... a devastating loss, rather than a great victory, has had, and continues to have a significant impact on Australia's identity. The Australian and New Zealand soldiers demonstrated the spirit of mateship, courage, loyalty, bravery, sacrifice, heroism, dedication, honour, integrity, initiative and determination throughout the Gallipoli campaign as they battled against daunting odds. These traits have come to represent the Anzac legend, ... peacetime. The Anzac spirit was displayed daily through the eight month conflict at Gallipoli. From the moment the Australian and New Zealand troops la...

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... , something better may be waiting on the other side, and so its destruction must be seen through. Both authors use characterization, in particular the transformation of character, to demonstrate that courage exists as a product of hope for new order, and ultimately, a better world. Each being a promising representative of a lost generation of young men, the respective protagonists of 'All Quiet ... and windows is also used, conveying the choice characters have in moving between settings and ultimately their contexts. The dollying through a doorway to a parade confirms the optimism and co...

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The Anzac myth is justified because of the hundred upon thousands of the letters home describing the mateship, courage and bravery of the troops by journalists, historians and ordinary soldiers. Letters from ordinary soldiers home told of the courage and bravado of their fellow soldiers. The soldiers told of the seriously wounded being carried by their mates down into the overcrowded hospitals. One ... like this describing how a wounded soldier would help another wounded person down to the field dressing station. As much as Albert Keown witnessed and took part in these activities of courage u...

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... the beach over the next two days to face a well organised, well armed, large Turkish force determined to defend their homeland. What followed the landing at Gallipoli is a story of courage and endurance, of death, and despair, of poor leadership from London, and unsuccessful strategies. The Australian soldiers and the Turks dug in - literally - digging kilometres of trenches, and pinned down ... not repeating the mistakes of our past. Perhaps it is fitting to end with a couple of quotes from the man responsible for conceiving the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign, Winston Churchill. "Courage...

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... classically simple. The style is short, straightforward sentences with one-syllable words. The storyline is easy enough for a child to follow and the themes are clear and basic, showing manly courage, endurance, and noble suffering. In fact, the novel would be little more than an adventure story were it not for Santiago's dialogues with himself - his repetitive and symbolic, daydreams and ... the fish defeat him. In fact, he is the perfect representative of Hemingway's "Hero", a man who fights to the end no matter the odds and who displays great grace and courage during the battle. Desp...

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... pressure and sided with the US. Claims to Alsaka would be given to the US. In a three to two decision. That dispute was a spark for Canada, that gave them the courage to stand up to the Canada over the years was portrayed as a little child under Great Britian. That would all change over the course of the years. On April 9th ... barrage". Which come up to be effective in the battle. On the fourth day the Canadian troops broke through and took over the "Ridge". Canadians proved themselves that they had courage and that they had a purpose. Also something that was unfamiliar to them, nation...

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... of this daydream by a woman laughing at him. She was laughing because Walter had said, "puppy biscuit" to himself. Walter's fourth daydream takes him to World War I. Walter shows great courage in this daydream because he plans on doing a suicide bombing run into an ammunition dump by himself. He is talking with a sergeant and they are going over what they should ... smile playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful, Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last" (1291). This shows that Walter has courage and he will face anything ...

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... the Civil Rights Movements, a country split between the "serving" race and the "served" race. On a larger scale, there is violence against non-violence, as a means to gaining independence. The extreme courage it takes to fight a gun with human will, and to have such faith in human spirit, a way perhaps impossible in today's world. Gandhi allows the younger generations to observe what ... one man did for his people and how he open the eyes of the world, forcing them to see human strength, courage, and devotion never seen before nor since. The epic Gandhi reflects on India's past and the ...

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... Women's Armed Services Act was passed in 1948 (Women's Services, Military 633). Not only did women show that they possess skill and intelligence equal to that of men, but their courage also appeared to be just as tremendous. The women of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) risked life and limb by penetrating enemy territory. Women were found to be valuable ... ...

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... did not believe in violence as a technique of achieving his goal of an independent India. He preached non-violent non-cooperation. Gandhi considered non-violent non-cooperation as requiring more courage and dedication then violence. By the word non-violence Gandhi did not mean mere ignorance of the injustices that came upon his people, he supported active no cooperation, organizing non ... ...

