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  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

    “We’re all dead and just hoping that we come back to life when we get into the world again.” The book “Fallen Angels” by Walter Dean Myers is the tale of a young man named Richard Perry to Vietnam. Perry is just a young man and so are many of his fellow soldiers. Throughout the story they all face many of the same feelings. Feelings of fear, comradeship, and losing a close friend. All of

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    Submitted: November 8, 2009 By: Mike
  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

    The book starts off talking about the experiences of Perry while he is serving in Vietnam. His best friend, Peewee becomes instant friends with each other when they meet in the barracks. Peewee helps Perry by standing up for him during several disputes. Peewee and Perry wake up the next morning and find out that they are to go on patrol in order to search out and destroy any Vоet Cфng soldiers that they encounter.

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    Essay Length: 554 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Mike
  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

    It was a vitenam book about a group of blacks that fought in the war. The main character is perry and his best friend is peewee. lksjdflk alsdkfjk asdlfjalks lsdkfjlaskdfj lkdsjfaklsdjf ldkfjlskdjf alkdfjalskdfj alkjfalksdfj ldkfjalkd kdjfkaslkdj slkdjflksdj askldjfas ksldfkd fj j fjiej xkdfk eijkc dskjfis biaskdj i baslkd ie vbs i s slkmkl ai n alkd sdlkjf lkas aksdjrksk asdlkfj didk wieidk sdli dfsfgklk;dfg dflf f f gg erg e dfg sd rt sd f

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    Submitted: January 2, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

    The fallen angels are Satan's minions and the voices by which Milton may express a variety of opinions and views, showing the diversity and intricacies of Hell, and the immorality of their actions and proposals. Whilst we are often impressed by the skill with which the individual leaders perform their tasks and speeches, we are never left in any doubt as to the truth of G-d, and the futility of their debates. By examining the

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Top
  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

    Uncertain of his future goals, seventeen-year-old Richie Perry, a black high school graduate from Harlem, travels to Vietnam to fight in the United States Army. When Richie leaves basic training for Vietnam, he harbors a host of illusions about the war and the army. He confidently believes that the medical profile he has received for a knee injury will be properly processed and prevent him from engaging in combat. He also believes in the flurry

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: David
  • Fallen Angels Response Paper

    Fallen Angels Response Paper

    In the book, Fallen Angels, the author, Walter Dean Myers, uses detail many times in the novel. He uses a protagonist character, Richard Perry, the narrator to tell us about the horrors and conflict of the Vietnam war. Like for example in this quote from page 31,"I thought I was hearing thunder. Then I realized that it was artillery.....in the distance someone was shooting of flares. Walter Dean Myers makes the artillery sound like

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    Submitted: March 12, 2010 By: David
  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

    Blood ... Terror ...and Insanity are 3 words you can use to explain Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers. It recalls the Vietnam War through the eyes of Richard Perry, an African-American soldier. Perry goes through a lot of changes and sees some of his good friends die in battle fighting for a cause that no one could agree upon. The book has 4 other main characters, Lobel, Johnson, Brunner, and Peewee. Myers’ Fallen Angels

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    Essay Length: 594 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 8, 2010 By: Steve
  • Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

    Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

    Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers, begins with the introduction of an African American 19-year-old boy who lives in Chicago. Recently he's joined the army and been assigned domestic work as he hoped for due to his bad leg and unreliable strength on it. Then, by accident of paperwork, he was eventually sent to Nam and put directly onto the field. He agreed to wait for his injury profile to catch up with him and

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    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

    Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

    Fallen Angels By Walter Dean Myers Walter Dean Myers wrote the book Fallen Angels. It is about America's experiences in the Vietnam War as told by the main character in the book, Richie Perry. Perry goes through a lot of changes and sees some of his good friends die in battle fighting for a cause that no one could agree upon. The book has 4 other main characters, Lobel, Johnson, Brunner, and Peewee. The book

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    Essay Length: 708 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 26, 2010 By: Mike
  • Killer Angels

    Killer Angels

    Wars have been fought for many different reasons through the years, and that holds true for the American Civil War (1861-1865). In Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Killer Angels, the reasons for fighting the war are brought about through the officers and soldiers at a famous battle site of the Civil War, Gettysburg. Gettysburg was one of the most documented battles of the whole war. It took place over a span of three

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Analysis of "angels and Demons"

    Analysis of "angels and Demons"

    Ramon San Jose May. 2, 2005 Period-4 Showers SSR Analysis 1.) The main setting takes place in the beautiful, elegant, religious, Vatican City. The story pretty spread out throughout the Vatican in churches, especially St. Peter’s Basilica, museums, the pope’s hidden passageways, offices, and a lot of other interesting places. Vatican City is a beautiful city where an abundant amount of faithful living Catholics are located. This city is also where Christianity originated. In

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Mike
  • My Grandmother, My Guardian Angel

    My Grandmother, My Guardian Angel

    I vividly recall the weekend trips to Grandma's house as a child. Upon entering the familiar, wooden door, I am greeted with the aroma of a home-cooked meal and the humble scent of cinnamon potpourri. Mom and I reserve our place at the memory-carved table as the last dashes of spice are added to a recipe known by all, but never duplicated. As I finish the last few bites of a garlic-graced dish, I find

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Monika
  • Angels in America

    Angels in America

    I will not even pretend to grasp the subtleties of the entire play, and admit to not understanding much of its political and social context. But none of these factors prevented me from enjoying this human drama that spoke directly to me even when I wasn't sure what it was saying. The play Angels in America, to me, dealt with homophobia, intolerance, view points of identity, tradition and heritage, prejudice and stigma, and AIDS. These

