making it the deadliest conflict in human history. The war ended with an Allied victory. In the next few paragraphs we will discuss why these actions taken by the victors after WW I may be solely responsible for the outbreak of World War II. 2. Background of WWI. 2.1. The outbreak of WWI. WW I began on July 28‚ 1914‚ when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This began a conflict which‚ in the end‚ would involve almost most of the world. Germany‚ Russia‚ Great Britain‚ and France were
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Forged by fire: When Gerald was a child he was fascinated by fire. But fire is dangerous and powerful‚ and tragedy strikes. His substance-addicted mother is taken from him. Then he loses the loving generosity of a favorite aunt. A brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes his life miserable. The one bright light in Gerald’s life is his little half sister‚ Angel‚ whom he struggles to protect from her father‚ Jordan Sparks‚ who abuses her‚ and from their mother‚ whose irresponsible
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Could you pull of a guise of love in order to not only save your life but also stop an upcoming rebellion? In this astonishing book‚ Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins‚ this is exactly what Katniss and Peeta have to accomplish with the help of their close friend Haymitch. The failure of this task will lead to an epic adventure through out the land leading to an insane twist ending that nobody could have scene coming. In a post-apocalyptic version of North America known as Panem‚ this entire story
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Lost legacies- The Desert of Fire Prologue- Lightning was fast asleep in his dirt and rock den when a deep rumbling woke him up. He hopped on his paws immediately and dashed to the entrance‚ listening to the earth as it shook in obvious discomfort. He looked up and saw rocks falling from a nearby cave onto several rattlesnakes and fear flashed through his mind. He leapt back into the burrow and shook his son Willow awake. He hissed urgently to his son “Get up Willow! Come on!” Willow suddenly
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Wall of Fire Rising The Plot Guy‚ Lili‚ and their son‚ Little Guy‚ are a poor family living in a shanty town. Their life looks hopeful when Guy gets a job at the plantation and Lil Guy gets the part of a revolutionary in the school play. Life for this family takes a drastic turn when Guy lives out his dreams of riding in the plantation’s hot air balloon where at the end of the ride he jumps out killing himself. Little Guy recites the lines from his play over Guy’s dead body. The Characters Guy‚
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Assess the reasons for the outbreak of World War I There were a number of reasons for the outbreak of World War I. These included: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand‚ the Balkans Crisis‚ the Alliance System‚ Imperialism and the arms and naval race between the major European powers. In my opinion‚ the most important cause of World War I was imperialism. Firstly‚ one reason for the outbreak of World War I was the assassination of the Austrian Archduke‚ Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th
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Cazshmere Rollison Professor DeTriberus English 101 Fiction Essay February 13‚ 2014 Class and Culture Differences In Edwidge Danticat’s “A Wall of Rising Fire‚” majority of the towns’ people were viewed as low class. Working full-time always having to provide for the family with wage below poverty line. “Lili‚ was squatting in the middle of their one-room home‚ spreading cornmeal mush on banana leaves for their supper” (Danticat 72). For instance‚ in the 1800s through the 1900s industrialization
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What caused the outbreak of the war? In late June 1914‚ Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Bosnia. A rapid increase of threats followed the incident led to the world’s first global conflict‚ The First World War. The Great War between the Allied Powers of Great Britain‚ France‚ Russia and the USA and the Central Powers of Germany‚ Austria Hungary‚ Italy and Turkey had began in mid-August 1914. The introduction of the modern technology and weaponry such
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Rivera‚ Alexandra August 29‚ 2012 Summer Reading-“Catching Fire’’ The book”Catching Fire” is about a girl named Katniss Everdeen‚who won the Hunger Games‚and she is going to have to go in the Hunger Games all over again.The author for this book is Suzanne Collins‚and the type of this book is fiction and suspense. The main character
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In the second installment of The Hunger Games Series‚ Catching Fire‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ the theme of the government overstepping their bounds is prominent. President Snow’s character is a focal point into letting the audience see the power he has and how it has affected his decision making and actions. The setting of government enforced Panem and the harsh punishments to rule breakers shows the unnecessary harshness of the government. The plot development relates to the theme of an overactive government
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