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Owen is renowned throughout history as a poet who wouldn’t steer shy of the truth. This is evident throughout his work as he tells the truth about the utter barbarism of war, without holding back. He is therefore not consequently influenced by propaganda nor the past. The theme of the brutality of war is further enhanced throughout Mental Cases with the use of several uses of rhetorical questions in the first six lines. The first question “who are these?” shows us that the state of the soldiers…

Assistance is defined as the action of helping someone with a job or task; betrayal is defined as to be unfaithful in guarding, maintaining, or fulfilling. Most people think this terms are very different. However, in the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, you can see that assistance and betrayal go hand in hand. Whether or not a character is aware of the risks and consequences of their actions, they cannot assist themself or others without betraying someone else. “They…

Museum Paper *3 The Roman Empire, was the most powerful political and social structure in western civilization. With the empire growing so vastly and military leaders fighting to maintain control of the empire, the creation of the Tetrarchy was established, these series of events is also known as the Imperial Crisis. The Tetrarchy was supposed to be the perfect solution to maintaining order during this time period. Constantine XI, who was a part of the Tetrarchy rose to power after defeating…

The mouse trap car called “Tadashi” was a work in progress because of the mistakes made along the way. But in the end it finally worked out to be a total success, and it got the ten points it deserved. In the beginning it seemed like a really weird design that might not make it to the end. Yet when it was put together it started to seem much more promising than expected. Of course it wasn’t the best car out there, but it made it to the goal line and that’s what really mattered. Beginning with,…

“Harriet Tubman: Conductor On The Underground Railroad, by Ann Petry, biography of a former slave called, Harriet Tubman.” By the time Harriet was six years old she had absorbed many kinds of knowledge. She learned that she was a slave. Harriet Knew as a little girl that everyone who lived around her were slaves. Slaves would only work on cleaning homes, working in farms also doing other chores. Slaves would be sold to other country and to states, that’s sad that they get to be apart from their…

An Vu Ms. Mooney AP Literature 24 August 2017 Allusion Studies Icarus and Daedalus Daedalus, a craftsman, and his son, Icarus, were forced to flee the island Crete after angering King Minos. He built them wax wings to escape, and warned his son about flying too high because the wings will be melted by the sun. Icarus flies too close to the sun and falls to the sea and drowns. His father continues to fly to Sicily and builds a temple for Apollo. Theseus and the Minotaur Athens has to ship young…

Day by day, organizations bombard society with pledges, posts, tweets, etc. to sign onto and support or fund a cause. For the most part, humans instinctively react by liking, sharing, and posting comments on these campaigns. We tend to believe that our donations or signature made a difference, maybe even eliciting a happy mental response with a little release of serotonin. However, slacktivism is “the practice of supporting a political or social cause by means such as social media or online…

Son “Okay. Okay. But I can’t call you Son. ‘Hi, Son. Come here, Son.’ I sound like a grandmother. Give me something else.” “You pick.” “Okay. I will. Let’s see. I need something that fits. I know. I’ll ask you a question – a question I want to ask anyway and the best name will fit right in. Here I go. ‘Why did you have to leave Eloe on the run, leave so fast you couldn’t go to Frisco’s funeral, uh, uh, Phil?’ That’s good. That’s Anglicized French for son.” -Jadine and Son, Tar Baby…

The Importance of Water During the Industrial Revolution Can you imagine life without water? How important do you think water is? Water was very important in the Industrial Revolution because of how easy it was to obtain and also because it is a free and renewable resource. Water is one of the easiest resources to find which made it incredibly efficient to use (Air, Water, and Energy). Water was a key factor in the Industrial Revolution because of the use of the water wheel, the spinning jenny,…

Autumn Song by Janet Nesbitt of One Sister Designs Janet Nesbitt, the owner of ONE S1STER LLC., a web-based quilt design company and wholesale distributor, is premiering a new fabric collection, “Autumn Song”, with Henry Glass & Company. For 18 years, Janet owned and operated Buggy Barn Quilts in Reardan, WA. She also designed Buggy Barn’s popular line of quilting patterns and Henry Glass & Co. fabric. “Autumn Song”, was created in a folk art style with a deep rich primitive palette. The…