...shot by a sniper at the battle of Loos on the 13th October of 1915, at the age of 20, he wrote the poem When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead. Charles Hamilton Sorley wrote this poem right before he had died in the war to show his thoughts on the brutal conditions and immoral lifestyle they lived in. He was an average student who had taken classes and had an optimistic point of view of life who had joined the war to be a part of his country; like many other fools. In the war they went against all human dignity and the dead had no respect, which is described in, When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead. Charles Hamilton Sorley was born in Aberdeen in 1895 and 18 years later he decided to live in Germany and went to college at University College, Cambridge. Once war was declared in August 1914, Sorley unexpectedly went back to England to enlist in the British Army. He joined the Suffolk Regiment and went through multiple months of training; soon after he was sent to the Western Front for war. Then at the age of 20 he was unexpectedly shot by a sniper at the battle of Loos on the 13th October of 1915. When he died, he had only 37 finished poems to share with the world; including the poem he had just finished, When You See Millions of the Mouthless Dead. His most popular...
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...Throughout The Sojourn men constantly enlist in the war, hoping to live a better life. They read newspaper headlines, see propaganda pictures and hear stories believing that the war is a one in a lifetime opportunity. After experiencing the war, many regret their decision to join and even flee. Josef, the main character of the novel finds himself regretting many of his kills as a sniper, even though he once never hesitated to pull the trigger. The combination of this propaganda picture along with the poem strive to prove a point that war is often falsely perceived as a heroistic act, acting like war is the key to a better life. This often leads to a false perception of war, and many young men joining in hopes of the benefits they never will receive....
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...Oral Test in English week 48, 1C On Monday or Thursday in week 48, you are all going to have an oral test in English. This test will be a group discussion of short stories that we have studied and the film that we have watched: • “Brackley and the Bed”, pp. 39-43 • “A Soldier’s Bride”, pp. 57-61 • “The Moose and the Sparrow”, pp, 103-109 • “The Sniper”, pp. 114-116 • “Blood Diamond”, the movie + pp. 68-71 What is a group discussion? A group discussion is an assessment situation where you sit with your teacher and discuss a topic. During the discussion, the teacher will ask you different questions relevant to the stories / the film and its content. We will focus primarily on the analysis of the stories / the film, so you should know some things about the plot, the setting, the main characters, the point of view and the themes. In the group discussion, you will draw (=trekke) a story /film, and this is what we will start talking about. During the discussion we will probably include one or two of the other stories as well. In order to prepare properly for this discussion, you should read attentively. Since your analysis should be based on evidence from the story; make notes while you read, and find good examples in the story which illustrate the characters, the themes etc. The examples you find can serve as evidence for your interpretation. What is important in the discussion is to present your thoughts and reflections on the stories. You will be graded individually...
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...provided the strength needed to capture the stronghold. Today there is a spectacular memorial to the Canadian soldiers who lost their lives on Vimy Ridge. A Canadian sense of identity had begun to form during the time period of the Great War, as almost all eligible men were trained for the front lines. Those who remained in Canada were impacted through the loss of loved ones. This led to a cultural boom of artists and writers as the war began drawing to a close. One sense of identity came from the Great War itself. Canadian military doctor and artillery commander Major John McCrae was on the front lines and had witnessed a copious amount death, prompting him to write a poem, which later became famous, “In Flanders Fields.” McCrae’s poem discusses the Great War and it’s carnage, death, and fighting. His poem brought about the poppy as a remembrance flower and allowed those who were not fighting a chance to have a mental image of the fighting. Another sense of Canadian identity was found in the landscape of Canada. As the war began drawing to a close, several found comfort in Canada and her blue waters and green foliage. After Tom Thomson was found dead in Algonquin Park, his work, capturing the essence of the Canadian wilderness blossomed. Shortly after Thomson’s mysterious death, the Group of Seven also became very popular. Similar to Thomson’s work, Group of Seven painted the North, stressing the nature, ruggedness, and vastness of Canada. Writers also boomed, most notably...
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...or fails to prevent acts that infringe upon his or her own moral and ethical values. Dr. Jonathan Shay in his Achilles in Vietnam argues that “moral injury is an essential part of any combat trauma that leads to lifelong psychological injury” that veterans can “usually recover from horror, fear, and grief once they return to civilian life, so long as “what’s right” has not also been violated (Shay 20). Shay’s assertion that central to a veteran’s successful re-acclimation to civilian life is the cure to a moral injury, is an accurate statement to describe soldiers’ mentalities during war, as shown through Achilles’ rage over the death of his beloved friend Patroclus, as well as American Sniper, Chris Kyle’s successful adaption to civilian life after his role in the Iraq War. In Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad, the Greek’s predominant warrior, Achilles, refuses to fight with his men because of an argument between himself and Agamemnon. The argument between the two men is caused by Agamemnon’s unfair claim of Achilles’ prize, Briseis, as stated, “bring back / Briseis of the fair cheeks leading her by the hand. And if he / will not give her, I must come in person to take her” (1.322-324). As a result of Agamemnon’s unfair claim of Briseis, Achilles and his men refuse to fight against the Trojans. The loss of Achilles from the battlefield is a devastating loss for the Greeks; the absence of their most prized warrior proves to be a devastating impediment on the Greek army. Achilles refrains...
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...the remainder of the year training in England, he left for the western front early in January 1917. He was diagnosed with shellshock after experiencing heavy fighting and was evacuated to England to recover at Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburgh in June. Anthem for Doomed Youth and Dulce et Decorum est were written in 1917, during Owen’s time at Craiglockhart. Here, he was able to write some of his best work. He also met the poet Siegfried Sassoon here, who was already a well-established poet. Sassoon agreed to look over Owen's poems, gave him encouragement and introduced him to literary figures such as Robert Graves. Owen conveys his feelings towards the war through the many poems he wrote, especially while being treated at Craiglockhart. His poems give the reader a sense of what it was like to be a militant during conflict. His poetry is characterised by powerful descriptions of the conditions faced by soldiers in the trenches. His poems are sometimes violent and realistic, challenging earlier poetry which communicated a pro-war message. His first-hand experience of war is one reason why there was such a shift in the attitude towards war. He returned to France in August 1918 and in October was awarded the Military Cross for bravery. On 4th November 1918 he was killed while attempting to lead his men across the Sambre canal at Ors. The news of his death reached his parents on 11 November, Armistice Day. He felt he needed to show the ‘Pity of War’ and...
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...A master at blending cynicism and truth, Wislawa Szymborska is known for her poetry “that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality.” She delves into the nuances of human nature, and questions how humans construct self-perception based on societal values and their inborn anthropocentrism. Szymborska’s poems “Hatred” and “View With a Grain of Sand” focus on the ironic nature of the beliefs and values in human construction of self-image: she explores the fear of using violence, and the non-existent self-perception of objects. In “Hatred”, Szymborska immediately captures the readers’ attentions with her claims of hatred’s capability with her assertion that it ‘leaps and overtakes.’...
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...Cultural Context The cultural context refers to the type of society in which a text is set-it’s structures, values and day-to-day rituals. Comparing the texts I have studied under Cultural Context mode involves entering the world of each text and comparing the ways in which the lives of the central characters are influenced by the worlds in which they live. The three texts I have studied are Lies of Silence (LS) by Brian Moore, Plough and the Stars (PS) playwrite by Sean O’Casey and Il Postino (IP) directed by Micheal Radford. These novelists, dramatists and film directors obviously employ their own distinctive narrative techniques. I was interested in studying a significant range of similarities in the way LS, PS and IP deliver their respective tales. The setting is easily comparable in all texts. IP was set in a small island off the coast of Italy around the 1950’s. Communism was the main political headline in this text, where a famous Italian poet, Pablo Neruda, was exiled from his own country and forced to live elsewhere for a short while due to the fact he was a communist. During this time also, Europe was struggling to cope from World War II. PS was set in Dublin, 1916. The Easter Rising was at stake. We receive an insight into the lives of the Irish people during The Troubles. There was also a feud between Socialism and Republicanism. LS is set in Belfast in the 1950’s when the Northern Troubles were at its climax. The setting in this text is dominated by the deep-rooted...
