...The Importance of Hope and Perseverance These three pieces of literature are not only meant to entertain, but they also bring to light the importance of retaining hope and perseverance through even the most arduous times. Hillenbrand, Laura. Unbroken. Random House, 2010. Print. Unbroken, the true story of Louis Zamperini, know by his friends as Louie, and how he goes from a troubled child, to an Olympic athlete, to being stranded at sea. As a young child Louie was very mischievous; he was drinking, smoking, and stealing all before he was 10 years old. To keep him out of trouble, Louie’s brother got him to join the track team. Little did he know, Louie had the potential to be a tremendous runner. After countless hours of strenuous practice...
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...Algermissen, Robert English Block C Unbroken Essay 8-2-15 John D. Rockefeller, one of the country’s most successful men said:”I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes everything, even nature.” This special quality, according to Merriam-Webster, is that “special something” that can allow a person to “continue to try doing something even though it is difficult.” Synonyms for the term include “tenacity”, “determination” and “steadfastness”. Louis “Louie” Silvie Zamperini, as portrayed in Unbroken, personifies the quality of perseverance. His story is one of survival, heroism and redemption. Courage and strength combined to give him a spirit that would not quit despite incredible difficulties. Perseverance is almost an understatement of the quality which allowed him to survive and flourish in outrageous circumstances. From birth, Zamperini had to assert himself in the world. He was the son of Italian immigrants who moved to the United States speaking no English. Louis was born in New York and when he was only 2 years old, he and his brothers developed pneumonia and the family moved to Long Beach, CA . Obviously, his survival of this disease in the early 1900’s could be considered his first act of perseverance as, at that time, there were...
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...BOOK REVIEW UNBROKEN: A WORLD WAR II STORY OF SURVIVAL, RESILIENCE, AND REDEMPTION 1. About the Book (a) Title of the book : Unbroken - A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (b) Author : Laura Hillenbrand (c) Year of publication : November 15, 2010 (d) Publisher : Random House. (e) No of pages : 473 Nos (f) Type of book : A biography of World War II hero (g) Other works of Author : Sea biscuit(An International Bestseller) (h) Price : $27 2. About the Author (a) Laura Hillenbrand, born on 15 May 1967 in Fairfax, Virginia is an American author of books and magazine articles. Hillenbrand spent much of her childhood riding bareback "screaming over the hills" of her father's Sharpsburg, Maryland, farm. A favorite of hers was ‘Come On Seabiscuit’, a 1963 children book. (b) Hillenbrand suffers from debilitating chronic fatigue syndrome, and remains largely confined to her home. On the irony of writing about physical paragons while being so incapacitated herself, She reportedly stated that she was looking for a way out of her dull home-bound life and she couldn’t have lived it physically, so she was going to have it intellectually. It was, therefore, an exhilarating experience for debilitated Hillenbrand to ride Seabiscuit in her imagination and it was just as fantastic to be there for her alongside Louie as he was breaking the NCAA mile record and with people...
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...Unbroken has literary merit in its examination of a remarkably tough and resilient man, which will ensure it will "stand the test of time" outweighing any negative effects of the perceived racial discrimination. Unbroken can stand the test of time because of the human nature and resilience in Louis to which anyone can relate. In unbroken Louis demonstrates key characteristics that made him a spectacular individual; characteristics that are relatable and thus can stand the test of time. The characteristics are as follows endurance, fearlessness, and...
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...In a story of hardship and perseverance, a troubled child grows into an incredible man with many recognizable accomplishments. In Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, Louie Zamperini was scrawny and mislead as a child, who was bullied aggressively, stole instinctively, and eventually turned out to be a superstar at track. Zamperini’s past tremendously influenced his life during adulthood because of the many mistakes he took credit for, turning them into a learning experience. Zamperini was a troublemaker as a child, and it benefited him during his time in the war and at the Olympics because he was good at it and needed it. Following this knowledge further, he would steal food with his older brother, Pete, who never got caught. Zamperini would always...
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...Unbroken, is a biography of Louis Zamperini by Laura Hillenbrand. While he was in the Army Air Corps during World War II, his aircraft crashed, and only he and two others survived. They persevered for 46 days on a raft, being attacked by biting sharks from below and Japanese bombers from above: “As bullets knifed the water around him, the shark came at him, and again Louie bumped its snout and repelled it. Then a second shark charged at him. Louie hung there, gyrating in the water and flailing his arms and legs, as the sharks snapped at him and the bullets came down” (Hillenbrand). It was necessary for them to have competent decision-making and perseverance to ensure their survival, and as a result, they eventually reached land and survived to recount their story. The chance that there would be sharks and bombers while they were stranded at sea made survival seem impossible, but it was overcome by their...
