Anthony Burgess lived through a time period that consisted of a major war. ... This period and time of war in his life could have influenced his writing topics of the many books he has written. The visions that he saw could have come back later and generated ideas for books. ... With such a short time of expected life left, he became a professional writer in the hope to provide security for his wife during his final few months. ... In those years he wrote over 50 books and hundreds of journalistic pieces (Morris 1). ...

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This quote explains a lot about Steinbeck's life and his perspective on the time period in which he lived. ... Steinbeck published 27 books (Harmon). His early books were, The Pearl, Tortilla Flat, and Sea of Cortez. All of these books were about early experiences in his 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. ...

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During his time at the University he changed his major from mathematics to French Literature after he realized his love for literature. ... During his time in college Oe published two books: "Prize Stock" and "Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids". ... As their representative Oe traveled to China and met with China's communist leader at the time Mao Tse-tung. ... Kenzaburo Oe was influenced by many people during his life. ... Being raised during one of the darkest times in Japanese history Kenzaburo Oe managed to make a great life out of the opportunities he was given by sharing his geniusness wi...

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Steck 11th grade 24, February 2003 The Television One of the most life changing inventions of the Twentieth century was the television. ... Contradicting many predictions, television, did not cause a decrease on the sales of books in America. ... Americans during the 1950s bought 53% more books than in the 1940s. ... It was the first time that Americans were able to see inside other Americans homes and they started living the shows on real life. ... Time Life Books, 1998. ...

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Thesis Statement: Langston Hughes was an author and a poet and a musician before his time by overcoming family adversity and racial hardships. ... Begins Publishing Books a. ... Collaborated together on Troubled Island, based on the life of Jean Jacques Dessalines of Haiti VIII. ... The last ten years of Hughes life were marked by an astonishing proliferation of books. 1. ...

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They grew very close over time while fighting together in the war. ... The book tells their unique life story about them growing up, getting into trouble, and Pete getting Louis to start running so he could stop behaving badly and have something to do with his life. ... It is similar to few survival books, because it is so unique. ... That book is Life Of Pi, by Yann Martel. ... Although they are similar in that way, the rest of the books are different. ...

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In his spare time he wrote small plays in London. William Golding became a social worker and after some time he met an analytical chemist, Ann Brookfield, with whom he later married. ... Golding's view of life changed after the war. ... He returned home and started writing many books but had no success. ... Another of his books is called "The Inheritors" and it's about cave people. ...

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Adolph Hitler has been one of the most researched and discussed figures of our time. ... In this paper, we take a look at how Hitler's life came to an end. ... This chapter discusses the crisis within the government and life-long decisions that Hitler was faced with. ... When comparing the two books, it should be noted that there is a severely large gap in the time period that each was written. ... Both of these books were interesting and provided more information than I could have ever imagined. ...

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"His first paper was The Special Theory of Relativity which dealt with the relativistic attribute of motion, time and space- (Candee 178). ... It is a great gift if one is permitted to work in science for his whole life- (Einstein 180). ... New York: Bonanza books, 1974. ... New York: Garden City books, 1941. ... New York: Wings Books, 1956. ...

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This was a time when America's finest tank and infantry units went on exercises in Germany fully armed with the expectation that the Russians could attack them at any time. This was also a time when the Soviets did the same exercises with the same amount of live ammunition. ... The novel is complete with Clancy's usual well-timed and interesting plot structure. ... This historical fact brings the plot to life as the reader tends to wonder when this will happen. ... noses in Tom Clancy's books. ...

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Many of his works told a story about what was going on in America at that time. ... His success allowed him to illustrate books at the age of 17 and become the art director for the magazine "Boys Life" (Guptill). ... Rockwell painted real life things and also photographs, and objects. ... Now some of his paintings can be seen in books and museums. ... He painted the good and important things in life. ...

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For Germany this was a time of great joy, nationalism, and spirit. ... I want to feel the same powerful, nameless urge that I used to feel when I turned to my books. ... After years of living a life where surviving the day is your only focus, Paul cannot even fathom a life in which one worries about the neighbors dog, or what is on sale at the market this week. ... Our knowledge of life is limited to death. ... These men became remnants of Europe's degenerate youth from that time period. ...

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Book Review on The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s David Farber's "Age of Great Dreams" sketches an arresting picture of what life was like between 1960-1969. ... It is always weird how a lot of these books talk about how popular and great he was, when apparently he was not that well liked until his assassination on November 22, 1963. ... Around this time, movies and books became more explicit in it's sexual material. ... Around this time, free love was everywhere because apparently marriage was an institution, and the people were married seemed to believe in sharing...