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...As a young boy, George Orwell had always loved writing and literature. He began writing poems before most kids today can even spell their name. This love lead him to receive scholarships and become an authorauthur. It did not all come easy for him though, and he had many obstacles in his way, including some life threatening ones. By looking at Animal Farm, one can see that George Orwell included the themes of the corruption of sSocialist ideas and the danger of a naive working class because he was very opposed to the cCommunistic ways of the Soviet Union. George Orwell, who was born Eric ArthurAuthur Blair, was born on June 25, 1903, in Motihari, India. He was the son of, Richard WalmesleyWalmasley Blair, a British civil servant officer, and...
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...HOW THE GAME ATTRACTS THE FILIPINO YOUTH? The first factor why it attracts the youth is the type of game involved. Filipino gamers The Culture love strategy of DOTA in theaction games and Philippines compared to board and mini games. It has a very different gameplay compared among other games. Also, it is a multiplayer game; people can play with others up to 10 persons per game. These are the heroes of DOTA, there are so much to choose from. They are divided into three groups, the Sentinel, the Scourge, and the Neutrals. Also they are divided further by their Joshua Frankie B. Rayo Department of Computer Science University of the Philippines Diliman The Culture of DOTA in the Philippines Joshua Frankie B. Rayo Department of Computer Science, University of the Philippines Diliman jbrayo@up.edu.ph Abstract. The culture of DOTA (Defense of the Ancients) has taken the Philippines to storm because of its very creative gameplay that caused millions of Filipino students hard for them to avoid playing the game; and it is also evident from media to the internet. This game has brought such intense effects to the Filipino youth and its everyday life; up to the point where they are affected physically, psychologically, and their respective careers. Because of DOTA, the computer shops in the country have been growing massively since its release; the youth are gathered there to play informally and to show their enthusiasm and foster friendship, teamwork...
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...Defeating the Enemy’s Will: The Psychological Foundations of Maneuver Warfare DAVID A. GROSSMAN The will to fight is at the nub of all defeat mechanisms … One should always look for a way to break the enemy’s will and capacity to resist. Brig. Gen. Huba Wass de Czege Defeating the enemy’s will. That is the essence of maneuver warfare, that you defeat the enemy’s will to fight rather than his ability to fight. But how do you defeat a man’s mind? We can measure and precisely quantify the mechanics of defeating the enemy’s ability to fight, and it is this tangible, mathematical quality that makes attacking the enemy’s physical ability to fight so much more attractive than attacking the enemy’s psychological will to fight. At some level none of us can truly be comfortable when we dwell on the fact that our destiny as soldiers and military leaders ultimately depends on something as nebulous and unquantifiable as an enemy’s “will,” and we are tempted to ignore such aspects of warfare. But somewhere in the back of our minds, a still, small voice reminds us that ultimately the paths of victory run not through machinery and material, but through the hearts and minds of human beings. So what is the foundation of the will to fight and kill in combat and what are the vulnerable points in this foundation? In short: what are the psychological underpinnings of maneuver warfare? To answer these questions, students of maneuver warfare must truly understand, as we have never understood before...
