American casualties and between one to two million Vietnamese lost their lives.(Lau) The Vietnam War was not brutal just because of the high numbers of casualties but also because of the way the war was fought. The Viet Kong used spirit shattering guerrilla tactics. These tactics instilled fear and paranoia in U.S. soldiers. (Leonard). The Viet Kong were masters at the art of camouflage and disappearing in the jungle. American soldiers were under a constant threat of attack. The Viet Kong soldier
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seventeen soldiers from America travel in booby-trap swamps and through the hills of Vietnam. “They been ordered to set ambushes‚ execute night patrols‚ and search out and destroy the massive tunnel complexes south of Chu Lai constructed by Viet Cong guerrillas” (McCarthy). On their voyage the men carry something with them; the things they carry have a meaning to each soldier which distinguishes them. The men are not completely prepared to deal with the stresses of war emotionally. The story circles around
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“’Pioneers of Communism‚ we will be like Che’”(Caistor131). So begins each Cuban child’s day in school. Yet‚ before one can talk about Che‚ he or she must discuss Che’s significance on modern day Cuba. The man is Ernesto “Che” Guevara‚ the same Che that Cuban children talk about each day. Ernesto “Che” Guevara was the right hand man to the Fidel Castro whose plan changed Cuba. Che helped Fidel come to power and allow for a new communist nation to form. Che is considered a hero and a martyr
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Shailey Ostlund 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
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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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1. Dehumanising aspect of war The anti-war poem ‘Homecoming’ delineates the dehumanising aspect of wars upon the human race as a whole. With the usage of visual imagery throughout the poem‚ Dawe accomplishes in writing poetry that has an extensive universal appeal underlining the savage but real nature of war. “The noble jets are whining like hounds” produces a simile which accentuates the explicit baleful components of war. The quote produced despises dogs as sympathetic feelers of human emotion
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It was a very hot and humid day. I will never forget that awful day. I just had gotten home from work; the traffic that day was horrible. The mail was in top of my dining room table‚ and there it was on top of all the mail‚ the only thing o saw on the envelope was draft and I was the addressee. My reaction was “Oh My God”‚ my heart was pounding very heart it felt like it was about to jump out of my chest‚ my ears were burning. All I could think was that we are told that we are helping people and
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English III (B) The Leader Without Leadership During the war‚ there must be a leader who is responsible for the whole team and is able to lead a group of people. In the novel‚ The Things They Carried written by Tim O’Brien shows many different kinds of leaders during the Vietnam War. Jimmy Cross is one of the leaders in the book. He represents the failure as being a lieutenant of Alpha Company. As being a failure‚ he often gets distracts on a girl named Martha‚ who is his unrequested college
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Tim O’Brien wrote The Things They Carry‚ an emotional story about soldiers leaving home to fight in the Vietnam War and the items they carried with them. O’Brien begins his story‚ when soldiers go into combat and overseas to serve our country include military issue equipment as well as personal items‚ which hold memories of fear or emotional value. O’Brien shows readers the weight soldiers carry while serving in the military. The love for family and country are important and how memories can be carried
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Students are taught about what war was like in the past but they have never been able to see what it looked like. Oliver Stone’s movie Platoon showed the main character (Chris Taylor) and his companions throughout the war. The movie showed what happened during the Vietnam war and how it changed the view of soldiers from the beginning of entering the war to the end. Some major themes were Empathy vs. Ruthlessness because we see Sergeant Elias being understanding when taking over the village because
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