Final Exam—English 11 AP For a story to be considered a true war story‚ according to Tim O’Brien in his book The Things They Carried‚ it has to fit specific parameters set up by O’Brien himself. There has to be no moral‚ no generalizations‚ no covering up the brutality of war‚ and it doesn’t have to be real. The characters and plot points don’t have to be real or even believable this is true‚ however the story does have to portray real feelings and emotions about war‚ and not try to fancy it up by
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disagreements‚ I had the privilege of understanding her sentiments and‚ each day‚ I desire to apprehend her thoughts even more. The sky turns dark and the moon gradually begins to appear in the night sky as I am in awe of God’s alluring creation. A man once stated‚ "It is difficult to say what is impossible‚ for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow." Distance will play against me‚ but fate will bring you back the sun always comes back. I love her and no
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To Good To Be True Do you believe in the saying “No man is an island”? Well if you ask me‚ then my answer is yes. Every person here on Earth has friends‚ but the question is do you have best friend? Not all people are that lucky to have one because of some circumstances. Some are fortunate to found one. But what if the person who you treat as your best friend turn out to be your worst enemy? Best friend can strengthen or can weaken and break people down. We have a new classmate when I was
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Choice and Impact We all make choices. It’s a matter of life. Look back through your life for a second. At this time‚ millions of memories should be racing through your mind. What is the best choice you think you have ever made? In this life we make millions of them. Remember the choices we make open up the path of which life will take us and the impact in which they have on our life is only up to us. So with that said; the best choice I ever made was when I chose to follow the Lord; not just
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feel nice enough to share. A simple toss of nutrients into the water brings groups of ducks giving their salutations. Towards the dock floats a boat. This is not the everyday boat you expect‚ but a silent eco-friendly boat‚ controlled and powered by man. To aid in the tranquility a shade is atop the marvel of water flotation. This allows endless hours of seeking life’s most treasured views. One is be reminded of the outside looking in quote‚ but now you are on the inside looking out. As one treads
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everyone’s favorite which draws them to the kitchen as they walk into my home. In the den‚ located right next to the kitchen‚ is where my family fellowships together. This is the place where we all watch TV‚ play family games‚ laugh‚ talk and share stories or simply talk about our day. Up the stairs and straight ahead is my brother’s room which is known to be the messiest room of the house and a room that I am never in. Down the hallway and to the left is the bathroom which
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Tim O’Brien‚ the author of the short story How to Tell a True War Story‚ used symbolism and polysyndeton to convey that people often exaggerate after experiencing something profound‚ emotional‚ or traumatic in order to communicate unthinkable sensations and feelings. In literary work‚ symbolism exists to represent larger meanings and to indirectly communicate deeper‚
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A Day at the Beach Maria 10-8-13 It was a warm‚ humid sunny day in West Palm Beach‚ Florida‚ a perfect day for the beach. We all got our blue‚ pink‚ green‚ and red bathing suits on and decided to head to the glorious beach. My mom‚ my little sister K.‚ my nephew D.‚ and I all sat in the car and started to drive to a beach. We weren’t
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Trip into the woods!!!!!!!! Walking in the woods on a hot summer day and the things I see around here are just amazing. I have came across many things I have heard of and many things that I never knew existed. Some of these things are small and some are also very large. Now let me start explaining to you what I seen in these woods when I was walking through them. I a lot of trees‚ animals‚ plants‚ and many other things but let me start off by talking about the trees. They are very large I can
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The small bell tingled when the door was swung open. The rusted handle caught uncomfortably under the customer’s hand. The curtains veiling the front door blew gustily and coughed out a cloud of dust. A large stack of books greeted the keen eyes entering the small crowded shop. It was 8 feet long and had 6 shelves devouring the entire place on the wooden framework. Books sat on the lip of the ledge‚ leaning over as if peering over the end. The torn and tattered exteriors of the fat volumes of paper
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