...to be turned upside down. Starting Friday, September 1, the life Dawid and his countrymen knew would never be the same. Dawid recalls the day in which Nazi Germany invaded, “German forces began to cross the Polish border in a number of places. Simultaneously, air raids were made on such Polish cities as Krakow, Czestochowa, Katowice, Grodno, and so on. The world has caught fire.” The next few weeks were very turbulent for the citizens of Poland. Jews were forced into labor, stores were ransacked, and citizens were harassed by German officials. Eventually, school would begin again granting Dawid, and other students, an escape from the upheaval of day to day life in occupied Poland. Soon after, other facets of life began to stabilize and return to normal. Moving forward, notebook two covers a period of time in which the ghetto system had been enacted and more stability was created. The more established and orderly scheme for controlling Jewish life allowed for much more normality. Citizens began to grow accustomed to their situation and began to continue on business as usual. Dawid discusses how school has begun again following a break in lessons, “Classes at school have been good from the outset. Every day we have six solid lessons, even though the conditions in which the classes are held are still very uncomfortable.” Although life could never be one hundred percent traditional, by giving children access to school, a level of routine can be reached that would otherwise be unattainable...
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...In this unit you will learn about the tensions in American Society following WWI. The 1920’s are often remembered for the upbeat, boisterous characteristics that earned the decade of its nickname, the “ Roaring Twenties”. However, while impressions of the “ Roaring Twenties” prosperity are accurate, the decade also saw economic recession labor unrest and an increase in discrimination, anti-communist sentiment (feelings), anti- immigration legislation (laws), and racial violence rose during this tumultuous decade. As WWI ended, Americans were eager to “ return to normalcy,” meaning the return of traditional gender roles, the need for family stability and other traditional biblical norms those Americans who pushed for these ideas were called “ Traditionalists” and “ Fundamentalists”....
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...After his service in the Vietnam War, Norman Bowker returns home and has difficulty adjusting to the normalcy of everyday life. In the late afternoon on the Fourth of July holiday, Norman drives around a local lake, passing time and thinking about his life before the war, as well as what he saw and did in Vietnam. Norman after the drive he just sits, and watches his little town hoping not to run into his father, because he is afraid he won’t be very happy (164). When Norman returns home he is welcomed but in ways he didn’t expect. Everyone acted like he was never even gone, and showed little to no respect for his courageous act. Norman brought home many medals and trophies for his courage and attitude in the war. Pilot medals, and ground war....
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...Exploiting Volatility In the times of recession and variability with the market getting volatile with very far glimpse of normalcy being stored, it would not be a good suggestion to just sit and watch rather it would be a better strategy to make ways to scale up the investment by learning to exploit volatility by diversifying asset allocation, rebalancing portfolio and option strategies. High return volatility definitely increases the fluctuation of the asset class weightings around the target allocation and increases the risk of significant deviation from the target but greater volatility also results in compounded returns . It is substantiated by the situation when the government is spending trillions of dollars to stimulate the growth in the economy and the corporate world is moving ahead with aggressive restructuring. Volatility can be exploited by diversifying the portfolio with bonds as bonds and equities are well correlated and the bonds in the portfolio also dramatically reduces the risk during financial crises. There would be loss but by a lower percentage than in the situation of all equity or lower bond ratio portfolios. The second situation is to avoid risk of market concentration when there is subsequent rise in equity market and then sudden collapse. For this systematic rebalancing is very advantageous as it reduces the downside risk by reducing volatility and investors increase long term portfolio performance by creating alpha and reducing risk. This approach...
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...palace and seek help to finally return home. Then in Book Seven, before Odysseus arrives at the palace, Athene places a magical mist around him to protect and disguise him. Upon entering the palace he finds a celebration for Poseidon going on and then approaches the queen by falling to her feet. In this moment this protective mist vanishes and his identity is questioned, as to who he is or if he is a god. After explaining his situation they agree to help him and later that evening he explains his journey from kalypso’s Island to their kingdom. The story that he told of his escape from kalypso and then refugee to Scheria really encapsulates the bigger picture of the storyline in this poem. Odysseus recalls how Zeus destroyed his ship therefore making him land on Ogygia where Kalypso lived. This represented how the gods continually caused events throughout the story to make Odysseus go to certain territories. By forcing him to encounter these new lands he learned a great deal and took away many positive influences and character changes. From here we learn how he spent quite a bit of time with Kalypso. This part, to me, represented his yearning desire to be reunited with his wife and family. He had such a strong desire to return to the normalcy of his family life and interacting with other in general. I think he found some of that peace with Kalypso while he was there with her. Eventually we learn that she sent him off so that he could return to his true life however his ultimate...
