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Prison Camp Third Reich
1,006 words
Towards the end of WWII, Theodore Roosevelt was
having a meeting on how he could end the war.
Director of the Office of Strategic Services
(William Donovan) was summing up the war in 3
sentences. First, each and every day the war
continued in Europe, 27, 000 men, women & children
would die. Second, a group of German officers were
ready to assume leadership of the Third Reich if
an opportunity would arise, and would instantly
surrender. Finally, it had been confirmed that
General Eisenhower's rep...
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Hazardous Materials Suburban Areas
922 words
Firefighters put their life in danger every single
day to help and save the public. Firefighters must
be prepared for the endangers they encounter and
be able to respond immediately to a fire or any
other emergencies that arises. Because fighting
fires is so complex, it requires organization and
teamwork. At every emergency scene, firefighters
perform specific duties assigned by a superior
officer. At fires they connect hose lines to
hydrants, operate a pump to high pressure hoses,
and position ...
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U S S Aircraft Carrier
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... Hemmer said that my name was in the TH for
Rugby. I didn't see it maybe Michelle still has
it. His Dad told him it was in there on Mon. so
she may still have it. I'll have to give her a
call. I really love to play. But I think that I
was playing with a little hesitation though. I
don't want to get hurt and have a hugh med bill to
pay! Can you send that phone # to me. I'll try to
get a hold of them here. Thanks! BR
"Congratulations, folks! You are the winners of a
breathtaking six-month trip ...
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King And Duke Lack Of Money
1,002 words
... with the tears running down, and bust out
sobbing just to give the next woman a show Huck
has never seen anything so disgusting. When he
sees one of the daughters crying beside the
coffin, it makes a deep impact on him (Twain 213).
Not only did he experience his first bout with
puppy love, he also feels compassion for an
innocent victim. All right then, Ill go to hell!
represents the highest point in Huck's moral
development. He has decided to go against his
conscience by freeing Jim, and in...
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Washington D C Wearing Sunglasses
1,083 words
On March 20, 1995 a nerve gas believed to be sarin
was released in Tokyo. The gas was released in
several commuter trains throughout the Tokyo
metropolitan area, killing six, and injuring
twelve hundred others. This act, described by
local authorities as "a case of organized and
indiscriminate murder, but one item in a string of
crimes committed by the doomsday religious cult
Aum Shinri Kyo (Aum Supreme Truth). At about 8: 15
A. M. Tokyo time, packages left on several
commuter trains throughout ...
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Bermuda Triangle Coast Guard
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The Bermuda Triangle is a triangular area in the
Atlantic Ocean bounded by Miami, Bermuda, and
Puerto Rico. Many people believed that people,
ships, and planes have mysteriously vanished in
this area. The size of the triangle varies from
500, 000 square miles. Some trace the mystery back
to the time of Columbus. Bermuda Triangle
estimates range from about 200 to no more than 8,
000 distress calls in the area and that there have
been more than 50 ships and 20 planes to go down
in the Bermuda Tria...
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Folk Tales West Wind
1,296 words
"Once upon a time, " the way most famous most
Norwegian folk tales start. Although Soria Moria
Castle states There was once a couple who had a
son, the idea is basically the same. The people in
Norway are used to long and harsh winters and have
had to find something to pass the time for
centuries. One of their more prominent methods of
passing the time has been the re-telling of
folktales. Possibly the most famous, Soria Moria
Castle is one of their favorites. In the following
pages a brief desc...
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Multiple Personality Disorder 1 St Edition
1,453 words
... days later (Schreiber, 1973, p. 23 - 36). The
persecutor identity has a tendency to leave the
host in dangerous Carla, one of Clark's patients,
had a persecutor alter named Godiva. Godiva was
always putting Carla in sticky situations like
Godiva would pick up men at bars and bring them
home or go home with them. Carla would come to
consciousness with an unknown man in her bed and
she would pass out, another alter would have to
come out and rescue Carla. CJ (Carla's big burly
male alter) woul...
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Order To Survive Survival Pack
792 words
The book Hatchet, is about a typical 13 year old
boy, whose parents are divorced. He tries to cope
with his parents divorce but it is hard for him.
He is not happy about his mother's new boyfriend
either. Brian is very excited to go and visit his
father in the Canadian wilderness. But the only
problem is, he has to fly there. He is scared of
flying, but he goes anyway. Brian's mother drove
him to the airport. In the car, she gave him a
hatchet and told him to put it in his belt buckle.
While on ...
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Star Crossed Lovers Romeo Kills
989 words
two lovers depicted in literature, music, dance,
and theatre and best known from a play (1594 - 95)
written by William Shakespeare. The appeal of the
young hero and heroine -- whose families, the
Montague's and Capulets, respectively, are
implacable enemies -- is such that they have
become, in the popular imagination, the
representative type of star-crossed lovers.
