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- 1231: A Farewell To Arms
- ... and creates a parallel between the author and character. Ernest Hemingway was born in Oak Park, Illinois, July21, 1899. He was a very handsome, athletic, adventurous young man. When the United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, Hemingway tried to enlist in the army. He was rejected due to an eye injury that he sustained during his high school football career. Hemingways bold, daring, personality and determination ...
- 1232: Night Essay 2
- The book Night, written by Elie Wiesel, is a fictional book based on one of the author s horrifying life experiences. It is set during WW II at various concentration camps in and around Germany, from the end of the year 1941 to the beginning of 1945. Starting from the times people are forced out of their homes, their lives are changed drastically, both physically and emotionally. Their lives are ...
- 1233: Is Racism Still A Problem In The 21st Century?
- ... and a life in Britain. At the time, people of Britain welcomed the immigrants from the various parts of the British Empire and they were glad to see that the people who helped them defeat Germany were being rewarded in a way that pleased the immigrants and was convenient to the British people. However, some people in Britain harboured jealous feelings and resentment towards the immigrants, once they began to set ...
- 1234: Herman Hesses Demian
- Demian is the story of a boy, Emil Sinclair, and his search for himself. Emil was raised in a good traditional home at the turn of the century in the nation of Germany. His family is very wealthy and they have a reputation as a principled, religious family. As a boy, Sinclair views the world within the walls of his home as representing all that is good, pure ...
- 1235: The Crucible
- ... blacklisted person crossing the street to avoid being seen talking to him; the overnight conversions of former leftists into born-again patriots; and so on. Apparently, certain processes are universal. When Gentiles in Hitler's Germany, for example, saw their Jewish neighbors being trucked of, or rs in Soviet Ukraine saw the Kulaks sing before their eyes, the common reaction, even among those unsympathetic to Nazism or
- 1236: The African Queen
- ... Reverent Samuel Sayer and his spinster, prudish sister Rose Sayer, who is utterly devoted to her brother. Rose is also very naive and pious. She thinks, God would not permit a war between England and Germany or the whole world.. Some day, German troops marches into that village. Merciless, without any warning, these troops invade the village, they burn down the huts and the church. Livestock, poultry, pots and pans and ...
- 1237: Sweetness And Power
- ... and even the Wall Street Journal are used throughout the book. Mintzs variety of sources is great, but their originations are also just as impressive. They come from all over including India, England, France, Germany, the Caribbean, the Arab world, Puerto Rico, and the United States. They also span vast lengths of time: from way back in 327 BCE to very recently in 1985. Illustrations are also interspersed throughout the ...
- 1238: Siddhartha
- AP/Honors Book note for Siddhartha *Herman Hesse was born in the Black Forest town of Calw, Germany in 1877. *Herman was the son and grandson of Protestant missionaries who had served in India. *He was expected to follow in their footsteps by preparing for the ministry. *He tried, but experienced a religious ...
- 1239: Shampoo Planets - Book Report
- ... a young author like himself, and because I wanted to read something out of the ordinary. Douglas Coupland was born on December 30, 1961. Helived his first four years of his life in Baden-Solling, Germany on a Canadian N.A.T.O. base. The names of his parents are Dr. Douglas Charles Thomas and Janet Coupland. He is the third son out of four in the Family. Douglas moved to ...
- 1240: Remains Of The Day
- ... Sates as a budding superpower, and the Empire unraveling, the old idea of dignified talk and modest reserve would no longer do. Ishiguro discusses how Stevens Senior ran into this problem while attempting to treat Germany with "fair play" in the years leading to the start of World War II. The American way of freely expressing opinion, even if feelings are hurt in the process, began to seep into not only ...
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