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...These two poems portray a very similar message about the natural world and how it affects human relationships. Both poems use color imagery to depict the negative influence of nature on the speakers. However, the poems are different from each other in their method of using color to accomplish this message. “Berry picking” uses color to describe the berries as “red” (14) or blue and juxtaposes them against the “dark green” (2) leaves, which in turn portrays the berries as being bright and vibrant. When the berries stain the wife’s lips, they are consequently linking themselves with the wife. The berries and the wife, then create a further contrast with the speaker. Dissimilarly, “Water” uses color to show the normalcy of the past by relating...
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...Kevin Halligan’s poem “ The Cockroach” should be read on two levels: literal and figurative. The poem has fifteen lines with a set rhyme scheme of every other line rhyming—ABABCDCD. The point of view is first person with the poet as the speaker. The literal meaning is a realistic scene of the speaker watching a huge cockroach crossing the floor of the house. The speaker is intrigued and examines the movement of the insect. The roach avoids a dust bunny by sidestepping around it. As it crossed the floor, it follows a path probably previous covered. The roach begins to move quicker in circles and acts oddly. It flips over as if to scratch its wings. Something was affecting the bug because it seems to be having an attack which causes it be uncertain and erratic in its movements. Finally, it climbed up on a shelf and ceased to move. No longer did it appear to know what to do. Was it being punished for something that it had done? While the speaker watched the insect, he felt as though he saw himself in its actions. It looked clear about what to do next. He looked uncertain where to go. Was this due payment for some vicious crime A former life had led to? I don’t know Except I thought I recognised myself. On a deeper, figurative level, the poem can be read as an extended metaphor for the life of the speaker or possibly the human race in general. The roach is large which indicates an unusual insect. Is it large because it is large for the species or just large enough...
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...bankers being sued by their clients for the massive losses they had suffered. Around the world, wealthy investors scurried to safe haven assets as the global economy plunged into the throes of recession. In a bid to restore normalcy to the financial markets, the government of various countries began to review and tighten their regulations, as they pushed for greater accountability by banks. The downward pressure on margins, changes in client behavior, and heightened market volatility heralded a new phase for private banks, as they entered into an era where the business model of yesteryear no longer guarantees continued success in an intensively competitive industry; the implication on private bankers is clear – they will have to adapt to a different playing field by unlearning some habits and skills and replacing them with new ones. With memories of the global financial crisis firmly etched on the minds of the exceptionally wealthy, private bankers will now have to contend with clients who are not only more risk-averse but are also more particular about how their investment portfolios are structured. While wealth preservation remains a priority for the exceptionally wealthy, they will also demand that private bankers consider ways to generate sustainable returns on those assets that they have entrusted their wealth managers with. The only difference this time round is that they expect greater transparency on their investments and are less tolerant when their expectations are not...
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...relief policies such as voting, and the influence it had on retail sales. Although President Roosevelt thought that the New Deal would benefit Americans by increasing employment nationwide, the fact is the plan actually slowed the United States’ recovery from the Great Depression. On July 24, 1933, President Roosevelt stated to the public on the radio: To the men and women whose lives have been darkened by the fact of the fear of unemployment, I am justified in saying a word of encouragement because the codes and the agreements already approved, or about to be passed upon, prove that the plan does raise wages, and that it does put people back to work.1 President Roosevelt wanted to use government power in order to return the people and their economy to a feeling of normalcy. This is seen when he stated the following: I shall ask the Congress for the one remaining instrument to meet the crisis- broad Executive power to wage a war against the emergency, as great as the power that would be given to me if we were in fact invaded by a foreign foe.2 This is because he thought it would be best for him to handle the problems of the Great...
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...emperors tried to give an illusion of a functioning republic when in fact they had full powers. The emperors slowly but gradually destroyed all the republican values. It was however a happier period than the roman republic. Augustus originally called Caius Octavius ruled from 27 BC to 14 AD. His talents gained him the regard of his great uncle, Julius Caesar, who declared himself willing to adopt him for his son, in case he should remain without children. His fidelity in carrying out the generous provisions of Caesar's will and his tactful course also played a key role in his rise to power. Augustus preserved the façade of republic institutions while functioning as a monarch because he wanted to assure the roman aristocracy of the return of normalcy of the republican procedure in rule. During this principate, Augustus adopted a conciliatory attitude with the senate and invested dignity and power in them to help him rule the provinces of the empire. The local conditions of the provinces were also improved during this period. Grants of money were given to various towns in Asia and the country was opened up when roads were built. Natural and secure frontiers were also established during this principate. Octavius also checked extravagance by enacting sanctuary laws which limited the amount to be spent on dinner, on ordinary days and on festivals. Augustus' reign was also rich in literature with authors that are known to this day including poets such Vergil, Ovid and Horace and historians...
