... summing up in different chapters the important dates, places, and people that affects and causes the Cold War, as well as the aftermath. When you finish reading this book you will find yourself knowing much more about the most recent actions and their effects. I recommend this book for those who want to learn more ... about the Cold War. The book is filled with pictures, which is always a plus in reading this book. Roberts separates the book into 6 lengthy chapters. The first chapter, "The Politics of the New World," clarifies about the antagonism between the Soviets and ... , which are...

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... my favorite. I looked at the titles on the syllabus and I remembered how much I enjoyed "Dulce et Decorum Est" written by Wilfred Owen. After reading "Dulce et Decorum Est" the first time I found it immediately appealing. This poem grabbed my attention more than any of the other selections we have ... of war, specifically World War I. This first line paints a stunning picture of the soldier, "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks." After reading that line I can clearly see what the soldiers looked like marching with the great weight of their packs forcing them to hunch over. Owen fu...

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... have full cumulative weight, the Communists will not have even a chance of success- (Welch 179). First he told his listeners they needed to establish nationwide reading rooms manned by John Birch Society members. With these reading rooms they could distribute conservative literature about the recent past into as many hands as possible so the populous understands what the Communists are trying to ... . Welch said if they spread their word, they could surpass that amount, because he believe only five percent of the population were for Communism (Welch 83). In addition to the reading rooms ...

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... , Berger states in the beginning of his essay about how he was looking through the book of the survivors accounts that a friend had sent him. He stated as he was reading through and looking at the photos that the survivors drew that, "But after repeatedly looking at them what began as an impression became a certainty. These were images of hell. "(237 ... I saw this miserable scene with the pitiful child, I embraced the girl close to me and cried with her, telling her that her mother was dead. "(240)I felt as though, after reading Berger's accounts and the excerpts of the survivors accoun...

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... at it, that we can't ever let anything like this ever happen again." (page 55) This is now exactly how I feel about war after reading the many personal stories of the veterans. Nothing good can really come out of war no matter how any one looks at it. Many of the veterans in ... this reading pointed out the fact that the military teaches how to kill but does not, however, teach how to deal with the conflicting emotions that follow ... killing another human being. An idea that everyone should follow that I discovered after this reading is to value others as human beings and consider this...

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... casual snapshots to very formal. The variety of photographs holds the readers attention for a while as they imagine the scene or scenario in which it took place. During the reading of this book I found myself developing a deeper appreciation for the role played by the Maginot Line. It was something I had heard of, but never to the ... plans on Horne's book.[iv] This makes me think that this book is perhaps a little above the average student of history and is not meant as a mainstream reading, but should be read by those who are well versed in historical facts of the World War era. For an...

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... save fuel for the war. The poster had one person driving a car with a clear picture of Adolph Hitler sitting in the passenger seat with the copy reading, "If you are riding alone, you are riding with Hitler. This sounds like something similar to what a heard during the campaign fighting the war against terrorism ... be in the best interest of the country, but not illegal. Just hearing those words, if you are riding alone you are riding with Hitler. Reading those comments today, most would say how ridiculous but in fact people bow down to the same tactic today. How can you get into someone...

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... what the life of a geisha was like. The author obviously had done extensive research on geishas in Japan. Before coming across this book, I had no idea what a geisha was. After reading this book, I have been fairly well informed of the life of a geisha. For example, the term "younger sister" as I mentioned earlier, was "the time a girl is finally ready to make ... of historical events, I'd like to criticize the organization of this book. The way that this whole book has been put together really makes it feels as if the reader was reading an actual diary, just simply a document of this p...

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... to remind myself several times that this really did happen and it was not "just a book". A Rumor of War was said to be the best book about Vietnam and after reading it I can see why. It told the facts just like they happened and did not leave anything out. I have learned so much from this book, such as, just how devastating ... starting going over the Cold War, so this book leads us into the topic with a more insight. It has helped prepare me for what we are about to discuss. After reading this, I think I have a sense for what Afghanistan is going through right now with our troops over ...

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... mutual pride between good King Christian and his people." (32) A "good" historical fiction should be accurate but not overshadow the story itself. The author should keep in mind that the reading is reading for pleasure, not to learn new information. The writer should present facts in an unobtrusive manner (Russell 222). Number the Stars is a "good" example of historical fiction because the ... setting is a true to life representation of the times, and also because the facts and details are presented in a manner to inform yet not overshadow the story. After reading the book, I had learne...

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... on the window, lift the window slightly and fly back in. Realizing that sleep was something of my distant past, I flipped on my bed lamp and reached for the nearest reading material. That's when I found I wasn't the only one who could see big differences between men and women. I glanced back at my snoring husband as I began ... reading Male/Female Communication Styles by Marilyn A. Sacks. He was still sleeping peacefully, as expected. I rolled my eyes and thought, "Marilyn, if you could see this man now, you wouldn't even ... from? Would this be one of the "social experiences" that Sa...

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... our class has read, this book Leap Into Darkness was the most touching and most real. It allows you to see real history told by someone who lived it. After reading this book many of my questions were answered and I had a better aspect of what really occurred and it allowed me to see that not all Jews in the Holocaust just ... went along, but instead many like Leo also escaped until they were free. And there are many questions that stayed in my mind while reading this book. One big question was what out of so many people what did Leo do differently to survive?. Was it that he had more st...

