Aaliyah: An Angel Back to Heaven When I was younger‚ I looked up to my older sister a great deal. Anything that she did‚ I wanted to do. She was like my hero‚ or that cartoon character ever child wanted to go up and be like. When my sister and I were growing up‚ we listened to a lot of music and watched a lot of cartoons‚ but only because she wanted to. My sister‚ Christine‚ had a favorite rapper and singer. Now her rapper choice I thought was great but he wasn’t my favorite. Christine‚ or sometimes
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Fallen Angels‚ a story about a soldier experiencing the Vietnam War‚ has a relatable story do to the conflicts many of the characters faced. Perry‚ a Vietnam Soldier‚ had those impositions and there are reasons why they are problematic. One of those issues was when after Jenkins was dead‚ Perry was in shock of what happened while the other soldiers take care of the body as usual. In the story‚ the army was heading there way to fight off the enemy in Vietnam until Jenkins stepped on a landmine that
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MOVIE-GETTYSBURG SOURCE: BOOK-THE AMERICANS Summary Of the Movie Gettysburg was made in 1993 based on an award winning novel “ The Killer angels” by Micheal Shaara. It is one of the longest films in Hollywood and is based on an actual 3 days battle between the Confedrate Army (Southern states) and the Union Army (Northern states) at Gettysburg. This was the turning point in the US history where-in the winning streak of the Confederate Army was stopped by the Union Army during
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The Killer Angels The Killer Angels‚ written by Michael Shaara‚ is a gripping novel about the turning point in the Civil War. In this novel‚ Shaara‚ follows the Generals and Colonels of both the Union and Confederate armies from June 29‚ 1863 until July 3‚ 1863. The book discusses the strategy and logic used by each of the commanding officers of either army‚ along with the non-war side of each officer. In this historical novel‚ based on the battle of Gettysburg‚ the characters and events are
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The Wilderness as a Shelter from the Real World When we think of the wilderness‚ we often think of danger. Humans’ attempt to explore and interfere with the wilderness almost always results in tragedy‚ especially in a place like Antarctica. Angels in America‚ however‚ offers a different but interesting perspective of this ice desert. Harper‚ in terror of losing her family‚ finds shelter in Antarctica. This icy land becomes a cocoon that protects her from all the sadness and terror that she is
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Throughout the film‚ “Iron Jawed Angels”‚ a young woman‚ Alice Paul and her partner‚ Lucy Burns battle for the women’s right to vote throughout all 50 states in America. They used multiple methods that finally led to the 19 Amendment being created. Three major methods were used to earn their right. In the beginning of the film‚ the activists organized a women’s suffrage parade.The parade was held on the same day as Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration‚ which the women hoped would result in a lot of
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A Day In My Life On A Deserted Island. The first thing that hit me was the was the smell. Even before I opened my eyes I knew where I was. The tantalizing scent of washed up waves rolled into me‚(Smell). I felt the millions of grains of sand hot against my fingers and the cool breeze against my face(Feel)‚ a relief from the sweltering sun. I heard the sea crawling onto the sand and further away‚(Hear). As I opened my mouth to take a gulp of air‚ I tasted salt in my throat. It was a fresh
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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers is about a young black male named Riche Perry from Harlem who enlists in the Vietnam war to try to help his single mother with bills. But due to misfiling he is sent into combat which he is not mentally ready for and does heavy soul searching into the meaning of life and why he is here. The story takes place in Vietnam several months between 1967 and 1968 during the Vietnam war at an American base at Chu Lai in South Vietnam. The narrator of the story is Richie
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1. Synopsis: The Aviator focuses on Howard Hughes’s life from the 1920’s to 1940’s. After his father’s death‚ Hughes inherits the small family fortune and moves to Los Angeles to become a film Director in Hollywood. His movie Hell’s Angels‚ a huge film success‚ takes three years and a large sum of money for him to finish with a change from silent to sound. When he becomes romantically involved with Katharine Hepburn‚ she helps Hughes alleviate his symptoms of OCD. Even in the movie‚ his passion
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characters and events that unfold throughout the novel. Wave The author begins the novel by introducing the major characters in the opening scene as the assault of Anopopei‚ a symbolic Pacific island‚ is about to begin. The platoon is part of a 6‚000-man force positioned to take the Japanese-held island in order to clear the way for a much larger American advance into the Philippines.
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