...Ambushed In “Ambush,” Tim O’Brien portrays his regret and uncertainty to a war memory in which he instinctively kills an enemy soldier (MS 7). O’Brien recounts a night when his platoon moves into an ambush site shortly after midnight. Around dawn O’Brien recalls the moment a young enemy soldier emerges out of the morning fog. Without thinking O’Brien pulls the pin on a grenade and throws without aim. Seeing the grenade, the enemy soldier drops his weapon and begins to run, with a puff of smoke the grenade explodes and the soldier falls to the ground. O’Brien continues, explaining the regret and uncertainty the act of killing the enemy soldier elicits and the way the soldier ambushes his mind for the rest of his life. O’Brien includes imagery,...
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...society. It was said he began to have visions and hear voices. (PBS.org, n.d.). “Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth, Createth man from a clot. (96:1-2. The Clot.) We will call the guards of hell. Nay, Obey not thou him. But prostrate thyself, and draw near (unto Allah) (96:18-19. The Clot).” Muhammad was commanded to read these words three times by a presence that came to him during a religious retreat at Mount Hira. After much discrepancy, Muhammad decided these voices were not of evil, but from the angel Gabriel. As he continued to get revelations he shared them with family and friends. These were the first Muslims, meaning “people who submit” to God (Allah). (Molloy. 2013. p. 411). As could be guessed a man who claims to be seeing and hearing voices of angels was not well received. Muhammad was making claims that there was only one God and worship of any other was forbidden. Persecution became so intense that Muhammad and his followers left Mecca in 622 CE to Yathrib. (Molloy. 2013. p. 412). Muhammad built much of the Islam religions rules and practices while residing in Yathrib. He was later able to take over Mecca and continue to institutionalize his...
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...These people help buy poppies, attend the dawn service and donate money to charities. These sorts of people pay tribute for what happened a hundred years ago. Instead of sleeping in they attend the dawn service to respect the fallen soldiers. They buy poppies and donate money to charities so they can give to the less fortunate and for those people who need the money more than we do. These type of people are extremely grateful for the current country that we have today. The Anzac spirit is evidently relevant today because it has shaped our country. Without, the Anzac spirit, the soldiers would be lazy and careless, killing themselves and giving in perseverance. That could have changed the entire result of the war and even who we are today. If our soldiers did not show mateship, courage, humour and endurance we could currently we ruled by German dictators. Without the Anzac spirit, Australia could not prove anything to Britain which could also persuade Britain that we were not a worthy country. A newspaper article said, ‘Our need is great, your opportunity is great.’ Meaning that it benefits you and the country. It is explicit that the Anzac Spirit is still relevant...
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...The Final Chapter Deanna Schneider ENG 225 Instructor Danielle Day May 14, 2013 Breaking Dawn is the long awaited and highly anticipated end to the compelling tale of what seems to be an impossible romance between the immortal Edward Cullen and the irresistible human Bella Swan. Beginnings can be tricky, but Twilight got this series off to a fantastic start with its modern day fairy tale quality and heart stopping romance. Bella seems to be pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black She has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice, to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life, has become the thread from which the fate of two tribes hangs. Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella’s life – first discovered in Twilight, then scattered and torn in New Moon and Eclipse – seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed… forever? The setting of this book is in a rainy town in Washington called Forks, where Edward Cullen, a gorgeous “good” vampire, first dazzled Isabella Swan, an average human being. After facing many complications to their relationship, they realize that they want nothing more than to keep the...
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...A problem I would like to solve would be the Increase in screen time plaguing America. Whether it be cell phones, TVs, or computers It is slowly taking over America. It deprives people of experiences, human interaction, and Knowledge. Technology isolates people from friends, families, and loved ones especially when it comes to cell phones. Cell phones enable you to communicate with someone without seeing or hearing someone. Texting is a main form of communication for people around the world. It allows you to have a full communication with someone in a few keystrokes. While this improves human efficiency it also removes a key part of life; human interaction. Before phones, life was more than sitting down playing a game with people...
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...Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a play written by Shakespeare,where two teenagers in a rivaling feud between their families fall in love and keep their love a secret , which leads to their death.The play writer uses a range of literary devices, such as, soliloquies, dramatic irony, and allusions.These all help bring the play together. To begin, Shakespeare uses Soliloquies in many different occasions , like when Friar Lawrence is vocalizing the pleasant and the inadequate of both humans and plants.By using this device you get to know a characters thoughts and feelings on certain topics. Another example, is when, Juliet is contemplating on if she should or not drink the potion Friar has given her. She has doubts that the potion...
