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    changes are broad‚ encompassing symptoms which include emotional numbness‚ suicidal thoughts‚ hopelessness‚ and a general lack of interest for activities previously enjoyed. For example‚ in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried‚ one veteran named Norman Bowker commits suicide. His note to O’Brien reads “there’s no place to go. … In general. My life‚ I mean”

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    as years ago. It has shown us many differences in their coffee making business. Starbucks started business as a Private Company in 1971 with only three persons an English teacher Jerry Baldwin‚ history teacher Zev Siegel and writer Gordon Bowker as the worker and the owner of the first store called Starbucks coffee‚ Tea and Spice. The shop sells fresh-roasted‚ gourmet coffee beans and brewing and roasting accessories. They start their business in Seattle which they had invested $6‚350 in

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    Nancy Bell English 102 January 2013 Burdens of the Mind In this story‚ “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien‚ we see a parallel being drawn contrasting and comparing the similarities in the physical burdens that the soldiers carried on their backs with the emotional burdens each man carried in their minds. I see the author showing us that the psychological burdens that each man carried were as heavy as or heavier than the physical burden of the material items that they carried.

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    Shame is a reoccuring theme throughout The Things They Carried. Shame makes people do things they don’t want to do just so they can get rid of the fear of shame. It drove soldiers to do acts they would’ve never done. Many of the characters have shame as a primary motivator. It leads them to war and it keeps them there. It is the one thing that keeps them from shooting themselves in the foot so that they would be discharged from the army or some similar such act. But some characters‚ like Curt Lemon

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    the Earls to accept him. This may be so that Godwine could dominate Edward in ruling the country or to convince him of his loyalty. In the early years of Edwards reign‚ Godwine took advantage of his weak position and got his family members; Sweyn‚ Harold and Beorn the position of Earls. His Daughter Edith‚ also became Edwards wife in 1045‚ Godwine had used his power and authority to get his family

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    preparing to invade‚ there was a great debate on whether or not the Normans should risk invading England‚ as it was quite a strong country at the time. William of Normandy won the battle because was well prepared and had a good army. The Normans had knights on horseback who were skilful fighters. William was extremely determined to be King of England and would not let anything stand in his way- not even successful warrior Harold Godwineson-. In the Bayeux Tapestry‚ it shows William’s army getting

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    pieces‚ embroidery with wool thread‚ to create a larger cloth. According to Sayre (2012) the cloth measures 20 inches tall and 231 feet wide with a unique twist that illustrates historical military events outlining the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest. Latin is the primary language encrypted around and about this masterpiece. Baby‚ I tell you this was a long‚ long time ago‚ all the way back to approximately 1066 and I have never experiences anything close to this scenery. The people’s

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    I write this letter to the people of France‚ my countrymen and family. I‚ William‚ Duke of Normandy am on the verge of solidifying our great nation with land that was rightfully entitled to me. After breaking an oath of allegiance‚ Harold of Wessex shall pay the ultimate price for his treasonous act of claiming a crown not meant for him. Now as we prepare to wage battle‚ with the backing of the Pope and all the Holy powers blessed upon me‚ I shall be victorious. Thanks to the

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    were literally watching some of their best friends be killed. Losing a friend is something no one should have to go through at a young age‚ especially the way some of them lost their own friends. Some try to blame it on themselves. One man named Norman Bowker‚ thought he was to blame of Kiowa’s death. Through a long period of time‚ he really does believe it is his fault‚ but he also tries to heal in his own way by telling old stories. A subject that was touched upon many times during this book was the

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    Why did William win the battle of Hastings? In 1066 king Edward the confessor died without any children to inherit the throne of england‚ this meant that Harold Godwinson was crowned as king despite supposidly promising an oath to william that he would be the next king . However harold faced his position being jeportised because two other determined young men also wanted to be King. These men were Harald Hadrarda and William of Normandy. England was one of the welthiest and most powerfull countrys

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