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    Embarrassed Soldier Tim O’Brien’s personal short story‚ “On the Rainy River‚” evokes an inner struggle to serve‚ or to “run” to Canada. O’Brien shamefully expresses his own horrific tale of compromise of the draft in the summer of ‘68. At 21 years old‚ “young‚ yes‚ and politically naive‚” he feels “moral confusion” for the decision he has to make. O’Brien’s use of first person narration in his old age‚ evokes a sense of embarrassment which he feels for choosing to fight in a meaningless war

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    right to vote‚ fashion took a liberal turn‚ and alcohol was outlawed‚ jazz filled the air and airwaves‚ and just about everybody who could afford it‚ went to the movies in roaring twenties. Roaring Twenties The Roaring Twenties had the reputation as a decade of play and prosperity. Unemployment in the twenties was low and many Americans were better financially; but real wealth was concentrated among just a few families. Sixty percent of Americans riches were owned by only two percent of

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    Twenty-First Century Kindergarten Gina R. McCarthy ECE 311 Dr. Moore July 12‚ 2011 In the seventies‚ kindergarten consisted of song singing‚ snack time‚ little instruction and nap time in a half day setting. Now‚ in the twenty-first century‚ it consists of; math‚ reading‚ science and the fine arts in a seven hour day five days a week. The competitiveness of kindergarten in the twenty-first century includes academic standards traditionally reserved for upper elementary students. The

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    The historical narrative style created by Bill O’Reilly allows people who may not enjoy history to be entertained when reading Killing Kennedy. Throughout the story‚ O’Reilly describes how brave Kennedy was and the decisions he was forced to determine during his presidency. Even though readers know how the book will end‚ the story is fascinating enough that the reader wants to continue reading. Personally‚ I struggle with history classes and I do not enjoy reading historical books. Even with a dislike

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    The book that I have recently read was “The things they carried”. The book was written by Tim O’Brien who was once a US soldier. The book is about the Vietnam War which was started around 1955. Tim himself was a soldier fighting in the war who had survived. He writes the story fictionally but the names of the characters are of real people. The book is a series of short stories and the situation in the story reflects horror of the war. There are three areas of conflicts that occur in the stories

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    The truth about war In the short story “Ambush”‚ the author Tim O’Brien implies that the struggles of surviving soldiers can gravely impact their lives: In the short story it states “It was a difficult moment‚ but I did what seemed right‚ which was to say “of course not‚”” (O’Brien 1222). This quote indicates he was not comfortable being honest with his daughter‚ he decided it was best to keep the actual truth‚ so she would not see him in a different light. Despite the traumatic experiences‚ soldiers

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    Henry Kissinger is a political scientist who served as former national security adviser and secretary of state under Nixon and Ford. In his article “Henry Kissinger on the Assembly of a New World Order”‚ which was published in the Wall Street Journal on August 29‚ 2014‚ Henry Kissinger focuses on the crisis of the of the current world order. In my review‚ I will first talk about the current world order and why Henry Kissinger thinks that this order is in crisis. In the second part‚ I will focus on

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    In the article‚ “Year Of The MOOC” by Laura Pappano‚ it gives information on how students are shown that use MOOCs. Gregory is the ideal student for MOOCs because he is persistent‚ intellectual‚ and shy. MOOCs support these characteristics and can be essential for him. Gregory’s persistence is a good reason he should use MOOCs. MOOCs provide for this and he will have a possibility to stay in class‚ as stated in “The Year Of The MOOC” not many students stay enrolled into the classes. “Some students

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    Defending your country is not an easy task. Having the determination to make it through the experiences of war is amazing at itself. While reading‚ The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien‚ it was acknowledged that men work through very tough situations for their country in Vietnam. The main characters in this novel show examples of the puritan work ethics due to the amount of strength they need to continue through tough times. The pride the men show off in the novel really shows

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    Roaring Twenties The 1920s caused many things to change. The 1920s was often looked at as the period of the American prosperity and confidence. This was time period was also known as "Roaring Twenties". Lots of things occurred in this decade. Affected by the First World War‚ many experts point out that Americans moved back into their way of life‚ many say because of the cause of the rise of the Ku Klux Klan. "The Ku Klux Klan was an extreme white supremacist secret society in the U.S" (1). Another

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