the army as orderly and structured‚ and warfare tactics depicted as reasonable. In these movies and stories‚ the superior side of proficient warriors emerge triumphant‚ while the inferior side of seemingly lackadaisical enemy soldiers die. In Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers‚ the author dispels romanticism around war through his graphic‚ detailed descriptions of battle‚ how the war affects the soldiers both physically and mentally throughout the fight‚ as well as thend ways that they cope with
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Science fair introduction Experimental Question: What are the effects of different types of antifreeze on the physical appearance on pansy plants? Most people could not imagine there lives without some sort of motor vehicle transportation. Although motor vehicles are great for getting around and getting around quickly‚ they take a lot of maintenance and also have a permanent effect on the environment. Motor vehicles take a lot of different products to assure smooth travels. One of these products
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In the novel Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers‚ Lieutenant Carroll‚ the first leader the soldiers have in the novel‚ said‚ “’My father used to call soldiers angel warriors‚ because usually they get boys to fight wars. Most of you aren’t old enough to vote yet’” (44). The extremity of the youth of the soldiers was unbelievable. Through all they went through‚ one would assume that only grown men who have experienced the realities of the world were capable of handling the hardships in the Vietnam War
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Character Analysis in Fallen Angels During war‚ many people change physically‚ mentally‚ and socially. War itself is disturbing to the mind. In Walter Dean Meyer’s Fallen Angels‚ the characters undergo many changes as they learn the true meaning of war. Perry‚ Peewee and Johnson all change in the sense of their personalities and their outlooks on life. In the beginning of the novel all the characters have very distinct characteristics. As the story progresses they start to see how war can have
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A few months ago‚ I was digging through my mother’s old pictures for fun on a lazy‚ Sunday afternoon. I quickly stumbled across her senior picture from 1985. I was struck by her big hair‚ bigger thick rimmed glasses‚ and her excessive use of hairspray (seriously if one had lit a match‚ the entire photo studio probably would have been engulfed in flames). The 1980s truly were a time of economic prosperity‚ rabid materialism‚ and outlandish fashion choices ushered in by a Reagan Presidency. People
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Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers is about a young black male named Riche Perry from Harlem who enlists in the Vietnam war to try to help his single mother with bills. But due to misfiling he is sent into combat which he is not mentally ready for and does heavy soul searching into the meaning of life and why he is here. The story takes place in Vietnam several months between 1967 and 1968 during the Vietnam war at an American base at Chu Lai in South Vietnam. The narrator of the story is Richie
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Film 270 25th May 2011 Fallen Angels Fallen Angels is the first movie I have seen which Wong Kar Wai directs. The plot of the movie revolves around three main characters: A hit man‚ his partner and a mute petty criminal. The story that unfolds first is of Leon Lai playing a hired killer who works with but rarely meets his partner Michelle Reis. This narrative is heavy in moody reflection and contrasts with the comical second story‚ which has Takeshi Kaneshiro playing a mute who indulges in petty
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Fallen Angels‚ a story about a soldier experiencing the Vietnam War‚ has a relatable story do to the conflicts many of the characters faced. Perry‚ a Vietnam Soldier‚ had those impositions and there are reasons why they are problematic. One of those issues was when after Jenkins was dead‚ Perry was in shock of what happened while the other soldiers take care of the body as usual. In the story‚ the army was heading there way to fight off the enemy in Vietnam until Jenkins stepped on a landmine that
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Miguel Monedero-Gold Fallen Angels Essay Contemporary Voices 3/20/15 Fallen Angels “I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest‚ not just military service.” (John F. Kerry) The Vietnam War truly showed the courage of many‚ and the willingness of men and women to defend their country at all costs. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers is a story about the struggles of a young man with hemophilia‚ struggling to cope with the conditions
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the rubble and gets him to the ambulance so he can go to the hospital. "Thank you‚ Emily for saving my father." Emily said. " Your welcome‚ its my job to save people and I love it." Said Emily. In Tennessee Patti got home and Matt was still watching the news. " Why are you watching the news?" Asked Patti. "I wanted to know what was going on in New York so I’m watching the news."said Matt. " Were are the kids?" Asked Patti. "Oh there taking
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