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    jured, they had to believe that the injuries healed naturally. They would not be treated at all, and the wounds would be left untreated, causing more serious illness. For example, there is a woman who had been kicked hardly by a Japanese soldier that causes her arm broke, and it healed twists out of shape. Although comfort women regularly got medical examinations for the purpose of preventing sexual diseases, they could not get any further treatments for other health issues, such as broken bones

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    Our introduction stated that in “The Things They Carried,” author Tim O’Brien tells us not directly of the soldiers of Vietnam, or the situations they find themselves in, but about the things they carry on their shoulders and in their pockets. These “things” identify the characters and bring them to life."  I find that to be true as the author unfolds the stories about war and the uncommon things one carries in to war both inadvertently and on purpose.   As it was noted: "Stories about war – especially

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    Case Study of Globalisation on Yo! Sushi Yo! Sushi was founded in 1997 by Simon Woodroff. It has 80 restaurants throughout the UK and 93 worldwide, which they are still expanding. The company franchise has been operating for 15 years and have gained a large amount of knowledge about globalisation and how to globalise their company. They have numerous services that made the franchise global: • Online reservation systems • Online food ordering for take away • New devices and the application of smartphones

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    According to the novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in the article, “The Danger of a Single Story”, she proclaims that when there is just one single story of someone or something, it can be detrimental to said subject. It can be detrimental to a group of people, because that one single story can make great people seem horrible. Having one single story about a beautiful place can make it sound terrifying. The world is multidimensional and having just one explanation of something, can make something

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    politician, who strongly disagreed with the rebellion of old Vietnamese. In 1955, Diem managed to be the leader of the South Vietnamese government, declaring the Republic of Vietnam and cancelling the scheduled elections in 1956. However, his governance proved to be very unpopular, demonstrating corruption and persecution. In general, his policies were created to eliminate communists from South Vietnam, which he referred to as “Viet Cong”, but resulted in an increase of sympathy for these communists and

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    I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings Plot Overview - I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings is a book that speaks solely on the upbringing of Maya Angelou, and on the accomplishments, yet struggles that make Maya the woman she is. It begins in California in the 1930’s. Maya and her brother Bailey lived with her parents at a very young age, but after their divorced they were shipped to Arkansas to live their grandmother. They called their grandmother Momma, because she was a parental figure to both of them.

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    The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien is a collection of multiple short stories about Tim O’Brien’s, recollections of his time as a soldier in the Vietnam War. This novel depicts the experiences and effects of the Vietnam war on the lives of the American soldiers. O’Brien informs the readers that the stories may not be completely true or moral but that’s the point of a true war story. In the novel, O’Brien introduces characters by the items they carried. The thoughts of women or items women had

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    social freedom and equality. Nelson Mandela, Harriet Tubman, and Patrisse Cullors all share one common trait: civil rights and protecting the freedom of others. Nelson Mandela fought for freedom against the apartheid in South Africa, and was a philanthropist who served as President in South Africa. Harriet Tubman was abolitionist, armed scout and spy, who helped hundreds of slaves escape through the Underground Railroad during the Civil War. Patrisse Cullors is an activist and artist who co-founded of

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    The was once a time where blacks and whites could work with each other side by side. In these times it was after slavery but freed slaves knew their place. I would say it was a wonderful time people just knew how to respect everyone. However, one day in the Plessy vs Ferguson trail a black man was in the white area of the train. With that, therefore the Jim Crow laws develop. Jim crow laws were enforced racial segregation no in the United States. this meaning that always white and blacks had

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    Resistance and Opposition in “The Chasm” and “Resistance” Michael Foucault once wrote, “Where there is power, there is resistance.” Two poems in Suji Kim’s book, Notes from the Divided Country show that struggle between choosing resistance or choosing safety. Part two of Kim’s book focuses more on war and relatives. It covers serious topics such as death, war, loss of a culture, etc. The two poems, “Resistance” and “The Chasm”, expand on the idea that there are many different types of resistance

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