William James O’Reilly Jr‚ otherwise known as Bill O’Reily‚. was born on September 10‚ 1949‚ in New York City‚ to parents William James O’Reilly and Angela O’Reilly. When he was young‚ his family moved to Long Island‚ where O’Reilly attended a Catholic school. O’Reilly attended Marist College in Poughkeepsie‚ New York where he studied history. Bill was also in the football club as a punter and wrote for the school newspaper where he slowly developed his love for journalism. O’Reilly studied at the
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“What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion for yourself and for those around you‚ that kind of beauty enflames the heart and enchants the soul.” -Lupita Nyong’o Lupita Nyong’o was born In Mexico City‚ Mexico on March 11983. Although‚ she was born in Mexico‚ both her parents are Kenyan and she was raised in Kenya. Lupita Nyong’o is a Mexican- Kenyan filmmaker and actress. Lupita Nyong’o went to college in the United States of America‚ in Amherst‚ Massachusettes‚ where she graduated from Hampshire
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The Things They Carried In Jim O’Brien The Things They Carried the book is introduced as a war story‚ but quickly shifts to a love story. The shift from the first war story that the author tells us to the first love story is surprising to someone who was expecting the whole book to be a collection of short stories. Usually‚ in a book‚ it is not likely that there would be a change in the narrator as well as time period chang all at once. So this is why some people believe that this novel is a love
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There are instances when imaginary stories are more powerful than those that actually happened. The fictional reality present in O’Brien’s The Things They Carried adds more realism to his writing than any amount of actual details every could. Even though the stories recounted in the book didn’t physically happen‚ they still hold as true as any actual war story. Furthermore‚ many of the characters and experiences found in these stories have been created from composites of real people and places. Essentially
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War is hell‚ but that’s not the half of it‚ because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.” (Tim O’Brien‚ The Things They Carried) Ah‚ war stories . . . tales of heroism‚ bravery‚ and friendship forged in the heat of combat; a sweet homecoming won by a hair’s breath; and an uplifting moral. If these are the ingredients
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Tim O’Brien’s The Things they carried In-class writing assignment War has always been something that seemed pointless to me; it seemed like violence with no other purpose but to harm people. I felt sorry for the people who had to go to war‚ for the people who died‚ and for people who could never go back to normal after a war ended‚ because of the mental or physical impact it had on them. Howard told us his story‚ his opinion about war‚ and the book “The Things they carried”. He changed my way
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“Story-truth is truer sometimes than happening-truth." This concept may be confusing to those who read Tim O’Brien’s book‚ The Things They Carried‚ for the first time. By using a number of different literary devices‚ such as juxtaposition‚ paradox‚ metaphors‚ and metafiction‚ O’Brien separates truth and fact from one and the other in his novel about his time in the Vietnam War. He shows the truth of what he was feeling through the war and after without being factual. O’Brien’s explanation for not
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The Things They Carried The Things They Carried is a novel by Tim O’Brien that makes someone face reality. War is crazy. Some things seem true and other things they just don’t know what to think. Surrealism means not real. Surrealism has a big part in the war. The hard thing is figuring out what’s not true and what is. It can be tricky‚ some things that may be false sound like they can’t be made up. Then that’s when their imagination takes over. They have to fight with their imagination and comprehend
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The Awakening‚ written by Kate Chopin‚ centers around Edna Pontellier‚ a female protagonist‚ who has slowly transformed herself from a traditional wife and mother‚ into a rebellious‚ independent‚ yet selfish woman. On the other hand‚ Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind grows into a brave woman through harsh experiences of the Civil War. While Scarlett O’Hara is portrayed as a hero‚ Edna Pontellier lacks heroic qualities. Scarlett O’Hara is strong in fighting for what she is determined to have;
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Of Macbeth” by William Shakespeare the main character Macbeth with the flaw of ambition who attempts to become king by murdering the current king. He gets more than he bargained for when he kills the king and is inadvertently pulled into the rising action of depravity. On the other hand O.J. Simpson an ex football star murdered his ex wife and a friend of his in a fit of rage. Macbeth and O.J. