World War I was one of the largest and most destructive wars in modern history, killing between 8 and 20 million people. This large number was due to the advancement of war technologies that enabled more effective, but cruel methods of killing opponents. These new technologies wiped out soldiers by the thousands within a matter of minutes, which many soldiers could not handle, ultimately leading to “shell shock” within the soldiers. All Quiet on the Western Front depicts these tragedies vividly,
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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
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district is headed by a man called Nahnwarski or king or also Paramount Chief, then High Chief, high ranked citizens, and the commoners (Ward 14). Ambition is a respected, even an ancient idea, one not tied to job status and education. Dedicated work for the Paramount Chiefs and loyalties to a geographic section and district are signs of worthy ambition (Ward 76). A man advancing through title ranks pulls his hard-working relatives, male and female, up with him, just as his older relatives lifted
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Zachary Pashenee College Writing/Research Mr. Kreiner 4/14/11 Critical Analysis The Alchemist Paulo Coehlo’s novel “The Alchemist” is a narrative story written in third person omniscient. On the surface, the title may be viewed simply as the title of a key character in the story. However, the title holds a much deeper meaning. The author, in the novel “The Alchemist,” is actually drawing many parallels from the teachings of alchemy and he is applying them to a healthy lifestyle. As you read
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Federalist 10 1. Madison says that “complaints are everywhere heard from our most considerate and virtuous citizens”—what are these complaints that people make. a. “…that our governments are too unstable, that the public good is disregarded in the conflicts of rival parties, and that measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of an interested and overbearing majority.” 2. Are these complaints valid in Madison’s
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leadership gave them a great advantage because they really knew how to control their team. The red army was incredibly stronger than the whites. The red army knew what they were fighting for whereas the whites really didn’t have any idea of what their ambition was. The Bolsheviks also had the central lines, which enabled them to travel all around the country guaranteeing that the red army troops could get all the necessities that they needed. Finally, war communism was also a contributor to why the Bolsheviks
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The poet takes great care to describe, in lines 4 and 5, the ‘passions’ of Ozymandias that are ‘stamped on these lifeless things’ (line 7). What is the effect of the juxtaposition of ‘passions’ and ‘lifeless’? What is Shelley suggesting about human ambition? The passions of Ozymandias that are described in lines 4 and 5 “frown, wrinkled lip and sneer” show the type of leader he was that put fear into those he ruled and looked at his subjects as if they were unworthy. And then the use of the phase
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The power of words can persuade any audience to change their minds about a subject. In The Tragedy of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare, Mark Antony uses his words to change the perspective of the commoners about the horrid death of their former commander Julius Caesar. Throughout the play, the commoners are found changing their minds on issues constantly and can be swayed just by words spoken by Antony. The intentional use of rhetoric used by Antony at Caesar’s own funeral persuades
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He first would state that Caesar did something that didn’t seem ambitious and then ask “Did this in Caesar seem ambitious?” or “Was this ambition?”, of course this wasn’t ambition but it makes the crown think about it longer and form deeper thoughts about it like “If Caesar wasn’t ambitious then why was he killed?”. He ties it into his repetition by saying that Brutus said he was ambitious and that it must
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