very beginning of the novel in Shadow’s dream where the buffalo man offers him the following advice: “Believe‚” said the rumbling voice. “If you are to survive‚ you must believe.” “Believe what?” asked Shadow. “What should I believe?”… “Everything‚” roared the buffalo man. (p. 18) This passage holds a very important significance as it captures the theme of the novel. There is a reason why it was introduced so early and not later. The buffalo man doesn’t merely offer this advice to make Shadow curious
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The Universal Museum – a valid model for the 21st century? Introduction In October 2002‚ the International Group of Organisers of Largescale Exhibitions‚ also known as the Bizot Group — a forum comprising directors of 40 of the world’s major museums and galleries — gathered in Munich for their annual informal discussion.1 The meeting was convened specifically to address the problem of how to confront the growing number of requests for repatriation of objects from ‘universal’ museums and in particular
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combat.. killing people; perhaps even your own family. Well that’s just a glimpse at what it’s like to become a child soldier. Former child soldier‚ Ishmael Beah says he ‘sometimes feels that living in New York City‚ having a good family and friends‚ and just being alive is a dream‚ that perhaps this second life of mine isn’t really happening.’ (Beah) But what are child soldiers you might ask? They are any children under the age of 18‚ recruited by an armed
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Twenty- one. A guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier takes twenty-one steps during his walk across. This number alludes to the twenty-one gun salute‚ the highest honor given any military of foreign dignitary. The guards hold their task in their highest regards. They look their ability to guard the Tomb of the Unknown in highest regards. Similarly‚ it would be an indescribable honor for me to be able to lay the wreath upon the Tomb. Three reasons why it would be such an honor to be able to
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INTRODUCTION: THE RESEARCH PROBLEM This paper purports to discuss the child soldiers forcibly produced and abused by the armed conflict between the National Army and the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) in Uganda. Despite the fact that horrifying violence perpetrated against children in Africa has gained growing concern‚ most people assume childhood exploitation is an ‘inevitable tragedy’ inflicted by armed conflicts. Moreover‚ the children are approached in a holistic manner although each country
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Shauna Crawford Mr. Meadows ENG 102 20 January 2014 Soldier Do not speak unless spoken to; always begin and end your sentence with “Drill Sergeant;” stand up straight; lace up your boots tighter; blouse your pants like this; do not say sorry‚ try harder; curl those damn fingers; thirty inch steps precisely not baby ones; just look forward to chow time; lights out is at 2100 sharp; wake up is at 0400; quit making excuses; this is how you shine your shoes; this is how you make a bed; this is how
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Digital (in) Museums The project is structured as a subjective analysis over the “state of the art” of digital applications in museums and exhibition. First‚ it will investigate the concept of adding value‚ though digital supports‚ to traditional observations of artworks. In a
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Unicef isn’t helping child soldiers get rescued from countries as much as they should. Child soldiers need more attention‚ they are too young to fight in war. The news is not covering much about child soldiers and they are completely neglecting that there are also girls that are serving at child soldiers but the news doesn’t show that. Instead of using all the money on helping child soldiers they should add schools to the places so that they won’t need to go in the war because many children join
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The Unrecognized Soldier In the beginning of the short story “Soldier Home‚” by Ernest Hemingway‚ the main character‚ Harold Krebs is introduced as a young‚ religious‚ college frat boy who joins the Army along with some of his fellow peers. He spent 2 years in the Rhine and even took a photo with 2 unattractive German Ladies. When Krebs returns home to an almost unnatural world he feels unfit and unwelcome due to the lack of compassion and notoriety from his home town of Oklahoma. Hemingway says
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Child soldiers should not be held accountable for war crimes. They do not choose to fight or kill. There are 200‚000 child soldiers worldwide that are being forced to fight against their will. Although they did not choose to fight‚ some people think they need to be held accountable.” These children knew exactly what they were doing and should not be excused from their actions…” Once their trust is earned‚ child soldiers can be easily manipulated. “Child soldiers are ideal‚” a military commander
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