whole Anzac line‚ and captured a small twelve yard section of the trench‚ leaving one end being guarded by Jacka. For longer than several minutes‚ he shot warning shots into the trench until‚ finally reinforcements had arrived. Everybody but Jacka were hit so he leapt back into the communication trench. He had then thought up a new plan‚ two bombs would be thrown at the Turks‚ as Bert would walk around and flank them from behind. He shot five and bayoneted two as the others retreated. “I managed
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In book one of “The Once and Future King” we are introduced to a young character named Wart; a foster child who is left in the care of Sir Ector. Kay‚ Ector’s son‚ is being trained in the ways of knighthood to one day take over his father’s throne. Wart found many ways to keep him entertained as Kay was being trained. Wart came across an old magician by the name of Merlyn who has proclaimed himself as Wart’s tutor/mentor. Over the next few years Merlyn instilled much wisdom in Wart by turning him
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show that the female characters‚ in Plautus’ ‘The Swaggering Soldier’‚ are smarter than most of the men; there will be consideration of the puppeteer of the play‚ Palaestrio‚ and the very few intelligent ideas and actions of a couple of the other men‚ and finally the manipulative intelligence of Acroteleutium and Milphidippa will be discussed. Throughout the play‚ Philocomasium’s intelligence‚ cunning‚ and ability to act and deceive were continuously shown especially in regards to playing the part
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The minds of many have been broken over the years. We the people of many countries don’t see it. You can’t even know the pain if you have never been there. Many ask does war change a man or women? In the movie American Sniper you really see the aftermath of war. War has changed of the years and became different. The different war tactics have come and went. Still the same gruesome thoughts of the battlefield; roll through the minds of many men and women. The American Sniper a true war movie about
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type of weather. Not only the summer weather condition had affected us however‚ now in winter the weather conditions had gotten worst. It turned out to be freezing cold‚ snow fall most of the time. We were unprepared and only have summer clothes to keep us warm. So when my friends and I were not on duty we all had to huddle each other to try and keep warm as possible. I had seen some people that had to get their hand or feet amputated because of the coldness. I’m wondering when it was my turn. Our location
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necromancer with a weakness for humanity. Justice had been his last attempt-to do nothing which was not just. But it had ended in failure" (White‚ OAFK 634). The "he" in this passage refers to King Arthur‚ the main character in T.H. White’s The Once and Future King and Book of Merlyn‚ who failed in his attempt to unite England due to the mistakes made by him and those close to him. Arthur‚ betrayed by those close to him‚ not properly educated on the greedy‚ selfish‚ and violent heart of man‚ failed in his
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Child Soldiers Children grow up believing in a man that flies in a sleigh with reindeer to every house in the world in a matter of hours‚ so we can ask‚ why can’t they be taught that war and power is good? Children can grow up and believe anything is good; this is the beauty of being a kid. All over the world‚ children are being brainwashed to believe war and killing people is an okay crime. Child soldiers should be given amnesty or rehabilitation. Children are being forced to serve as soldiers and
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hands you a gun and pulls your best friend in the entire world-someone who you have known since you were kids‚ someone you’ve grown up alongside-and tells you‚ “Shoot {insert: name} or we shoot you.” What would you do? Your life‚ or your friend’s life; your decision. Many child soldiers all over the world are faced with similar circumstances. They
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highlight how much damage child soldier’s recruitment can do to the child. All concerned should encourage further urgent work to address the causative factors such as abject poverty which is at the root of the whole child soldier process. Conclusion The entire child soldier phenomenon is a poignant process where children are being deprived of their childhood‚ denied an education and blocked from actively participating in their chosen culture. As a matter of urgency the underlying abject poverty
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ESSAY This essay will describe a problem faced by a character in two short stories‚ Lucky Lips by Paul Jennings and It Used To Be Green Once by Patricia Grace. In Lucky Lips Marcus’s problem is the fact that he has never been kissed by a girl. In It Used To Be Green Once the problem is the car. This essay will describe the problem‚ how they (the characters) tried to solve their problem and the outcome or consequences of their actions. The first story Lucky Lips addresses the problem of Marcus‚
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