Reluctantly‚ Irene put down her book and got up to help. She shivered as another
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The struggle between one’s desires and expectations leads an individual to falter from their values and beliefs resulting in dire consequences to one’s morality and internal self. The short story "On a Rainy River" clearly demonstrates the conflict between the two dilemmas as the main character‚ Tim O’Brien‚ is faced with a decision to fight a pointless war or desert his country‚ choosing between potentially dying‚ or being branded as a coward. "Traitor! they yelled. Turncoat! Pussy! I felt myself
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Trevor Stime 10/22/12 AP World Mrs. DeFreitas Chapter Ten Outline I. Opening Vignette A. In 1964‚ the Eastern Orthodox patriarch Athenagoras and Pope Paul VI met and rescinded the mutual excommunication decrees imposed by their respective churches in 1054. 1. Christianity had provided common ground for postclassical societies in western Eurasia 2. but Christendom was deeply divided: Byzantine Empire and West a. Byzantium continued Roman imperial traditions b. West tried
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8-6-10 AP Human Geography Summary The story begins in 1993. Ishmael‚ his brother‚ and some friends are heading down to the village Mattru Jong for a talent show. They plan on performing some rap songs and dance that they learned‚ but when they arrive at Mattru Jong they discover that rebel soldiers‚ part of RUF‚ have attacked their home village and are now heading in their direction. The boys flee into the forest‚ and as they run they encounter horrid scenes of brutality and violence
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