Agatha Christie MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Agatha Christie is the world’s best known mystery writer. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her writing career spanned more than half a century, during which she wrote 79 novels and short story collections, as well as 14 plays, one
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War, the bloodshed re-encountered throughout all of history. America's solution to keeping the Union from falling apart was to engage in combat with their brothers. The gruesome quarrel between the north and south lasted from 1861 to 1864. The Union, all for unity and oneness, against the rebellious Confederates, fighting for their freedom. A tragic battle in the war included Gettysburg, where the triumphant Confederate general J.E.B. Stuart fell from all his glory. On July 1, 1863, J.E.B.
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Ender's Game 8th Grade Literature Summary: Fifty years before the story takes place, the Formics attacked Earth. If not for the legendary Commander, Mazer Rackham, the human race would have been destroyed. To prepare for the next attack, Colonel Graff and the International Military are training only the best young minds to find the future hero. Ender (Andrew) Wiggin, a shy but brilliant six year old boy, is recruited to join this program. Arriving at Battle School, Ender quickly and easily
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can see the fishing boats anchored in the bay, "and they could smell the drying fish on the beach, right through the window." This smell of the fish on the beach suggests the smell of death to come. In Chapter 3, after the protesting miner kills Colonel Bentick, "it was a gray day outside and frost was in the air" as the military invaders hold a trial and execute the miner, Alex Morden, and the war with the village escalates. Before this occurs, Molly Morden comes into the mayor's office and asks
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The Bloody Benders were a family of German serial killers who owned a small general store and inn called the Wayside Inn in Osage township, Labette County, Kansas from 1872 to 1873. The alleged family consisted of John Bender, his wife Kate, son John Jr. and daughter Kate. While most people believe John and Kate were brother and sister, the two were known to have had a more intimate relationship and some people said that they claimed to be man and wife. Ma Bender spoke very little English and was
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Custis himself died in the summer of 1757, and Martha became the inheritor of his 15,000 acre estate. The death of her husband left Martha being one of the wealthiest women in Virginia. The love between Martha and George Washington. Martha met a young colonel in
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casualties .It was said that British General Howe was surprised to see the earthwork. "The rebels," he exclaimed, "have done more work in one night than my whole army would have done in one month”. This shows the dedication and commitment of both Colonel Prescott and his men. The men originally had been ordered to construct their fortifications on top Bunker Hill but instead chose Breed’s Hill, which is why the two hills are confused
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Jacob Ellinger The Hurt Locker The Hurt Locker is a movie written by Mark Boal and directed by Kathryn Bigelow. It displays combat at its best in Iraq. The movie reflects on the celebrated life of a soldier and is entitled, “war is a drug.” The soldier vividly displays war as a drug that needs to be taken by all soldiers at all times of their lives for their survival. The writer depicts this through the display of the paralyzing life of a soldier in war. She emphasizes this through the main character
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World War II: The Internment of Japanese Americans Josh White Sothern New Hampshire University WORLD WAR II: THE INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE AMERICANS The topic of Japanese American Internment during the Second World War is a very important part of American history.It happened during the Second World War when nations were against each other and after the Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, Japan automatically became an enemy to the United States
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! ! ! ! The Tragedy of Losing a Life! ! One who is insane cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot conduct her/his affairs due to psychosis, and are subjectable to uncontrollable impulsive behavior. (Howes) When the world of Emily Grierson is taken away from her in the blink of an eye she copes the only way she can, through the past. Insanity can drive you to the point of no return. In the short story A Rose for Emily, Miss Emily Grierson is a subject to her father and continues to be even
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