This photograph taken by Eddie Adams on 1st February 1968 during the Vietnam War shows the execution of Vietcong officer Nguyen Van Lem‚ also known as Bay Lop by South Vietnamese Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan‚ chief of the national police. The prisoner’s hands are tied as “Colonel” is about to pull the trigger. This picture was taken in the city of Saigon on the second day of the Tet Offensive; a series of attacks on all of South Vietnam’s major cities by the communist North Vietnamese and Vietcong rebels
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In the wonderful book Flipped‚ written by Wendelin Van Draanen there are many characters but there is one character that stands out‚ Juli‚ she stands out because she is positive. One example of her positiveness‚ is any time she gets beaten down she always finds someone or something to raise her feelings back up. Another example‚ is she get nmjs help raising her feeling from Bryce (Sometimes)‚ Chet and mostly herself. After the sycamore tree was cut down‚ Juli was mostly mad at Bryce because Bryce
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kids to move into a new house‚ but it’s different knowing that you’re forced to live in an attic‚ and if you leave‚ you’ll be killed. She was only be 13 when she moved into the hidden attic‚ enduring the stresses that came with it. The Frank’s and Van Daan’s stay hidden for 2 years and 1 month during WW II from the Nazi’s. The theme of Anne Frank story is her ablility to stay positive will dealing with WWII. Reading how Anne Frank tried to stay positive during life changing events because of
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Rebecca Shulman February 25‚ 2013 ENGL 205-04 Epic and Romance Paper #1: Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh‚ 1889 Swirls mix with white‚ yellow‚ blue‚ and black as the town sleepily yet still so helplessly moves on with its life. No one can truly understand the mystery of the night until they’ve watched it grow. The night is born so magically as the sun of the day descends over the horizon and the moon peeks in through the shadows. It’s a darker sun‚ and although it is not quite as bright
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Mikayla Russell Hist 1160 October 1‚ 2013 History 1160 Assignment One: Chapter 4: European Material Life‚ 1600-1800 Document One: Page 96 A Meal of Gruel in a Dutch Peasant Family is an engraving done by A. Van Ostade in Paris in 1653. During this time era‚ there were many wars taking place‚ like the Thirty Years War‚ and this time was in the middle of the age of exploration. Since most of the wealth of the Dutch Republic‚ as well as all over Europe‚ was going towards funding these great
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The Running Dream Hidden Themes The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen is the heart wrenching fictional story of a teenage runner who faces and overcomes unthinkable obstacles. Through the almost impossible to put down story‚ Draanen potrays several themes. Some are easy to expose and others you must dive deeper into the context. The Running Dream has not only one but many themes. Sending a moral through a story is vital and Draanen does it amazingly. She does it in which a way in which it is
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Grandpa Chet is not a quiet lazy grandfather like Bryce thought. He actually has a voice and a great personality. But does he have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset? In Wendelin van Draanen’s realistic fiction novel Flipped‚ Bryce’s grandfather‚ Grandpa Chet‚ has a growth mindset. In Flipped‚ Grandpa Chet has a growth mindset. An example on page 91 is “They are not trash Rick. They are good‚ honest‚ hardworking people.” This proves that Chet has a growth mindset because he is standing up for the
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DE TAKEN EN VERANTWOORDELIJKHEDEN VAN DE KASCONTROLECOMMISSIE 2 maart 2010 Zijn de taken en verantwoordelijkheden van de kascontrolecommissie zodanig goed vastgelegd‚ zodat de doelstellingen voldoende worden gewaarborgd? Door: Marjolein Hoevenaars (1733923) De taken en verantwoordelijkheden van de kascontrolecommissie De taken en verantwoordelijkheden van de kascontrolecommissie Zijn de taken en verantwoordelijkheden van de kascontrolecommissie zodanig goed vastgelegd‚ zodat de doelstellingen
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As you see above‚ this is the picture I chose to use for this assignment. The picture is called “ A Shepherdess Adorned with Flowers” and it was painted in 1627 by a man named Gerrit Van Honthorst. The story behind this painting is that during this time era women would put flowers in girls hair as an act to show that they are ready for courtship or marriage. As you can see with the boy shepherd in the right corner admiring the young lady with flowers. I find this painting rather beautiful and graceful
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Vincent Van Gogh‚ one of the most well-known post-impressionist artists‚ for whom color was the chief symbol of expression. He was born in Groot-Zundert‚ Holland on March 30‚ 1853.Between November of 1881 and July of 1890‚ Vincent van Gogh painted almost 900 paintings. Since his death‚ he has become one of the most famous painters in the world. Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life‚ the aftermath of his work is enormous. Van Gogh’s paintings have captured the minds and hearts of millions of
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