1. The two major causes of WW2 starts on September 1st, 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, resulting in France and Great Britain declaring war on Germany. The second cause being Japan’s desire to expand their lands by conquering foreign territory. This first begins with the invasion of China in 1937. Japan will then launch many attacks on several different countries including the United States, throughout the war.
2. The United States became involved with WW2 when the Japanese army launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941. On that same day, Japan attacked several other countries including the Philippians, Thailand, and Malaya. These attacks resulted in Britain and Australia along with the U.S to declare war on Japan.
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The army and navy expressed the great impracticality of having an ROTC or SATC at the academy because of how they would subtract from teaching time in important math and sciences courses. These courses are not only beneficial but better prepare the academy students. Lt. Commander Burton Davis, U.S.N of the navy went further into detail about how the navy needs young men but cannot accept them into the army because they don’t have enough time to teach them the proper mathematics needed. The school felt the same about the unnecessary ROTC/SATC programs and so put more emphasis on math and science classes, especially algebra and plane …show more content…
Based on the title, I think A Separate Peace will be a story about discovering peace, with each other, within oneself, with the academy, and the ongoing war that plagues and corrupts the minds of many. I feel everyone in the novel will achieve the peace somehow, someway but will all go their own path of finding it as an individual.
20. The adult Gene talks about his years at Devon and recalls living with great fear and eventually overcoming it, when he says, ‘’ Looking back now across fifteen years, I could see with great clarity the fear I lived in, which must mean that in the interval I had succeeded In a very important undertaking: I must have made my escape from it. “ (10) As for the convalescence, from the context clues, Gene is speaking about himself growing taller and bigger to the stairs, referencing how he got back on his feet after his encounter with one of his fearful sites in his school years at Devon.
21. I feel I relate to the story to some degree but I cannot say I whole heartedly identify. The reasoning for this is because, like the characters of the story I go to a very well thought of, reputable school, but that’s as far as it goes because unlike the characters of the book, I’m not facing the possibility of being drafted into the war, I’m not worried about what my future will be like after the war or what the war may do to me. That’s a clear cut difference that is probably the biggest contrast between me and the characters of the book, and doubtlessly
2. The United States became involved with WW2 when the Japanese army launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941. On that same day, Japan attacked several other countries including the Philippians, Thailand, and Malaya. These attacks resulted in Britain and Australia along with the U.S to declare war on Japan.
3. The …show more content…
The army and navy expressed the great impracticality of having an ROTC or SATC at the academy because of how they would subtract from teaching time in important math and sciences courses. These courses are not only beneficial but better prepare the academy students. Lt. Commander Burton Davis, U.S.N of the navy went further into detail about how the navy needs young men but cannot accept them into the army because they don’t have enough time to teach them the proper mathematics needed. The school felt the same about the unnecessary ROTC/SATC programs and so put more emphasis on math and science classes, especially algebra and plane …show more content…
Based on the title, I think A Separate Peace will be a story about discovering peace, with each other, within oneself, with the academy, and the ongoing war that plagues and corrupts the minds of many. I feel everyone in the novel will achieve the peace somehow, someway but will all go their own path of finding it as an individual.
20. The adult Gene talks about his years at Devon and recalls living with great fear and eventually overcoming it, when he says, ‘’ Looking back now across fifteen years, I could see with great clarity the fear I lived in, which must mean that in the interval I had succeeded In a very important undertaking: I must have made my escape from it. “ (10) As for the convalescence, from the context clues, Gene is speaking about himself growing taller and bigger to the stairs, referencing how he got back on his feet after his encounter with one of his fearful sites in his school years at Devon.
21. I feel I relate to the story to some degree but I cannot say I whole heartedly identify. The reasoning for this is because, like the characters of the story I go to a very well thought of, reputable school, but that’s as far as it goes because unlike the characters of the book, I’m not facing the possibility of being drafted into the war, I’m not worried about what my future will be like after the war or what the war may do to me. That’s a clear cut difference that is probably the biggest contrast between me and the characters of the book, and doubtlessly