Billy Mitchell was the founding father of what is now the Air Force. His legacy of tragedy and triumph resonates with the proposition that success always starts with failure. The tragedy of his court martial‚ subsequent resignation after a long military career‚ and early death ended in triumph because his vision became a reality in the creation of today’s independent Air Force. Mitchell’s vision for the Air Force past and present was a theory of airpower not based on a single idea but on the combined
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Kamala Surayya From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Kamala Suraiyya (formerly known as Kamala Das) | Born | March 31‚ 1934 Punnayurkulam‚ Malabar District‚ Madras Presidency‚ British India | Died | May 31‚ 2009 (aged 75) Pune‚ Maharashtra‚ India | Pen name | Madhavikkutty | Occupation | Poet‚ short story writer | Nationality | Indian | Genres | Poetry‚ Short story | Notable award(s) | Ezhuthachchan Puraskaram‚ Vayalar Award‚ Sahitya Akademi Award‚ Asan World Prize‚ Asian Poetry
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plays on this societal perception in their song‚ “Photograph” and Jason Aldean in his song “Love Was Easy.” Along with music‚ there are other mediums that portray that love was easier in the past. However‚ “The Blade of Nostalgia‚” a poem by Chase Twichell reminds readers that nostalgia sometimes causes a false sense of past reality‚ creating
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Nostalgia‚ the desire to live in the past and a feeling that mainly every person experiences. To go back to the days where a person was innocent and didn’t care about the actions they performed‚ no matter how silly and foolish the actions were. Mainly‚ nostalgia is something that is believe to have a positive meaning where a person recalls good memories. However‚ nostalgia can consume you and cause a negative aspect. Tony Hoagland’s book Sweet Ruins tells about the nostalgia that a character feels
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introduction and thesis statement is perfect‚ absolutely perfect. It’s one of the best introduction that I ever wrote. I choose nostalgia as my main talking point of how it can affect a person and how that person sees the world. I reminisce the past a lot‚ so I found Holden to be really relatable. While most people see nostalgia as a harmless feeling of look back to the past‚ I see nostalgia as a burden that hold you back from moving on and growing up. There are many occurrence in the Catcher in the Rye where
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Greece were not treated equally to a certain degree. The Ancient Greeks were noticed for their beautiful style of culture‚ women of their nature and the epitome artwork. The idea of Nostalgia and Pathos are clearly present within the culture‚ artwork‚ and the perspective of women of the Ancient Greeks. Nostalgia is something dealing with a past
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In addition to Breakdancing‚ Disco became extremely popular. Disco became popular during the mid to late 70’s and largely consisted of youth going to dance clubs dressed in the new Disco style. This Disco styled clothing is composed of tube tops‚ sequined halterneck shirts‚ blazers‚ spandex short shorts‚ loose pants‚ form-fitting spandex pants‚ maxi skirts and dresses with long thigh slits‚ jersey wrap dresses‚ ball gowns‚ and evening gowns (Tom & Sarah Pendergast). Some viewed Disco as a “mere hedonistic
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22 September 2011 Credit Research Sector Report German Schuldschein Loans – A Primer ■ Schuldschein loans ("Schuldscheindarlehen") are bilateral loan agreements in a form unique to the German market. They represent a source of capital market financing similar to bond financing for issuers with long-term funding needs. For an investor with a long-term investment objective (i.e.‚ buy-and-hold strategy)‚ they are an important alternative to investing in bonds. In contrast to bonds
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Misha Collins Informative Speech There are many odd things Misha Collins has done in his life‚ so I’m going to give you a little bit of history on him‚ some things about his life when it comes to Supernatural‚ and his charity. He’s currently 40 years old‚ being born on August 20th‚ 1974. Misha was named after his mother’s Russian ex-boyfriend‚ so‚ on his birth certificate‚ his name is Dmitri Tippens Krushnic. At RisingCon‚ Barcelona in 2010‚ he was questioned about his name‚ to which he responded:
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Rule by force. An organizer of considerable intelligence‚ Collins had become highly respected in the IRB. This led to his appointment as financial advisor to Count Plunkett‚ father of one of the Easter Rising’s organisers‚ Joseph Mary Plunkett. Collins took part in preparing arms and drilling troops for the insurrection. The Rising would be Collins’ first appearance in national events. When it commenced on Easter Monday 1916‚ Collins served as Plunkett’s aide-de-camp‚ at the rebellion’s headquarters
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