The portrayal of nature in the poem: the mad gusts' of the merciless iced east winds that knive' and the poignant misery of the dawn', is negative and introduces the idea that the soldiers in the salient are under attack, not only by the enemy, but from nature as well. ... There is the feeling that something will happen at any moment, this is underlined by Owen's use of ellipsis dots at the end of every sentence in Stanza one, which allude to a sense of anticipation and of something ready to come to a head at any moment. ... There is also the use of alliteration: fligh...

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So it is possible to say that, even though the U.S was anti-Communist; the war wasn't over Communism but a hatred of two powerful and well-equipped nations. ... They were so far ahead of all the other countries in power and influence that they were called "superpowers". As soon as the war ended, the relations between America and Russia cooled. ... The lesson of the 1930's seemed to be that dictators must be faced and stopped, by force if necessary. ... If America was ever in a serious war, the world's population (especially Russia) knew that the end of the world could co...

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Today, the U.N. is an all-inclusive body. ... However, it branches all across the world. ... s future is not uncertain, its role will steadily change to accommodate the ever-evolving world. ... The U.N. aims to put an end to the billions of dollars spent on destructive weapons that much of this violent world creates every day. ... s various subsidiary organizations may be advantageous in preventing these potential wars through...

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Countries have tasted the spoils of victory as well as the agony of defeat. ... ~ Harry S. ... By the end of the first phase of the Korean War, 111,000 South Koreans died and 57,000 were missing. ... That was $20-$30 million dollars more than the U.S. gave to all the rest of Latin America combined. ... At the end of the war more than 5 million mines saturated approximately 2% of the country, where they will pose a threat to human and animal life well into the 21st century. ...

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At the end of World War One, Germany had many problems. ... He then changed the name from the German Worker's Party to the National Socialist German Worker"s Party or the NSDAP. From this name came the short name for its members "Nazis"(Forman 39). ... Speaking to his Generals in October 1939, Hitler said, "If it becomes clear that Britain and under its leadership France also, are not prepared to end the war I am determined to go on the offensive without delay." ... After the French surrender, Hitler attempted to end the war with Britain. ...

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