“Father‚ why did you join the war?” *** The sun rose proudly as the morning clouds parted revealing the stairs to what seemed like heaven as I glanced through my office window. The light slowly uncovered the field outside as the men marched uniformly while I saluted to my countries flag that stood high above foreign soil. *** My father focused on the horizon through the morning dew that covered the kitchen window. His hands fidgeting with the cross that hanged from his neck. With a small glimpse
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“Heartland” written by Linda Hogan has underlying messages a reader must carefully pay attention to in order to fully understand the poem. Hogan describes “City Poems” as her analysis of city life and how she appreciates it which can seem complex when reading her poem. She begins the poem describing how rare silence in the city can appear to people‚ constant traffic from vehicles and voices of people traveling the streets. Then she understands what the “city poems” other authors write about and how
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Chris Britz Prof. Nunez EN1102 3 March 2003 Patriotism in the Military As a former president once said " And so‚ my fellow Americans ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country". Patriotism is found in every country‚ but it’s the occupants of that country that have patriotism towards their own. This loyalty is seen in both "How to Tell a True War Story" and "Soldiers Home". Patriotism to me is one’s natural right to show pride in being an American. Patriotism
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The Axial Age was a time in mankind’s history when great thinkers started to conceive and develop many new political‚ economical‚ and philosophical ideas. It is defined as a period from 800 B.C. to 200 B.C. The Axial Age was the era of enlightenment and mankind began to develop intellectually. All these ideas soon led to the start of the Age of Empires. The Age of Empires arises from the end of the Axial Age. The rulers and leaders of this new era started to use the new ideas and thoughts in their
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Throughout Mark Baker’s The Fiftieth Gate‚ understanding the past is represented as a continual and dynamic process. Baker gives a holistic representation of his parent’s experience of the Holocaust‚ demonstrating the complimentary relationship between history and memory. This notion is explored in the autobiographical book through the depiction of his parents’‚ and his own past. The bricolage style of the text aids in portraying the interplay between history and memory‚ enabling a more cohesive
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I‚ George Delpratt‚ have grown up in a time where honour is everything; an era where people believe the sole way to demonstrate true patriotism is to pay the ultimate sacrifice for one’s country. That’s why half the men are here‚ at Gallipoli. Heroes‚ they feel the need to be memorialised as heroes. But there’s also those‚ like me‚ who are here to defend those they hold in their heart; the ones they carry with them day by day. Every day I imagine them‚ reminisce while we march like cattle through
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Et Nox Facta Est Within the writings of the author Victor Hugo‚ I see a theme of what I would compare to a tragedy. There is such heavy emotion put into this work. Throughout the work of Est Nox Facta Est‚ there are many themes of darkness‚ and struggle within the life of whom this is written about‚ wether it is fiction or based off of a real life event. The poem has heavy ties to that of the subject of religion‚ and that of almost a dark and gothic theme. This poem to me seems to be a poem explaining
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History alone is too factual‚ memory alone is too personal. However when these two are combined they are then able to paint a holistic image of a certain event‚ situation or personality. Mark Baker in The Fiftieth Gate and James Moll’s The Last Days both represent the experiences of the Holocaust through the bringing together of historical documents and personal memories in order to show the importance of interplay between them. By merging personal experiences and historical events Baker‚ when
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Gazing into the landscape of Berlin‚ I sit propped up by concrete rubble. With my sentry duty over‚ I smother my cigarette and begin wading through remains of previous battles to get back to camp. Inside the camp the atmosphere was grim‚ full of depression and malice. There were bodies laying in piles on the sides of the street. Empty bullet shells scattered everywhere. Blood stained pavement as far as the eye could see. The camp was far from welcoming. After being awake for 10 hours I rest my head
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Memories shape anothers persons life‚ in all kind of emotions. Sometimes memories bring the the joy in all of us‚ but it can also be a memory that does not want to be shared. Jonas‚ in a strange kind of community nothing like our‚ but has no right to anything at all. Yet‚ he is chosen to be the giver. The giver transmits memories in Jonas of things he never knew before and not experience‚ he then finds out the real truth about his community and decides to change it. Emotions express ourselves about
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