The Crisis: The Perception of Race in WWI
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To surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else or the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim. | To surrender or give up, or permit injury or disadvantage to, for the sake of something else or the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim. | ||
| − | '''A comparison of the words '' | + | '''A comparison of the words ''Sacrifice, Pride,'' and ''Courage'', found in Vol. 8 No. 5''' |
This comparison shows the use of the words ''Sacrifice'', ''Pride'', and ''Courage'' used to signify the acts of ''Gallantry'' and ''Bravery'' of soldiers who are taking part in the war. ''Sacrifice'' is used three times while ''Pride'' is used twice and ''Courage'' is used once. The actions these words describe are not done justice by the number of times the physical words appear in the text. | This comparison shows the use of the words ''Sacrifice'', ''Pride'', and ''Courage'' used to signify the acts of ''Gallantry'' and ''Bravery'' of soldiers who are taking part in the war. ''Sacrifice'' is used three times while ''Pride'' is used twice and ''Courage'' is used once. The actions these words describe are not done justice by the number of times the physical words appear in the text. | ||
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| − | '''A visual example of the occurrence of the word '' | + | '''A visual example of the occurrence of the word ''Sacrifice'', found in Vol. 8 No. 5:''' |
Although the words ''Gallantry'' and ''Bravery'' are accounted for in the text, they do not appear when searched through the text mining tools being utilized. ''Gallantry'' is used multiple times when recounting actions of African-American soldiers who voluntarily performed amazing acts of bravery. Additionally, the occurrence of the word ''Sacrifice'', displayed below, shows that there are three occurrences of the word in the 1914 edition. It appears these three times in three separate sections, showing ''Sacrifice'' is a consistent theme throughout the edition. | Although the words ''Gallantry'' and ''Bravery'' are accounted for in the text, they do not appear when searched through the text mining tools being utilized. ''Gallantry'' is used multiple times when recounting actions of African-American soldiers who voluntarily performed amazing acts of bravery. Additionally, the occurrence of the word ''Sacrifice'', displayed below, shows that there are three occurrences of the word in the 1914 edition. It appears these three times in three separate sections, showing ''Sacrifice'' is a consistent theme throughout the edition. | ||
