Intercultural Communication Studies XVII: 2 2008 War and Peace of Languages and Cultures? Svetlana Ter-Minasova‚ Moscow State University Ter-Minasova The future of mankind depends largely on its ability to communicate. Technical progress provides mankind with an ever-increasing variety of more and more powerful devices and forms of communication: tele-conferences‚ multi-media bridges‚ His or Her Majesty – the Internet! However‚ “the human factor” presents a number of problems hampering
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In the novel "Anna Karenin" by Leo Tolstoy‚ the countryside is a place of peacefulness and satisfaction. Tolstoy uses a country and city setting to establish his point of view through the character Levin‚ who seems to belong to the countryside. It is idyllic how farmers and agriculture in this novel seem to contribute to one ’s happiness in life. In the city‚ life seems rather discontented and unnatural. The country is often seen as a place of rest and as a cure of the corruptness of the city‚ by
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Review: Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy‚ published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. Widely regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction‚ Tolstoy considered Anna Karenina his first true novel . The character of Anna was likely inspired‚ in part‚ by Maria Hartung ‚ the elder daughter of the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin . Although Russian critics dismissed the novel on its publication as a "trifling romance of
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Year Of Wonders Essay 2 Whilst Anys and Aphra are minor characters‚ they still play an important role in the novel‚ do you agree? Introduction: In the historical novel The Year Of Wonders‚ Although the author Geraldine Brooks portrays both Anys and Aphra as support characters‚ both Anys and Aphra play an important role in the novel‚ this will be explored in three ways‚ Anys’s view on the patriarchal society and how she effects the town‚ Aphra’s importance in the town and her influence on Anna
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Writing Topic: What point does Leo Tolstoy’s story “After the Dance” (pgs. 71-75) make about Russian society? What moments or details in the story help to convey this point? Explain in a carefully written essay‚ supporting your argument with evidence from the text. Tolstoy’s “After the Dance” is essentially a representation of Russian history and the exposition of a dark side to the seemingly regal atmosphere of the Russian aristocracy first introduced at the ball. Using literary elements such
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2.7.3 Jhaverchand Meghani (1897-1947) Jhaverchand Meghani‚ popularly known as a poet of powerful sentiments‚ tried his hand at writing historical novels too. He wrote historical novels like Samarangan (1938)‚ Sorath Taran Vahetan Pani‚ Ra Gangajaliyo (1939) and Gujarat-no Jay (Part I (1939)‚ Part II (1942)). Comparing Meghani with Munshi‚ Mansukhlal Jhaveri comments: “If Munshi’s major women characters are much-pampered adolescent daughters and Ramanlal Desai’s are charming beloveds‚ then Meghani’s
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Yes peace can lead to war because Germany had to pay a large amount of money that was from the damage of World War I. Germany was also forced to accept blame of starting World War I. The outcome of Germany losing World War I left the Germans to move out and they also lost land. After World War I‚ Germany was left with a large debt from the damage which made them bitter which they had to pay off. It took them almost a century to pay off that large amount of money that was piled on them. They had
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kill his opponent. The rest watched and decided to abide by the law of the jungle… survival of the fittest. Thousands of years later; AD 96‚ Marcus Nerva; the emperor of Rome was out to conquer the world alongside his undefeatable army; waging war against all those who oppose… all who stand in his way would suffer his wrath. Even today‚ all the knowledge‚ science & technology have not changed the basics of human society structure; the strong shall rule and conquer over the weak. It’s always
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Rupert Brooke War Poetry Peace: Why is the poem called “Peace”when the subject matter is about war? The poem talks about how war has brought inner peace to the combatants‚ who now know their duty and purpose in life. Why is the speaker thanking God? What is he thankful for? Refer to text. The speaker is thanking God for creating the land and creating war for the soldiers to fight in. He thanks God for giving the soldiers youth‚ power and clear eyes. (“...caught our youth‚ and wakened
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A Separate Peace: Friendship‚ Conformity‚ and War We have all experienced friendship in our lives; some of these bonds were lasting and others were not. A Separate Peace is a book that deals with the friendship of high school boys. These boys attend an all-boy’s school called Devon School. It is said that: "Devon is sometimes considered the most beautiful school in New England." "Devon was both scholarly and very athletic." Devon is where Gene Forrester‚ Phineas (Finny) and Elwin
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