Pg 40 from; ‘It’s war. They’ve attacked’ to the end of the chapter. Comment on the importance of this extract and its relationship to the novel as a whole. Confusing and shocking, to the reader as much as the characters, this extract from ‘The Siege’ by Helen Dunmore is essential to the structure and development of the novel and also the novel as a whole. In this extract, Dunmore introduces war into the novel.
The Reluctant fundamentalist shows us that nostalgia is a poison In Mohsin Hamid’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist, apparently is shown the other aspect, despite the beneficial side as a salve, but the far lethal side of nostalgia. The astonishing issue---the September 11, undoubtedly turns the USA’s theme from “openness” to “nostalgia”, and as a dire turning-point to be in the story, triggers subsequent changes. The same as America, Erica, who is assumed to be a symbolic character reflects the USA, also gets lost into the endless reminiscence of the bygone affections with Chris, finally destroy her. Nevertheless, these remind Changez of his relatives, who are addicted to nostalgia as well. Strikingly, Hamid sets these enormously realistic and secular scenes to the readers in order to substantiate the havoc of odious recalling back, which is with blindness and narrow-vision, septic grudge and mutiny, like a chronic but fatal poison.
The title signifies a severe test or trial, especially one that causes a lasting change or influence. John and Elizabeth act as the crucible, but Abigail is the flame acting as a catalyst. The relationship between John and Elizabeth is strained with tension. He knows he has wronged her, and he “meant to please Elizabeth”. When he says “meant”, it puts stress on the word and it’s meaning- he knows he is failing to do so.
The prevailing tactics in 1805 were for the two opposing fleets to stay in line, firing broadsides at each other. But Nelson had a strategic insight into how to deal with being outnumbered. He broke the British fleet into two columns and drove them at the Franco-Spanish fleet, hitting its line perpendicularly. The lead British ships took a great risk, but Nelson judged that the less-trained Franco-Spanish gunners would not be able to compensate for the heavy swell that day and that the enemy fleet, with its coherence lost, would be no match for the more experienced British captains and gunners in the ensuing melee. He was proved right: the French and Spanish lost 22 ships, two-thirds of their fleet.
Chapter 31 Essay In the destructive nature of World War I where the great powers of the world were locked in an armed struggle for survival. America lay on the sidelines, sticking to her policy of neutrality. But as the war progressed and the rules of war broken, America found herself getting sucked into this new global war. When America finally did declare war it was inspired by German naval policy, Woodrow Wilson's idealism, and America's claim to world power. All motivated the U.S. to declare war on Germany and help the war torn Allies and defeat the Central Powers.
During history it seems that nationalism manifested its self in an era of colapse of bounderies, economic expansion, mas migration, general insecurity, drastic militarisation, which finaly led to war. Nations went to war against all that, in an atempt to preserve the things taken away by the string of events pointed out earlier. The chalenge of modernity forced ancient ethnic groups to find new ways to ensure their survival by obtaining either power sharing or separate states. In general both modernists and nationalist agree that modernism provides the main reasons for nationalist conflicts. In that context globalization has been described either the next logical step from modernism or as a separate event called postmodernity.
Wilson felt threatened of being seen as the bad guy and not entering the global conflict and with Roosevelt thinking of running for another term he had to make the critical decision (wiki). In WWII the US feared that not helping Europe in their time of need would come back to haunt them in the long run (politifact). Sure, pearl harbor was the deciding factor; but the US were still worried about a Europe united under communism affecting the US both economically, and politically; which is why we induced the Marshall plan after WWI
At first it was war to avenge the Maine and free Cuba but it quickly became McKinley war. Unlike previous presidents McKinley favor expansion but that goes against American ideology. Miller discuss the culture of war and how it was depicted and it popularity Now examine each chapter. Start with Miller's argument (what she is trying to prove), followed by examples from the chapter (her evidence) that proves her point. Do this of all the chapters.
The Spanish American War and the current ongoing War on Terror (Afghanistan and Iraq) have drawn many parallels from each other. The biggest comparison of the two time periods involves the publicity originated from the slogans “9/11 We Will Never Forget” and “Remember the Maine!”. Although these examples are both tragic events from the explosion of the USS Maine and the destruction of the Twin Towers, both are considered prominent examples of the American media’s role in the wars. By using large misleading headlines and over dramatic story lines, the truth could be altered into propaganda to spark war tension. The more dramatic a story was, the more attention and money it would gain.
Wilde explores the subject of morality frequently within the play and the conflicting ideas surrounding the topic. Wilde particularly explores the idea of women ‘falling from grace’. This can be seen in the character of Mrs Arbuthnot. The character is quite obviously a good, strong woman who has taken her misfortunes in stride and not let them bring her down too much, as well as raising her son to also be a good person. Many people would argue that the blame for her misfortune should solely lay on Lord Illingworth, who, it is obvious to the audience, used her for his own pleasure and satisfaction, abusing her love and trust.