In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque describes World War I through the eyes of a soldier‚ Paul. It goes into details about combat‚ food shortage‚ going on leave‚ and the life at home. While reading this book‚ I couldn’t help but notice that I would get nervous in some chapters about what would happen next. The author goes into so much detail‚ giving the reader that first person feeling while he/she is reading the book. Remarque also describes the horrific and unthinkable
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How does Ellen MacArthur succeed in enabling the reader to appreciate the grueling and difficult nature of the incident described? Ellen MacArthur became famous in 2001 when she competed in the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world competition. She later wrote a book about her journey and the troubles/dangers that she faced. The moment that we start the extract‚ we are shown the first difficult situation that McArthur is faced with ‘it was the hardest climb to date’. Ellen goes on and tells the reader
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Growing up is difficult‚ but could you imagine feeling 50‚ before you have even turned 20 years old? Young boys leave their childhoods behind in the fight for their lives and country in the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque. This story follows the life of Paul Bäumer‚ a soldier fighting in World War I‚ who must overcome his greatest fears and the expectations to be the young‚ valiant soldier. The soldiers face pain‚ fear‚ and death as they learn how to survive
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Suit’ by Can Themba is centred on a man called Philemon who discovers that his long term wife Matilda has cheated on him‚ despite his personal opinion that they were happily married. After he discovers her infidelity he makes her carry around her lover’s suit with her everywhere that she goes. He also forces her wife to treat the suit as if it was a person visiting their home. Due to his humiliation and cruelty towards his wife she eventually dies of a broken heart. This story is often used in
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wide and lies only a few metres above sea level. Robben Island has an important history. The island was discovered a very long time ago by stone age people. As the years went by‚ the island was used for several purposes. Such as: to isolate leper people(mensen met melaatsheid) or to lock prisoners away. Robben Island became more famous because of a man that we all know today‚ his name is Nelson Mandela. In the 20th century Robben Island was used to lock away potential criminals or people who had
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Dear Johannesburg Press‚ This beloved country will cry no longer. After hearing Mandela’s speech I was uplifted with hope‚ confidence and honor. Promises are meant to be broken‚ but I believe Mandela’s promises will come true. While he spoke‚ his face would harden with intensity‚ meaning‚ and no hesitation. Mandela’s presence was simply uplifting. His powerful words will always ring though my mind. “ Each time one of us touches the soil of this land‚ we feel a sense of personal renewal.” I envy
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Inspiration can assume many different shapes‚ sizes‚ and colors. Yet when a nation stands divided‚ can inspiration rise up above societal norms and unite humans as one? In the movie‚ “Invictus”‚ Morgan Freeman portrays Nelson Mandela in a thrilling political drama whereby he is faced with the daunting task of uniting a nation. Moreover‚ the setting of the movie takes place in South Africa where the lingering effects of oppression remain. While the apartheid may have officially ended in 1993‚
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Francis Drake‚ pirate‚ slave trader‚ and murderer‚ was the name the Spanish feared most in the mid-to-late 1500’s. At a time where the English and the Spanish were at war‚ Drake gave the English a huge advantage by raiding Spanish ships and looting the Spaniards’ treasures at land. His quick temper and willingness to be violent made him a great pirate‚ his ocean navigating skills allowed him to circumnavigate the globe‚ and he was the first Englishman to accomplish that feat. He was also related
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Ascending from Broken Glass The Wingfields have an amount of problems‚ so they have things that they use to escape from life with. Tom uses the fire escape as his escape from Amanda. Laura has her glass collection‚ her “Glass Menagerie”‚ which she has her own imaginative world in – a world away from everything else‚ fragile but colorful. This glass collection also represents a number of things about Laura’s personality. Like the glass figures‚ Laura is old-fashioned‚ whimsical‚ and gentle. Outside
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