The Kiss : A Symbol Of Nationalism And Hope

door neighbor. Although she didn’t show it until his death, I think Liesel had a special place for Rudy in her heart. All the teasing and name calling were ways they showed affection for each other, with the exception of Rudy occasionally asking for a kiss. It really touched me when Liesel saw Rudy, her best friend, lying in the pile of bodies and screamed at him to wake up. “There were shocked pajamas and torn faces. It was the boy's hair she saw first.” (pg 535) Death had shown up so many times in

In the video, “The Magnificent African Cake” by Basil Davidson, Africa was divided up into new colonies by Europeans. After the end of slavery in Africa, Europeans wanted to expand their empires for industrialization and commerce. This period of time was called the “scramble for Africa” because many European countries were claiming as much land from Africa. In 1884, the Berlin Congress was held and these European countries “sliced” up the African countries like a cake where each country got its portion

finish; more or less the boots represent the saying “walking a mile in someone else’s shoes,” which all of the soldiers literally and figuratively did as fellow comrades. Another symbol of the gruesomeness and horror of war itself is Kemmerich’s wound. This is the first time since going into the war, pumped up on nationalism and masculine pride, that the soldiers really see the war as something else besides a romantic and idealistic concept. Paul describes Kemmerich as skeletal and pale, so that “his

Analysis of Dostoevsky and Nietzsche's Literature      Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “Dostoevsky, the only one who has taught me anything about psychology.” The two writers share many similarities and differences. Dostoevsky clearly had an effect on the thinking of Nietzsche. The two would be considered both philosophers and psychologists. Both writers became prominent in the late 19th century in Germany and Russia respectively. Dostoevsky was noted for his Russian literary classics and would

This is almost like an epic poem. The theme in this case is of good versus evil. The evil has almost supernatural powers yet the good triumph over it. The good consists of ordinary men, god fearing and courageous. They are consistent in their effort to stamp out evil. In the end they triumph over evil even though the evil is very strong. This theme slowly and steadily gathers momentum until it becomes clearer in the end. In Dracula, Bram Stoker emphasizes how as the

‘Since freedom is our natural state, we are not only in possession of it but have the urge to defend it’ Étienne De La Boétie Take up the White Man 's burden– Ye dare not stoop to less– Nor call too loud

onaryDictionary of Ònìchà Igbo 2nd edition of the Igbo dictionary, Kay Williamson, Ethiope Press, 1972. Kay Williamson (†) This version prepared and edited by Roger Blench Roger Blench Mallam Dendo 8, Guest Road Cambridge CB1 2AL United Kingdom Voice/ Fax. 0044-(0)1223-560687 Mobile worldwide (00-44)-(0)7967-696804 E-mail R.Blench@odi.org.uk http://www.rogerblench.info/RBOP.htm To whom all correspondence should be addressed. This printout: November 16, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations: