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Wilfred Owen’s, “Dulce Et Decorum Est,” is arguably the greatest anti-war poem. It was composed near the end of the First World War by Owen who had actually experienced the horrors of the trenches. Owen gives readers the reality behind the wartime recruiting phrases, “it is sweet and fitting to die for your country,” as he records a friend’s death during a gas attack. This is a First World War poem, the poem that most brilliantly, most accurately, most informatively sums up the horrors, the…

DOI: 11/22/2006. Patient is a 55-year-old male route sales representative who sustained injuries to his right elbow, shoulder, neck and back while he was exiting a truck and he stepped on the bumper, when the bumper collapsed. MRI of the lumbar spine performed on 03/31/16 showed disc herniations at L3-S1 deforming the thecal sac with bilateral neural foraminal extension at all three levels, abutting the exiting L5 nerve roots with left neural foraminal narrowing at L5-S1, left greater than…

Essay One Ancient Greek culture revolved around kleos and tίme (glory and honor). They men were raised to be warriors and they strictly followed the heroic code, which is depicted in Homer’s epic poem, The Iliad. The warriors strive for greatness and glory by fighting in battle and taking away glory from others by killing them. The highest glory one warrior can receive is by dying during battle. At the beginning of the poem, Akhilleus was one of the great warriors for the Akhaian army and…

At the concert that I attended, a small orchestra called the Watauga Community Band performed in the Rosen Concert Hall on campus. The concert hall was relatively small, and the lights were left on for the audience. This made the atmosphere feel more informal and welcoming. The band was introduced by a master of ceremonies, and then one of the clarinet players stood up and introduced the first piece. The clarinet player would provide background information before each piece. This was helpful to…

The methods of construction, the tools, and the equipment used for the St. Francis dam were very common in this era. The actual construction at the dam site began in April 1924 and was led by superintendent Stanley Dunham. For the workers a large camp had been set up near the site for them to stay at. While at the camp Mulholland used his free time to look at the sites geological facts. The canyon contained a concrete batch plant and local aggregate was assimilated with 1.12 barrels of Portland…

on, but I know three things one; studying abroad will help bridge the gap for me to figure out my intended career path to; studying abroad will enhance the value of my degree, regardless of my career choice and three: being curious will become the flare that aids in creating limitless possibilities. These aspects will help me to become a well-rounded person, create global relationships, and see the world from multiple perspectives. This experiences I believe is of incalculable value because I…

Lino Brocka’s best-known film, Maynila sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag, is arguably the most complicated work in Philippine cinema. Translated as “Manila in the Claws of Neon” and “Manila: in the Claws of Darkness” to foreign audiences, the film made it in some international critics’ lists as one of the most important films ever made. The indecision in providing a more accurate translation sheds light to the uncertainty of the film’s characters, their fates bounded by Manila’s luminescence and…

that has a half life of 24.3 days. Because of their short half lives there are not really any uses for those phosphorus isotopes. Each form of phosphorus has different uses. Since white phosphorus is highly flammable the military made use of it in flares and incendiary devices, also in steel production. Red phosphorus was and is still used today on the side of match boxes to help light safety matches, it is a stable form of phosphorus. There are not as many uses…

Running through the woods, trying to find the creature that just ran off after kidnapping a young girl’s older brother, Dean and Sam hurried along hoping it wasn’t too late. “What if we don’t find it?” a nervous Sam asked his older brother while following closely behind. “We will, Sammy. Trust me,” so sure as to what he said that he was almost believing it, Dean replied to show some form of courage to his younger brother. While spending some much needed time with family, continuing to follow the…

Our class adaptation of Crime and Punishment was to be set during the 1800s in Russia - a time and setting which the writers of the play wanted to come through to the audience. Yet, relying solely on the script was not enough to give the desired effect. In professional theatre, sound is usually a good signifier for not the surrounding, but when it comes to a specific location background music will not do it - accents are necessary. Thankfully, as a class we silently agreed to not have a group…