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- 2391: Dulce Est Decrum Est By Wilfre
- ... the most powerful ways to convey an idea or opinion. Through vivid imagery and compelling metaphors, the poem gives the reader the exact feeling the author wanted. The poem "Dulce et Decorum Est," an anti-war poem by Wilfred Owen, makes great use of these devices. This poem is very effective because of its excellent manipulation of the mechanical and emotional parts of poetry. Owen's use of exact diction and vivid figurative language emphasizes his point, showing that war is terrible and devastating. Furthermore, the utilization of extremely graphic imagery adds even more to his argument. Through the effective use of all three of these tools, this poem conveys a strong meaning and persuasive ... out of their nightmarish walk and surrounded by gas bombs. How everyone, in "an ecstasy of fumbling" was forced to run out into the mist, unaware of their fate. Anyone wanting to fight in a war would become nervous at the image of himself running out into a blood bath. The graphic images displayed here are profoundly affecting and can never be forgotten. The poem ties it all together in ...
- 2392: Red Badge Of Courage
- ... irony of a rotten corpse in a backdrop such as the isolated chapel deep in the forest works well with its explicit detail and the realization it brings to Henry about just how real the war is. This also brings about a great feeling of loneliness, which is one of the many stages that Henry goes through during the story. Henry feels isolated by his cowardly actions. Trying to justify his ... there is still that element of unclarity that he faces. That element however will be a Godsend to Henry, because it will indirectly leads him to his next stage of his consciencenes, acceptance of the war. Before he reaches that next stage of enlightenment, he spends a lot of time with other soldiers. Just by being around them, he sees how religious some soldiers are. When faced with the fact that they could die at any moment, the soldiers become very spiritual and faith filled. "Gaw'd." "I swear t' Gawd I will." (53-54) It is easy to see what war can do to the human nature that these soldiers once had. It has turned them from ordinary men to trained killers. They soon realize after the first battle the difference between the reality of ...
- 2393: France
- ... at all. To add to their misery, the food was in short supply. It is estimated that on the eve of the French Revolution one-fifth of the population had no resources at all. World War I broke out August 1914, setting France, Russia, Britain, Belgiumand Serbia at war with Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Everyone assumed the war would be over in a few months. Instead, the war lasted for four years. Germany finally agreed to sign an armistice on November 11, 1948. (A kind of peace agreement). The death toll had ...
- 2394: Romeo And Juliet 7
- ... than in Britain s history. Therefore it brought about different work habits, different leisure patterns, different prospects and even different sex lives for most people. At the same time the French Revolution and the American War of Independence changed the way those countries were govern and made old certainties questionable and new possibilities feasible for everyone else. The cultural, political and economic structures were being laid down by three revolutions The American, French and Industrial. The American revolution had started in 1776 when the thirteen colonies had declared their independence from Britain, and ended after seven years of war with British recognition of that independence in 1783. The fall of the Bastille in July 1789 is the moment when the French Revolution struck British consciousness. Coleridge was only 16 at the time and celebrated the event soon afterwards in Destruction of the Bastille . Soon followed in successive events was Britain s war with France beginning in 1793, The Reign of Terror in 1793-4 and Napoleon s coup in 1799. The impact for the first generation after the Industrial revolution was depressing, terrifying and intoxicating to ...
- 2395: Geronimo
- ... him. Geronimo's mother never married again, which was not a custom to the Bedonkohe Apache. In 1846, when Geronimo was 17 years of age, he was admitted to the council of warriors. If a war had started between tribes he could go on the warpath with his tribe. Geronimo had long desired to fight with his warriors. What he was the happiest about was that he could marry Alope, the ... he had , for he had lost all. When they arrived in Arizona he burnt everything Alope had made, the children's toys, and the teepee. The warriors of his tribe were all willing to wage war against the Mexicans. Geronimo was appointed to solicit the aid of other tribes in the war. When he went to the Cohkonen (Chiricahua) Apaches, Cochise, their chief, called a council at early dawn. While the warriors sat on top a mountain dell, Cochise signaled Geronimo he rose and said as ...