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    Submitted: November 15, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Truth About Angelic Encounters -- a Case Study

    The Truth About Angelic Encounters -- a Case Study

    In recent years, there has been an increased interest in angels. As Christian ministers, it is critical that we have an adequate biblical understanding of angels and be able to utilize discernment when dealing with "angelic encounters." A parishioner at Oak Hill United Methodist Church revealed to her pastors that she had been given the gift of seeing into the spiritual realm. She stated that during the Sunday morning worship services, she often saw two

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    Submitted: November 16, 2009 By: Top
  • Killer Angels - the Battle of Gettysburg

    Killer Angels - the Battle of Gettysburg

    Killer Angels The Killer Angels is an awesome and vivid story about the battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was one of the most bloody and horrific battle of the American Civil War. Author Michael Shaara does an excellent job of showing the bravery and valor of the men fighting on both sides. The story begins in a town near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in the town of Taneytown on June 29, 1863. Harrison, a spy for the confederacy,

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    Submitted: November 18, 2009 By: Monika
  • King Lear Vs. the Stone Angel

    King Lear Vs. the Stone Angel

    It has been said that, “Rivers and mountains may change; human nature, never.”(worldofquotes.com) This is a quote that can be deconstructed when examining William Shakespeare’s King Lear and Margaret Laurence’s The Stone Angel. When reviewing the two books the main characters, King Lear and Hagar, are easily comparable. The first similarity becomes apparent when King Lear and Hagar are both developed as flawed characters. Secondly, because of their flaws the two characters become blind

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    Submitted: November 22, 2009 By: Anna
  • Killer Angels and Glory Essay

    Killer Angels and Glory Essay

    Every soldier in an army seems to have their own story of why they choose to fight in a war, yet when one looks at a war they see one army against another, the individual no longer matters. There is no such thing as an individual in battle or in war. When war is studied there are the armies that fought and the leaders that led those armies. The leaders are the ones that are

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    Submitted: November 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Los Angeles Olympics

    Los Angeles Olympics

    In 1923 the Olympic Organizing Committee for the United States as well as the entire nation was ecstatic to hear from the IOC that Los Angeles had won their bid to host the 1932 Summer Olympic Games. Construction was already completed on the main stadium, where the opening and closing ceremonies were set to take place in less than a decade. However, excitement soon gave way to panic and frustration as the New York Stock

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Angels and Demons

    Angels and Demons

    Name: John Doe Period: 1 Date: 3/14/05 Title of the book: Angels and Demons Author: Dan Brown Year original book was published: 2000 Four words to describe the author: Cosmopolitan, Witty, Articulate, Sophisticated Characters in the book: The Hassassin: Strong, Merciless Commander Olivetti: Disciplined, Stubborn The Camerlengo/Janus: Deceitful, Powerful Cardinal Mortati: Fortunate, Patient Robert Langdon: Clever, Cautious Leonardo Vetra: Humanitarian, Loving Victoria Vetra: Gorgeous, Dangerous Maximilian Kohler: Cold, Ruthless Setting of the book: This novel

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Artur
  • An Angel

    An Angel

    “An Angel” Beep. Beep. The alarm blared in John’s ear as bright red numbers flashed “6:20” in his eyes. Jim Struck was blaring over the radio “Good Morning Miami. It’s a sunny Friday morning get up and enjoy the sand.” But John didn’t want to move. Today was June 23. Forty five years ago today, John met the most beautiful woman he would ever know. Sarah Jones, the angel, was his steady sweetheart for forty

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Max
  • Angels

    Angels

    Angels Although the Scriptures have much to say about angels, many people today have a mistaken belief about what angels are really like. Just as the world portrays Satan in a red suit with a long pointy tail and horns, they also portray angels with white robes, halos, wings, and females with long beautiful blonde hair. As you study the Scripture it becomes very clear how mistaken the world is today in their beliefs about

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Artur
  • Symbolism in the Stone Angel

    Symbolism in the Stone Angel

    A symbol is a literary device used by the author to portray an idea to the reader. In Margaret Laurence's, The Stone Angel, the stone angel is a symbol used to heighten the reader's understanding of the characteristics of Hagar Shipley. First, the stone angel is used to show Hagar's pride in the Currie family name. She prizes the stone angel because it is expensive and imported from Italy to honour a mother Hagar never

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • The Stone Angel

    The Stone Angel

    As Hagar faces implications of growing old, she starts on a tumultuous journey, not one of her own choice, but one of destiny. She goes through different stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and finally acceptance of the fact that death will come, invited or not. At one time every individual is faced with death, horrific to the young, or inviting to the sick and the old. Death is interpreted as the end of existence,

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Mikki
  • The Killer Angels

    The Killer Angels

    “Abigail Adams: A revolutionary American Woman,” is a biography about the life of the wife of the second president of the United States, Abigail Adams. The story starts off telling the readers about Abigail’s childhood. It then talks about how she met her soon to be husband and 2nd president of the United States, John Adams. Abigail and John eventually get married and have five children, one of which dies at the age of two.

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    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Janna
  • Killer Angels

    Killer Angels

    This books message was that the South was not an evil empire history made it out to be. The book portraits slavery as the major reason the civil war was started. The South was against freeing the slaves, and the North fought for the latter. The book also stated that the south was dependent on the slaves and fought to keep their society enact. Killer Angels was informative, very fascinating, and I disliked it. I

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    Submitted: December 26, 2009 By: Artur

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