Generally speaking, researchers have gathered enough information for writers like Kreyche, to report on this expedition as well as many more that have taken place through the years. One point Kreyche made was that he thought Lewis and Clark were heroes for discovering new lands. Yes, what they did was very great for our country but I would not consider them heroes. Lewis and Clark were really trying to explore the lands and find unsettled territory. When they were traveling along the Missouri River, it stated that they would stop and mingle with Indian tribes.
Life Changing Friendship “Maybe everyone can live beyond what they’re capable of.” A book that can blatantly state that while managing to remain thought provoking and hard to put down has succeeding in getting its message across, making it a very good book. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak has exceeded at doing so. Through a series of bazaar tasks, the main character, plain old Ed Kennedy realizes he’s not the man he thinks he is- he’s more. Many well developed supporting characters make him who he is: not “the messenger”, but the actual message itself. The behavior of Ed’s friend Marvin Harris- his actions and dialogue, play the biggest role in the transformation of Ed’s character.
Albert Speer Albert Speer was a German architect, who played a major part of World War Two. In 1931 Albert Speer joined the Nazi party, after hearing Adolf Hitler speak at a rally. Speer thought highly on the way he spoke to his followers , After Speer joined, Hitler liked his work an appointed him chief architect before assuming ministerial office .His architectural skills made him increasingly popular within the Party and he became a member of Hitler's inner circle in a short period of time. Speer was assigned to design and construct a number of structures, including the Reich Chancellery and the Zeppelinfeld stadium in Nuremberg where the Nazi party rallies were held. Speer also made plans to reconstruct Berlin on a grand scale, with huge buildings, wide boulevards, and a reorganized transportation system.
However, a few months later, a sense of stability had been reached, which is associated with Gustav Stresemann. Stresemann served as Chancellor during autumn 1923, and then he was German Foreign Minister 1923 – 1929. During this period, he was motivated to free Germany from the reparation payments, and to seek alliances with Western powers, in particular the USA. During his first few weeks of being foreign minister, and in the months and years that followed, he made a series of important decisions. Stresemann recognised that Germany had no real option in the Ruhr, but also realised that any move that seemed to be surrendering would be hugely unpopular.
Mark Twain’s seminal novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, deserves to be included in the canon of great American literature due to its pioneering use of common speech, its daring relationship between Huck and Jim, and the moral progress made by Huck despite the failure of the ending. Its “radical autonomy” (Bollinger 32) helps define modern American literature, which makes it “one of the central documents of American culture” (Trilling 1). At this time in American history, many believed that “the mark of a truly literary product was a grandiosity and elegance not to be found in the common speech” (Trilling 6). Twain’s use of common speech and a number of dialects help the reader make connections to each character and arrive at conclusions about them. Huckleberry Finn begins, “You don’t know me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain’t no matter” (Twain 7).
It is a historically accurate novel which is the kind of books I enjoy most. I was a little hesitant on reading The Battle of Britain because I have not studied the air force excessively, however I learned very much about the air force furthermore The Battle of Britain. Richard Overy successfully delivered his message to the reader with real life scenarios to entertain the reader, historical accurate dates along with historical accurate information, by applying his knowledge with his writing skills Richard cleverly put together admirable sentences/paragraphs to educate the
P C 12/10/12 Assignment 4: No Ordinary Time I chose to read No Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns Goodwin which not only introduced the reader to where Franklin and Eleanor came from and how they met each other, but who they are as people and the huge impact that still shows today that they had on our country. By the end of the book I felt as if I had personally met and spoke with both of them. The main theme of the book was not to educate the reader of the ferocious and sad battles that took place in Europe, but to show them the strides and changes that were taking place in America in order for our country to be able to go to war and be successful. In 1940 when FDR started realizing that we would have to get involved in the war one way or another, he took many carefully well-planned steps that were needed to make sure we were prepared and weren’t susceptible to attack.
In Siddhartha’s case, when he becomes suspicious that one path may lead to a dead end, he quickly changes his course and tries a different path. He is willing to abandon the path of the Brahmins for the path of the Samanas, to leave the Samanas for Gotama, and then to make a departure from spiritual teachers and search in the material world with Kamala and Kamaswami. He does not relent in his search and instead continues to follow whatever path becomes available if he has clearly not yet reached Nirvana. Govinda is much less flexible in his quest for spiritual enlightenment. In his quest, he restricts himself to the spiritual and religious world and persists in his need for teachers.
James Nachtwey is a photojournalist and war photographer. In the documentary we viewed in class. He took photos of wars and people related to wars. I know about photographer in different ways after this documentary. People usually think famous photographer is really cool, they took stunning photos, and they made money easily.
Since the result of the two Opium Wars, china knew how important the western technologies were. The self-strengthen movement had being brought out by Tsang Kwoh Fan. The campaign encouraged people to learn from the westerners. Yung Wing, the first person in Modern China studying at Yale, can be regarded as returnees with international vision, known as "the father of studying in China. The returnees had enthusiastically filled patriotic ambition.