In the WWI poems “Suicide in the trenches” by Siegfried Sassoon and “The Leveller” by Robert Graves‚ an important idea that is conveyed in both poems is that war is not beautiful. It is an end to humanity and war itself is destruction. Sassoon uses imagery and emotive words to show us the true horror of war and Graves uses metaphors and similes to highlight the idea that there is no glory in dying and that those back home have been misled about the death of the soldiers. In Siegfried Sassoon’s
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In this day and age‚ we are subjected to warfare. Terror and destruction I do not agree with the concept of war‚ but I understand the necessity of it‚ sometimes. Who am I to disagree with the beliefs of someone else? Most wars are fought because of a fundamental truth - beliefs. Whether it is religious‚ territorial‚ economical‚ it all begins with believing that it is right and just and being prepared to risk your life to defend your belief. I am sickened by the cruelty and waste of life and
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The Philippine Commonwealth (by law: Commonwealth of the Philippines) was the name of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when it was still controlled by the United States. The Philippine Commonwealth was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act‚ which was approved by the U.S. Congress in 1934. When Manuel L. Quezon became president in 1935‚ he was the first Filipino to head an elected government in the Philippines. The President of Philippine Commonwealth had strong control of the islands and was guided
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1 Pre-Spanish Era 2 The natives of La Trinidad were generally Ibaloys who trace their ancestry to the Kalanguya Tribe (forest people) of Tinek‚ Ifugao who‚ due to the need to survive in a less hostile environment in different waves and paths of migration‚ followed mountain ranges or the course of rivers and then finding a suitable environment‚ usually along the river or an open clearing‚ settled in Kabayan‚ Itogon‚ Tuba‚ Atok‚ Kafagway (Baguio) and La Trinidad. Finding earlier settlers in those
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The University of the West Indies Open Campus Caribbean Civilisation Foun1101 Think Piece: Liar King Kellyander Morris #620049710 June 12th 2015 The Caribbean is beautiful place‚ with distinct culture‚ filled with many talented singers and songwriters.The song King liar was written and song by one of fellow “caribbeanites” Lord Nelson(aka Robert Nelson). He was born and raised in Trinidad & Tobago but seeked fame in the United States of America and found it in his own backyard as a calypso artist
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Mahl World War one created an environment in which men and women were prompted to express their feelings into poetry. Poetry in world war one are frequently taught in schools and universities. There has been over two thousand published poets who wrote about and during the war. However only a small portion are still known today. A selection of poets and poems emerged during the 1960s which often remains the standard in modern collection and distorts the impression of world war one poetry. A lot
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Throughout his poetry‚ War Poems and Others‚ Wilfred Owen exposes his prominent opinion on the challenges of life and more specifically war. War is a life-changing obstacle for not only countries but also the men who are forced to go into war and the innocent men‚ women and children who are forced to be inextricably involved with the devastating outcomes. Owen reveals this idea of the challenges of life from the perspective of those at war or facing the consequences of war. These ideas are reflected
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" by Paul Cameron all express the idea of loss in relation to war. Kocan’s poem‚ set in World War 1 involves the death of a soldier whose life is remembered through a photograph and similarly‚ “Disabled” recalls the existence of a soldier confined to a wheelchair after losing his legs in battle. In contrast‚ “Dear...” focuses upon the Vietnam War and expresses the far reaching impact of death in the form of a letter. All three war poems explore the physical and emotional pain of loss‚ and do so through
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Philippines’ Finest The Republic of Philippines is a truly remarkable country with a culture as rich as its glorious past fraught by many foreign influences like that of the Spanish and the American. Despite of being colonized to foreign powers‚ the country has remained unchanged; it has not compromised with its authenticity‚ its decorum‚ code of conduct and culture and has retained its typical Filipino spirit. Rather what it has done is‚ it has imbibed the best of both the worlds and have shaped
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Demographics The national population of the Philippines is approximately ninety million people. The national language of the Philippines is Filipino‚ which is also called Tagalog. English is also spoken and understood throughout the country. English is the language for commercial and legal transactions. The Philippines is the third largest English-speaking country in the world. The major religion of the Philippines is Roman Catholicism. The Philippines is divided into three different geographical
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