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    Ryan Smithson wrote Ghost of War ( The true story of a 19-year-old GI). In 2009, Ghost of war was published. Smithson joined the United States army reserve at age 17 as a Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York.At age 19, Smithson was deployed to Iraq (Smithson, 2004, p.58). Ghost of war describes the author's eventual pride for serving his country in Iraq. When young Smithson had joined the Army reserves at just

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    tribes followed “Wovoka”, who he had vision that he saw the Christ and received warning about the evils of white men. Many people started to believe in him and practice a “Ghost Dance”, which believed that it will send back the whites to where they come from and help the young warriors. As a result and fearing of the “Ghost Dance” American troops were called to go with the reformist. Which led to the death of 150 of the indians, the death of sitting Bull and end everything .This later was called

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    as the “Ghost” can help the director doing so. Its peculiar presentation on the screen can make the audience better understand the director’s perspective and rendition as well

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    bell and rings it nonstop to let people know that there is a fire . But he finally gives up ;because, he knows she is dead. After her death they had a funeral for her and the ghost came out. Whenever somebody dies the ghost will come out .Robert Frost wrote “Fire and Ice” and “Road Not Taken” .”Road Not Taken” was about a road with two paths and the paths are suppose to represent choices that you make in your

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    insane. I will prove that Hamlet was actually insane and not just acting. Hamlet's father died one month before his mother Gertrude married his uncle Claudius. His father’s death and his mother’s marriage to his uncle might have made him start down the road to insanity. In Act 2, Scene 1, Ophelia says to Polonius “My lord, as i was sewing in my closet, Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced; No hat upon his head; his stocking foul’d, Ungarter’d and down-gyved to his ancle; Pale as his shirt; his

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    Toni Morrison conveys her strong feelings in her novel about slavery depicting the emotional impact slavery has had on individual mainly the centered character Sethe. The protagonist of the novel is unable to fully prosper in life due to resentment and the ability to move on from her past experiences. In Morrison’s story, since 1873 slavery was abolished for ten years in Cincinnati, Ohio. By the author choosing this setting it had a great impact on the reader like myself. “I didn’t see her, but a

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    A Rose for Emily could be depicted as a ghost story for the following reasons. The unexplained actions of Emily after her father and Homer Barron deaths, the Negro was that a spirit that lingered that eventually found his way and finally was that Emily or her spirit who could not rest after all these years. Emily’s father wanted her beside him at all times and being taught no man was ever good enough. But, Indeed she eventually fell in love with a guy who deserted her. Mad at her father because

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    The Jasper the Ghost installation is quite a powerful one; in both its visuals but especially with the story behind it. First of all, “art installations often occupy and entire room or a large space where the onlooker is able to walk through or around to engage fully with the work of art. This form of art is a complete unified experience, rather than a display of separate, individual artworks that are typically seen with sculptures and other traditional art forms. The focus on the viewer experiences

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    create an evil presence throughout the play starting with the witches giving prophecies to Macbeth to begin his ambitious and bloody road to become king. Although the witches help push Macbeth to become king they also created the downfall of Macbeth. Other supernatural roles that are important to the plot can shown in many different forms to the audience: ghost, floating daggers, witches, and prophesies. The witches were considered to be a symbol of evil, and using this fear of the devil Shakespeare

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    Damn thing just vanished.” His eyes lit up and he proudly announced, “Congratulations airman Bowers, you probably just saw the White Lady ghost.” “What the hell is that?” I asked The sergeant politely explained the legend of the “White Lady Ghost.” She had no visible face and appeared in lonely places with no ill intent. It was believed that she died a violent death and continued to haunt the vicinity. He said that cab drivers reported they

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