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...In Laura Hillenbrand’s book “unbroken” the main character, Louis Zamperini, is tested mentally physically and emotionally. Dispise his hardships he remains strong. His resilience is what keeps him alive and it is the dental theme of the book Early on in the book we watch Louie’s transformation from the local deviant that terrorizes the townspeople, the the loved and idolized Olympic runner. This change steered him clear of a bad life and allowed him to attend college and pursue and education. He wanted to give up at first but his older brother PETE kept pushing him until finally he gave in “You win. I’m going all out to be a runner.” Louie now knew what his body wascapable of and he always wanted to improve himself. This instilled a sense of perseverance in the face of exhaustion and pain. “It was the first wise decision of my life.”...
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...Founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1832, Scotiabank opened for business to support the thriving trans-Atlantic trade between Britain, North America and the West Indies. Scotiabank paid its first dividend to shareholders a year later—the first in an unbroken history of dividend payments that continues to this day. By the late 1800s, the Bank had expanded internationally to the United States and Jamaica. The Bank began expanding westward in the 1880s and by the early 1900s, the Bank had established a coast-to-coast network, and moved its headquarters to Toronto. Today, Domestic Banking provides a full range of banking and investment services to retail, small business, commercial, and wealth management customers across Canada. These services are delivered through a national network of more than 950 branches, over 2,500 ABMs, call centres, plus telephone, wireless and Internet banking. Today, it ranks as Canada’s third-largest bank, and provides a wide range of services, concentrating on retail, corporate and investment banking. Scotiabank’s other services include personal savings and checking accounts, as well as lending, brokerage and trust services. The company also offers asset management (including mutual funds) and, through its Scotia Capital division, investment banking services, including underwriting, and mergers and acquisitions advising. Global Banking and Markets (the Scotiabank Group's corporate and investment banking operations) provides specialized solutions...
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...The great American Industrialist Henry Ford once said, “Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward”. In the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand Louie Zamperini undergoes many hardships; however, time and time again, his determination coached him through his trials, finally allowing him to return home to his family and friends after surviving the atrocities he encountered as a POW in two different Japanese prison camps. Described as a delinquent at the beginning of his biography, Louie soon dropped his mischievous behavior and focused...
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...Account for the resurgence of Muslim power between 1144 and 1187 The latter half of the 12th century can be distinctly marked and understood as the gradual and dynamic process of the unification of the Islamic Middle East. By 1187 this resurrection of Muslim authority was albeit confirmed, manifesting itself in its fundamental intent; the reclamation of the Holy City of Jerusalem. And yet while a Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem remained in the Levant till 1291 with the fall of Acre, it was crippled, never to reclaim its former holdings nor its dominion or aspirations in recreating a Christian Holy Land. As William of Tyre aptly noted of the situation in the 1180s “the strategic balance in the Near East had tilted decisively against the Franks“. Throughout the 12th century, this process of resurgence was the conjunction of several contributory factors throughout the period, both that of growing Muslim unity and strength, attached with underlying instabilities and structural ailments of the Crusader States. The impact and the role of the succession of the prodigious leadership, notably that of Zengi and his successors Nir Al-Din and Saladin, in facilitating the rise of Muslim ascendency in Syria and Palestine can be distinctly identified as a powerful driving force in this process. Ultimately therefore from 1144 to 1187 what this period highlights is the complex backdrop from which the narrative of Muslim resurgence is built upon. As noted, the succession of exceptional and charismatic...
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...DIVINATION SYSTEMS Written by Nicole Yalsovac Additional sections contributed by Sean Michael Smith and Christine Breese, D.D. Ph.D. Introduction Nichole Yalsovac Prophetic revelation, or Divination, dates back to the earliest known times of human existence. The oldest of all Chinese texts, the I Ching, is a divination system older than recorded history. James Legge says in his translation of I Ching: Book Of Changes (1996), “The desire to seek answers and to predict the future is as old as civilization itself.” Mankind has always had a desire to know what the future holds. Evidence shows that methods of divination, also known as fortune telling, were used by the ancient Egyptians, Chinese, Babylonians and the Sumerians (who resided in what is now Iraq) as early as six‐thousand years ago. Divination was originally a device of royalty and has often been an essential part of religion and medicine. Significant leaders and royalty often employed priests, doctors, soothsayers and astrologers as advisers and consultants on what the future held. Every civilization has held a belief in at least some type of divination. The point of divination in the ancient world was to ascertain the will of the gods. In fact, divination is so called because it is assumed to be a gift of the divine, a gift from the gods. This gift of obtaining knowledge of the unknown uses a wide range of tools and an enormous variety of ...