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...Were Republican ideas the main reason for the fact that there was a Republican president and a Republican majority in congress from 1921-31? From 1921 to 1931, the American political scene was dominated by the Republican Party. This spell of success came after the 8 years of presidency served by the Democrat, Woodrow Wilson. The first Republican president of this period was Republican senator of Ohio Warren G. Harding who was elected president in 1920 by a landslide. The second president of this time was Calvin Coolidge. Like Harding, he was an economic conservative who lacked charisma but made up for it with a strong reputation for personal respectability. The republican who succeeded Coolidge, was Herbert Hoover. Hoover’s economic ideology differed from that of his predecessors, Harding and Coolidge. He believed neither in a traditional laissez-faire approach nor in economic planning and state direction. Instead, he favoured the idea of voluntary cooperation between the private sector and the government. I believe that Republican ideas were the main reason for Republican domination of government between 1921 and 1931. Harding and Coolidge believed in a laissez-faire style of government meaning that it was not the function of government to interfere in people’s lives by enacting legislation unless America’s vital interests were threatened. So, for example, businesses were left alone to organise their own affairs and workers were free to bargain for their wages at the work...
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...The Year of Magical Thinking: Chapter Five Didion spends the first several pages of chapter five attempting to reconstruct the events that preceded and followed the night of December 30, 2003. Didion spends so much time and effort reconstructing the memories of Quintana’s illness, and not the events related to John’s death in order to demonstrate how her life changed in an instant from a normal, ordinary past to a dark and depressing present. Didion’s purpose through her juxtaposition of past and present memories is to emphasize how “Life changes in the instant. The ordinary instant.”. Didion’s reconstruction of these painful memories relate to her grief by her staying hopeful when doctors told her Quintana would not survive. Didion is unable...
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...The Battlefield When most of us hear the word leader, during the Civil Rights Movement, we think of great men like, Martin Luther King or A. Philip Randolph. However, Louis Armstrong must be considered as one of our countries leaders. Being an innovative musician he not only pioneered jazz but overcame barriers set by racism. He saw the musician, not the color of the musician. Louis patented his own style of music which became known and loved the world over. David Stricklin’s book Louis Armstrong gave us a detailed description of Armstrong’s life. By cracking open the pages of history we gain a greater understanding of his life and how he interacted with his environment. Armstrong was born August 4, 1901, in the Third Ward just west of downtown New Orleans. Stricklin quoted Gary Giddins, “Louis was raised in a house of cards in the middle of a gale,” which describes his life. His family moved later to a red light district known as, The Battlefield. Just the name, The Battlefield, makes one think of a harsh environment where you could lose your life at any moment. According to Stricklin he was primarily raised by his grandmother, and had to endure seeing his mother struggle economically, even subjecting herself to prostitution to provide for her family. His father had limited contact, which must have been difficult for Louis to understand, since he had another family. During Armstrong’s early adolescence the United States was in an era of reform, the Progressive Era, asking...
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...In the essay, Bombs Bursting in Air, Beth Johnson tells her children of a tragedy that a close friend of theirs is experiencing. The tragedy is that their daughters playmate, Shannon, bumped her head sledding and during the doctors examination, they found a tumor that requires surgery. She also recollects, in great detail, past tragedies that have happened in her own life, starting with memories of when she was a child and progressing throughout her adult years. Ultimately, Shannon is ok after the surgery and they return to a life of normalcy, waiting for the next explosion. “Back then, Monday meant gym, Tuesday was pizza in the cafeteria, Wednesday brought clarinet lessons. Teachers stood in their familiar spots in the class-rooms, telling...
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...actions. When they are finally rescued the school boys are ecstatic and can’t wait. Although, there are a lot of things they are going to have to learn all over and try to pick up where they left off. Ralph, “He was old enough, twelve years and a few months…” “You could see now that he might make a boxer, as far as width and heaviness of shoulders went…” (Golding 10). He is, out of all the boys the most calm and collected, mentally. When the officer arrived at the island the boys were stunned, but at the same time half of their mind said “Let’s go home,” and the other half said “I want to stay.” As happy as Ralph is to go home, he has a lot that is going to have to be re-taught before everything returns to normal. Compared to expectations for Jack, Ralph’s transition to “normalcy” will be somewhat smoother and easier. During the whole spine tingling experience on the island, all he tried to do was keep thing in order with the help of his new best friend Piggy. In the beginning, everyone was willing and understanding in listening to Ralph because they all wanted the same thing, TO BE RESCUED! As time went on and the boys noticed that they didn’t need anyone to tell them what to do, they split off into two different tribes. One was Ralph’s “Who wants to be rescued?” tribe and the other was Jack’s “Who wants to be savages and not listen...
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