Mama and Ruth have similar dreams in the aspect of family happiness, but they differ in means of attaining their happiness While the family's dreams aren't too much to ask for, the given circumstances make them harder to attain. ... I was happy with the fact that Mama went ahead with buying the house because at least her of her dreams could be real. ... I don't know what it is-but he needs something-something I can't give him anymore. ... While Ruth sincerely wants Mama to use the money how she wants to, I think she feels like giving Walter what he wants will put their marr...

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Adolf's dreams of becoming an artist did not match the government official job his father wanted him to have. ... When his father died Adolf roamed the streets of Linz dreaming of his future as an artist. ... "Wherever I went I began to see Jews, and the more I saw, the more sharply they became distinguished in my eyes from the rest of humanity. I grew sick to the stomach, I began to hate them. I became anti-Semitic...

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Personally, I think he would. ... I know if it were I, I would feel that a sense of claustrophobia, an unease and repulsion of the things that I would be forced to cope with and an irrepressible urge to escape. I would hate the feeling of knowing that I could not just leave when I pleased and had to face the same tragic scene every day. ... The lines are: In all my dreams, before my helpless sight, He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning. ... This is a horrible thought, to still be having flashbacks of something as dire as that, and to be powerless to stop it. ...

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The idea of this gives me quite a scare my self, because I have brown hair, and brown eyes and would I have been killed just because I did not Hitlers physical standards. Also Hitler himself did not have blond hair and blue eyes. ... Adolf's father was very strict with him, and ignored him most of the time because Adolf liked to dream. ... Adolf tried to pursue this dream but, was unable to attain admission to the Academy of Fine Arts. ... His soldiery dreams of victory and fulfillment were shattered, however, by German defeat. ...

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It can be argued that US entrance into World War I and consumerism [together] had a great impact on American society economically, socially and culturally. ... Following the conclusion of World War I, American sentiment towards foreign affairs changed drastically back to isolationism in order to avoid another overseas European conflict. World War I took the lives of approximately 110,000 soldiers and cost the US about $32 billion dollars in order to fund it. ... US entrance into World War I transformed it into an economic powerhouse that witnessed spectacular growth in industry, business, and ...

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-those dreams from the pit? ... Perhaps the most famous of these poems is that of Owen's "Dulce et Decorum est", a poem based on a re-occurring nightmare that Owen says haunts him "In all my dreams". It is a dream of the young, helpless soldier Owen watches suffocate and die during a sudden attack after the men were retreating: "Flound"ring like a man in fire or lime I saw him drowning". ... He waits for darkness to arrive, perhaps, a euphemism for him awaiting death, as he seems to have no future or nothing to look forward to. ... He, however, cannot be held solely to blame as we are tol...

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Fredrick had great dreams for his land and company he was quoted, "This is not for us, nor for our children - but for our grandchildren." ... As an intern I was expected to have a strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel. ... Had I not taken MIS I would have been lost and been way behind where I should have been. ... I also saw the loyalty and resentment that a workforce can have for a company. ... However, I learned more about the dos and don'ts of management from the announcement then I ever dreamed. ...

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But Just before i express my views let me recall the exact words that I am going to talk about. ... The economy had been growing continuously for six or seven years and this fact made the people think that the dream has been reached. The Investors began investing into more and more of the optimism of the dream of becoming rich overnight. ... Roosevelt could have wanted the war. ... I also feel like President Franklin D. ...

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The Nazis have invaded. ... The dream of a peaceful, individual life had taken over him. "During two years of life in Canada, I saw the evidence of what a free people can do. What the Canadian people have accomplished and are accomplishing here under conditions of complete freedom- the Russian people, under the conditions of the Soviet regime of violence and suppression of all freedom, cannot accomplish even at the cost of tremendous sacrifices, blood and tears." ... Ironically, Igor Gouzenko finally had his dream of living in a democratic and liberated country. ...

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Paul says his father "is curious, about the war, in a way that I find stupid and distressing; I no longer have any real contact with him" The fact that he does not wish to talk with his parent shows Paul's movement away from the past. (146). ... He thinks, "This is the first time I have killed with my hands, whom I can see close at hand, whose death is my doing" (193). ... They discover that war is a waste of time and that all of hopes and dreams of their life can disappear in a split second. ... Without true leaders like we have our daily lives could have possibly been very different...

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The person I interviewed was Marie W, my grandma. ... At night he would have bad dreams of war and the sound of thunder terrified him. ... She dreaded it because she knew there was the possibility of having bad news in the mail. ... I really enjoyed this interview with my grandma. I learned a lot of things about my past that I never would have known. ...

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It is depicted by four prominent features; firstly, it refers to Tillers" Latvian heritage; secondly, it is made up of modules of six canvas boards; thirdly, the Trilogy consists of three very large and interconnected works that have an indistinguishable composition; fourthly, the Trilogy uses a great deal of phrases. ... In this case, Tillers seems to be reminding them the fact of war, the cruel reality, waking them up from their hopes and dreams. ... Throughout Diaspora, the fact that Tillers adopted "I" instead of "1" and "I" in the roman numerals and numbers appears to intensify the feel...

