They would spend their nights sleeping at the Aldwych Underground Station, and during the day they would take long walks a have picnics in the parks that were still intact. ... He turned around loosing site of his father and looking at Julie he stared to walk back towards her. ... The next mooning they had none to wake them up. ... As he walked away from her he realized that he would rather be dead then be with out Julie. ... Fireweed was basically telling the reader a love story about two kids whose love is stronger then any war. ...

• Word Count: 1703
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

During the Cold War, the world was engulfed in a game of "us- verses "them- ¯whichever superpower could gather the most countries, develop the fastest technology, threaten other nations with nuclear warfare, or walk on the moon first would win the race to superiority. ... When the Cold War ended in 1989 with the falling of the Berlin Wall, not only did Germany unite; globalization was introduced, establishing trade between nations: "Two nations who traffic with each other become reciprocally dependent; for if one has an interest in buying, the other has an interest in selling; and thus thei...

• Word Count: 1058
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Thus, the US as head of NATO and the Soviet Union as head of the Warsaw Pact naturally became the two dominant world powers, beginning a 40+ year "Cold War." ... With these two different pacts, Europe was torn in half, Western Europe being with NATO and Eastern Europe with the Warsaw Pact. This just caused more tension between the two superpowers, the United States and The Soviet Union... The two countries were divided not only by the wall, but they were also involved in two different pacts. ... This just led to more problems between the two superpowers, The Soviet Union and the Uni...

• Word Count: 3726
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

Chapter Two "Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time." ... The Trafalmadorians are shaped like two-foot tall toilet plungers, suction cup down. ... Although he is almost as clumsy and slow as Billy, he imagines himself and the two scouts as fast friends. ... Billy is in bad shape: he looks like hell, can barely walk, and is having vivid (but pleasant) hallucinations. ... The scouts abandon the two and tell Weary that he and Billy are on their own. ...

• Word Count: 7795
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School