was rampaged into ruin‚ which was only overcome by the efforts and labor of the Korean people from dawn to night. Families were separated‚ people who still live in grief. People have died. The lesson about the tragedies of war can be found in numerous other sources as well‚ such as films and literature. One of the most prominent literary works dealing with the pain of war is Ernest Hemingway’s "Farewell to Arms." This novel depicts the physical and mental breakdowns and pains of people involved
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Today‚ as I stand here and speak‚ I recollect the day the FIITJEE batch joined this prestigious school two years ago. We all came from different schools and boards‚ with mixed feelings. Some of joy‚ some of intrigue and some of apprehension of how this school would accept us and what was in store for us to this day. Today when I ponder‚ I wonder where those two years went.....They simply fleeted by happily on the sands of time and have ushered us to this day. For the second time in our lives‚ we
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A Farewell to Arms [If The Sun Also Rises was one of the best books I have ever read‚ then A Farewell to Arms is Truth. I simply cannot believe that these books existed so long without my knowledge of how grand they are. I consider myself to read constantly‚ more than almost anyone I know‚ literature and simple‚ and here in less than a month I read two books that are undoubtedly among the best I have encountered. How many other good books exist that I have yet to read? Am I really a reader? Will
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the memoir‚ Farewell to Manzanar‚ written by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston‚ Papa was born in Japan and he moved to America. While he was living in America the bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred. He was a fisherman who spent a lot of his time out at sea and he was accused of selling oil to Japan. He is sent to Manzanar and it is there where his true colors are shown. Papa will show with the little things he does‚ how he is traditional‚ demanding and very versatile. From the very beginning
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(way of life) -people of Bulacan are also skillful in arts and crafts like: *making the cut pastillas wrappers in San Miguel‚ *exquisite jewelry from Meycauayan‚ *singkaban bamboo arches -Bamboo crafting is also one of the main source of income in Bulacan. --With the use of bamboo‚ skillful bamboo craftsmen can make bamboo furniture‚ towel holders‚ wine and candle holders‚ trays‚ picture frames and other decorative and religious items. Hut that are made of bamboo are also made which is popularly
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referred to Steinbeck’s job. Steinbeck was born in Salinas‚ California. This is also where this story takes place. As you can see Steinbeck uses a lot of his own personal experience to write his fictions. Steinbeck went to Stanford‚ but failed to graduate from that college. His working class experience helps develop the interesting personality of the main characters in his novels. There is a significance of “dream‚ friendship‚ and loneliness” in this story. Written around the time of the Great Depression
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"You are all a lost generation" -Gertrude Stein This quotation’s importance on author Earnest Hemmingway is reflected in his modern Romeo and Juliet novel entitled A Farewell to Arms. The recurring tone of the novel suggests that the only reality is the harsh truth which is anything but romantic and proves that in the end‚ all is futile. This generation in which Stein spoke of to Hemingway is the generation of romantic war times. This idea is symbolized in the character Catherine Barkley’s vision
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would you feel if your race was judged and put in concentration camps? A place where you only have your parents. A place that looks like a cage. You are isolated from others. No one wants to be like an animal not even an animal deserves to be in a cage. Japanese had no option but to live in concentration camps for 3 years. Throughout Farewell to Manzanar‚ being brave and not letting other people put them down emerges as an important message in the text. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston talks about her life
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Junior dos Santos may have been pegged as being on the downside of his elite MMA career‚ but he proved that theory wrong when he annihilated top-ranked Ben Rothwell in the main event of UFC Fight Night 86 in Crotia. That huge victory put the previously No. 5-ranked do Santos in line for another big fight in the relatively barren heavyweight ranks‚ and indeed there are strong list of potential opponents awaiting him after their current match-ups are done. However‚ there’s another top heavyweight who
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Imperial Japan‚ so they ripped them from their homes and their lives‚ imprisoning them in internment camps across the United States without a trial for crimes they feared they might commit. In the events leading up to their eventual incarceration‚ those put in internment camps had to sacrifice their homes and belongings; anything that they could not carry had to be sold. The people who were
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