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…is going on around them? This was the theme of the novel The Wars by Timothy Findley, that is exactly what happened. Findley took a sensitive caring individual, Robert Ross and sent him to war. Ross became unable to cope with all of the events that were taking…

…Timothy Findley’s novel The Wars shows the cruelty and perversity of the First World War. However, as the plural in the title suggests, it is more than just a story about the historical war. War also works on a metaphorical level. In fact…

…create enemies for themselves and go to war against them, along with a mature style that can enable English students to advance their writing style. Obviously, "A Separate Peace", by John Knowles, should be included on the AP curriculum because of its style…

…War “War is nothing but the continuation of political intercourse with the intermixing of other means” (Clauswitz). This dictum, so many times quoted, is from the most famous book on war – called On War – written by Carl Von Clauswitz, a Prussian…

…by God. The conflict between Arab and Jew still rages, with suicide bombings and militia violence happening every day. Because of the nature and age of the conflict, perhaps a lasting peace between Arab and Jew is impossible. The Jewish people have…

…War In both Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line, a recurring theme appeared to be the impact of war on the common soldier. Through a variety of different scenarios, the viewer is exposed to the daily hardships that one must endure while…

…Lee and Jackson, The Great Southern Generals The War Between the States was both a terrible time for the nation and a very important time in U.S. history. The Civil War had a greater impact on the United States than any other event. It was a time…

…Ambassador Ross Speech: Peace in the Middle East Ambassador Ross began his speech by first addressing the topic of War on Terrorism. Ambassador Ross believes that in order for America to overcome September 11th events, we must first understand…

…The Wars: Animal Imagery Sigmund Freud once argued that "our species has a volcanic potential to erupt in aggression . . . [and] that we harbour not only positive survival instincts but also a self-destructive 'death instinct', which we usually…

…The most contributing factor to the coming of the Civil War was slavery, an economic issue to the South and a moral issue to the North. Slavery was the driving force for the Southern slave states to leave the Union. The Civil War was ultimately…