I think freedom means trying to live the way that the millions of soldiers, militiamen, and draftees who have died would want us to: peacefully, harmoniously, but not without some of the hardships of life which make us who we are. ... American soldiers fought to preserve freedom in Europe, one hundred sixteen thousand five hundred and sixteen Americans died in that war alone. In World War II, two hundred ninety two thousand, one hundred and thirty one soldiers died to keep Europe, and Pacific Ocean countries out of the control of dictators. Freedom- for some it means being able to listen to ...

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All the newcomers desire to stay, except for Mallinson. ... Conway warns Mallinson not to take Lo-Tsen back with him, knowing her extreme old age will cause her to die immediately. ... We are lead to believe that there was truth to the story and that Lo-Tsen rapidly ages then dies, we are never definitively told the fates of the her, Conway and Mallinson following their departure from Shangri-la. A theme found in Lost Horizon is the desire to leave and apparent utopia in favor of a former home, however flawed. ... While Conway, Barnard and Miss Brinklow find Shangri-la a satisfying pla...

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Adolf's younger brother, Edmund, died in 1900. ... His desire to be a successful soldier ended when Germany surrendered. ... When an individual's desires and goals are not met, it can lead the individual to an unhealthy desire for "superiority striving" (Feist, 2008). ...

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In the next 5 years a total of 230,000 more casualties died, because a surge of radiation caused cataracts, leukemia, cancer of the thyroid, cancer of the breast, cancer of the lungs, cancer of the stomach, and etc. ... Also U.S. wanted revenge for Pearl Harbor, the Japanese didn't give a warning to the marines that died, and neither did the U.S. ... Further, critics argued that the United States" decision was ultimately motivated by a political desire to assert itself as a military and political power. ... The United States" decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan in WWII was mot...

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He had a desire for danger. ... Training was torture, but Caputo was able to withstand the hardships because of an overwhelming desire to succeed. ... As people kept dying Caputo began to think of himself as "Officer of the Dead." ... He began to despise the whole staff for sending the platoons out to die. ... When Caputo returned home he felt like many soldiers had died in vain. ...

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Otto Dix born in 1891 and died in 1969, was an artist whose work defined the nature of New Objectivity clearly. ... It wasn't that painting would have been a release to Dix, the reason for doing it, was his desire to create. ... George Grosz born in 1893 and died in 1959 was known as a principal artist who was associated with objectivity. ... With regard to content, Grosz's paintings depicted Modern City life with its desire, passions, and crimes. ... Max Beckmann born in 1884 and died in 1950 was an artist who is widely regarded as the greatest native-born German painter of his...

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Brinker ultimately achieves the separation that he desired when Phineas dies. ... The thrill and excitement Phineas gets from this first jump leads to his desire for more jumps. ... Furthermore, Gene is unable to return the sentiment to Phineas, and in fact, never does before he dies. ...

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Paul's friends let him one by one, Paul got alone, and finally died in peace at the end of the war. ... But it was too late; the French soldier was dying. ... Paul was died just at the end of war, just because of the little butterfly. I consider that the butterfly symbolized peace and freedom, it was his strong desire of peace and freedom made him came out from the trench, and has been shot. ... He did not care about his life anymore, the only thing he wished was to die in peace with a beautiful creature And he accomplished his whish, indeed. ...

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When they started fighting, they realized that war can be the hardest experience that any human being can experience in their lifetime, such as watching your best friends die and people. ... Another is the desire to achieve political independence, especially by a country under foreign control or by a people with a separate identity and culture but no state of their own. ... Apart from this, they also witnessed very devastating events such as watching a best friend or innocent comrade die in a very burdensome way. ... Many citizens of these colonies were unhappy because they believed that their...

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The never-say-die Japanese showed no signs of surrendering any time soon. ... Mass suicide had been committed on Saipan, hundreds had died in suicidal kamikaze 'missions', and surrendering was an unthinkable option. ... However, some believe that the decision to test the bomb and later drop it was motivated by a desire to scare the Stalin-led Soviets, and dissuade them from taking over Europe. ... This writer's personal opinion is that while Truman's decision achieved its desired result at the time, if the President realized all the negative aftermath that would follow-he...

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Some of these aspects are the ability to recognize and confront danger, group bonding in times of stress, nations aimed at a single goal, and dedication and the ability to overcome survival instinct and to die for others. ... The grieving process of soldiers is often interfered with, and a loss of the ability or desire to remember their loved ones who have died is one of these effects. ... Although this was not an important subject before World War I, it is present now in veterans and in families of those who have died in battle. ...