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...[pic] JPPSS ELA COURSE GUIDE 2011-2012 ENGLISH I The JPPSS Instructional Sequence Guides are aligned with the LA Comprehensive Curriculum. JPPSS Implementation of Activities in the Classroom Incorporation of activities into lesson plans is critical to the successful implementation of the Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum. The Comprehensive Curriculum indicates one way to align instruction with Louisiana standards, benchmarks, and grade-level expectations. The curriculum is aligned with state content standards, as defined by grade-level expectations (GLEs), and organized into coherent, time-bound units with sample activities and classroom assessments to guide teaching and learning. The units in the curriculum have been arranged so that the content to be assessed will be taught before the state testing dates. While teachers may substitute equivalent activities and assessments based on the instructional needs, learning styles, and interests of their students, the Comprehensive Curriculum should be a primary resource when planning instruction. Grade level expectations—not the textbook—should determine the content to be taught. Textbooks and other instructional materials should be used as resource in teaching the grade level expectations...
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...I AM MALALA The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb Weidenfeld & Nicolson LONDON To all the girls who have faced injustice and been silenced. Together we will be heard. Contents Cover Title Page Dedication Prologue: The Day my World Changed PART ONE: BEFORE THE TALIBAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A Daughter Is Born My Father the Falcon Growing up in a School The Village Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You Children of the Rubbish Mountain The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School The Autumn of the Earthquake PART TWO: THE VALLEY OF DEATH 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Radio Mullah Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat The Clever Class The Bloody Square The Diary of Gul Makai A Funny Kind of Peace Leaving the Valley PART THREE: THREE BULLETS, THREE GIRLS 16 17 18 19 20 The Valley of Sorrows Praying to Be Tall The Woman and the Sea A Private Talibanisation Who is Malala? PART FOUR: BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH 21 ‘God, I entrust her to you’ 22 Journey into the Unknown PART FIVE: A SECOND LIFE 23 ‘The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham’ 24 ‘They have snatched her smile’ Epilogue: One Child, One Teacher, One Book, One Pen . . . Glossary Acknowledgements Important Events in Pakistan and Swat A Note on the Malala Fund Picture Section Additional Credits and Thanks Copyright Prologue: The Day my World Changed I COME FROM a country which was created at midnight. When...
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...I AM MALALA The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and was Shot by the Taliban Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb Weidenfeld & Nicolson LONDON To all the girls who have faced injustice and been silenced. Together we will be heard. Contents Cover Title Page Dedication Prologue: The Day my World Changed PART ONE: BEFORE THE TALIBAN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A Daughter Is Born My Father the Falcon Growing up in a School The Village Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You Children of the Rubbish Mountain The Mufti Who Tried to Close Our School The Autumn of the Earthquake PART TWO: THE VALLEY OF DEATH 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Radio Mullah Toffees, Tennis Balls and the Buddhas of Swat The Clever Class The Bloody Square The Diary of Gul Makai A Funny Kind of Peace Leaving the Valley PART THREE: THREE BULLETS, THREE GIRLS 16 17 18 19 20 The Valley of Sorrows Praying to Be Tall The Woman and the Sea A Private Talibanisation Who is Malala? PART FOUR: BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH 21 ‘God, I entrust her to you’ 22 Journey into the Unknown PART FIVE: A SECOND LIFE 23 ‘The Girl Shot in the Head, Birmingham’ 24 ‘They have snatched her smile’ Epilogue: One Child, One Teacher, One Book, One Pen . . . Glossary Acknowledgements Important Events in Pakistan and Swat A Note on the Malala Fund Picture Section Additional Credits and Thanks Copyright Prologue: The Day my World Changed I COME FROM a country which was created at midnight. When...
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...G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS An imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group. Published by The Penguin Group. Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014, USA. Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.). Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England. Penguin Ireland, 25 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd). Penguin Group (Australia), 707 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3008, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd). Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Center, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi–110 017, India. Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, Auckland 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd). Penguin Books South Africa, Rosebank Office Park, 181 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parktown North 2193, South Africa. Penguin China, B7 Jiaming Center, 27 East Third Ring Road North, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China. Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England. Copyright © 2013 by Rick Yancey. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, scanned, or distributed in any printed or electronic form without permission in writing from the publisher, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Reg. U.S. Pat & Tm. Off. Please...
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