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...Viewing Thoreau through the eyes of Wordsworth There are times when reading an essay that it is confusing to understand what the author is trying to purvey. Later, gaining more knowledge of the subject through other authors, it is easier to see what previous authors that have been read where trying to say. Looking at Henry David Thoreau’s “Solitude” after reading William Wordsworth’s “The World is Too Much with Us” brought clarity to many aspects of Thoreau’s essay. Wordsworth’s poem brought clarity to what Thoreau believed some people are missing or closing themselves off to when they sever their ties to the natural world, the bond that Thoreau himself has with nature and why it seems he has found happiness. There are many aspects of nature that many people miss that both Thoreau and Wordsworth see. When Wordsworth speaks of “getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; / little we see in nature that is ours” (356), it clarifies a conversation Thoreau has within his essay with one of his “townsmen, who has accumulated what is called a handsome property” (50). The conversation that Thoreau has with this townsman leads the man to asking Thoreau how he could “give up so many of the comforts of life” (50). When Wordsworth’s quote is applied, it helps to illuminate the point that many people are so busy trying to gain material possessions that they can no longer see simple beauty in nature; everything has to have a monetary value to make it worthwhile for many people to pursue...
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...Essay World war one is more than it seems you may see it as a time of death and tragedy but that is not all that this war was hidden in the sorrow and death inventions were being invented, people were making the greatest friendships, war ended the constant conflict between countries. In the book All j’\ on the Western Front, By ERICH Maria REMARQUE it’s main character Paul was a 19 year old kid fresh out of highschool and went into the war because his teacher made it seem great but he soon learned it wasn't. This novel shows that “there is nothing redeemable about war, it only destroys” but that's not true at all war is not pure destruction. Some reasons are war makes a closer relationship and bond with your fellow soldiers and friends before war, you begin to love the small moments where he can relax, it makes you grow into a man and got more skills....
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...Book Review of Hoplites: The Classical Greek Battle Experience Kyle Bonds History 3300, Dr. Kicklighter 09 October 2013 Kyle Bonds Dr. Joseph Kicklighter 9 October 2013 History 3300 Hoplites: The Classical Greek Battle Experience Review Collected and edited by Victor Davis Hanson, Hoplites: The Classical Greek Battle Experience is a collection of nine scholarly essays specifically about the Hoplite warrior: describing the weapons used, how the identification and retrieval of casualties was conducted, the style of phalanx battle from the perspective of the actual soldier fighting as well as sacrifices and battle rituals. He reveals a new experience to the reader using these works, one that sheds new light on the hoplite warrior. Born on September 5th, 1953, Victor Hanson is a military historian and columnist specializing in the study of the classics and ancient warfare. Most notably known for his contributions on modern warfare and contemporary politics for the National Review he has published a number of books on ancient warfare and the classics most on Greek warfare and the Peloponnesian Wars. Keeping his love for the classics intact he received his Ph.D in that field from Stanford University in 1980. Hanson recently relinquished his position and California State University where he began teaching in 1984 where his solely responsible for the creation of the classics program. He currently writes two articles per week for the National Review. Although...
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...1915, The Voyage Out, first novel [pic] In The Voyage Out, one of Woolf's wittiest, socially satirical novels, Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship, and is launched on a course of self-discovery in a modern version of the mythic voyage. As a ship makes its way to an exotic location in South America, a young woman begins her own journey inward in Virginia Woolf’s 1915 novel The Voyage Out. Rachel Vinrace is traveling far away from her home in London. Her fellow passengers are a fascinating and motley assortment of members of Edwardian society whose lives and relationships reveal much about the world from which they come. Through witty comedy and stark tragedy, Woolf examines such themes as family, culture, and the individual in this remarkable portrait of modern life. Its unique and lyrical style, which has garnered the novel praise since its first publication, adds an artistic dimension to this surprisingly current novel. Indeed,The Voyage Out is a beautiful and telling work about self and society that rings as true today as in 1915. 1919, Night and Day [pic] [pic] Originally published in 1919, Night and Day contrasts the daily lives of four major characters while examining the relationships between love, marriage, happiness, and success. Like Virginia Woolf's first novel The Voyage Out, Night and Day is a more traditional narrative than her later novels. Unlike her first novel, however, Night and...
