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- 5031: Battle Of Gettysburg
- ... pay for his initiative with his life, and one of his regimental commanders, Colonel Joshua Chamberlain, would earn the Medal of Honor for holding the Union left flank. Some of the greatest heroes of the War, Chamberlain and his men simply refused to succumb to repeated and determined attacks. The famous 1st Minnesota bought their fame with blood, incurring the highest casualty rate of any Union regiment during the War. A Confederate brigade was coming disastrously close to piercing the Union line when Hancock desperately looked for men to plug the gap. He found the 1st Minnesota. With only 262 men in their ranks, they ...
- 5032: Bangladesh
- ... of West Bengal. From 1947 to 1971 the region of Bangladesh was a province of Pakistan. On March 26, 1971 leaders of East Pakistan declared their independence as a nation of Bangladesh while fighting a war against the central Pakistani government. Bangladesh was soon recognized by most other nations. Bangladesh was admitted to the United Nations in 1974. Most of Bangladesh lies within the broad delta formed by the Ganges and ... the Rajshahi which is located in a silk-producing area, has a population of 299,670. The people of Bangladesh declared their independence as the nation of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971, while fighting a war against the central Pakistani government. The separation from Pakistan took place on December 16, 1971. Bangladesh was admitted to the United Nations in 1974. The country's government was formed in January 1972. Bangladsh has ...
- 5033: Lord of the Flies: Golding's Reality - Fact or Fiction
- ... vision of reality. William Golding was born in Great Britain in 1911 and throughout his whole life he has witnessed the true evil in man. As an adult he lived through and was in World War II. He saw many dictators come and go and he witnessed entire nations crumble, and weapons that could destroy entire cities. Golding grew up in the time of the Holocaust and saw many evil dictators ... Jews during the Holocaust. Simon was exterminated by fist then piggy was killed by a new method the hunters were testing. This is similar to new bombs and new rockets that were tested in World War II. Then at the end Jack was rescued by a naval officer as the Jews were rescued by the allied forces. William Golding's story isn't all that fiction. All the events in the ...
- 5034: To Kill a Mockingbird: Relationship Between Brother and Sister
- ... dependency on Cal forces Scout to question Aunt Alexandra's low opinion of Calpurnia and of all black people. Harper Lee uses the small town of Maycomb, Alabama as a setting for different views on civil rights. On a smaller scale, he uses the relationship between Scout, her aunt, her father, and her housekeeper, to show how racism affects everything. The question of civil rights plays out not only through the trial of Tom Robinson, but also through the everyday interaction between the Finch family and their housekeeper Calpurnia. In the process of growing up Scout must chose where ...
- 5035: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Russian Dissident
- ... their mind. *His childhood years were very rough. Aleksandr (pronounced Alexander) was born in Kisovodsk, Russia on December 11, 1918 (Academic American Encyclopedia Sno-Sz, p 59). His father was an artillery officer in World War I, and his mother was a typist and stenographer. Aleksandr never knew his father, because he died in a hunting accident before Aleksandr was born. After his father died, the Soviet government only allowed menial ... After grade school Aleksandr went to the University of Rostov-on-Don and graduated in 1941, majoring in mathematics and physics (Encarta 99). After he graduated, he served as a captain of artillery in World War II from 1941 through 1945 (World Book Encyclopedia So-Sz, p 587). While he was serving, he was falsely accused of writing antistalinistic remarks in his personal correspondence and arrested on February 8, 1945. He ...
- 5036: Back In My Day
- ... crimson runnels, a river of mortal red, and one last kick upset his table knocking the bread and meat to soak in dusty blood. These two examples might not be the same as a gang war or a drive-by in the middle of the streets in New York, but they are still brutal and gory nonetheless. The only difference between the two types is that the method that it is ... the leader and founder of Rome. However, during his quest, Aeneas does have to face opposition of his cause, and do battle to protect it. In lines 632 636, Book 11, an example of a war is shown: But when they clashed in battle for the third time, and all the ranks were embroiled together, each man singled out his enemy, and then the groans of the dying could be heard ...
- 5037: Alexander I
- ... the slaves on whom their wealth and comfort depended. Serfdom was a continuing burden on the Russians. It prevented modernization of the country, which was at least a century behind the rest of Europe. The war with Napoleon, which ravaged Russia taking hundreds of thousands of lives and destroyed some of the Empire's finest cities, took it's own, personal toll on Alexander. He was troubled by the loss of life and the war itself, which he saw as a not only a battle between nations, but also a spiritual battle between the forces of good and evil. After many battles and setbacks, the victory of the Allies over ...
- 5038: Babylonia A Great Civilization
- ... and were treated nicely and cared for properly. Thus, this shows that the Babylonian civilization was quite civilized and had a daily way of life that was in the "norm". The people weren't too war-like or too philosophical-thus, making their way of life effective. Their economy came from many sources. Agriculture was a major factor in the Babylonian civilization. Farming provided food, and their sheep provided wool for ... was a free person of the upper class; the mushkenu, a free person of the lower class; and the wardu, which was a slave. The slaves came from different sources. "Most slaves were prisoners of war, but some were recruited from the Babylonian citizenry as well." For example, free persons might be reduced to slavery as punishment for certain offenses and parents could sell their children as slaves in times of ...
- 5039: A Review of "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
- ... The Cay" by Theodore Taylor Theodore Taylor is an American writer who also makes documentary films. His inspiration to write "The Cay" came from his research into German submarines that fought in the Second World War. He is now married with three children and lives in California. Setting This novel is set in the 1940's on a small island, called a "cay", in the Caribbean Sea. German U-boats are ... This novel shows that black people are friendly and considerate and not dirty and abuseful as Phillip's mother sees them.It also displays the fare and hardship in the times of the Second World War. Conclusion I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I thought that the plot was very good.Just one afterthought though ,and that is that I wished it was longer. The language in the book is fairly ...
- 5040: Lord of the Flies: The Theme of Religious Persecution
- ... Bible's Jesus. In much the same way Simon's death represents the death of Jesus, Piggy's death is a metaphor for the Holocaust. Golding was a Jewish man living in Britain during World War II. He was deeply troubled by the images he saw of the Holocaust and he portrayed that masterfully in this novel. Piggy was different from all the other boys as the Jews were different from ... be reminded of what has come to pass. If people forget the true nature of man, the story of the young boys on the island shows it will only happen again. By including a nuclear war in the story, Golding alludes that the next time society deteriorates, may be the last.
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