Smiley‚ Pamela. "The Role Of The Ideal (Female) Reader In Tim O’brien’s The Things They Carried: Why Should Real Women Play?." Massachusetts Review 43.4 (2002): 602. Academic Search Complete. Web. 27 Mar. 2013. Summary: In this article‚ the author examines why “The Role Of The Ideal (Female) Reader” in “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien because this “war fiction is usually less concerned with women than with ritual and test “make you a man” (Smiley). Pamela Smiley begins disusing about
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straightforward as it sounds. While some people may think the process is easy‚ many factors need to be taken into consideration‚ namely who or what is being memorialized‚ and how and where. Who or what to memorialize and create a monument to is a very important aspect. Looking at current monuments‚ we can see examples of people who were memorialized for questionable reasons‚ or whose memorialization is offensive to some people. Statues of Confederate soldiers and leaders‚ for example are offensive to some
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know nothing’ ” (Gaarder 69). Here‚ Socrates is trying to explain that he does not really know anything. He is saying that those who know that they don’t know anything are the ones with true knowledge. I believe that what Socrates said is really important because it shows that even someone who thinks a lot about life knows that there is still so much more to learn. This thought was something drove Socrates to be the philosopher that he was. He understood that he may not be able to know anything in
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Do you ever wonder why you’re stuck in a dead end job hoping that someday you’ll win the lottery? Do you ever wonder why you don’t have a good paying job and wanting a raise? Do you ever wonder why you don’t have to reach your dreams/goals? Well‚ College is something worth taking and will help you with your financial problems or even help you with your dreams.You can major in almost anything in college. My Brother‚ Mark Jardin‚ majored in Culinary and is now a chef. There are many people that went
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My Topic is on wildfires‚ the issue is that wildfires can be good but there is always one bad thing‚ its that the animals can die cause of these wildfires. Wildfires are good in natural ways like for example they can clear dead leaves from the floor for new things to grow and it can also clear dead trees or things that are not useful to the trees or to habitats witch is good. I believe that we should continue to have contained wildfires and natural wildfires. Wildfires
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The protective lining that covers internal organs of the body is very important. It acts as the ’skin’ that keeps the organs protected from unwanted infiltration‚ excess acids and other hazards. This layer is called the mesothelium. The mesothelium is a very sensitive layer‚ but also very strong. The mesothelium develops from the embryonic stages of man‚ and is used to line up the important body cavities in order that they may produce fluids that between the cells provide a slippery protection and
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Beowulf is one of the oldest living myth’s that stayed relevant throughout its long period of time. The original published date was in 1815 and written in old English language. One interesting fact about the poem is the writer is unknown. I do not know why no one has claimed this wonderful piece of story. Beowulf has been featured in many movies and games around the world. This technique is a good way for people to understand the poem a little more vs reading the old English manuscript. Beowulf is an
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virion is a dormant state that the virus is in when there are no cells around to utilize. During this state‚ the virion does not grow or reproduce‚ but remains in equilibrium until their is a cell that it can infect. While many use this as a reason for why viruses are nonliving‚ I would say just the opposite. The fact that viruses become dormant virions when there are no cells nearby demonstrates an ability to recognize conditions which allow them to reproduce and grow so that they can take advantage
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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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Algebra is one of the most important subjects someone can learn. It is a subject that transfers into daily life‚ often without anyone even realizing it. Unlike English or History classes‚ Algebra can be put straight to use once learned. It is one of the most versatile subjects there is. Algebra can be anything from calculating the amount of money you’ve spent on your grocery shopping‚ keeping track of the calories you have in your diet‚ and designing structural plans for a building.
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