that was approaching World War II. Each of these topics is interesting enough to begin with, but with Erik Larson’s style of writing, they are even more enjoyable to read about. Each of the books focuses on a few people who were alive during the event that Larson is describing, and follows them throughout that event. Larson’s stories are more relatable, and interesting to read rather than a summary of an event because they not only tell what happened in history, but how it affected people. The Devil
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a love-hate relationship with somebody? Well that is kind what the story A Separate Peace by John Knowles is like. The story presents deep and hidden meanings in it. The themes in the story are like life lessons. In A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the author uses conflict, imagery, tragedy to illustrate conscience and guilt, and shows how it is illustrated in real life situations. In the novel, internal conflict is shown by how Gene feels after breaking Finny’s leg. Gene broke Finny’s leg, but
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a whimsical tone to tell the story of a young war orphan girl, Alina Starkov, that discovers a special power. The story moves forward with Alina’s ascent to power and her eventual downfall, and her last battle with the Darkling. Bardugo writes both novels in first-person narrative which allows the readers to explore the fantasy world, and learn and experience with Alina. Bardugo also uses the motif of darkness vs. light throughout both novels to symbolize the suffering that war brings, and the hope
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Patrick Watkins 10/10/2012 History 100 Film Review There have been many films made that are based off of true stories. However, one of the most accurate movies I have seen was Gettysburg. Released in 1993 and directed Ronald Maxwell, this movie goes into detail and talks about the decisive 3 day Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Actors Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, and Martin Sheen do an excellent job playing the roles of Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, and Joshua Chamberlain
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East of Eden’s story mainly revolves around a man named Adam Trask and his twin sons, Caleb, who is nicknamed Cal, and Aron. The lives of other people are included in the story as well, but everything leads back to Adam and his sons. One of the other stories involved is that of a man named Samuel Hamilton. Samuel Hamilton settles in the Salinas Valley in northern California with his wife, Liza, in the late 1800’s. Samuel and Liza go on to have nine children, and the Hamilton family becomes an important
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wealthy family from the midwest, San Francisco to be exact. He said that his parents died and left him a lot of money. After that he went to war and lived in all of the great cities and later attended Oxford College. Although Nick is skeptical of this story Gatsby shows him a medal he earned from the war and a picture of himself at Oxford. Gatsby also tells Nick that he has a "big request" to make of him but that Jordan Baker will talk to him of it later.When they reach the city they meet Gatsby’s
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However, like all valuable stories, there are deeper connections that must be made in order to understand the author's motives. "The Destructors" tells the story of a gang of kids who aim to tear down an old man's house. This is a bit disturbing; it is not something most kids would spend their free time doing, and starts to give the idea that the story is a depiction of something greater. Indeed, as we will discuss, Greene is using his characters to portray a microcosm of post-war Britain. Specifically
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Germany during World War II. By the end of the war, two out of every three of these Jews would be dead; European Jewish life would be changed forever. This paper will tell few stories that might touch your heart. Although there are many people that say Holocaust never happened, the people who lived through it have their life stories to prove it. People that went through holocaust can’t explain what they went through in their own words. “I’ve always been careful not to tell my children too much
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rough chronological order. McCullough includes some of the thought process behind the colonies desire for independence, but he focuses more on the war between the colonies and the British and the people behind those actions. The balance between the two sides are represented as unbiasedly as possible, to portray them evenly. This book tells the story of how General George Washington almost came to defeat in the year 1776. This is also the year that the Declaration of Independence was written. Washington
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