However, when most people think of diners, other things such as the food, the business or the employees take precedent over its architecture. ... The idea of eating somewhere roadside really started to blossom in the 1920s, due to the automobile. ... More people could fit in the diner and be served more quickly while the long counter aloud conversations over different groups to develop. ... Brill's addition to the diner architecture was to introduce a glass eating counter that doubled as a refrigerated display of foods like fruit, salads, pies, pastries, and cold beverages that were all r...

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The god gave them a bundle of mugworts and 20 cloves of garlic each and told them not to eat anything else. ... Millions of people were left homeless and casualties were estimated at 2 million people . ... Also, Korean people tend to judge by appearance. ... People who smoke and drink alcohol will be surprised how low the prices are. ... When most people hear of Korea, the first thing that comes to mind is the Korean War. ...

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The declaration of war with Japan affected many people in America in a number of ways. ... The tradition of eating as a family was made impossible in the crowded military cafeterias. ... Ira was also praised by another group of people, his tribe in Arizona. ... America celebrated the people who helped win the war, while not forgetting who fought against U.S. soldiers. ... Japanese Americans were able to return home, but were still considered a lesser people. ...

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People in the town were black and white, and they hadn't aspired for their lives to be anything unique. ... Plato even said "Only the dead have seen the end of war," 3 and Cummings emphasizes this thought by showing that despite our many warnings by people who we accept as profound thinking, we still continue our ignorance until death. ... Also, the meaning of "etcetera," is "and so on," such as, "I need to eat, sleep, etcetera." ... Tension mounts with the Colonel when Olaf screams to his platoon "I will not kiss your fucking flag," 5 and later refuses to eat, and clean the floor ...

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On the date of July 21, 1899 Ernest Hemingway, a now known brilliant writer, was born. Hemingway was conceivably the only writer to achieve the combination of international celebrity and literary stature in the twentieth century. Hemingway was brought up in the village of Oak Park, Illinois, close to the prairies and woods west of Chicago. Both here and in Michigan, he could explore, camp, fish and hunt with his father, Dr. Clarence Hemingway. ...

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In 1940, people in the United States felt that they were isolated from the war in Europe. ... There were dead people who were piled up ready to be burned, beaten to death, or hung on scaffoldings; the horror was indescribable. ...

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World peace through international government and law is an ancient idea that has mightily fastened itself on the minds of people throughout the ages. ... The United Nations is creating new patterns of interaction among people and states, promising unprecedented opportunities for material progress in larger freedom, but also threatening to compound many existing challenges before the international community. ... For many people, the U.N. is simply a large building in New York City. ... It is a rather interesting organization that represents the more than six billion people on Earth. ... Some 20...

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Chapter One The narrator assures us that the book we are about to read is true, more or less. The parts dealing with World War II are most closely associated with actual events. Twenty-three years have passed since the end of the war, and for much of that time the narrator has been trying to write ...

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The Condition of Man in The Heart of Darkness and The Lord of the Flies "Man is a fallen being. He is gripped by original sin. His nature is sinful and his state perilous-(Golding, "Fable-, The Hot Gates and Other Occasional Pieces, Harcourt, Brace & World, New York, 1965, page 61). This quote by ...

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