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  • Cruel And Sorrowful War: How to Tell a True War Story

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    Cruel and Sorrowful War War is cruel and sorrowful no matter in which country and at what time The Vietnam War began in 1955 and did not end until 1975 In the Vietnam War it exacted a huge human cost in terms of fatalities Estimates of the number of Vietnamese soldiers and civilians killed vary from less than one million to more than three million Vietnam War casualties World War I was a major war centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914 and ended in November 1918 In World War I more

  • Good and Evil in Dante's Inferno and The Odyssey

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    Good and Evil Many dimensions such as cultural context religion principles experiences time period and way of life can influence the premise of an individuals thoughts An individual has many worldviews depending on their place of origin The mind adjusts external information to fit the individuals paradigm Therefore cultural misinterpretation can occur in words gestures objects and social context virtually anything you can think of has different meanings within two civilizations This can present

  • Commentary on Death Be Not Proud:

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    Donnes Poem Death Be Not Proud In the poem Death Be Not Proud written by John Donne death is personified The personification of death creates a feeling that death is less powerful than we think Donne creates and image of death that is not mysterious not in control and a slave of low status He does this by undermining the idea of death as bound to the rules of fate chance kings and desperate men He insists that death is no more powerful than any mortal is Suggesting that death is not mysterious

  • Ethan Frome: Marriage

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    Marriage Fantasy is an escape which almost everyone can exploit in times of desperation and hopelessness However it is not equal to the contentment that execution brings Passage 1 is about a man that is too young and too full of the sap of living who is forced to live by the side of his wife whom he detested and who chooses the practical decision of staying with her than pursuing his happiness with the woman that he wishes to be with Mattie The author captures Ethans begrudging attitude towards

  • The Supernatural in Macbeth

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    Macbeth is one of William Shakespeares most famous plays and was written in the Elizabethan times Macbeth explores how power can effect people and ultimately lead to their downfall A range of themes are portrayed including guilt ambition and conscience However the key element in Macbeth is the theme of the supernatural Elements such as Macbeths hallucinations and apparitions and the involvement of witches are all stereotypical things to include when working with the supernatural The theme of th

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