It’s 1200 BC in ancient Greece, and the island of Ithaca has no ruler. Decades ago, it was a mighty kingdom, ruled by the hero Odysseus — known for his bravery, fighting skills and intelligence. He devised the Trojan Horse and led the army that defeated Troy. But the soldiers — a...
Another technique of perspective from those traditions is to place in the background things we know are large and in the foreground what we know is smaller. A temple or mansion behind, a mother and child or pie up front. These objects and figures often perform temporal double duty as inThe...
from the family pressures of the No No / Yes Yes questionnaire, the guns pointing at them by the guards, the lack of privacy, the harsh living conditions, and even how the soldiers stole sugar from their food supplies. The
Arguments continue to rage over whether and how female soldiers should be allowed to serve in the U.S. military, even as we approach the April 1 deadline for all combat roles to open to women. It's a landmark achievement for gender equality in the…
be child soldiers by armed forces and militant groups, either forcibly or voluntarily. Some are tricked into service by manipulative recruiters, others join in order to escape poverty or discrimination, while still others are outright abducted at school, on the streets, and at home. Aside from ...
This is a compelling book about 2 soldiers in Iraq in 2004 and the death of one of them, it read really well and I was done it before I was ready to be. The End We Start From Megan Hunter This was a short and unique post-apocalyptic novel. The entire thing read like an epic ...
Despite every effort the couple and soldiers make to keep her, Kaguya-hime returns to the moon, her original home. Comments: This famous story, made in the early eighth century, is believed to be the oldest tale in Japan. The beginning of the story, in which a child is given to an ...
it makes the inevitable advance of death in the column of soldiers typographically visible. For this re-edition, it also seemed obvious that the publication of the poem in a separate volume restored its implicit function as a flip book. The “playful” aspect present in all Emmett Williams’...
But as Emmett reads the letter, he realizes there’s more to the story. The letter is between two WWII soldiers, Tom and Ben, and it’s clearly a love letter. But there’s something strange about it too, and Emmett decides to try to find out more. He tracks down another person with...
the ground was a garden of wild flowers and tall grasses. Most remarkable of all was the appearance of many thousands of white butterflies which fluttered around. It was as if the souls of the dead soldiers had come to haunt the spot where so many fell. It was eerie to see them. And...