Part I. Response Journal (four passages and responses = four points). Divide the book into four equal parts (four quarters)‚ and select four favorite passages‚ one from each of the four quarters of the book. Follow the guidelines shared for the grade 7-10 response journals (see above) in terms of format‚ length of responses‚ and content. Here is a sample response: Chapter/Page: “Evacuation Order No.19” page 6 Passage: "She wiped her forehead with her handkerchief. The sun was bright and she did
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he name him bear because he looked like a little bear. Two days after Joe’s parents left tragedy struck North Korea had fired nuclear bombs on the US and in return the US and its allies fired on North Korea and North Korea’s allies. It was a nuclear war! Joe had been watching the tv when he heard the breaking news. Joe ran to their bunker it had been built by his grandfather during the cuban missile crisis and joe was happy he did. Joe had been in the bunker with the dog for two hours when the bomb
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THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES FIRST WORLD WAR The US government used media in various ways during the First World War‚ to manipulate the public to support their purpose. The reason that the majority of people in the US had common views throughout the First World War was because of the media influence. When the US was under the neutrality agreement‚ the media helped people feel good about being neutral. However‚ when the time came for the US to join the war‚ the media suddenly changed and tried
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the countries Total war: Mobilization of a whole society and its resources for a war effort with objective of a total victory over the opponent -With the enormous war effort peace settlement was virtually impossible‚ letting the different countries no other choice than fighting for a total victory‚ no matter what the costs were. -France wanted to regain Alsace-Lorraine -France and Britain: wanted to crush ‘Prussian militarism’ Used their worldwide empire to have a war of attrition against
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The Modern Warfare The modern man has created a paramilitary world in which a new form of culture has emerged. In James William Gibson’s essay Warrior Dreams‚ he discusses the idea of an energized culture whose main objective is to fit the “warrior” persona. The appearance of this warrior persona “revealed that at some deep‚ unconscious level….the images and tales from the mythic world of warriors and wars still shape men’s fantasies about who they are as men” (633). Men create an image in which
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World War I was a series of unfortunate events for everyone involved. It’s made out to be this great war that we must learn about‚ but once we do‚ we soon find out that it was just a string of very small events that led to such a big and preventable war. The three biggest causes of WWI are the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the Balkans‚ and Militarism. The leading cause of the beginning of WWI was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. It happened in June 1914 by a group that went
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Research Paper On Modern English Submit To: Muhammad Zakaria (ZM) Lecturer‚ Department of English East West University Sub: Eng-205 Sec: 1 Submitted By: Tanay Kundu Bappa ID: 2011-2-40-149
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philosophers of the twentieth century. Many of those great theorists had one single thing in common: they have strived to break old concepts of political thought‚ being it racial and gender inequality‚ or ideas on how to be a leader with less opposition. In modern politics‚ after a long period of centralized governments‚ the brief trend of gaining freedom and equality has been deteriorating and the creation of an illusion of freedom has slowly replaced the true freedom of speech and thought. In the times of
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Definition and usage The invention of the printing press made it possible for scientists and politicians to communicate their ideas with ease‚ leading to the Age of Enlightenment; an example of technology as a cultural force. The use of the term technology has changed significantly over the last 200 years. Before the 20th century‚ the term was uncommon in English‚ and usually referred to the description or study of the useful arts.[1] The term was often connected to technical education‚ as in
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Modern Technology Technology has increased within the last ten years. It has made communication much easier and more convenient. People communicate on a daily basis‚ and with modern technology‚ people can communicate much easier and faster. Modern technology has changed the way teen’s deal with one another by increasing communication‚ making communication faster‚ and decreasing the amount of time spent face to face. First‚ modern technology has changed the way teens deal with one another by increasing
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