...War Leaves Unforgettable Scars War is a topic that most people prefer not to talk about. The word itself has a negative vibe and can at times bring back memories that some try very hard to forget. Memories that can consume someones life to a point of insanity. In many cases these memories cause incurable pains. War scenes are said to be very graphic and can scar someone forever. Seeing people you know and love die is not an easy thing, especially coming back home after all the madness. In the short story “Big Two-Hearted River,” author Ernest Hemingway writes about Nick Adam’s return home after war. Nick’s behavior is very different from before and so is the town that he once lived in. The town that he knew so well, and all of a sudden was astonished to see how drastically it had changed; it was no longer home to him....
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...In Big Two-Hearted River, the physical ruin is evident: "There was no town, nothing but the rails and the burned-over country," it begins. Even the grasshoppers were “a sooty black.” But the central devastation, far less overtly presented, had occurred within the protagonist’s own mind. Nick is first said to be happy when “he felt he had left everything behind, the need for thinking, the need to write, other needs.” The only needs he had were basic ones like hunger, and with a plateful of beans and spaghetti he was again happy. At the end of Part I, when “his mind was starting to work,” Nick’s goal was to “choke it,” and he pours out the coffee that had livened his mind. Nick’s will to stop thinking, to stop remembering, to constrain his entire being to the...
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...Our society has become increasingly more keen on the thought of warfare. More and more people especially in USA have a very calm and naive approach on the subject. This has a negative effect on the help for the injured soldiers, both physically and mentally. The short story Big two-hearted river is a sample of how soldiers have to repair and find inner peace by themself. Character: Nick is a very strong minded man, he keeps on going until he has achieved his goal. He must be a physically strong man, because of the strength needed to carry the load of his backpack. He is in a situation, where he for some reason need to punish himself and push his body to the limit. We can see this in his own quotation: “ “I´ve got a right to eat this kind of stuff, if I´m willing to carry it” Nick said” The narrater finishes it by saing: “ He did not speak again.” (Page 5, line 1 and 2) He shows his mental strength and weakness here. His strength because he is able to carry his own food all day and wait until he arives to eat it, eventhough it might be tempting. He is weak because he doesn´t just eat something from the forest or river. The setting: The area where Nick is hicking have a lot of symbolic places wich references to the battlefield in the 1st. World war. It might look like he is out on a fishing trip, but really he´s out to repair his mind after the war, because it seems like he keeps seeing places from the war, like: “The foundations of the Mansion House hotel stuck...
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...“The Big Two-Hearted River: Part I”: The Trek to Life If only the past lit up as simply as a room illuminates at the flick of a switch. Yet the overwhelming darkness of a memory can never brighten; despairingly, a soldier’s worst nightmares overshadow his dreams and cloud his days. In Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River: Part I,” a wounded soldier returns home, scouring the wreckage of his life for sanity and spiritual restoration. The short story presents a journey through symbolism, metaphor, and imagery, pessimistically depicting the battles that a soldier faces after war’s mortars shatter his livelihood. In this story, Nick embarks on a journey to cope with the horrific memories that haunt his every thought and action. As he passes through the burned-over town of Seney to his ideal camping ground, Nick tries to forget about his nightmarish past through the distractions that nature flourishes. Charles Oliver reveals in Hemingway A to Z the tension tugging Nick’s thoughts back from present to past: “Nick is on the camping trip in order to not think about whatever it is that has traumatized him. . . . Nick is working hard to forget it so he can get his life back together” (26). As Nick treks alone through the forest, he allows nature to soothe his mind and body and guide him back to his roots, abandoning his concerns. Though the war has ended, and Nick survived, he feels as though his soul has already died. Nick’s trip satisfies his disposition as an avid camper...
