War and Peace in Mindanao Murray Smith In December 2006 I had the chance to visit the island of Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. Mindanao and the surrounding islands rarely make the headlines except when some Western tourists are kidnapped. But Mindanao has been the scene of an ongoing conflict that has now lasted for more than 35 years‚ as the Muslim Bangsa Moro people have fought for self-determination. To date the conflict has claimed 120‚000 lives‚ many of them civilians. More than
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no desire to go on living that way‚ but he has no other choice. "The telescreen received and transmitted simultaneously. Any sound that Winston made‚ above the level of a very low whisper‚ would be picked up by it; moreover‚ so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded‚ he could be seen as well as heard. There was of course no way of knowing whether you were being watched at any given moment. How often‚ or on what system‚ the Thought Police plugged in on any individual
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July 23‚ 2013 Mr. Efren V. Valdez Head for Student Affairs Data Center College of the Philippines Sir: Good day! It is with great pleasure to be writing this proposal to a person behind the success of many activities conducted by the school. Last Saturday‚ June 20‚ 2013‚ the Future Business Leaders Association conducted a meeting in regards for the election of new set of officers and the presentation of project plans for the organization. The officials and members of the FBLA agreed upon
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The Real Hero? By: Braxton Rogalski Throughout the reading of this book I would have to say the two characters mainly followed in this story “Kurtz” and “Marlow” struggle between who is the real protagonist. Even though to story clearly depicts Marlow as the protagonist it still push you to feel for Kurtz and makes you try to justify his decisions and actions to make him be better then what he is in the reading. Marlow is this guy sent to drive a steam boat in the uncivilized jungles of Africa
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decision where they had to ask themselves what was more important‚ family or personal reasons and resulted in them having a shift in priorities. Often times the character in a story does something to see that a change is needed and faces a struggle from within to achieve this necessary change. Cormier makes it evident in the stories that sacrifice is not easy however in the end‚ characters gain a sense of relief and/or satisfaction with oneself. This concept of self-realization is also prevalent in other
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Katrina Myers Mrs. Wiedmann English Per.5 24 September 2012 A Separate Peace Essay (Topic 4) The novel‚ A Separate Peace‚ is about a group of boys that live at a boarding school in New Jersey during World War II. It centralizes around the two main characters‚ Gene and Finny. Throughout their story‚ there are several recurring themes that evolve over time. One of these themes is rules/rebellion. Throughout the novel‚ the boys continue to rebel and break rules at Devon. It shows their
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deadly and some beneficial. A crucial event during this time period was the Paris Peace conference in 1919. The need for this conference was caused by World War I and the big three (Woodrow Wilson‚ David Lloyd-George and Georges Clemencueau). The Paris Peace Conference had many outcomes such as the Treaty of Versailles‚ the formation of the League of Nations‚ L’ Organisation de la Paix (1921-27) and the Dawes plan. World War I commenced after the assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne‚ Franz
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In the novel A Separate Peace there are many symbols‚ however one of the most powerful is the burning of The Iliad. The burning of The Iliad‚ a famous tale of war‚ represents Finny’s rejection of the war. Gene says‚ during the carnival Finny"drew me increasingly ...into a world inhabited by just himself and me‚ where there was no war at all." Finny is actively rejecting the war‚ he is removing it from every aspect of his life; he is trying to bring back the carefree summer session through the carnival
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I want to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer for the service and the adventure. I’ve held an interest in service from an early age‚ from volunteering what free time I had to accepting the responsibilities of several leadership positions. I believe it all stems from two places‚ being raised on a farm and of the Christian faith. Our family farm in south central Oklahoma is where I was taught hard work‚ compassion‚ management‚ responsibility and hope. My father has stated how it is morally wrong for
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war as a negative impact but a positive one. He goes on to say war is not about taking land but it is to keep the structure of society intact and war should be continuous for there to be peace in the world. This is why one of the party’s slogans is “War is Peace” because they believe there can be peace in the world if there is war for years and years. In Goldstein’s quote‚ there is a repetition as he keeps on repeating the word “war” in every sentence. He does that because he is trying to re-address
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