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... next war, and for that he would woo the British, and less importantly the Italians, into alliances with Germany. As had already been noted Hitler respected the British for their courage in the war. He also liked them because he felt they were Aryans like himself. They were not as pure as the Germans, they too had been racially compromised. But ... ...

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... of skill and talent had their nails pulled out. The beatings were legion, the mutilations a slow method of bleeding to death. Realizing the agony that awaited them, some found the courage to deny their tormentors the sadistic pleasure derived from their cries of pain. They set their prison on fire and died within its flames. For others, exile from their homes ... ...

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... not use his status, power and military to reform the world but his own might and that force of spirit to make this place a better world. One who displays the courage and conviction to stand for his beliefs. In short, he/she could be called the guiding light for peace in this world. Gandhi's concept of nonviolent resistance liberated one nation ... ...

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... as an ambulance driver and canteen deliver. While driving an ambulance one-day he was seriously wounded. This suggests why his writing emphasized physical and psychological violence and a need for courage. Hemingway was very good at identifying with the common people and capturing them in their speech patterns. This is sought to be the reason why in 1921, he went to ... ...

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... can he avoid the "complicated world": "But they [the girls] lived in such a complicated world of already defined alliances and shifting feuds that Krebs did not feel the energy or courage to break into it." Ironically, Hemingway uses the terms "alliances" and "feuds," words better suited to conflicts between nations and families, to describe the girls' complicated world. Moreover, he uses ... ...

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... , sold real estate, took over farm work, and a few served in the coastal artillery. These wars were substantial steps to women's involvement in the workforce. Canada earned a valuable reputation for courage and good organization by fighting in both world wars. Canada took a on a role of strength and reasonable behavior in the wars. When Canadian troops needed to fight they were often ... ...

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... Marne, which was the beginning of the downfall for the Germans. Nearly 90,000 U.S. troops where used to result Germany in defeat. The constant support from the "doughboys" and the courage they presented displayed to Germany that they would not be able to overcome the Allies. In result of the world war, three key assemblies voted on the different roles for ... ...

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... of this period, these guilty men' were set against a standard (as epitomized by Churchill) of men who urged England not to compromise with evil but to face the dictators with courage and conviction'. I will come to the extent and nature of opposition to the policy of appeasement in a moment, but it is enough here to note that it is an emotive ... ...

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... based their first decision on a stereotype. They looked at the defendant's past history of crime and just assumed that he was guilty. Only one juror at the beginning had the courage to stand up to all the others with his beliefs. As time passed he got others to follow him as they looked over all the evidence. The Defendant could have ... ...

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... a comparison to football; you can either play football and join in on the fun or just spectate from a "seat in the stand". But this would consider cowardice, men who lack courage to join in. this shows that Jessie Pope is trying to brainwash the recruits it is as if they have to join up or people will think bad of them ... ...

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... the recruits stared at the world in front of them with blank faces. Paul describes this during a front line attack. "Their pale turnip faces, their pitiful clenched hands, the fine courage of these poor devils, the desperate charges and attacks made by the poor brave wretches, who are so terrified that they dare not cry out loudly, but with battered chests ... ...

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... trips with friends, he visits Pamplona, Spain to witness the running of the bulls, and he acts as a mediator between arguing friends. These characteristics reveal his strong character built of courage and grace. Jake, as with any Code Hero, is a man of action who spends more time achieving goals than talking about them. Jake's friend, Robert Cohn violates everything a Hemingway Code ... ...

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... forced to fight in Regeneration when Graves and Sassoon have a discussion on whether Sassoon shouldkeep his word? and go back to fight. Sassoon tells Graves that if he hadany real courage he wouldn't acquiesce? the way he does to orders to fight. This shows the personal and external pressures beyond the simple fact of the chain of command forcing soldiers to ... ...

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... government. An example of this is when D'Annuzio led 2,000 men into Fiume and occupied it in defiance of the Italian government for a year. This showed the lack of liberal's courage as they failed to intervene and conclude the occupation of Fiume. The Italian government also faced other problems at post world war one, their complacent nature let to the alienation ... ...

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... refusing to get to the front and fight. Ultimately he has to apologize for this in front of his men. He only wished to shame the man into a state of courage. From the comments, to the walk the dress of the characters, the movie symbolize the archetypal conqueror. Motivated by pride to reach his targets before British Commander "Monty" (Montgomery) he ... ...

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