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The Nazi Party was abusing the human rights and their freedom just to satisfy their desires. ... Even everyone laughing at her, she still has a desire to learn how to read and write. ... Almost everyone in her neighborhood died, including Hans, Rosa and Rudy. ...

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He does not want to disappoint his father, but at the same time he finds himself desire to do something without conventions and be honest to his mind. ... Leka's approach on life, especially after seeing the World War and having his brother die, is positive and carefree to judgements of others. ... I'd like-(P32)", he has the desire to make decisions for his own future, instead of following his father's steps, gaining physical strength but losing integrity. ...

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Oh God, please don't let her die. I'll do anything for you if you won't let her die You took the baby but don't let her die. That was alright but don't let her Mirabelli 3 die. Please, please, please dear God, don't let her die- (330). ... Catherine dies from her birth labor. ...

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His wife, Dolores Chanal, who desires badly to attract her husband's attention, finally falls into the abyss of mental illness, "insane, manic-depressive and suicidal" (Shutter). ... In the decision of "[living] as a monster or die as a good man", he chooses to "die" (Shutter). ... Undeniably, Laeddis is insane, but many places in the movie are trying to inspire us to think twice of this problem: who is actually insane, Laeddis who has a strong desire for justice or the so called "normal people" who are indifferent with the violence in the world? ...

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Many people who were frustrated with the socialist regime tried to escape; only a small number of them managed to make it through by digging tunnels, flying above it or even crashing trucks into the wall, while the majority of them died trying ("A World Divided"). ... The desire of native Germans started to gain popularity among both sides, eastern and western. ...

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Because of the United States desire for money and political power, we cannot call them neutrals. If a country says that it is just there to make sure that nobody dies, but during this it tries to get as much profit as it can, the country cannot be called nonaligned. ...

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Since the dropping of the atomic bombs in Japan at the end of World War II there has been much debate as to whether or not it was really necessary. The American government led by President Harry S. Truman were not justified and did not have a good enough reason to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on...

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Iraqi War The Iraqi war which began in March 2003 was a consequence of many factors including American foreign policy, the increased risk posed to civilians by terrorism and other known but less openly stated reasons such as a US desire for dominance in the world. ... In the 1980's, Saddam Hussein ordered the gassing of large numbers of Kurds in the north of Iraq, many of whom died. ...

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Just as the Americans desired to head westward to colonize, it was not their first intention to commit genocide on the Indians. ... The British Army in South Africa, under the command of Lord Kitchener, imprisoned tens of thousands of civilians and due to disease and malnutrition, tens of thousands of prisoners died (Kitchener 278). ...

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His father's patriotic ideals and his underlying desire for his son to be another statistic heavily influenced Jim. ... The most obvious example of this is the description of the dying soldiers in the text and the images, especially the deaths of the unnamed characters. ...

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The film begins with a short sequence in modern-day France that shows one man visiting a particular grave in the sea of white crosses that marks the memorial to those who died liberating the country. ... Following this half-hour opening sequence, we learn that two of the four Ryan brothers died in this action, while a third perished elsewhere. ... This film is almost unique in its matter-of-fact approach, its desire to present itself as nothing more than a document of what war really, and simply, is. ...

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Mostly what the scouts would look for was that desire for war and bloodshed. ... They, of coarse, would never speak to another individual again because they would either mysteriously disappear, or they would die in combat. ... The outcome of this was that one; a lot of people died and two, after the war, vast amounts of territory was redistributed amongst certain nations. ...

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Ultimately, the poem was written to dispel the notion that it is 'sweet and fitting' to die for one's country. ... This is important in demonstrating how the soldiers are struggling in a constant battle between their willpower to keep fighting and the constant desire to get some rest. ... The term 'flound'ring' is also associated with the terms 'green sea' and 'drowning' as Owen tries to desensitize the subject by comparing a human soul to a fish dying at sea. ...

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When Hitler was eight years old, his younger brother, to whom he had been quite close, died of measles. ... His mother let him stay home from school whenever he so desired. ... When Hitler was around fifteen years old, his father died suddenly on his way home of a lung disease. ... To make matters worse, when he arrived home after his second rejection, his mother, whom he loved dearly, had died of breast cancer. ... With Hitler's speaking skills and powerful propaganda, the Nazi party went from seven members to six hundred in a span of only six weeks.# Their goal was to convince ever...

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