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Everyday citizens around the world are faced with pressures that have been inherited from the day they were born. ... "I lost the child, I mean, I had to lose it. ... "I promised to tell you how one falls in love- (Ondaatje, 229). ... "The characters are caught there in a dream at the end of time, like the figures in a painting by Giorgione. Hiroshima shatters that dream, starts the clock ticking- (Spice, 201). ...

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World War I had left the country in shambles and, as if that weren't enough, the people of Germany had been humiliated and stripped of their pride and dignity by the Allies. Germany's dream of becoming one of the strongest nations in the world no longer seemed to be a possibility and this caused resentment among the German people. ... In order to understand why exactly Hitler was able to make Germany a fascist state, we must study the effects that the end of World War I had on the country. ... The "humiliation imposed by the victors in the World War I, coupled with the hardship of th...

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Texts can use power to reflect things that have and can happen in real life. ... Hitler, one of the most commonly and widely known dictators in the world's history, would never have gained the support he did without his great speaking abilities. ... he cried, "You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? ... I dislike them myself-. ... In his public speech, 'I Have A Dream', King envisaged a diverse audience. ...

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Landau in "The Nazi Holocaust"; one, "Why do the Jews appear to have offered so little resistance everywhere? ... The fact of the matter is, that I have not experienced or witnessed anything that could be compared to what the victims of the Third Reich endured. ... Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. ... I doubt I would have done so. ... They have done nothing but been born into a certain ethnicity, race, etc. that is being persecuted. ...

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From the way my father describes him; I guess he was loved by everyone in the family without any reservation. Having learned English as an adult Sam immediately set about to murder it as best he could. ... Returning to the States, marrying, and making the first of two contributions to the baby boom - my Uncle Terry was born in 1946 - the family started to settle down and make a go of the Post War American dream that included a G.I. ... I wonder how my great grandparents and grandparents accepted these changes. ... I am sure it must have been unsettling to all those used to a very stable and ...

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Although I have to agree that violence will always rebound on oneself, we cannot simply do nothing to protect ourselves. ... Because Lao Tzu believe that labor-saving machines are a waste of time, his country will suffer from discontented citizens who will eventually migrate to a country full of desires like technology, wealth, and dreams. ... Have you ever asked a friend for help in desperate measures, but they turn you away? Have you ever turned down a friend who is financially unstable because you are in the similar situation? ... The best leader we can have is someone who will secure o...

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Back then women were not allowed to speak as often as they would have liked to. ... In this country, women have the ability and choice to create their own lives, own businesses, become what they've always dreamed, speak their minds, or balance a family and a career. ... World War I began on April 16, 1917 and women's lives began to change drastically. ... The invention of the radio gave women a voice in society, traveling also became more obtainable so it wasn't too long before women began traveling overseas to Paris or other countries to pursue their dreams. ... Under the Equal...

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Napoleon once quoted "I reign only through the fear I inspire-. ... Lastly, Mussolini's major changes in political views and beliefs were fueled by his ever-growing dreams of total control. ... In conclusion, the three worst evil dictators of the world have been Napoleon, Hitler and Mussolini. ...

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'All right,' said Frodo, as if returning out of a dream. ... 'But I have seen them too. ... 'I know not who they are; but I thought I saw there Men and Elves, and Orcs beside them.' ... If it had inspired or directed the development of the legend, then certainly the Ring would have been seized and used against Sauron; he would not have been annihilated, but enslaved; and Barad-dûr would not have been destroyed but occupied. ... But I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to d...

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Introduction Since ancient times, people have always dreamed to fly. ... Birds have two wings that help them maintain their balance while flying. ... Then, in World War I, aircrafts were introduced. World War I & II Aviation in World War I Began with reconnaissance flights. ... Airplane is and will be the most innovative invention that have been created in the world. ...

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They created styles of sharp realism and protest that mirrored the disillusionment following World War I. ... As a young man he didn't at all notice that he was badly effected by the war until 4 years following to even ten years he kept on having dreams in which he had to crawl through ruined houses, along passages where he could hardly get through which brought back horrible memories. It wasn't that painting would have been a release to Dix, the reason for doing it, was his desire to create. ... He anticipated the far in advance the dishonesty and shock of World War I as well as ...

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They wanted the preservation of peace at any cost-- a war would have meant the destruction of civilization and the world as they knew it. ... "I saw them at Munich." ... The Munich Agreement was popular with most people in Britain because it appeared to have prevented a war with Germany. ... In an article printed in the New York Times on October 1st a headline read, "Chamberlain is Confident - The settlement of the Czechoslovak problem, which has now been achieved, is only the prelude to a larger settlement in which all Europe may find peace. " As many people gathered outside his home i...

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Historians are quoted as saying that although World War I was not inevitable; World War II was due to the unresolved tension between nations. ... The 1919 Treaty of Versailles was one of six treaties that ended World War I. ... Due to the immense amount of German lives lost in World War I as well as the economic downward spiral civilians were left traumatized after the war. ... Hitler's dream of a third Reich would require a racial purity that rapidly grew anti-Semitic. ... One way the United States tried to stay neutral was by examining how they got into World War I in the first place, ...

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