- 2396: Alexander Hamilton
- ... the autumn of 1772. One year later, in 1774, Hamilton graduated and entered King's College in New York City. There, Hamilton obtained a bachelor's of arts degree in just one year. As the War of Independence began, Hamilton took a trip to Boston, which seems to have solidified his loyalties with the colonists. At a mass meeting held in the fields in New York City on July 6, 1774 ... ills of the new Confederation and suggested the necessity of centralization. He was also one of the first to suggest adequate checks on the anarchic tendencies of the time. At twenty-seven, with the Revolutionary War over, Hamilton began a non-military career. After three months of intensive study of the law in Albany, New York, Hamilton was admitted to the bar in July of 1783. Then, after the British army ... 1819). Hamilton sometimes overstepped the limits of his office in interfering with other departments. For instance, serious differences between Jefferson and Hamilton developed in the field of foreign affairs. When the French Revolution turned into war against all of Europe, and the French Republic sought to involve the United States, Hamilton advocated strict neutrality, which Washington proclaimed on April 22, 1793. Hamilton defended the proclamation in his "Pacifist" letters and ...
- 2397: Sparta: Uncultured Discipline
- ... He is called the "father of Greek music," he's also supposed to off improved the lyre (a harp like instrument). The most widely known Spartan musician was Tyrtaeus. He lived during the Second Messenian War and his music inspired many Spartan soldiers to new heights of bravery (Isaac Asimov, 1965, p. 53). But then something happened, a war with the Messinians. The First Messenian War broke out in 730 B.C, when the Spartans marched into Messenia eager for more land. After 20 long years of war the Messenians were forced to surrender. They were made into helots (slave/ ...
- 2398: Blind Mans Bluff
- ... more lives would have been lost and more land would be destroyed. They had to endure many hardships and suffer for this country. This book is compiled of many missions that happened throughout the Cold War. It shows what the Naval Program was like during that period and how it changed due to advancing technology. These people operated the spy submarines and risked being killed or captured by the Soviets. One example of this is when Commander Charles R. McVean took his crew and tapped a Soviet telephone line at the bottom of the Sea of Okhotsk. This stopped a potential nuclear war. They also started to make submarines that could dive deeper and explore murky depths. Other submarines are used for surveillance. If we were suspicious about a certain ship, a surveillance submarine would so out and spy on the ship and see what they were up to. These subs played a huge roll in the war. If a ship was transporting weapons or bomb making materials to the enemy, the sub could ratio to US forces and take over the ship. One very brave commander in the war was Norman ...
- 2399: Comparing 'Casablanca' to '1984'
- ... piece of classic literature by George Orwell, also seen as being one of the most important novels of the 20th century, revolve around a world in chaos, where no one trusts anybody else, and a war wages on within and without. In 1984, Winston hides from a totalitarian, thought controlling government, that is out to stomp out all aggression against the Party. Rick dealt with a world rocked by the impacts of World War II, where everyone was a spy, and even the spies were spied on. Both wish for hope and courage in their mutually exclusive worlds, yet only Rick finds hope in his. Winston dies with utter ... always there and never too deep into the problems of the world. Sam represents the carefree aspect in all of us, the feeling that we'd just as soon turn our attention away from the war and hum a tune. Parsons could be the Sam of 1984, the escape from reality. Winston wishes he could simply give in as Parsons did, to just pledge his allegiance to the Party, and ...
- 2400: The Situation In Kosovo
- ... important, but again, what about Kosovo? What happens in Kosovo affects us as a whole, and has the potential to change our lives forever. There are speculations that this could be the beginning of World War 3. How do you feel about that? Are you concerned in the least that even tomorrow your brothers, sisters, friends, etc. could be sent to war? Do you really know what is going on? According to the Denver Post, NATO struck the headquarters of Serbias most important television network just hours after a Russian envoy said that Yugoslavias president ... cause problems, but are you aware of the possibilities of what could happen in Kosovo and what it could mean for our country? Many people are wondering if this will be the beginning of World War 3. That topic is one that has great potential for debate. Mr. Bassmeier stated that while the first two world wars started there, he is hoping that things can be foreseen and is not ...
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