delirious in the mud of the streets‚” and “less than two hundred [of four hundred doctors] were left” (145). Reed’s delivery of these facts only makes the horror that much more sickening and inhumane to the readers of his reports. It seems as through after living through these atrocities‚ Reed is desensitized to human suffering and mass death. To someone who is not accustom to such horrendous acts‚ this attitude is very unsettling and frightening. Reed uses his matter-of-fact tone to further induce fear
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No‚ what she thought of was something around the lines of worrying about the state of the outside world. Not everyone had an Angel deity to protect them‚ after all. Their deity would only help the people on Raleigh. Not that many people had thought to feel bad or even think positively of the others outside of Raleigh. No one thought
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I awoke on a beach‚ completely soaked‚ with salt water up my nose‚ and sand in every uncomfortable place imaginable. Drenched black hair obscured my sight. Cold sea air chilled my bare back. If I didn’t move soon I would die of hypothermia. I stood on my trembling legs. The cold wind bit at my chest. The sky was dark and it was clear that it would rain soon. Broken boards and scattered crates littered the shore. Clearly I was on some kind of ship‚ but where I was or where I came from was lost to
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20: What Happened to Candide When He Visited the Acclaimed High School of Diamond Bar. While walking on the finest cleanest pavement‚ Candide knew he had arrived at the one place every human being wants to be every day. "Diamond Bar High School"‚ they called it. Never has he seen such a beautiful sight! The buildings were so beautifully built‚ and a multitude of smiling and laughing children littered the campus ground. It was at the crack of dawn when Candide followed some students into what he later
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William Henry Pope William Henry Pope was born in Bedeque‚ P.E.I on May 29‚1825. The elder son of James Pope and Lucy Colledge. He was educated on P.E.I and later in England‚ he was studing Law. He was called to the bar in 1847‚ In addition to practicing Law‚ he acted as a land agent. Through the 1850’s he became very involved with the Concervative Party. He began his official political career in 1859. He was not elected that year‚ but was appointed colonial secretary new policy of "nondepartmentalism"
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singing Cake on the Ocean. The girls were talking and talking and talking all day until they came upon the Siblings family. The girls walked and saw Tom. Jake ‚and Annie. "Hey guys" they both said. "Hey Kate and Jane" the Siblings said. "So what are we going to do today"? ask Tom. "I don’t know Mary"said. "Let’s go to Lenox Mall" Tom said. everybody
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Alexander Pope uses this to his benefit when he depicts the crime in The Rape of the Lock. By alluding to Milton’s work‚ Pope is able to comically refer to the cutting of a lock of hair as a tragic and epic event. In doing this‚ he paradoxically assumes that the crime is not one of personal fault‚ but one fated to happen by God‚ just as in Paradise Lost. “What dire offence from amorous causes springs‚ / What mighty contests rise from trivial things‚” (Pope‚ ll. 1-2). These
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Canterbury--serves as Geoffrey Chaucer’s own lament about the corruption of the Catholic Church in 14th century Europe.The pilgrims taking part in this pilgrimage are not necessarily the most pious pilgrims in the world: for many of the travelers‚ this pilgrimage is a tourist expedition rather than a devout religious quest.Chaucer utilizes this anthology of works to develop his ideas about the imperfections of the Catholic Church and how many people viewed
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Odella had been staying at the quaint country farmhouse for a month now‚ regaining her strength and stability and getting to know the woman that had rescued her… She could have turned her away‚ or shot her‚ or anything since Odella had been trespassing. However‚ Gisela‚ for that Odella had discovered was the name of the woman who had saved her‚ had taken her in and given her a place to eat and sleep and time to recover instead and for this she was indebted. However‚ this was a debt that she knew
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kill switch but he smells a fishy and deadly plan in the air. All Bob sees in Peter is a purple crystalline light at the end of his right eye. “The plan is to plant the minor explosives on the ship to disarm the cargo below it so we can get the cargo after the distraction.” Says Bob. “I know‚ it’s not that complicated I got this.” Claims Peter. “I’m just wondering if you have my back boy?” Asking Bob assertively. “Always” Says Peter. He was sweating with his coat so soaked that he looked like he came
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