Blown-out


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Contemporary Examples

Fleeing Israeli Troops, Gaza Muslims Find Refuge in a Christian Church Jesse Rosenfeld July 22, 2014
Who Is Behind Gaza’s Mass Execution? Jesse Rosenfeld July 31, 2014
Egypt’s Church Bombing: Was Al Qaeda Responsible? Liam Stack January 1, 2011
Inside a Syrian Rebel City: FSA Restores Tentative Order to Al Bab Erin Banco August 20, 2012

Historical Examples

Atlantic Narratives Mary Antin
The Virgin of the Sun H. R. Haggard
The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush Francis Lynde
The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge Percy F. Westerman
Common Science Carleton W. Washburne
The North American Slime-Moulds Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

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