for so long? WW1 was thought to be a quick battle with hardly any resistance offered to the Germans. But something went wrong‚ very wrong for the fight that was thought to be over in 43 days on the western front ended up as a shoot out for four long years. There were many reasons for this‚ mainly the failure of the Schlieffen Plan Also new technology and barley any supplies on the front line. All these things lead to the stalemate that was formed and the main reason the war went on for so long
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writer has a different way of presenting his/her ideas to readers‚ and that’s what makes each of them so distinctive. A famous late 20th century American short story writer and poet‚ Raymond Carver‚ has often been described by critics as a minimalist. According to an Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary a minimalist is a person who uses very simple ideas in their work (“Minimalist”‚ 881). Raymond Carver wrote a lot of great short stories and poems. Most of his poems very edited by his Gordon Lish‚ and
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“Zebraman” (2013). This Japanese film is extremely successful because the hero wears a zebra costume that he designed himself. Everyone loves mascots‚ so to see a superhero that resembles a school mascot aids greatly with the films popularity. The directors of this film are aware that looks are tremendously pivotal to the success of films within their culture‚ so they must keep that in mind when creating a superhero film. Looks are vital in foreign films‚ and American films alike. An American television
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Early Jamestown: Why Did so Many Colonists Die? Jamestown is most well known for being the oldest permanent English colony in America. Even though it was a thriving colony‚ it was not always this way. The Jamestown colony was extremely unsuccessful for several reasons‚ including their ignorance about colonization‚ lack of essential survival skills‚ and its constantly decaying relationship with the Natives. Jamestown was the first permanent colony set up by the British‚ so‚ as imagined‚ they were
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What has been the happiest day of your life so far? In your essay‚ tell what happened that made it so wonderful. Use your personal observations‚ experience‚ and knowledge Over the course of my life‚ I have experienced many days of happiness; they all had a unique ingredient that separated them from each other as a distinct experience. There is; however‚ a day that I remember with extra fondness‚ a day that occupies a bigger space in my heart‚ the day of my eighteenth birthday. I suppose I could
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Introduction Egypt was the most successful ancient civilization. Ancient Egypt stood as one of the world’s most advanced civilizations for nearly 3‚000 years and created a culture so rich that it has spawned its own field of study. The reasons why Egypt was so successful was because the Egyptian people built the Great Pyramid of Giza‚ developed strong religious beliefs‚ and the Egyptian scribes made their own picture writing called hieroglyphs. Great Pyramid of Giza Pharaoh Khufu‚ whom the
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married so early? Growing up in Germany I’ve been living in America for one and a half year and I honestly have to say that I got used to the culture‚ values and traditions pretty quickly. But one thing I never understood and I’m still doubting about is why Americans get married with an age of 21 or even younger. In European countries and many other ones like China and Japan the average age of marriage is 30. There is a world out there‚ new things to experience and people to meet – so why settle
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In the article “Cinderella: Not so Morally Superior‚” author Elisabeth Panttaja explains what is going on behind the scenes of Cinderella and how Cinderella found her destiny. Panttaja emphasizes that Cinderella’s mother may be physically absent but intervenes to make sure that Cinderella has a happily ever after. Panttaja reasons that Cinderella’s mother is actually the one who has control over the story in the end. Cinderella’s mother will do whatever it takes to get her daughter on top of the
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Why Is Men’s Underwear So Important? Have you ever thought about the reasons why you wear underwear? Well‚ both men and women wear it for some common purposes like support and covering the assets whereas; when it comes to men’s underwear‚ there’s something more that men seek from their apparel. When checked with the history‚ it was necessary for men to cover their manhood from the dirt and hurt from any external factors. However‚ now the scenario is something different. This article talks about
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The second play is the relationship of the narrator and the blind man. At first the narrator didn’t fully accept Robert relationship with his wife. The narrator changed his views about Robert at a later stage‚ when Robert visited them. Raymond Carver in his story described the narrator conflict with the blind man. The narrator views changed and transformed at a later stages. In the beginning the narrator feared the blind man‚ he was worried. Towards the end of the story‚ his views changed‚ he
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