The movie Downfall‚ or Der Untergang‚ is a German film directed by Oliver Hirschiegel. Downfall tells the story‚ from Hitler’s private secretary’s standpoint‚ about the final days of Adolph Hitler leading to the eventual surrender of the Nazi Party. The movie was nominated and won several awards including being nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year in 2005. Foreign language films are interesting to watch especially when they tell a story about history. The reason why
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World War 1 Have you ever wondered what World War 1 was like? Do you ever wonder how many people died to save our country and for World War 1 was like our freedom? Over 18 million deaths and 21 million wounded. They were fighting people for 4 years‚ 1914-1918. Each side had many reinforcements to take place after one died. One died each minute or hour. They had men dying each day‚ each week‚ each month‚ and each year. World War 1 was also known as the War to End All Wars. The commander of British
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Do you know one of the women who fought for women’s suffrage? Lucy Burns was her name and she was an American suffragist and women’s rights advocate. Lucy had a childhood where it was very fortunate and lucky because her father believed in educating children of both genders. Lucy was born on July 28‚ 1879 in Brooklyn‚ New York. She was raised as an Irish Catholic and was the fourth of 8 children. She attended Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn Heights. Lucy was tall‚ had blazing red hair
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for Othello’s tragic downfall. The Honorable Othello Othello’s success at being one of Venice’s most decorated and reputable generals has brought him a much higher status than he could have ever hoped for in any other profession and this in turn allowed him the chance to meet and court Desdemona. But we notice how naive he is‚ when he says “Iago is most honest”. This shows how gullible and naive Othello is and how this ultimately leads to his downfall. Othello’s downfall can be blamed on the
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Is their ever been person in your life that had inspired you to do something or just astonishes you with their achievements? For me there is my teacher Mr. Scott is the most self motivated person I know. No matter what comes in his way‚ he conquers it‚ then moves on to the next challenge. Throughout the year Mr. Scott talked about his life‚ about how he once worked on the family farm for less than minimum wage‚ to how he had side programming jogs paying him more than one-hundred dollars an hour.
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According to Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ the definition of downfall is “a sudden loss of power‚ happiness‚ success‚ or something that causes failure”. Downfall is involved in William Shakespeare’s notorious play‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth. Despite the fact that it seems as though Lady Macbeth and the witches took a toll on Macbeth’s behaviour throughout the play‚ Macbeth’s personal decisions lead him to his own catastrophe. Firstly‚ Macbeth’s brave and courageous nature motivates him to commit a serious
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us best‚ from our virtues to flaws‚ are our parents. They have the greatest influence in our life because they are the people we see the most and have known for the longest. They sacrifice many luxuries in order to give their children the best life possible. My father has had a huge impact on my life and it is because of him that I am the person I am today. Most people say I am a lot like my dad‚ both physically and mentally. We both have the same mannerism‚ facial expressions‚ and thought processes
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In the Roman language‚ the meaning of Montresor is “to show fate’’. In the opening of the story‚ Montresor states why he desires Fortunato downfall. “The Cask of Amontillado’’‚ a short story by Edgar Allan Poe in which a man named Montresor seeks revenge on a well respected and feared men for insulting his family name and hurting him verbally countless of times. Montresor honors his family’s name‚ motto‚ and coat of arm‚ these things are vast significance in the story of “The Cask of Amontillado’’
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Andre Hill September 30‚ 2010 3rd period The person that inspires me most is my mom. The reason I say this is because she’s a strong black woman and she stands independently facing all odds. She inspires me to be the best I can be and to always give my all in whatever I’m doing. Whenever I need something‚ all I have to do is ask and I know if it’s possible‚ she’ll provide it. It’s always been like that with her and not with just me‚ but all of my brothers. I think the reason we may act uncivilized
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Who was the most tragic character in of Mice and Men? There were quite a few tragic characters in Of Mice and Men such as Crooks who most likely dreamed of being free from having to work for others‚ Curley’s wife who wanted to be a movie star when she was slightly younger and we are told this whilst she’s talking to Lennie‚ but none of them were more tragic than Lennie Small. Lennie‚ who was a ranch worker‚ was born with a mental disability of being mildly mentally delayed meaning he can be
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