soldiers, you’re not at home you’re on camp grounds laying the dusty, rigid floor, you’ve never even had an education! But one thing hasn’t changed you are still a child. There are approximately 300 000 children being forcefully put in the midst of war, to put things into perspective with the amount of child soldiers there are in the world it is possible to fill about three football stadiums. They go through thick and thin for their age but they all are miserable, they get treated like objects and
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If Finny and Gene didn’t have these battles going on within them the bond they shared could’ve easily fallen apart but somehow they found a way to resolve the conflict between them with just a few tears. The friendship they had was built on a foundation of Gene not trusting Finny and Finny trusting Gene too much. Being that Finny was such a loyal friend to Gene, he couldn’t bare the thought of his best friend hurting him on purpose-putting trust into Gene. On the other hand, Gene was not loyal to
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War and Peace, it’s like Day and Night; never stops just endless no one can stop either forces. War is like the Night it can take the ones you love in an instant, Peace like Day, it guides us towards the light which keeps us human it allows us to survive. In the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles, we go through the book through the eyes of a boy, his name is Gene, Gene Forrester, 31 years old at the beginning of the book but when we look back at his time at Devon, he is a 16 year old boy who
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hunger, or discrimination. This utopia may differ from person to person, but most will also include an element of world peace. Technically, peace is a state in which there is no war or fighting. When I think of peace, I think of the stereotypical flower children of the 60’s and 70’s nonviolently protesting the Vietnam War and spreading lyrics of love and harmony through mellow music. Though a focus on world peace is something we usually associate with past times, I believe peace is still a relevant
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started to look at life a little differently. He admits to doing all those things. He knows he was wrong, That is a sign that he is starting to loose his innocence. He looses it for sure when he goes to war. He basically hid out at the Devon School for years, until he manned up and finally was going to the war. When Finny died he felt it was his fault too. When the first time he broke his leg, his guilt got the best of him. He felt horrible. After he confessed he felt a little more at ease. But now Finny
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The year was 1777. Four girls disguised themselves as men to fight in the war for independence. “Come on you guys, we have to hurry,” said Reese. Reese was the sassy leader of the group. They were going to Valley Forge, the winter camp for the Continental Army. “Who put you in charge?” questioned Bradley. Bradley argued with Reese at any chance she could. Jackson and Archie followed behind the bickering girls and stayed quiet. “Why do they always do this?” whined Archie. Archie was very
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would probably be broke but they don’t have to spend so much money to help. They at least could make a fund and raise money to help out the families that have had their family members die in the terrorist attack or they could stop making wars and start to end the wars. They could also convince the people to stop helping dictators that provide money for
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What was the most interesting quote or passage in the chapter and why? I found the most interesting passage to be when Sprunt had climbed the Ciba-Geigy water tower but instead of a confrontation, he was “offered lunch”. Given that Sprunt was trespassing and legally in the wrong, I would have expected Ciba-Geigy to order him to come down. However, it is possible Sprunt was not forced down due to the dangerous conditions that could have resulted in injury. Not forcing Sprunt to come down was one of
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wartime forever. The medieval times where also called the Middle Ages. This was the time of knights, castles, and jousts.Also in the is time gunpowder was very useful because it had just started being used for war. The Middle Ages took place in 500 AD-1500 AD. The Middle Ages were a time of war and men had to be completely devoted to it. In this time some of the most brutal and bloodiest battles were fought. Most battles in this time were bloody,because you would have to get up close and personal to
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(T) Out of the three stories, “The Flowers,” “The Dogs Could Teach Me,” and “The Sniper” the story “The Sniper,” was the most suspenseful. (I) For instance in the second to last paragraph where it states, “The sniper darted across the street. A machine gun tore up the ground around him with a hail of bullets.” (Q/E) With this being said this piece of text creates a high deal of suspense because you don’t know if he is getting penetrated by bullets or if he is getting hit by shrapnel and all the reader
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