Iron Curtain Context: • 2nd WW left only 2 Great Powers standing in any strength (US & Soviet Union) • US emerged physically unscathed from war‚ economy stronger than ever‚ quickly demobilized‚ possessed atomic bomb • Soviet Union devasted by war‚ 20 mil of population persisted‚ but still formidable military power (4 mill soldiers under arms & still formidable military power & in control of population & territories in central/eastern Europe) • Became common speaking of 2 as superpowers
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The Curtain Blown by the Breeze (by Muriel Spark) Dame Muriel Spark was an award-winning Scottish novelist. She spent several years in Central Africa‚ returning to Britain during World War II. Until 1957 she published only poetry and criticism‚ including studies of Mary Shelley and the Bront sisters. Her fiction uses satire and wit to present serious themes‚ often questions about good and evil. Memento Mori (1959) is her most widely praised novel; the best-known is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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In both Confetti “Girl and Tortilla Sun”‚ the narrators both disagree with their parent’s points of view‚ ultimately causing tension in the family. In the story “Confetti Girl”‚ her father didn’t spend enough time with her and chose to go to his library. He cleaned his books off instead of spending time with her. She puts her drink on her father’s book because she was mad that he wasn’t paying attention or spending time with her. Also her mother died and she tries to connect with her father but
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Analysis Resources: When getting down to reading “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain” by Jessica Mitford‚ I was not expecting to face an essay of such a dark content. From the very first lines‚ I felt both excited and pushed away by the evident originality of the topic being discussed. Perfectly alive and feeling happy about it‚ I did not feel like reading about the dreadful details of modern funeral practices. Provoked by curiosity I‚ however‚ did. The essay was first published in 1967 in The American
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oh-so-wonderful day of September 1‚ 2008‚ at 12:49 PM‚ I tried my first ever bite of tortilla chips with queso. I recall the screaming and tantrums that occurred every time we went out to eat. Kicking‚ punching‚ abusing my parents in general. I guess I was just a spoiled kid‚ but I simply refused to eat anything other than
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Tortilla Flat‚ written by John Steinbeck was set after World War One in a district of Monterey named Tortilla Flat. This story was about not only the less than glamorous lifestyle lived by Danny and his fellow “paisanos”‚ but the importance of friendship through bad times over material values. All of the major events carry with them a strong implication of this theme which is often reflected through the characters’ decisions. Along with an incredibly ironic yet powerful friendship based on morals
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Iron Curtain Speech Journal Assignment 1. What type of document is this? In other words‚ in what genre is the text written? This type of document is a speech delivered by Winston Churchill in 1946. 2. Trace the genealogy of this speech. From where did this document come‚ when was the original written‚ and do any other versions survive? On March 5th‚ 1946‚ former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill delivered a speech at Westminster College in Fulton Missouri known as the “Iron
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neighboring ranches. He went to Stanford University in 1919 and left without earning his degree. He later finished his first novel‚ Cup of Gold which was an adventurous story that was published in 1926. Success came to Steinbeck when he wrote his novel Tortilla Flat which was published in 1935. Most of Steinbeck’s work deals with the journey of the desperately poor California wanders. He wrote three more novels that dealt with the California wanders‚ Dubious Battle in 1936‚
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Aniya Martinez Mrs. sims Composition/writing for fiction Summary of Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain In Jessica Mitford’s “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain”‚ many issues involving the embalming of the dead are raised. The author doesn’t agree to what is done to the body after death. She argues most of the traditional funeral practices in the modern American society like the “open casket” funerals are not worth the amount of disrespect to the dead..The author reveals to the audience information
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The film “Tortilla Soup” is definitely one of the finest movies made on food. It is a warm and funny comedy about life‚ love‚ terrific food and a Mexican American family. The father‚ “Martin Naranjo” is a great chef but is now retired and depressed‚ because he has lost his senses of taste and smell after the shock from his wife’s death‚ his wife died years ago‚ and after that‚ he took care of her three daughters. Her three daughters are totally different from each other. The oldest daughter is a
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