Biological warfare (BW) — also known as germ warfare — is the deliberate use of disease-causing biological agents such as bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ or biological toxins‚ to kill or incapacitate humans‚ animals or plants as an act of war. Biological weapons (often termed "bio-weapons" or "bio-agents") are living organisms or replicating entities (viruses) that reproduce or replicate within their host victims. Entomological (insect) warfare is also considered a type of BW. Biological weapons may
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age”. While technology is the result of intelligence and reason‚ Vonnegut points out that the employment of technology in war only leads to mass destruction. In Slaughterhouse Five‚ Vonnegut says that “every day my Government gives me a count of corpses created by military science in Vietnam” (Vonnegut 268). He implies that the great achievement of science and technology used in war is the large number of people it kills. By pointing out that the government measures the success of technology with
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Women in the 1800’s had few obligations in life. Unlike now‚ young girls growing up were not sent to school to get an education. Instead‚ it was the job of a young girl to learn the roles of the housewife or mother. These girls would learn to do chores‚ clean house‚ cook dinners‚ and various other household activities starting a fairly young age. Girls were raised in this way so that one day they will make a decent wife to a husband‚ possibly of the parents choosing‚ so that she can keep her husband
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“The effective war film is often the one in which the action begins after the war‚ when there is nothing but ruins and desolation everywhere…” Francois Truffaut Francois Truffaut continued on to say that Alain Resnais’ Night and Fog‚ made in 1955‚ was the “greatest film ever made”. The 30-minute film based on the horrors of the Holocaust and Nazi concentration camps after World War II combines Resnais’ own cinematography with original images and footage of the captives in their unfathomable
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doors to open in fear that she might go out and endanger innocent lives since she mentioned getting ‘a male corpse for a long slow honeymoon’ to fulfill her desires. The word ‘slewed’ suggests the awkward way her appearance must be‚ or maybe how disgusting her hair or dress has become‚ perhaps hinting towards how the snakes are twisted on medusa’s head. Strangle‚ spinster‚ stink‚ corpse and more‚ these uses of the ‘s’ sounds are very suggestive that Miss Havisham has become very much like a snake
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observe that Tim Burton’s unique style has been inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe and Vincent Price. Burton’s use of this style is held to be evident in his interpretation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ as well as Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride. Above all‚ film director Tim Burton utilizes low-key lighting‚ ominous music‚ and multiple flashbacks to emphasize the dark‚ suspenseful storyline joined by abnormal characters‚ thus provoking the idea that a person’s first appearance can always
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to make room for the living. Volunteers would undress the dead to share their garments. Then “gravediggers” would throw the deceased out of the wagons. While they were tossing bodies‚ Elie had realized that his father was about to be one of those corpses if he didn’t wake up. When the “gravediggers” got to him‚ Elie had failed to wake up. Being
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Tragic Hero The Greek play‚ Antigone stresses the position of power and virtue against written law. Creon‚ in my opinion best qualifies for being the tragic hero. His actions‚ words‚ and the comments surrounding him prove that a man who is supplied for life could lose all of it. His actions demonstrate him as a tragic hero. Creon’s belief in nationalism and leadership is demonstrated when he said: “I call to God to witness that if I saw my country headed for ruin‚ I should not be afraid to speak
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Alive In 1972 a plane full of rugby players on their way to a big match Crashed on route from Uruguay to Chile after being blown off course when they experienced bad turbulence. There were 37 on board 45 including the crew 29 survived the crash into the Andes mountains. There were a good few injured and needing help. One of the players got a metal pole stuck in his stomach and another player who was training to be a doctor pulled it out. And tried to help others who were also injured‚ he told people
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making love when the fumes of the car in junction with the cold temperatures killed them. After stealing all money out of the man’s wallet and any possessions in sight‚ Ballard stole of corpse of the woman. McCarthy informs us‚ “when he got home with the dead girl it was mid morning”. (McCarthy 91). He carried a corpse for miles back to his home‚ where he proceeded to rape‚ mutilate‚ and treat her as his lover. This is Ballard’s way of feeling needed and important because he cannot maintain a relationship
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