convinced himself that his thoughts of Martha distracted him to a point where he led his own men astray‚ resulting in Lavender’s sudden death. Cross doesn’t want men to perish because of his own incompetence and recklessness‚ so he sacrifices the one thing loved – Martha‚ for the sake of his troops. Cross emerges from a man obsessed about returning home to his beloved Martha‚ to a man who sacrificed his own desires for the well being of others. “He would accept the blame for what had happened to Ted
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Many of the facts that are included in the novel are not certain or accurate; the novel “The things they carried” is a fiction novel‚ I did not study history nor education‚ I am just a writer. Many of my days are basically writing different stories‚ some shorter than others‚ and not all of them are published‚ this is what I do for living and I the hobby that I enjoy the most. I wrote “The Things They Carried” a long time after the Vietnam war was over‚ therefore it was written from the perspective
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“The Things They Carried” By Tim O’ Brien This short story is about a young lieutenant that learns the hard way that war can cause serious consequences. While reading this story I got really bored with the way the author names every single thing they carried. I honestly didn’t see the importance of knowing exactly what they were carrying. It was kind of just annoying to me until I read the story all the way through and I realized how important it really was to name all the things the soldiers
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The Important Things What are the most important things in my life? Family is the number one most important thing in my life. My girlfriend‚ education‚ career‚ money and happiness are also very important to me in life. Without my family I wouldn’t be the person I am today. I couldn’t ask for better parents. And I have a little brother I wouldn’t be able to live without. My parents work very hard to provide a wonderful life for us. We really enjoy going camping and taking other vacations together
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that describe sounds and/or words. These should use sign(s) as a root. 3. I believe that sign languages exhibit more speech act features than spoken languages. Of course‚ such a claim should be thoroughly investigated and deeply scrutinized through analysis of a sign language. I have not come across any reference that discusses sign language from a pragmatic point of view.
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finding the effects of an acid and base dealing with an indicator‚ and the effect on an acid on Ni2+‚ NH3‚ and Ni (NH3)62+. Data and Data Analysis: • Ca(OH)2 [pic] Ca2+ + 2 OH- Data: You will first add 6 drops of Ca( NO3)2 to a watch glass. Then add 6 drops of HCl then add 6 drops of NaOH. Analysis: Ca( NO3)2 ‚a white milky solution‚ 6 drops of an acid such as HCl is added which turns colorless‚ and the Ca2+ becomes less soluble‚ which shifts
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“We have almost grown accustomed to it; was is the cause of death like cancer and tuberculosis‚ like influenza and dysentery.” (271) Paul had felt like that war was similar to the sickness. I feel like death from war is like sickness because no one knows whether they are going to die or not. When the recruits join war‚ they never know if they will survive or not. They are there to protect their country. Once the recruits join war‚ they are willing to die for their country. This is similar for diseases
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Dialectical Journals of The Things They Carried Idea/Stylistic aspect | Quotation | Response | Truth | “Among the men in Alpha Company‚ Rat had a reputation for exaggeration and overstatement‚ a compulsion to rev up the facts…it was normal procedure to discount sixty or seventy percent of anything he had to say.” | The narrator‚ in making a seemingly offhanded comment about Rat’s tendency to lie‚ reveals another major point of the novel: the truth of a particular story is differing from person
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Adam Torres 9-9-13 C-1/2 Journal Notes can be defined‚ as pieces of literature that allow a person to better understand what is at hand. Therefore‚ in the book “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien‚ it is no coincidence as to why he entitled chapter sixteen “Notes”. O’Brien uses this chapter as a note to help broaden the readers understanding of the books purpose‚ and more specifically‚ what O’Brien is really trying to convey instead of a mere war story. It is for this reason that I have
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Themes and Dialogue of O’Brien in The Things They Carried War has done many horrible things to many people throughout time all over the world. War experience filled with death‚ suspense‚ and constant fear has swept through millions and millions of people who are still scared by the horrific experience. To some so horrific that a normal life‚ post war‚ was almost unbearable. But some were able to take the experience and share it to the world. Tim O’Brien is a perfect example of this. O’Brien was
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