For years, movie writers and novelists alike have scared the world time and time again with the chilling tales of nuclear war. ... I think not) that tension between the two super powers had tightened, and the world was on the brink of war. ... With in a short time most of the major cities in the United States Are little more than Mushroom clouds in the mourning sky and the entire Russian mainland has been obliterated. ... So it breaks away from his "norm" in that he destroys Russia unequivocally but only the major cities and sack bases in America. ... After the two day war ended the cl...

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(Doyle) On a special edition of "Nightline" a few years ago, Ted Koppel said: "What happened over Japan was a human tragedy But what was planned to tale place in the way between Japan and the United States would almost certainly have been a greater tragedy." ... Although the dropping of the two atomic bombs killed an estimated 225,000 people, the tragedy saved millions more in the big picture. ... Before Hiroshima, none of the horrors of war visited upon Japan prompted Emperor Hirohito to act - not the defeat of the Japanese army on Okinawa, the destruction of Japan's cities, the starva...

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The two love stories intersect in the body of the "English patient". ... Kip, born in a family of tradition and values, also had two brothers. ... "He is a doctor, has two children and a laughing wife. He is permanently busy in this city" (p.299). ... In "The English Patient", he contrasts two characters that lose control with two who do not. ...

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Two main characters from both novels realize the importance of their ethnic background in the most unlikely of places. ... The play demonstrates the language and cultural barriers experienced by immigrants to the city as they mouth the words of the actors to themselves in order to learn English. ... In Tuscany, two Canadians, an alleged Englishman and a Sikh take refuge in the abandoned building during World War II. ... Patrick Lewis" tale is one of coming of age between the two world wars in the immigrant-infested bustle of Toronto. ... Through the use of the two world wars in recognizing ide...

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The use of only browns, reds and oranges in this artwork emphasises the fact that there was no sign of hope and light during the war years in Sheffield besides the light provided by flames as a result of enemy bombs and missiles crashing down onto the city. ... A sense of movement is present within Painting 1977, with the use of swirled lines giving the effect of smoke and darkness drifting aimlessly throughout the disrupted city. ... As a child, Suzuki was introduced to the concept of pigs being 'cute' by adults through the fairy tale story "The Three Little Pigs". ... It...

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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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The twentieth century really begins before the end of the nineteenth century. Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887 was felt by many to represent the end of an era. An end-of-century stoicism, and a growing pessimism among writers and intellectuals, may be traced to several sources, not least the publication in 1859 of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species which put the existence of God into radical question. Across the whole population, and in the face of rapid economic and social changes, radical doubts about the stability of the existing order were expressed. By the end of the nine...

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