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Furthermore, the motives behind the two battles/wars being fought in the respective books are of a different nature. ... It would make sense too, he was enrolled in college and living a considerably peaceful life until he committed to military service. ... Pilgrim, gifted with the ability to travel throughout time, continually does so, never ending up in one set time and place.After fighting a gruesome war, Pilgrim is rewarded by incessantly traversing time and space, jumping from moments of bliss to moments of sheer horror. ... No doubt, Wren's own military service could have played a ...

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Some time afterwards, World War II erupted and the geisha houses were forced to close. ... By this time, Sayuri looked much like a peasant and not a geisha anymore. ... After reading this book, I have been fairly well informed of the life of a geisha. ... I've never seen so many years used in a historical fiction book in my life. ... From the several historical fiction books I've read in the past, they lack a lot of historical context, in which, I can't even remember all the historical fiction books I've read because I have most likely considered them plain fiction. ...

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Critical Analysis of Ernest Hemingway "He [Ernest Hemingway] wrote only about things he had experienced, mostly outdoors, as a doctor's son in northern Michigan and as a self-possessed young tramp in Europe" (Time Magazine). ... Ernest Hemingway wrote from personal experiences, the main characters of The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell To Arms, and For Whom The Bell Tolls can all be closely compared to the life Ernest Hemingway lead. Although I haven't read any about a doctor's son in Michigan, all three books I have read are about young American men in Europe. ... Ernest Hemi...

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As time passed he got others to follow him as they looked over all the evidence. ... This prejudice could have ended in a terrible mistake and could have taken this mans life or at least a good portion of it Even Babe had prejudice in it. ... Time after time they have to get under their table and hide in the basement until the soldiers leave. ... All these books or videos show prejudice because the authors or producers want to show the readers or viewers what they might be doing wrong. ...

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However, Yossarian is thwarted by the doctor's argument that if he were truly mad then he would endanger his life and seek to fight more missions. ... He later went on to work as advertising copywriter for Time magazine (1952-1956) and Look (1956-1958) as well as a promotion manager for McCall's (1958-1961). ... I felt the book was very boring and repetitious in my opinion, unless you like books about war and what happens to a soldier's mental health because of his experiences throughout the war. ...

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While attending the Seminary he would read plenty of forbidden books. ... He would continue to read other books, including the works of F. ... His first job was to keep track of the books. ... This time period was known as the Great Purge. ... During this time Stalin went to address the public for only the second time during his rule. ...

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As a boy he wasn't interested in schoolwork and spent most of his free time riding his horse and hunting birds with a shotgun. ... This left him semi- crippled for the rest of his life. ... Billy had a tough life at school, he was required to wear a suit and tie to school, he had a slight lisp, and he preferred swimming and riding over hockey, and lacrosse. ... He was forced to take time off to recuperate. ... His son William Aurthor Bishop enlisted in the RAF as a fighter pilot and later wrote books about his father. ...

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This knowledge could have been gained from being an acquaintance of someone who survived the appalling event in history, or perhaps, like most, it was learned through books while attending grade school. ... It is expected that because he did not receive much during this time, that he would be very careful about wasting anything. ... In his old age, Vladek has not been able to recover from the mental, emotional, and physical harms that his life while spent at Auschwitz caused him. ... He is especially incapable of trusting people who did not live the same life, like his son. ... All this being ...

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He would quote "I paint life as I would like it to be. ... By the time Rockwell was twenty-one he illustrated for such magazines as Life, Literary Digest, and Country Gentleman. ... After Mary's death in 1959, Rockwell remarried for a third time in 1961. ... Rockwell was also commissioned to illustrate over 40 books including Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. ... Rockwell's art has clearly become the most recognizable art in America's time. ...

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The outrageous number of civilian casualties and mass destruction of cities and towns will forever be a landmark in the history books. Despite mass unemployment due to the Great Depression, severe persecution and genocide in Adolph Hitler's concentration camps, and the oblivious atomic bomb that wreaked havoc all over Hiroshima, World War II can still be considered an evolutionary time for women. ... The women of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) risked life and limb by penetrating enemy territory. ... In a time of extreme male dominance, it appeared that the women's contributi...

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And also had a much faster reload time, making the colt the more dominant of the two. ... War and life as we know it could be very different if it wasn't for Samuel Colt. ... This device has made it possible for books, newspapers, magazines, and other reading materials to be produced in great numbers, and it plays an important role in promoting literacy among the masses. ... As the demand for printed materials increased over time, there was a need for a printing press that could produce higher quality prints at a faster rate. ...

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They go to training for a few weeks and live life on the front they soon realize it is not all it was supposed to be. ... Life on the western front was not all they thought it would be. ... Unlike most war books this one tells the real story of war and how brutal it actually is. ... The boots show the insignificance of a lost life. ... The time that the report was issued is the same time that Paul was killed. ...

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