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On the18th of March 1893, we welcomed Wilfred Owen, who was to become one of the greatest poet of World War one, sadly we lost him in action on the 4 th  of November 1918, exactly a week (almost to the hour) before the signing of the Armistice that ended the war. “what passing-bells for those who die as cattle?”  lament  Wilfred Owen regretfully in his famous sonnet, “Anthem for Doomed Youth”, pouring out his heart in rejection of the brutality of war. He present soldiers as cattle slaughtered mercilessly in battle, revealing the dehumanisation of brave soldiers in war front. Wilfred Owen joined the army reluctantly. In 1913, he moved to France to work as a language tutor before he moved back to England two years later to enlist in the army. He joined the army as a patriotic idealist with the aim to serve the British Expeditionary Force and get first-hand experience of the suffering of soldiers in able to tell their story through poetry. H...

“... It was with sadness that we read her book, which differs dramatically from our memories of those times.” That is a joint statement given by Lauren Powell Jobs, Steve Jobs’ wife and his sister, Mona Simpson regarding Lisa Brennan Jobs’ memoir of Steve Jobs. Lisa is the author of “Small fry.” Apart from being Steve Jobs’ daughter, she is a well-respected journalist. Lisa’s memoir has caused a stir concerning Steve Jobs’ character. In her book she presented Steve Jobs as a power-hungry figure; he was powerful at work yet he wanted more at home and got it by withholding money, restricting conversations and affection. Steve Jobs is popularly known to be the pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 80s. He is a co-founder of Apple Inc; a multinational technology company that designs, develops and sells electronics, computer software, and online services. In Small Fry, he appeared to be a selfish man capable of being cruel to those closest...