“A Distant Episode” written by Paul Bowles recalls the story of a professor who is captured by the Reguibats‚ a nomad tribe. As the story began‚ it focused on the professor and his journey to find an old friend; however it took a turn when the professor was turned over to the tribe. This short story has similar aspects when comparing it to The Heart of Darkness‚ by Joseph Conrad. The ideas of cultural imperialism‚ the climax and the idea of people going insane are resembled in both pieces of literature
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Drummer Boy of Shiloh‚” and “An Episode of War.” The comparison will be based on the mood‚ tone‚ style‚ character‚ setting‚ and conflict. The “Drummer Boy of Shiloh” is about a boy who is afraid of marching in the war the next day. He is startled over every move because he does not want to be killed. The drummer boy is inspired by Ulysses S. Grant and comes to realize that he is important and needed. The mood of the story is before a battle during the Civil War. The boy is frightened and the conflict
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for almost ten years‚ hit on Nov. 10. The latest installment of Call of Duty hit on Nov. 6. A reimagined version of Star Wars: Battlefront hit on Nov. 17. The surge of releases make gamers everywhere hit desks and beds and beanbags‚ and some don’t get up for any old obligation like class or work. The fact that some gamers take time off or flat out skip out on their obligations for new games isn’t a secret. Popular game expo E3 held a poll on their twitter‚ @E3‚ on Fallout 4’s release date and found
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Not you normal intergalactic fairy tale… Good guys don’t always win in the end… During this fantastic 2nd (or 5th) installment of The Star Wars Trilogy‚ find out that old loyal friends aren’t so loyal anymore‚ or that ¨there is no try¨‚ join the Brave and Inexperienced Luke Skywalker‚ played by Mark Hamill‚ the Cunning‚ Han Solo‚ by Harrison Ford‚ the ¨I can fend for myself¨ type of Princess‚ Princess Leia‚ played by the late Carrie Fisher‚ and the Terrorizing Darth Vader‚ Voiced by James Earl
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a great tragedy. Although very well beyond the time of modern readers; Macbeth’s classical themes of betrayal‚ guilt‚ and revenge are still shown in most modern tragedies. The play of Macbeth seems to very similar to the modern sci-fi films Star Wars (Episode 1-6)‚ written and produced by George Lucas‚ for the sheer fact that both heroes of the stories turn to the dark side‚ which inedibility leads to their destruction. Although the main character‚ Macbeth‚ starts off as a good man eventually greed
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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has broken box office records and has surpassed “Jurassic World” for the biggest worldwide debut. On Monday‚ Disney chief Bob Iger told Bloomberg that “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” may have grossed higher than their initial estimates. While Disney at first estimated the film’s global receipts to amount to US$517 million‚ the local numbers turned out to be higher than expected at around US$247 million‚ according to Variety. It seems that the “Star Wars” sequel will
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now you can be part of the action with this great LEGO Star Wars brickset. LEGO building Set #4482 from the LEGO group lets you support the Republic on the battlefields of Geonosis. The fighting on the planet was fierce and it took precise planning to achieve victory and fight back against the empires rising tide of control. The AT-TE made that victory possible‚ and it can again when you fight your own battles against the evil empire. Star Wars and LEGO fans alike will love the detail of this large
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World War lll was an endless amount of bloodshed. ISIS had taken over almost half of Europe and the rest of the world was having trouble holding back their endless forces. They had found a way to mind control the people they had taken over and we’re constantly
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Connie Wilson-Prewitt Mr. Pyda MWF 10-10:50 3/8/13 In the story The Kugelmass Episode‚ Woody Allen takes the reader on an exciting journey through time and literature that keeps you begging for more. Professor Kugelmass is a middle-aged teacher at City College in New York City. He seems to be unfulfilled and bored with his life as a whole. The real world is far too drab for his liking and so he sets out to change his life but ultimately ends up turning his world upside down. Allen uses colorful
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Star Wars versus The Odyssey The Odyssey and Star Wars are two great examples of epics. Both the stories fulfill the epic hero cycle to the fullest. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus is the hero‚ he goes to Troy to fight a war and get lost at sea for 20 years. In Star Wars Luck is the hero‚ he gets introduced to the rebel force that is trying to ensure the safety of their universe. The Odyssey and Star Wars follow the same basic cycle. Both adventures show hard challenging tasks in order to complete
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