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...Essay: R.J. Reynolds International Financing (HBS 9-287-057). Page 1 of 7 "Cour sew or k.Info offer s a ver y valuable tool to students." Dr Yaakov Wise, Univer sity of M anchester LO G I N JO I N N O W ! SEARCH Adv anced search Search Coursew ork .info You a re he re : Universit y > Business and Adm inist rat iv e st udies > Finance > R.J. Reynolds I nt er nat ional Financing ( HBS 9- 287- 057) . N O M ORE BRAI N FREEZE - j ust love ly ide a s j uice ! W e 've got 1 ,4 6 2 GCSE Gr e e n Pla n t s a s Or ga n ism s Essa ys on lin e r ig h t n ow t o in sp ir e you St udy t he w ork of t he bright est st u den t s in t h e u k , a ll for le ss t h a n 1 7 p a da y. Accoun t ing ( 513 Essays) Econom ics (1,080 Essays) Fina nce ( 1, 083 Essays) H um a n Re sour ce M a na ge m e nt ( 1,012 Essays) M a na ge m e nt St udie s ( 1, 723 Essays) - I n t e r n a t ion a l Fin a n cia l R.J. Rey nolds I nt er nat ional Financing ( HBS 9- 287- 057) The case is set in t he cont ext of RJR’s 1985 financing of it s $4.9 billion acquisit ion of Nabisco Brands I nc. To finance t he acquisit ion, RJR was pr oposing t he issue of $1.2 billion of 12 year not es and t he sam e am ount in pr efer r ed st ock . I t had alr eady funded $1.5 billion of t he acquisit ion leav ing $1 billion m or e t o finance. Challenges facing RJR: Of t he $1.5 billion t hat had been funded, $500 m illion cam e from cash and t he r em aining was t hr ough bank bor r owings and...
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...includes active duty, Reserves, and National Guard. Awards are based upon a point system of personal achievement, family involvement in Veterans of Foreign Wars and military service. The award for first place is $10,000, second place is $5,000 and third place receives $3,000. Applicants must submit an entry form, complete a scoring sheet, and provide documents verifying facts related to the entry form. The deadline for this scholarship is December 31st of every year. The Armed Services YMCA Essay Contest is open to the children of members of the uniformed services (active-duty, Reserve, Guard and retired) and civilian (DOD and Coast Guard) families. Applicants must submit a 500-word essay on their favorite book, author, library, why they like to read, their favorite person to read with, etc. Students will be awarded $1,000 bonds for first place, and $200 bonds for second place. In addition, there are two $100 bonds for essays of honorable mention. The Educational Assistance Program of MOAA provides a variety of interest free loans, interest free grants and scholarships to children of the uniformed services. Applications are due in March. The AMVETS National Scholarship for Entering College Freshman is open to the children and grandchildren of AMVETS members. The scholarship requires applicants to write a 50 to 100-word essay on "What a Higher...
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...Older Adults Patient Education Issues Essay and Interview HLT 306 There are many issues that arise when teaching older patients. These barriers include; chronic illness, sensory changes, cognitive changes, medications and third party teaching. A patients life experiences can also affect patient education. It is up to the clinician to make adjustments to best suit each individuals needs and provide the best outcome possible. I conducted an interview with Mr. Bonds, a 79-year-old war veteran, and his daughter. Mr. Bonds was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer 2 weeks prior and was at the hospital to have a Super Dimension bronchoscopy for fiducial marker placement. After starting the bronchoscopy, the physician discovered Mr. Bond’s tumor had progressed and was constricting the left lower lobe. We ended up having to use argon, cut back the tumor and place an endobronchial stent in the airway to keep it open. The fiducial markers were unable to be placed at that time. Mr. Bonds’ simple outpatient procedure became an ICU admission with ventilator support. The following statement became very true in this situation. The patient’s initial condition may lead to a cascading effect of a secondary complication or problem, which then contributes to yet a third problem (Falvo, 2011, p.307). The physician had to readdress his teaching to the daughter and explain the severity of Mr. Bonds’ illness. Mr. Bonds’ fiducial markers were placed two days later, he was then extubated and started...
