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Gert Strydom, 25 april 2013

The Soldier [12]

Ryno cocks the Heckler and Koch 417 rifle and he notices the South African moving around the small bush with the AK-47 in his hands, as they from both sides approach the place where they had seen the woman.

The sound of the gun’s lock is loud in his ears, but its clear that she does not hear it, (... więcej)

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TOUFIQ UL ALAM, 24 april 2013

"Song of Myself" in my eyes: a rediscovery of self.

Interpretation of Song Of Myself

Section One:

In the first stanza, poet declares his oneness with someone or something. He points out that he is bound to a certain someone or something to atomic level. Whatever he possesses is also equally shared and possessed by that "someone/something." (... więcej)

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ratnakar d mandlik, 19 april 2013

GLIMPSES OF LIFE

Human life is as intricate as the mechanism in a living human body. While the working of his body is guided and supported by the specific activities under taken by the primary unitsof life- the body cells,located in different parts of his body, the life as a whole of an individual is guided and supported (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 18 april 2013

The Soldier [11]

When Ryno and the South African reach the river they find shelter against the flames in the water and they swim through the strong current to the other side.

It is four o’clock when they reach the Cassinga-Lubango road. They watch the road for a short while, before they keep to the bushes next (... więcej)

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ratnakar d mandlik, 17 april 2013

RHYTHM OF LIFE

Man considers himself as a replica of the Almighty Creator- the God due to the enormous progress made by him in science and technologies, including genetics. He should never, however assume that he himself has become God or the lesser ones among human species should elevate any one from among them to (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 11 april 2013

The Soldier [10]

Mahambo is still busy at the grave, when two explosions come suddenly from a southern direction. He almost looses his balance as he treads skew and sees that the whole world is burning.

When he takes his gaze away from the flames he realizes that all the people around him, except the KGB Colonel, (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 3 april 2013

The Soldier [9]

Ryno watches the prisoners while they are digging two graves in the graveyard and he is glad to see the sunburned South-African, throwing one spade after the other from the open grave

By noon both graves have been dug and the prisoners are marched back to the camp, where they stand in a row at the (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 28 march 2013

The Soldier [8]

For long moments Maria Ramos looks at the rising sun through the kitchen window of the villa, where it hangs in almost a romantic atmosphere over the bush-veldt landscape.

She pours herself a cup of hot coffee and watches the river, through the lenses of a pair of binoculars where it is about three (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 22 march 2013

The Soldier [7]

It is still dark when Ryno wakes up and quickly rolls up his sleeping bag and throws his backpack over his shoulders, before he takes care not to leave any indication of his presence.

He wonders if he should dare to sneak to the sickbay or the jail, but he cannot dare to betray his presence before (... więcej)

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Gert Strydom, 22 march 2013

The Soldier [7]

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