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...Hemingway and Identity Ernest Hemingway had an expanse of ideas contributing throughout his two short stories, “Big Two-Hearted River: Parts I and II”. The abundant themes and motifs applied into the two stories differ due to their broad nature, but the theme of identity and renewal of the protagonist, Nick, stands absolute. In order to be given a sense of renewal, what must be done first? Essentially to expand our understanding, we can begin by looking at the root word of “renewal”, which is “new”, and is defined by Merriam Webster as: “not old : recently born, built, or created”. Delving further into Hemingway’s short stories, it can be concluded that the protagonist’s fate was transpired to be alike the initial setting given to him- as...
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...Nick Adams’ Journey to Recovery In the story “Big Two-Hearted River” by Ernest Hemingway, Nick Adams is a young man recovering from traumatic experiences he suffered during his past wartime experiences. Nick seems to be an outdoorsman and throughout the story, his mental recovery progresses and he begins to leave behind some tragic experiences from his past by escaping civilization and completely immersing himself in what he knows- nature. Nick’s escape from civilization into nature is not only a physical journey but a journey of healing and self renewal from his traumatic experiences. His journey allows him to first retreat into physical activity in order to clear his mind, begin to process and accept his traumas, and eventually return to himself and civilization. At the beginning of Nick’s excursion, the narrator describes, in detail, Nick’s actions as he goes about his trip. In doing so, the narrator focuses on Nick’s physical actions rather than focusing on Nick’s thoughts and feelings. He allows the readers to see that Nick is avoiding his emotions and is allowing himself to be absorbed in his physical activity as a form of therapy. By returning to nature and activities he is familiar with, Nick can just go through the motions without letting his thoughts and feelings surface: “He felt he left everything behind, the need for thinking, the need to write, other needs. It was all back of him.” (210) Here the narrator shows Nick attempting to escape from civilization and...
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...Into the Wild Argumentative Essay Into the Wild is a 1996 non-fiction book written by Jon Krakauer. It is an expansion of Krakauer's 9,000-word article on Christopher McCandless titled "Death of an Innocent", which appeared in the January 1993 issue of Outside. Christopher Johnson McCandless was an intelligent, idealistic young man who believed that life was best lived alone, in nature. He spent two years testing his theory throughout the western United States before he entered the wilds of Alaska unprepared and starved to death. Chris had a very bright, hopeful future and why he left it all behind confuses most people. After analyzing Chris's personality traits, it helps things make sense. This makes many people ask the question, what was Christopher McCandless's temperament type? The theory of temperament type was introduced in the 1920s by Carl G. Jung. The essence of the theory is that much seemingly random variation in the behavior is actually quite orderly and consistent, being due to basic differences in the ways individuals prefer to use their perception and judgment. Based on evidence from the story, Chris McCandless was most likely an INTP (introverted, intuitive, thinking, and perceiving) temperament type. This means he was focused internally, where he dealt with things rationally and logically. Some people would diagree wiht this position and would argue that Chris McCandless leaned towards the preference of sensing and feeling. There is some evidence provided...
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...IB Dipolma Extended Essay “30,000 Years of Big Women, What caused the Modern Mortification of the Female Form?” Sarah Martino Candidate Number: 000193-0076 South Side High School 2013 Word Count: 3,002 Number of Pages: 14 Abstract: The goal of this essay is to address the changes in the female form in art throughout time. This topic is obviously pertains to the subject of visual arts as the main focus of this essay is evaluating the aesthetics of the female form through examples of artwork. Many research questions were considered but the one chosen was: “30,000 Years of Big Women, What Caused the Modern Mortification of the Female Form?” To answer this question, I chose a piece of artwork for numerous time periods that included the female form. First researching background information about the artist and the time period and then relating it to why the piece was constructed in that way. Through much research and meetings with individuals who are familiar in this subject matter, I was able to develop an argument, which demonstrated the changes in female form for various reasons. Table of Contents Page 1- Title Page Page 2- Abstract Page 3- Table of Contents Page 4- Essay Page 14- Bibliography Page 15- Table of Images The Cyclades, are a group of Greek islands, of the Aegean Sea, were home to the Cycladic Civilization, which lasted from about 3200 BC- 1100BC. This time period is broken up by historians into the early Cycladic...
