Exercise 1 The Things They Carried EXCERPT ① 1. How is the term common secret typical of the phrasing of this whole passage? How is run or freeze or hide also typical of the excerpt’s phrasing? In which sentences does O’Brien’s phrasing seem especially clear‚ direct‚ and simple‚ and why is such phrasing so effective? How would you describe the tone of this passage? How might the tone easily have been quite different? For instance‚ how could it have been highly emotional and melodramatic? Why
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What does it take for a marriage to be successful? Many people have their own different opinions. Although‚ in the cases of birthday woman and Frances‚ both married women who; in fact‚ have the passion and commitment in their relationship. But both need to work on their insecurity to be more assured of themselves. Therefore‚ there is several similarities between the birthday woman in‚ A Birthday Party‚ and Frances‚ in The Girls In Their Summer Dresses. One similarity
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Compare and Contrast Essay There are many similarities and differences between the characters Joby from “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” and Patsy from “The Finish of Patsy Barnes”. In this essay‚ I will briefly explain what happened in these two interesting tales and then compare both stories. The first story I’m comparing is “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh” and it is about a young drummer boy named Joby (around 14 years old) who is camping with soldiers in a field near to Shiloh. He is afraid of marching
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In novel The Things They Carried‚ a central theme is reality vs fiction‚ believe bs disbelief‚ O’brien creates an unsteady relationship with the reader that makes one question even the most minute details and descriptions. At it’s core The Things They carried is a work of fiction‚ however this passage is more‚ it’s a piece that teaches a class what makes fiction‚ rather than simply telling them a moralistic war story. While O’brien’s use of fictional techniques such as‚ jargon‚ second person voice
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When most people think of the movie‚ “Cinderella”‚ they think of the animated Disney version with the little mice and the happy ending where Cinderella marries the prince and they live happily ever after. While the movie “Ever After” is based on “Cinderella”‚ it is not animated‚ but still has many of the same characteristics as the Disney version. Of course it is not exactly the same‚ and since it is not animated there are many differences. In “Ever
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Reading VS Watching TV Even though reading and watching TV share similar entertainment purposes‚ they still have distinct qualities that make one another different. Both reading and watching TV are idle activities. The pair are used for purposes of entertainment whether it’s laying in bed enjoying a good book or just sitting on the couch following a favorite TV series. Each of the amusing activities can either be social or anti-social. An example of how they can be social is by sitting down
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The Causes of Increased Life Expectancy People are living much longer than before. It is considered to be main factor that determines a nation health. There are several other reasons of increased life expectancy such as increasing evolution of medical science‚ having longer working hours and having more concern about one’s own lifestyle. One of the causes that life expectancy is increased is evolution of medical science. The advanced technology in medical science improved
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The New York Yankees VS. The Boston Red Sox Americas favorite professional past time sport is Major League Baseball. The two most popular teams in Major League Baseball are the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. These two teams are the highest paid team‚ in both the National and American league. The Yankees are the highest paid franchise and the Red Sox are the second. Both of these teams have great legends behind them. The talent between the players are a lot alike but yet very
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The Things They Carried: Ideas for Researched Writing (#2) Tim O’ Brien’s story “The Things They Carried” received very positive reviews from critics. The review that stood out to me the most was by Richmond Times-Dispatch from Powells Books. I also gathered a few other analyses that have similar reactions but different interpretations. A review by John Greenya in the book reviews section of The Washington Times. I also found two independent reviews intriguing. One by Julie Moore‚ submitted
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Mrs. Hurey English 10 24 September 2012 Thief in the Night He opened the window as quietly as he could. He knew the house was full of sleeping people‚ but wanted the adrenaline rush this was causing him. He walked to the bedroom and saw what he was looking for: jewelry. He had at last found the diamond ring he had longed for. Slowly walking back to the window somebody stirred in the next room. Rodger thought this was the end but jumped out of the window and ran back to headquarters. Rodger having
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