Comparison Essay MY TWO BROTHERS No two people are exactly alike‚ and my two older brothers‚ Thu Nguyen and Thang Nguyen‚ are no exceptions. When I think of them‚ I think of Rudyard Kipling’s words‚ “East is East. West is West. Never the twain shall meet.” Even though they have the same parents‚ their considerable differences in looks‚ personalities‚ and attitude toward life reflect the differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Like the majority of oriental men‚ Thu is short‚
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killed” (34-35). Staying in the army or leaving one’s post was one of the many hard decisions soldiers had to make in the army. We see this decision take place in the historical fiction novel My Brother Sam Is Dead‚ written by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. To begin with‚ Sam‚ Tim Meeker’s brother and mentor‚ decides to fight as a Patriot in the Revolutionary War. Sam’s decision causes a huge dilemma in the Meeker household because the family is Loyalists. Loyalists were the people
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The Outcomes of War A boy dressed as a patriot fighting for his freedom wondering what would have happened if he stood home‚ would that be better. In the book My Brother Sam is Dead the authors wrote about a boy named Tim in between the American Revolution with his family‚ Sam‚ Susannah‚ and Eliphalet Meeker. The oldest son‚Sam‚ has come back from Yale in a patriot uniform. There is one problem the head of the house‚ Eliphalet‚ is a loyalist and disagrees with war especially if his son is fighting
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one word can turn our world upside down. For Tim‚ it’s the same feeling. His brother Sam has decided to go off to war‚ and is now the only soul in his family to support the patriots. Tim tries to forget‚ but things in the Revolutionary War are getting worse. In My Brother Sam Is Dead‚ the authors James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier use dialogue‚ description‚ and symbolism to build suspense. All throughout My Brother Sam Is Dead‚ the authors use dialogue to build suspense for later events in
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What is a Home in my view A home is defined as: the place where one lives permanently‚ especially as a member of a family or household. A home is much more than where you just live‚ it doesn’t have to be the greatest biggest fanciest place ever‚ it’s the place you were brought up where you were raised and brought up feeling comfortable. The place that is kept in our memories for the rest of our lives and that reminds us of our childhood‚ but our home doesn’t just have to be the place where we grew
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How conflicts arise When you consider what a diverse society we live in‚ with so many different backgrounds‚ perspectives and approaches to life‚ it is not surprising that conflict is established as part and parcel of our everyday life. This is because people will have competing interests and competing perspectives in relation to the same issues‚ and so we should not be surprised when tensions exist between individuals and groups. The idea of ever achieving a society with no conflict is clearly
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How to Handle Conflict by Andrew E. Schwartz For many of us‚ every day is a struggle to avoid conflict. Yet avoidance is practically impossible since the core characteristics‚ ideas and beliefs of each individual often conflict with our own. Differences of opinion‚ competitive zeal‚ and misinterpretations‚ among other factors‚ can all generate ill feelings between co-workers within an organization. While we can’t avoid conflict‚ we can learn how to sidestep negative confrontations by becoming
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In My Brother Sam is Dead by the Collier brothers a boy named Tim has had a normal life until war comes around the corner. When war hits Tims town‚ Tim and his family has to face challenges that sometimes makes them suffer. In the story the authors show me that war can divide and destroy individuals‚ families and communities. War can divide and destroy individuals. For example‚ when Mr. Heron wants Tim to deliver a letter. Tim jumps at the opportunity so he can earn some good telling points
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The American Revolutionary War is Brutal “Principle‚ Sam? You may know principle‚ Sam‚ but I know war.” (Collier and Collier 21). In the book My Brother Sam is Dead Mr. Meeker is Sam Meeker’s father. They disagree on whether war is beneficial or just simply awful. The authors have Sam join the war and his father against the war. Mr. Meeker knows about the terrible things war does to people. First‚ war turns families against each other. If one is stuck in the middle of sides‚ like Tim‚ it
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witness my brother‚ brutally murdered my father and mother‚ years passed since then‚ and I grew strong and trained every day so I could face my older brother Zorak‚ but with my father’s blood flowing inside me‚ the former king‚ I was born an elite warrior one in a million. The day had come when I faced my brother Zorak and his army. Facinf my brother and the countless soldiers I shouted‚ “Zorak‚ you have ruled‚ you who killed our parents in cold blood‚ so you can be king will now bleed at my feet.”
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