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...C200 Examination Name:_________________________________ Date:________ Purpose This assessment is used to gauge your understanding of the ideas introduced in the C200 lessons and using them to analyze strategic policy and plans. The exam is due at the end of C200. General Instructions * This examination is worth 35% of your C200 Theme grade. * You may use the C200 online lessons, readings, and references to complete the exam. * The DDE Support Team can only answer administrative questions. * All work must be your own. You are not to discuss this examination or your answers, in either draft or final form, with anyone else. * Answers must be typed, double-spaced, and no more than 2 pages in length per question. * Use Times New Roman size 12 pitch font. One inch margins. * Clearly identify the question you are answering. * Any quotations from the assigned student readings are to be parenthetical (Huntington, pg. 8). Quotations from sources outside assigned student readings are to have complete citation. * You are not authorized to copy, reproduce or share this examination. Answer These Questions 1. Based upon the attached Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan, what vital national interest does the President see at stake in Afghanistan and how does our involvement...
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...R AJA Y OGA rajyaeg S WAMI V IVEKANANDA CELEPHAÏS PRESS Issued by Celephaïs Press, somewhere beyond the Tanarian Hills (i.e. Leeds, England), August 2003 E.V. Revised and corrected, November 2003. This work is in the public domain. EACH SOUL IS POTENTIALLY DIVINE. THE GOAL IS TO MANIFEST THIS DIVINE WITHIN, BY CONTROLLING NATURE, EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL. DO THIS EITHER BY WORK, OR WORSHIP, OR PSYCHIC CONTROL, OR PHILOSOPHY, BY ONE, OR MORE, OR ALL OF THESE—AND BE FREE. IS THE WHOLE OF RELIGION. DOCTRINES, OR DOGMAS, OR RITUALS, OR BOOKS, OR TEMPLES, OR FORMS, ARE BUT SECONDARY DETAILS. THIS PREFACE SINCE the dawn of history, various extraordinary phenomena have been recorded as happening amongst human beings. Witnesses are not wanting in modern times to attest the fact of such events, even in societies living under the full blaze of modern science. The vast mass of such evidence is unreliable, as coming from ignorant, superstitious, or fraudulent persons. In many instances the so-called miracles are imitations. But what do they imitate? It is not the sign of a candid and scientific mind to throw overboard anything without proper investigation. Surface scientists, unable to explain the various extraordinary mental phenomena, strive to ignore their very existence. They are, therefore, more culpable than those who think that their prayers are answered by a being, or beings, above the clouds, or than those who believe that their petitions will make such beings...
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...1.1 Background of the Study: Interest in the concept and practice of nation branding has proliferated in recent years, as more and more governments around the world attempt to attach the power of commercial branding techniques in order to improve their country’s image and reputation across a wide range of sectors. Bangladeshis have a persistent grievance that Bangladesh is not justly portrayed in international forums. It has become commonplace for the country to be associated with natural calamities, wavering political situation, corruption and other negative attributes. So, it is necessary to remove the negative perception about Bangladesh & to spread out the positive news to enhance the image of Bangladesh in the world. 1.2 Broad Objective: The main objective of the study is to understand the perceptions of foreigners & native people about Bangladesh & to find the possible ways that will enhance the image of Bangladesh globally. 1.3 Specific Objectives: Under a broad objective the study focused on some several activities for comprehending an overall review. * To identify the problems that Bangladesh faces in tourism industry. * To find the tourist spots those are renowned globally & domestically. * To identify the solution that will lessen the problems in tourism industry. * To find the awareness of people about the culture of Bangladesh. * To understand the perception of native people and foreigners about the people of Bangladesh...
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...PHILIPPINE LITERATURE Philippine literature is the body of works, both oral and written, that Filipinos, whether native, naturalized, or foreign born, have created about the experience of people living in or relating to Philippine society. It is composed or written in any of the Philippine languages, in Spanish and in English, and in Chinese as well. Philippine literature may be produced in the capital city of Manila and in the different urban centers and rural outposts, even in foreign lands where descendants of Filipino migrants use English or any of the languages of the Philippines to create works that tell about their lives and aspirations. The forms used by Filipino authors may be indigenous or borrowed from other cultures, and these may range from popular pieces addressed to mass audiences to highly sophisticated works intended for the intellectual elite. Having gone through two colonial regimes, the Philippines has manifested the cultural influences of the Spanish and American colonial powers in its literary production. Works may be grouped according to the dominant tradition or traditions operative in them. The first grouping belongs to the ethnic tradition, which comprises oral lore identifiably precolonial in provenance and works that circulate within contemporary communities of tribal Filipinos, or among lowland Filipinos that have maintained their links with the culture of their non-Islamic or non-Christian ancestors. The second grouping consists of works that show...
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