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...Gwen Altman AMH 2020 16 March 16 World War II and the Homefront Six years, 1.6 trillion dollars, and over 60 million deaths. No one could possibly refute the massive impact of World War II. However, many look abroad rather than see the affects in the United States Homefront that would alter the nation infinitely. The Second World War brought on unprecedented economic growth. Increased rights and freedoms were also secured for females and African Americans. World War II sparked a whole new era of economic and social change in the United States. The American public dove head first into the war effort in all aspects. For example, Americans “bought billions of dollars’ worth of bonds to help defray the cost of the war” (Winkler). Despite having just experienced the economic turmoil of the 1930’s, many were quick to purchase patriotic bonds. Those who did not donate supported the war effort through obtaining resources for soldiers. Rations restricted in demand goods like sugar, meat, and fuel and others grew their own fruits and vegetables in professed “victory gardens”. Communities also collected scrap metal and rubber from objects like aluminum cans. Most importantly, the American economy soared with the jobs generated by mammoth amounts of ammunition and transportation needed. “New Deal strategies of Preparedness and Conversion readied industries to create war materials” (Tassava). For instance, major automobile manufactures changed to construct airplanes. These new factories...
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...In “The Bonds of Battle,” Sebastian Junger uses his personal story and other examples to explain PTSD. He says, “Certainly the society we have created is hard on us by virtually every metric that we use to measure human happiness. This problem may disproportionately affect people, like soldiers, who are making a radical transition back home” (Junger 94). I believe that these sentences bring the whole essay together convey one meaning. These sentences present that the soldiers that go to war may experience a significant change when returning home, emotionally, mentally, and physically. Many soldiers can be affected emotionally by the loss of friends or maybe even family throughout the war. I believe that the change that the soldiers and the...
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...Essay: Gilgamesh and Enkidu by Omar Ahmed The relationship between Enkidu and Gilgamesh is a complex bond of true friendship. Enkidu not only serves as a friend, but also a loving brother, a soul mate and a mirror of Gilgamesh. However; this relationship is more than just a bond between friends. Enkidu's life and death serve a great purpose as a catalyst for Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is deeply affected by Enkidu and this is primarily because of the strength of their relationship. Anne Kelly cites Aristotle when defining this bond as a true friendship. Aristotle believed in four types of friendships. First, a friendship of utility. This is based on what the friends can gain from each other. Second, a friendship of pleasure, which is based on the pleasure gained from each other. The third type of friendship is of inequality, where both parties gain something different than what they give. And finally, the fourth type is a true friendship, which grows slowly over time. This type involves love and trust between equals. (Kelly, 1) The relationship between Gilgamesh and Enkidu is a good example of the fourth type of friendship. At first, they are not friends at all. Enkidu was created as a test for Gilgamesh. Once this trial is overcome, their bond slowly starts to build. Although Enkidu is uncivilized when they first meet, Gilgamesh takes him under his wing and humanizes him. By doing this, Gilgamesh treats Enkidu as an equal and a friend. Kelly goes on to state that Aristotle also...
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...history, many men have shaped our nation in different and important ways. Alexander Hamilton is a vital figure in our history because he changed our financial system and helped change the way we run our country. Hamilton’s importance is through his writings, impact on the national banking systems, and his influence on Washington in the cabinet. These events changed the course of American history forever. When America was still in its early years, Alexander Hamilton began to write while he was practicing law. He mainly argued on the topic of strong central government, opposing the Articles of Confederation. Hamilton also was involved in writing the Federalist Papers, which constituted of eighty-five essays, fifty-one of which he wrote. “Hamilton wrote at least two-thirds of the essays, including some of the most important ones that interpreted the Constitution.... [The Federalist Papers] were widely read, had a great influence on contemporaries, became one of the classics of political literature, and helped...
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...The American Revolution is most commonly believed to have been won by war. However, a war amongst the American people had to be won before action against their oppressors would ever take place; a war of intellect. The cause of the American Revolution was saved through acts of writing much like “Common Sense”, by Thomas Paine. His words and opinions of America’s future weighed heavily on the minds of its citizens. The power of writing was fully expressed through his various rhetorical strategies. It was through his rhetoric that he was able to fully express his belief in America, and furthermore, the development of a republic for post revolutionary America. It became his goal to share his vision with others. Paine’s rhetorical strategies worked...
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...(the exchange session) is about people who live in the Flats where people trade and exchange goods that people need with one another, (sometimes they borrow and sometimes they trade things).Since the poverty levels in the Flats area is so high, people found it disrespect and rude if people didn’t help each other out, because for them it the meaning of receiving and giving each other survival needs. This helped created “family” like bonds, unlike in other articles people used gift giving as a way to gain power. So that’s why I found this an interesting read. ____How this story did this link to essay ___ RITUAL (#8)...
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