Some Desperate Glory

Two poems, written during the First World War – one which its sole purpose was for propaganda (which is known for its romanticisation of war and lies) and one which tries to expose the truth. Normally, there wouldn’t be any similarities between two such poems that appear to be complete opposites – but what if there was? Despite the obvious similarities and differences, for example: ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ was written by a man named Wilfred Owen – a soldier in World War One – and ‘Who’s For the Game

A epic hero is above a mundane human being. What makes up a epic hero are vigor, allegiance, valiancy, and astuteness. Odysseus shows all of the requisites for an epic hero and beyond. He demonstrates his facility to be a eloquent verbalizer which avails him on his adventure. His curiosity has gotten him into trouble, while his astonishing exhibitions of vigor have availed him and his crew escape sundry dilemmas. His arrogance puts up a challenge for himself, but his staunchness is what pushes him

scouts throat she simply tries to make sure she is presentable but still who she is, it is scout towards the end of the book as she is a little older that begins to respect ‘women’s roles’ more, for example "by watching her I began to think there was some skill involved in being a girl." But still because she represents authority to scout and another adult woman trying to force her to be better behaved scout only sees her as a thorn in her side, in a similar way to how she sees Aunt Alexandra, Calpurnia

The Effects of World War II on American Society Introduction paragraph… World War II (Sep 1, 1939 – Sep 2, 1945) led to many things. Our Technology as a whole grew more advanced, we learned new techniques in the medical field and most importantly democracy spread throughout the allies. The allies included America, Russia, Great Britain, and France. These countries united to defeat Germany, Italy, and Japan who were known as the axis powers. It was a hard fought war that was very costly for both

In Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God, control exists as a means for the characters to obtain what they want in life. Hurston's novel follows Janie as she progresses through her life and marriage to different men. Furthermore, the author consistently displays other characters’ attempts to control Janie. Janie’s grandmother, Nanny, wants Janie to live what she believes is an ideal life, despite Janie’s wishes against it. However, Janie eventually relents, and marries Logan Killicks

The Art of Torture Going by the title of this paper you are probably asking yourself “How in God’s name can torture be seen as an art, were these people mentally ill?” well it was, but I talk about that later, let me tell you a little about the history of torture. Torture has been around since the times of Ancient Greece and is still around today, usually in the Mafia. Other than the mob, torture isn’t very common in our society. Punishments aren’t near as harsh as they used to be back

I’m going to talk about the unification of Germany and Italy and how these two places went about unification and how that affected Europe. Also, I’m going to compare and contrast the effects that these two places unifying had on Europe. Before the French revolution both Italy and Germany were divided into many states, Germany was divided way more than Italy with more than three hundred states which had to have been harder to unite. Many people don’t know about the unification of Germany and Italy

United I’m going to talk about the unification of Germany and Italy and how these two places went about unification and how that affected Europe. Also, I’m going to compare and contrast the effects that these two places unifying had on Europe. Before the French revolution both Italy and Germany were divided into many states, Germany was divided way more than Italy with more than three hundred states which had to have been harder to unite. Many people don’t know about the unification of Germany and

APUSH Summer Period 1 Key Concept 1 Identify and briefly explain how the environment impacted the political structure of ONE pre-Columbian Society: Although the Mayans are often thought of as one entire civilization, the Mayans were never united as a single empire. The Mayans lived in separate political states that coexisted with trade and political alliances. Squash, corn, fish and beans are just examples of what trade occurred throughout the empire. In order to grow and produce these crops for

Kantorek (former schoolmaster in Paul’s high school) and Himmelstoss (a non-commissioned training officer) accentuates the inappropriateness of outmoded ideals in modern warfare. Remarque illustrates that soldiers on the front fight not for the glory of their nation but rather for their own survival; they kill to keep from being killed. Additionally, Paul and his friends do not consider the opposing armies to be their real