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...The release of “Blackfish,” a documentary about SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau’s death by a killer whale, aroused an overflow of opinions on whether or not circuses and zoos should close. The non-supporters of zoos and circuses, like Pilar Clark, argue that people shouldn’t attend a place where animals are “made to perform for the enjoyment of humans.” Whit Honea, a father of two, takes the side of Clark when he says he “would love for every zoo and aquarium to focus its entertainment value in education rather than the bells and whistles of cruelty.” Unable to see past the potential education aspect, Clark says she hopes parks “that house animals against their will” listen to SeaWorld’s announcement regarding the end to their popular orca...
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...named the dog “Hachi” after he learnt about Japanese symbol’s meaning on the dog’s collar. There seemed to be a bond between the professor and Hachi. Every morning, when Parker left for work, Hachi followed him to the train station and every later afternoon, the dog walked to the station, waited patiently for the owner to return from work and then they went home together. One day, Parker suddenly had a heart attack and died at work meanwhile Hachi was still waiting patiently for him at train station. He was lying in the snow and waited for many hours until Parker’s son in-law came and brought him to home. The dog didn’t realize that his owner wouldn’t come back ever again so next morning, Hachi returned to the trained station and waited from dawn till dusk , and the next day, he tried to escape from his new owner’s house to come to the train station again as usual. So day by day, Hachi walked to the train station and waited for his owner hopelessly and patiently for next nine years. Until one day, he happily met Parker Wilson in his dream when he had a forever sleep; he would not ever wake up gain. The story is innovative in some way. In the true story, a Japanese professor just took in Hachiko as a pet like normal dogs in real life whereas in the movie...
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...Religion Concept of Islam Fasting What is Fasting? Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a single day (24 hours), or several daytime periods. Other fasts may be only partially restrictive, limiting particular foods or substance. The fast may also be intermittent in nature. Fasting practices may preclude sexual and other activities as well as food. Month of Ramadan Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, is considered as one of the holiest months of the year. It was in 610 A.D. when the prophet Muhammad was said to have received revelations from God that later became Islam’s holy book, the Quran (Koran). The Quran (2:185) states that it was in the month of Ramadan that the Quran was revealed. In fact, Ramadan commemorates that part, of the Muslim year, when "the Qur'an was sent down as a guidance for the people" and also for the " judgment between the right and wrong". Another verse of the Quran (97:1) states that it was revealed "on the night of determination," which Muslims generally observe on the night of 26-27 Ramadan. The holy season begins with the sighting of the crescent moon on the evening following the new moon and lasts for 29 or 30 days depending on the lunar cycle. According to the Quran, Muslims must see the New Moon with the naked eye before they can begin their fast...
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...addition to interviewing the people who will be taking part in the class I think it’s important to interview anyone who will be implementing these IT classes. Here’s who I had in mind: Meg Harris and Roy Brown – Corporate Trainers. Obviously, our trainers are going to have some input on how best to proceed and how best to teach different subject matters. They also need to let us know which courses they are qualified to teach and which ones they aren’t qualified to teach. If they’re not qualified, we need to make sure they can get qualified. Natalie Ward and Sam Esposito – Systems Analysts. It would be difficult to imagine moving forward on this project without getting some input from our systems analysts. They should be able to help with logistics and some of the details needed for this training center. Lyle Newhart and Dawn Hill – Network Engineers. I figured since we don’t have a network configuration designed for the training center yet, our network engineers could help fill in some of the blanks there. Mark Martin, Ho Lee, and Bill Loos – Web Designers. Certainly our web designers are going to have some ideas as to which kind of interface layout works best for a training environment. Once we know who we’re going to interview, we then need...
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...warden as usual did his nightly head count which was sort of ironic since I was the only one left. Then I snuck out of the window silently so as not to be heard and ran as soon as I hit the forests edge. For a while I thought I was home free after all I had walked up the creek for ten minutes before I got out and started running again. Unfortunately though the dogs crossed over and somehow managed to pick my scent up again. So there, you’re caught up. Wait, I have suddenly noticed a change, the dogs aren’t barking anymore. I slow down, turn around, and see nothing. I must have gotten away. To be safe I climb the nearest tree and find a branch not visible from the ground. Exhausted and sweaty I close my eyes and fall asleep. When I wake up at dawn I scarf down a cold breakfast consisting of cheese and a slice of bread,...
