Outline Literature Summary: “The Things They Carried”‚ published in 1990 tells a true story of Tim O’Brian‚ author and main character‚ who is drafted for the Vietnam war. He tells about the different items that him and his fellow soldiers carried with them to help cope with the traumatic environment that they were placed in. Thesis Statement: The Things They Carried is a perfect example that shows that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an issue as old as war‚ only recently have we discovered
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One look at the creepy movie cover‚ Corpse Bride‚ and you will see that Tim Burton has created another amazing movie. The story shows Victor (Johnny Depp) a guy who is supposed to marry a beautiful girl Victoria (Emily Watson) but runs off to practice how to properly propose and comes back married to Emily (Helena Bonham Carter) who is a dead corpse bride. Burton’s creative characters‚ plot‚ and settings makes Corpse Bride a fun experience for all ages. The setting is dark which makes it creepier
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O ’Brien‚ Tim. The Things They Carried. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt‚ 1990. Print. 2. O ’Brien‚ Tim. Going After Cacciato. 1st ed. New York: Broadway‚ 1999. Print. Secondary Sources 1. Franklin‚ Bruce H. “Tim O ’Brien‚ My Lai‚ and America.” Literary Resources on the Net. Rutgers University‚ 1994. Web. 28 February 2013. 2. Vernon‚ Alex. “Salvation‚ Storytelling‚ and Pilgrimage in Tim O ’Brien ’s The Things They Carried.” Proquest Learning:
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On 06 September 2013 Detective Tim Elmore and I were at the Cleveland County Detention Center when we heard radio traffic from Patrol Sergeant Jon McIntyre requesting Criminal investigation Division on-call be notified of the event he responded to. Detective Tim Elmore called Sgt. McIntyre and was told McIntyre`s squad just responded to a shooting at 421 Lemmons Road‚ Mooresboro‚ North Carolina; an 11 year old girl shot and killed her 19 year old step-father. Detective Elmore contacted our Lieutenant
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realizes that fantasies have no place in war-torn Vietnam‚ that many men count on him just for their survival‚ he like everyone else has to face the grief and horrors that come from war‚ grow from these struggles and lead. It’s interesting to see that Tim O’Brien chose the name “Jimmy Cross” as the protagonist and heroin in this short story. It was definitely not a coincidence that the lieutenants’ initials are “J.C”‚ or his last name is Cross‚ or that in the end Jimmy learned to sacrifice himself for
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Tim Burton is known for his movies that are appealed by children‚ yet have a dark and eerie twist. His films all have certain cinematic techniques that create a spooky and creepy feeling. In these films‚ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and Corpse Bride all use lighting‚ music/sound‚ and editing as these techniques. In Burton’s films he uses many cinematic techniques to create the dark and eerie feeling. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ low-key lighting is shown when people
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If you seen Tim Burton films you was probably a little freaked out at first. His movies has a weird kind of message. In all his movies the main chacater is always the one learning the lesson. All his movies are very dark but has a happy theme to the message A element used in Burton’s films is the element of distinctive characters. Characters that don’t fit in to society and are frowned open in a way. Characters outside the norm. We see the use of this element in most of Burton’s films‚ for example
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The film Griefwalker by Tim Wilson is an interesting documentary that chronicles the the work and teaching/counseling of Stephen Jenkinson a palliative care counselor that has been at the deathbed of over 1000 people. Jenkinson will say that ‘the crucible of human life is death’. In other words‚ our love of life stems not from wealth or even happiness‚ but that we are all destined to die one day. That’s why we love life. The same concept is talked about in the movie Troy where Achilles says that
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When Gogol was a teenager his morals were significantly low‚ drinking‚ smoking weed‚ and going against his family’s wishes changing his name to Nikhil. I researched found this story to be prevalent in almost all of character’s growing up. Although Tim O’Brien wanted to run away to Canada‚ he comes to the realization that he cannot run from the war‚ he envisioned his friends‚ family‚ and strangers all yelling at him calling him a coward. Knowing that he would not fit in with the people he cared most
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sinister. Tim Burton is a director of many children movies‚ but the movie he makes aren’t exactly your average children movies. Burton is the master of making your average nice children movies into the most sinister children movies ever. Burton directed moves like Edward Scissorhands‚ Alice in Wonderland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In a majority of these Burton films‚ Burton chooses to portray a common theme that embracing your unique attributes is the ultimate key to success. Tim Burton
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