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... jumps through time again. It is 1967, and he is about to be kidnapped for the first time by the Trafalmadorians. MY COMMENTS By now, I'm sure you're tired of reading. I really can't help it. There are so many important details in this novel, it's hard to leave any of them out. Some of the small characters, like Wild Bob, just ... earlier, this chapter has my favorite passage of any book ever. It once again shows Vonnegut's anti-war, humanist side. When I read this, I got cold chills and had to stop reading and think about it. It's the one with an asterisk. Chapter Five This is the books...

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While reading the book, Night written by Elie Wiesel, I found it to be a very moving, but disturbing piece. This book focuses on the necessities in our life that we take for granted, ... . How could One solemn Being, Who created mankind, allow such a nightmare to become reality? Even now, as I reread the afore mentioned passage, I continue to question my faith in God. The reading of this book has made me think more of life as a privilege rather than a right. There is no doubt in my mind that after ... reading this book, I will continue to question myself. Why am I here, why did God allow thi...

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... is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main." This point has been reinforced with every story that we have read. Upon reading about Authurian times, we found that the chivalrous knights were constantly calling upon each other for help. Sir Gawain sacrificed himself many times in order to help another human being ... the help of his nephew, Wiglaf. No man can be an island, because everybody relies on another person, another piece of the continent, to be able to survive. Essay # 5 While reading All Quiet on the Western Front, many passages fro...

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... life, like him working as a manual laborer, and living in a rural farming community in California. These books are the one's that got him really noticed as a writer. People realized, after reading his writings, how talented of a writer he was and he had a popular style of literature (Green). Steinbeck wrote three clear "classics" during his lifetime. Of Mice and Men ... of his stories are relevant to the time whenever you read them, because there are problems faced by people everyday. His stories tend to provide answers and comfort to those reading (Schilling). Steinbeck had many influe...

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Prior to reading this article by James I. Matray my knowledge of the Korean War was very limited. I knew the War lasted from 1950 to 1953 and ended with a truce between those involved. I knew ... fought for North Korea. That pretty much sums up my entire knowledge of this subject and then of course that Alan Alda starred in a sitcom television series called MASH. Before reading this article I had no idea the controversy surrounding the war or even the roles each side played, which I accredit to the fact that many schools do not teach the extent ... ...

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Within the first few sentences from J. Samuel Walker's 'Prompt and Utter Destruction,' I questioned rather or not what Truman and his superiors chose to do was necessary. After reading into it a little further, I became more and more curious. If the primary key of concern was American causalities, then why was it realistic to drop a bomb that would still strike ... Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed many innocent Japanese civilians. Was it worth it though? Ultimately that is the question I have kept in mind. In my opinion, which was affected by the reading but not changed is that it was extr...

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... up because she couldn't keep her safe, as her mother was labeled a communist. In the beginning she could read or write. She is taught by her adoptive father, Hans, by reading a stolen book titled "The Gravedigger's Guide." In the basement of their home they shelter a Jewish refugee, Max, whom she soon sees as an older brother. She finds comfort ... led to a concentration camp, she realized what she was being told was wrong. Unable to do much to help, she tried to give comfort to Max by keeping him company reading books to him and protecting him by keeping him secret. She tried to comfor...

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... not experienced it the ghastly horror of having your sense of smell saturated constantly with the putrid odor of rotting human flesh day after day, night after night" (142). When reading non-fiction especially concerning historical events the best accounts are ones written form people who participated in the events. A well-written autobiography/memoir will not only convey the events in ... which you are reading but will almost transport the reader there. Everything is tied together very well in this book; Sledge relays a lot of information to the reader that is not only educational but ...

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... . He always had a hard time in Latin. He could remember it, but he didn't understand what the words meant. He was in trouble a lot at school. His greatest pleasure was reading. He liked to read poetry. He hated Math and Latin, but loved History, Poetry and butterflies. At the age of 12, he was transferred from St. James School to Brighton ... became a war correspondent during the Cuban Rebellion. In 1896, he was sent to India. While there, he realized how much stuff he didn't learn in school. He started studying and reading to get knowledge. In 1889, they went to war with the Boars, and ...

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... rhyme. This sound type is significant as in Dulce Et Decorum Est at the end of each sentence rhymes with the one before the last. This is significant as when reading this poem you notice this rhyming scheme and take more time to stop and ponder over the significance of the language it is based around and what connotations that word ... this makes your remember what the poet was trying to put across in the previous lines as all the different lines have a way of tying in with one another. Through reading this poem several times I decided that the message from the poem is that war is full ...

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... he changed. He said to Elie "It's the end. God is no longer with us." Night is a powerful book. When reading it you can trace the character's faith to the exact point where it is lost. You can also tell by reading Night that some people can go on believing in their religion under horrific circumstances and that some people will give ... ...

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... "the next generation of Jews" and, therefore, would have to be banned too. "Jewish women and men experienced unrelieved suffering during the Holocaust" and we can understand it better by reading the books that survivors of that horror wrote, sharing with us all they went through (Ringelheim 26). However, understanding should not be enough! We must be aware of all the ... the people that died during the Holocaust, and to all of the families that lost a love one. Nobody knows what it feels like unless they went thought it themselves. When reading Night the pain that the people went throug...

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... most life changing inventions of the Twentieth century was the television. By the late 1950's, many Americans had a television set in their home. However television did not keep Americans from reading. Television changed our perception of literature. During the fifties most Americans had a television at their home. Contradicting many predictions, television, did not cause a decrease on the sales of books in ... period of time the senator Joseph McCarthy claimed that the communist party had infiltrated the United States government. They were not happy days for Americans. News broadcastin...

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