more horrendous and petrifying in the Vietnam War. The soldiers also worried about the weather‚ land‚ viruses and more important their selves. The many physical and physiological factors of war multiplies the burdens of stress on the soldiers. In The Things They Carried‚ the soldiers had a duty of fighting two wars at once‚ an external war and an internal war. Externally‚ they were combating against the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese. There was no frontline and no sure method of classifying the
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Vincent Millay’s poem “Love is not all” the persona conveys that love is not essential to survival‚ but that she would sacrifice everything in her life in order to preserve the love she shares with her significant other. 2. This poem is a sonnet which means it contains fourteen lines. It is written in iambic pentameter which includes five sets of unstressed and stressed syllable lines. Sonnets include three quatrains (four lines) and one couplet (two lines) that all have an independent idea. It can
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What things do I hate the most? Why do I hate those things? Do I need to adjust with it? Why Should I? Is it possible for me to like these things? I’ll be sharing my own opinion in this essay. I’m so sensitive and irritable person. And for me‚ there are a lot of things to hate. Look at your left and right side‚ there are something that you don’t like. You don’t want to see. There are also things that you don’t want to feel‚ to think and to happen. And every person who lives in this world hated
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In William Carlos Williams’ poem “Spring and All‚” he uses vivid images and metaphors to compare nature to those who endure a deadly disease while quarantined in a contagious hospital. The piece of land surrounding the hospital has been tainted by the dead of winter‚ which is used to represent those who lost their lives due to the sickness. Then the speaker describes the appreciated transformation the land begins to show‚ as winter slowly turns into spring. The dead piece of land beginning to show
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Phil Costner English – Rough Draft In the novel‚ The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ he vividly depicts the situations of war-life in Vietnam using very interesting characters. Though some of the characters he uses are not actually real people‚ but just made up to serve as symbols in his story. In some cases these characters serve more to the story through their symbolism rather that their character. The three characters who embody this the most are Kiowa‚ Mary Anne Bell‚ and Kathleen.
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In the novel The Things They Carried‚ author Tim O’Brien offers the “happy ending” described by Fay Weldon through his own “spiritual reassessment and moral reconciliation.” While the novel itself is not a series of happy memories or events‚ the telling of them allows the author to come to terms with the loss of his innocence and his own limitations. As the author closes‚ he finally concludes that while his war-time experiences change him from the person he once was‚ telling stories is the way he
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The character I have chosen is Lt. Jimmy Cross from the story “The Things They Carried.” Jimmy Cross is the leader of Alpha Company in the war of Vietnam‚ although he seems like he is not part of it. “He had difficulty keeping his attention on the war […] but then he would slip away into day dreams‚ just pretending‚ walking barefoot along the Jersey Shore” (p.279). This quote clearly shows that he was living in a parallel world between the war that he was living at that moment and his obsessed love
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Khoa Dao Professor Keisha Cosand English 110 Date Feb 11th 2014 A Love Story in War “The Things They Carried” is an interesting story. The story is about the group of soldiers who were fighting in Viet Nam War. They carried a lot of things such as weapons‚ foods‚ drinks and things to protect them whenever they go across the forest. The lieutenant Jimmy Cross is a sensitive guy. He had a girlfriend‚ Martha. He loved her a lot. He always thinks of her whenever he is free. He often took out her
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How Did Colonialism Affect Kenya? Colonialism occurs‚ by definition‚ when one nation takes control of another. The Scramble for Africa‚ initiated by the Berlin Conference in 1884-5‚ left the African continent under European control. The European’s urged the “pacification” of the particular African territories they each occupied. Kenya became a colony of Britain. There were different opinions on the “Pink Cheeked” men whom entered the indigenous Kenyan’s homelands. Some were hostile‚ others
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1. Using published reports‚ select two CEOs who have recently made public statements regarding a major change in their firm’s strategy. Discuss how the successful implementation of such strategies requires changes in the firm’s primary and support activities. 2. Select a firm that competes in an industry in which you are interested. Drawing upon published financial reports‚ complete a financial ratio analysis. Based on changes over time and a comparison with industry norms‚ evaluate the firm’s
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