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...African plays revealing social injustices and oppressive cultures. Social injustice is a relative concept concerning unfairness in a society in regard to the manner in which the leadership divides rewards and burdens .Tewfik Al Hakims’ plays The Sultans’ Dilemma and Song of Death will be used together with Mohammed Ben Abdallah’s The Verdict of the Cobra and Trial of Mallam Ilya. At the beginning of Sultan’s dilemma we learn that a stake has been set up to which a man condemned to death is tied. The Condemned Man is eager to know the hour of his execution as he refers to his execution as a joyous event to the executioner. The executioner tells the Condemned Man when the Muezzin climbs to the minaret of the Mosque and gives a call to dawn prayer he will breathe his last. At that time the executioner will raise his sword and swipe the Condemned Man’s head because those are the orders. In other words, the executioner has no verdict of his own instead has to execute as instructed by the superiors. We learn that the Condemned Mans’ offence is to claim that he was the one who sold the...
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...and families at large. Being a native Angelino, I grew up not realizing that homelessness is an epidemic. I did not understand why there were so many homeless people, nor did I think of seeing panhandlers asking for money and food as a crisis, but I viewed it as “normal”. I always knew local transients by name and would try to help with spare change or a meal when I could. I had no idea of the staggering statistics of homelessness in my community; I didn’t understand the effects of homelessness on our economy and that the alarming rate of poverty level in my metropolitan city, affects us all. By focusing more attention, resources and time to housing our poverty-stricken communities in the long run it would cost less and would also create a more humane society. In the beautiful city of Los Angeles, tourists from all over world fill the cities top attraction sites daily. What most tourist may not know is that every morning before dawn, Los Angeles has a long history of using police to control public spaces by limiting the appearance of homelessness in the city. While this may be a great tactic to hide our staggering homeless rates, the reality is that Los Angeles has more homeless people than any other large city in our country. On any more than 82,000 people in Los Angeles sleep without shelter. In an effort to house more of the cities’ population and save money, Los Angeles should divert resources from emergency services and...
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...An inherent tension between stability and change is revealed through recurring images in Yeats’ poetry. To what extent does your interpretation of Yeats’ ‘The Second Coming’ and at least one other poem align with this view? In your response, make detailed reference to ‘The Second Coming’ and at least ONE other poem set for study. Note to students: This question requires you to write about ‘The Second Coming’. Students are reminded that they are required to fully prepare all poems set for study in any elective, as the examiners can be very specific and name one or more poems that must be addressed in the answer. Sample response: Poetry Prescribed text: WB Yeats: Poems Selected by Seamus Heaney Introduction outlines the common aspects of both poems while responding to the question | Yeats had a distinctive world view that is evident in much of his poetry and explored through recurring imagery and motifs, as well as through language and ideas specific to individual poems. His views about civilization and change are expressed in ‘Leda and the Swan’ and ‘The Second Coming’ which, taken together, explore the beginning and the end of Western history in Yeats’ terms. Both poems look at the supernatural influence on human affairs, at a tipping point between stability and change. They consider human helplessness in the face of blind destiny, but also examine human acquiescence in the march of history. While they share features of language and structure, they also...
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...Kant doubted the work of past philosophers, presenting his limits of human reason in his book, The Critique of Pure Reason. He describes the confines of feeling and thinking something. Humans are held back by both space and time. Our own minds hold us back from being able to experience things completely. To think Kant assumed that there were 12 pure rational concepts split into four fields: quantity, quality, relation and modality. He believed that human reasoning connected those thoughts to everything. When Abbey refers to seeing certain aspects of the desert landscape in an Anti-Kantian manner, he wants the boundaries of human reason to be broken so that humans can experience the greatness of the landscape without having to be held back by the restrictions of human reason. In the First Morning, Abbey begins to describe his “most beautiful place on Earth” (Abbey, Desert Solitaire A Season in the Wilderness , 1971) the first two pages of the initial chapters focuses upon the description of the desert landscape. His perspective on the desert prevents readers from coming to their own conclusions, again showing the limitations of human reason. Kant also believed that certain actions like murder, theft and lying should be strongly prohibited. In The Critique of Pure Reason, Kant says “He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals”. Abbey however in chapter, Abbey willingly kills the innocent rabbit...
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