lives of his men” but distracted by his fantasies of Martha‚ tragedy strikes his platoon and Ted Lavender is shot and killed. (p. 97). Lieutenant Cross grieves for Lavender‚ for Martha‚ for himself‚ as he curtails his daydreams “determined to perform his duties firmly and without negligence.” (p. 106). PARAGRAPH The war was gruesome‚ relentless‚ monotonous‚ and purposeless. The men of Lieutenant Cross’s platoon carried everything they needed (and some things they did not) on their persons as
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strong. Throughout the story‚ he builds the characters personalities‚ and shows us who these people are‚ through their luggage. The main character‚ Jimmy Cross‚ is the platoon’s leader. He is ordered to watch over everyone. Kiowa‚ a member of the platoon‚ is a very religious American Indian and is seen often in the story. Ted Lavender is recurrent throughout the story in Jimmy’s mind. At the end of the story the significance of Pat Lavender is brought to attention. Kiowa carries a hunting hatchet
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websites: Powells‚ Barnes and Noble‚ and Amazon. Once there‚ I typed "coffee brewing" into the search box and browsed through the results that came up. The first thing I noticed was the amount of results on each website. Powells had 25‚ Barnes and Noble had 67‚ and Amazon had 4‚652. I figured that this was because each website has a different method of obtaining their product. Powells is a used book store‚ and they mostly only get books if people sell-back to them. Barnes and Noble is a regular
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Noli Me Tangere‚ 1887 “Noli Me Tangere… signify “do not touch me”. The book contains things of which no one among ourselves has spoken up to the present; they are so delicate that they cannot be touched by anybody… I have endeavored to answer the calumnies which for centuries had been heaped on us and our country: I have described the social condition‚ the life‚ our beliefs‚ our hopes‚ our desires‚ our grievances‚ our grief… The facts I narrate are all true and they actually happened. I can prove
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areas of your section can be seen a not fit or ready by the Army"s standard‚ can cause a lot of confusionan conflict within your platoon‚ company‚ battalion‚ and brigade. It is nor only your responsibility as soldier‚ but your duty to maintain your military bearing at all times‚ and a part of that is respecting those appointed over you I.e. your squad leader‚platoon leader‚ NCO‚ Officer‚
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While it is true that Jake Barnes physical injury prevents him from fulfilling his desires‚ the fact is that it also serves as a metaphor for the lost generation. The injury that Jake Barnes receives in the war insinuates to the problems that this generation had. Many of them were scared by the war and it was impossible for them to reintegrate themselves back into society. Jake Barnes attempts to reinsert himself into society throughout the novel‚ and repeatedly has trouble doing so. At first with
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Vargas consistently tasked her platoon sergeants with ever challenging missions‚ with faith in her subordinates to complete the mission. She would take any and every situation or task‚ turn it into a learning opportunity‚ and serve it up to the unit on a silver platter. As a young staff sergeant‚
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of Father Dámaso and Pía Alba. Padre Salvi Also known in his full name as Bernardo Salví‚ a secret admirer of María Clara. Elias Ibarra’s mysterious friend‚ a master boater‚ also a fugitive. He was referred to at one point as the pilot. He wants to revolutionize his country. Ibarra’s grandfather condemned his grandfather of burning a warehouse‚ making Elias the fugitive he is. Señor Guevarra an elderly and kind lieutenant of the Guardian Civil. Don Tiburcio de Espadana A bogus
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was introduced by the USMC in 1923 in order to match the rank structure used by the U.S. Army. In the combat arms units‚ a staff sergeant usually is billeted as a platoon sergeant for 30+ Marines. They may also be tasked as a company gunnery sergeant‚ or a platoon commander if required. They are the senior tactical advisor to a platoon commander by virtue of time in service‚ previous deployments‚ and experience and is responsible for the proficiency‚ training and administrative issue of his Marines
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