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...Taj Mahal – A Hindu Shiva Temple-Palace TEJO MAHAL[pic] Islamic dacoits have looted and raped many countries, but no country can tell a bloodier tale of muslim oppression than India! The muslim dacoits started their rule over India in 712 A.D. with the invasion of Mohammed Qasem and looking at the present situation of our country it still continues on today! During their rule they looted and destroyed hundereds of thousands of Hindu temples. Aurangzeb himself destroyed 10,000 Hindu temples during his reign! Some of the larger temples were converted into mosques or other Islamic structures. Ram Janmbhoomi(at Ayodhya) and Krishna Temple(at Mathura) are just two examples. Many others exist! The most evident of such structures is Taj Mahal–a structure supposedly devoted to carnal love by the “great” moghul king Shah Jahan to his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal. Please keep in my mind that this is the same Shah Jahan who had a harem of 5,000 women and the same Shah Jahan who had a incestuous relationship with his daughter justifing it by saying, ‘a gardner has every right to taste the fruit he has planted’! Is such a person even capable of imagning such a wondrous structure as the Taj Mahal let alone be the architect of it? The answer is no. It cannot be. And it isn’t as has been proven. The Taj Mahal is as much a Islamic structure as is mathematics a muslim discovery! The famous historian Shri P.N. Oak has proven that Taj Mahal is actually Tejo Mahalaya– a shiv temple-palace. His work...
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...AFF FRAMEWORK (meow) Herbert Croly, intellectual and influential leader of the progressive movement in 20th century America who aided in the development of president Roosevelt’s New deal, once profoundly declared, “The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefit of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome of natural equality, and this achievement is a gain, not only to Americans, but to the world and to civilization.” The political organization Croly speaks of is democracy, which influences both the economic and social structures of regions that utilize. Because of Herbert’s quote, it is evident that democracy is a worthwhile venture—one that must be spread. It is because I agree with the legendary Herbert that I affirm today’s resolution: Resolved: The United States ought to promote democracy in the Middle East. We value a democracy” in the resolution contextualizing it as a question with the ideals of democracy presupposed. The Oxford Dictionary defines democracy as “A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives” Prefer the Oxford dictionary because They come from the most reliable sources The most commonly used and most useful definition of a word comes first and we have used the first definitions of democracy in these dictionaries They match the definition of democracy that normal citizens would associate with the word Our...
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...The Boxer Uprising (1898-1901), also known as ‘Yi Ho Tuan’ Movement, was a major peasant uprising marked by anti-Manchu and anti-foreign sentiments. In the period after the Opium Wars, the nature of Sino-Western relations had changed, leading to a scramble for concessions. This had exposed the inefficacy of the Manchus. Simultaneously, it had intensified the socio-economic crisis already prevalent in the 19th century. This essay attempts to analyze the causes, nature and impact of the Boxer Movement. Causes 1. A study of the traditional Chinese society and economy is imperative to trace the origins of the Uprising. The Chinese society was strictly compartmentalized by the principles of Confucianism. The society was highly stratified and had a rigid and inflexible hierarchical structure. A unique combination of power, wealth and knowledge defined the gentry or the elite class. The peasantry was the ‘exploited’ class, the taxpayers, who despite the theoretical emphasis on ‘career open to merit’ could rarely attain gentry status. The growing tax burden and exploitation caused discontent among them and though they remained placid, the simmering of discontent was always there. However, peasant uprisings, though a frequent occurrence, were spontaneous and scattered and so easy to suppress. The growing unrest culminated into agitation, and found expression in the Boxer Movement. 2. A series of natural calamities in the late 19th century intensified the discontent...