Shakespeare's principal source for the plot was
The Tragic all History of Romeo and Juliet (1562),
a long narrative poem by the Engl...
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Star Crossed Lovers Romeo Kills
1,015 words
two lovers depicted in literature, music, dance,
and theatre and best known from a play (1594 - 95)
written by William Shakespeare. The appeal of the
young hero and heroine whose families, the
Montague's and Capulets, respectively, are
implacable enemies is such that they have become,
in the popular imagination, the representative
type of star-crossed lovers. Shakespeare's
principal source for the plot was The Tragic all
History of Romeo and Juliet (1562), a long
narrative poem by the English po...
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Character In The Story Open Boat
1,195 words
There are more characters than just the captain,
the correspondent, the oiler and the cook in
Stephen Cranes The Open Boat. There is a fifth
character: nature. Nature can be seen as the main
character in the story as it is constantly
affecting the four men in the boat and is
ever-present throughout their ordeal. Many
different views of nature are expressed in this
work: nature as the causal agent of the entire
trial, as being personified in its action and as
being indifferent to the plights of m...
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Darth Vader Obi Wan
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The Origins of Star Wars In the movie Star Wars,
Director and Screenplay writer George Lucas
creates a very complex, believable universe. Lucas
borrows many things from different places to
create his universe. This paper will show whether
or not he succeeds and how does he does it. The
origins of the much of Star Wars will be explained
and the symbolic nature of the characters will be
touched upon, as well as a brief history of the
most important part of the story line. The Star
Wars universe ha...
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American Dream Dinner Party
1,134 words
Self-Betrayal In American Pastoral And Great
Gatsby Self-Betrayal In American Pastoral And
Great Gatsby The final scene in American Pastoral
and the first party scene at the Gatsby estate in
Great Gatsby serve important functions in
explaining common characteristics of Swede and
Gatsby. The scenes convey that both protagonists
share a common trait of not being true to
themselves. In these scenes, both characters
betray themselves so that they can attempt to live
their version of the American Dre...
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Worship God One Half
1,362 words
The Swish of Angel Wings A young mother was
standing in the kitchen making breakfast one
spring morning. Her little garden was in full
bloom with fresh flowers and the smell of honey
suckles filled the air. It seemed as thought
winter had finally passed and spring was here. As
she looked out the window into the backyard, she
noticed that the garden gate had been left open.
Her little three-year-old daughter, Lindsay, had
toddled through the gate and was sitting there on
the railroad tracks playi...
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Wadsworth Longfellow Poem Quot
900 words
Paul Revere was an American patriot who, in 1775,
carried news to Lexington of the approach of the
British. He warned the patriot leaders, Samuel
Adams and John Hancock of their danger and called
the citizens of the countryside to arms. This was
the inspirations of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's
poem " Paul Reveres Ride" . (Martin 266
- 267) In 1175, King George III instructed General
Thomas Gage, the British commander in chief in
Massachusetts, to enforce order among the
rebellious colo...
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House Of Representatives Framers Of The Constitution
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Brooks Rockwell POSC 423 Assignment # 1
Presidential Use of Force When the framers of the
Constitution constructed the executive branch of
government, they envisioned a president with
certain limited powers. Having delegated to the
president a specific type of authority, the
framers would probably be surprised to see that
they had actually created a rather dynamic
officer. The presidency is continually changing
over time. That is, the power of the president has
been both increased and decreased ...
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End Of The Story Davids Father
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The Chrysalids is a science fictional book of
suspense, irony and pathos. The six main
characters in the novel are David Strorm, Joseph
Strorm, Gordon Strorm, Petra Strorm, Rosalind, and
Sealand woman. They have different situations and
different opinions in the story which adds more
suspense and keeps the reader interested right to
the least page. In this novel the differences
between people are not physical but mental as
well. The novels narrator is a left-handed, brown
haired man called David...
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Jack And His Hunters Law And Order
1,066 words
In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, a novel
that explores the depths of human nature, plot is
irrelevant in comparison to the rich symbolism
embedded in nearly all components of the story.
The theme of the book is the destructive presence
of evil as an influence to mankind, which lies
within the breakdown of all order and common sense
as a group of british boys stranded on a deserted
island evolve into a pack of anomalistic savages.
The clues to this hidden theme behind the
storyline are ple...
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Amy Lowell Early 1900
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Symbolism in Patterns by Amy Lowell Breaking the
Patterned Mold When one hears the words, I sink on
a seat in the shade, they will most likely form a
visual image in their head, such as a person
sitting under a tree. Amy Lowell, an imagist, uses
sharp images, precise wording, and figurative
speech as a means of poetic expression to arouse
the senses of the reader. In Patterns, Amy Lowell
explores the hopeful liberty of women in the early
20 th century through a central theme. A woman s
dream of ...
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