In If I Die in a Combat Zone‚ author Tim O’Brien argued that the Vietnam War was unjust through his depictions of his internal struggles‚ the soldiers’ experiences in Vietnam‚ and how lives were pointlessly altered. To begin‚ O’Brien argued that the war was unjust through his depictions of his internal struggles. For instance‚ the author expressed his opposition to the war and sought counsel in an attempt to relieve his distress. When O’Brien expressed his concerns to the chaplain‚ the chaplain
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America’s involvement in the Vietnam War marks one of the most violent times in our history not only in Vietnam but also on home ground. Gary’s Paulsen’s short story‚ “Stop the Sun” has a character dealing with Vietnam Syndrome‚ now known as PTSD. His behaviors confuse his son‚ Terry‚ and Terry tries to help his dad. In this story Paulsen uses figurative and literal examples to illustrate the impact of life after the war. For this reason I prefer and enjoyed reading “Stop the Sun” more than Tim
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The war in Vietnam in the 1960’s was an extremely controversial topic among the American public. America’s role in the war was questionable‚ and thousands of young men were drafted into the army against their own personal beliefs. In If I Die in a Combat Zone ‚ author Tim O’Brien argued that the Vietnam War was unjust through his depictions of violent events during the war‚ how the war affected both the soldiers and innocent civilians‚ and the inhumane duties required of the soldiers. One of the
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Analysis of “The Things They Carried” Lieutenant Jimmy cross serves as a metaphor for the Vietnam War‚ particularly the war’s lack of a definite structure. The dominant trait of Jimmy Cross is that he is lacks a definite purpose and he fails in his role as the leader of the Alpha Company who should offer clear instructions to his troops on what to do. The author Tim O’Brien used Jimmy cross to show how situations that people are placed in lead to external and internal conflict. The war made Jimmy
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“I am left with basically nothing. Too trapped in a war to be at peace‚ to damaged to be at war.” Army veteran Daniel Somers‚ talks about how when one is forced into war‚ they lose everything‚ including their mind‚ and are unable to get the peace they desire. This relates to the topic because the soldiers outlined in Tim O’Brien’s book‚ The Things They Carried‚ have gone through the feeling of being caught in a war while at the same time‚ dealing with psychological issues. This paper will go into
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Everyone has a dream to become something when they are young‚ my was to become a fireman‚ or a spy like the movies Mission: Impossible. As I got to my mid school‚ I have many things I want to become because I was still finding myself and what I really wanted to be. After high school I took a break off from school‚ and I realize I want to do something exciting. One day was being bored‚ so I was wandering on YouTube. I don’t remember what I was watching‚ but it end up to a special forces training video
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In “Homecoming”‚ poet Bruce Dawe uses vivid visual and aural poetic techniques to construct his attitudes towards war. He creates a specifically Australian cultural context where soldiers have been fighting in a war in Vietnam‚ and the dead bodies flown home. However the poem has universal appeal in that the insensitivity and anonymity accorded to Precious lives reduced to body bags are common attitudes towards soldiers in all historical conflicts. Although Dawe makes several references to the Vietnam
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During the 1600 and 1700s‚ as European-Americans started to relocate and settle in the New World many Native Americans and Salves suffered from bullying‚ dehumanization‚ and violence. The Natives and Slaves did not just sit there and let the Europeans run all over them; they displayed many forms of Agency. Agency is a way to express your own opinions and act upon them. It is a way to stand up for what you believe in and can be expressed in many ways. Agency can be expressed through violence‚ protesting
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In Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls‚ he gives a story of the stress and strife during a war between fascists groups. The drama and emotion every character displays shows their own individuality and their importance to accomplishing the ultimate goal. Women‚ during this time‚ played a major role in easing the men’s emotions. Before one can compare the role of Maria to Pilar‚ they must first know what the role of a typical spanish women during the spanish civil war. Many spanish women not
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US History Analytical Summary If I Die in a Combat Zone If I Die in a Combat Zone is an intense personal account of Tim O’Brien’s tour of duty in Vietnam. He absolutely hated the fact of going to war. He starts off as a cocky college student‚ and through the course of the book‚ he changes. O’Brien uses very vivid descriptions of the terrain‚ weather and of the conflicts in which his Company is involved. O’Brien is drafted to go to Vietnam in the summer of 1968. When he is drafted‚ he
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