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...AN INTERNSHIP REPORT ON STRATEGIES & PROCEDURES OF FUND COLLECTION AND ITS PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS: A STUDY ON EXIM BANK BANGLADESH LIMITED, KHULNA BRANCH . The Report is Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement of Bachelor of Business Administration SABYASACHI BOSU ID NO: BBA-060160259 DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION NORTHERN UNIVERSITY BANGLADESH JANUARY 15, 2010 AN INTERNSHIP REPORT ON STRATEGIES & PROCEDURES OF FUND COLLECTION AND ITS PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS: A STUDY ON EXIM BANK BANGLADESH LIMITED, KHULNA BRANCH The Report is Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement of Bachelor of Business Administration | |SUBMITTED BY: |UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF: | | | | | | |Sabyasachi Bosu |Md. Faruk Hossain | | |ID NO-BBA060160259 |Lecturer in Finance | | |Department of Business Administration |Department of Business Administration | | |Northern University Bangladesh ...
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...A Balanced Scorecard for Small Business C. W. Von Bergen Southeastern Oklahoma State University Management and Marketing Department Durant, OK 74701-0609 Phone: 580-745-2430; Fax: 580-745-7485; e-mail: cvonbergen@sosu.edu Daniel C. Benco Southeastern Oklahoma State University Department of Accounting and Finance Durant, OK 74701-0609 Phone: 580-745-2498; Fax: 580-745-7485; e-mail: dbenco@sosu.edu Abstract The balanced scorecard is a performance management system that enables businesses to drive strategies based on measurement and follow-up. Since the early 1990s the balanced scorecard has been applied in numerous large organizations resulting in many positive results that have been chronicled in the management literature. However, there are few studies addressing the use of a balanced scorecard within small companies. Hence, this paper presents a discussion of the key elements of the balanced scorecard and its applicability to small business. Executive Summary The balanced scorecard (BSC) approach helps organizations manage the implementation of their strategies. The BSC measures an organization’s performance from four key perspectives: financial, customer, internal business processes, and learning and growth. The BSC approach logically links these four perspectives. Improvements in employee learning and growth result in improved internal business processes, which create better products and services and, therefore, higher customer satisfaction and higher market...
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...Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility - A Discussion of the CSR Phenomenon and CSR Communication, With Empirical Focus on NOKIA Author: Martin Lykke Jacobsen (271128) Supervisor: Dorrit Bøilerehauge June 2006 MA in International Business Communication – International Marketing, Communication & Public Relations (Cand.ling.merc. – International Informationsmedarbejder) Faculty of Language and Business Communication, English Department, Aarhus School of Business Table of Contents 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2 Purpose ........................................................................................................................... 1 Theory and Method ......................................................................................................... 2 Delimitation .................................................................................................................... 4 Structure ......................................................................................................................... 6 Corporate Social Responsibility ........................................................................................... 8 2.1 Defining CSR................................................................................................................... 8 2.1.1 Corporate Citizenship ..................
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...but only of watching as those dark markings rolled and boiled in perfect symetry across the wings like clouds in a night sky above, in water below." Prologue Part One: Commissions Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Part Two:Physiognomies of Flight Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Part Three: Metamorphoses Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Chapter Twenty-Two Chapter Twenty-Three Chapter Twenty-Four Chapter Twenty-Five Chapter Twenty-Six Part Four: A Plague of Nightmares Chapter Twenty-Seven Chapter Twenty-Eight Chapter Twenty-Nine Chapter Thirty Chapter Thirty-One Chapter Thirty-Two Chapter Thirty-Three Part Five: Councils Chapter Thirty-Four Chapter Thirty-Five Chapter Thirty-Six Chapter Thirty-Seven Chapter Thirty-Eight Chapter Thirty-Nine Chapter Forty Chapter Forty-One Part Six: The Glasshouse Chapter Forty-Two Chapter Forty-Three Chapter Forty-Four Chapter Forty-Five Part Seven: Crisis Chapter Forty-Six Chapter Forty-Seven Chapter Forty-Eight Chapter Forty-Nine Chapter Fifty Chapter Fifty-One Part Eight: Judgement Chapter Fifty-Two "I even gave up, for a while, stopping by the window of the room to look out at the lights and deep, illuminated streets. That’s a form of dying, that losing contact with the city like that." -Philip...
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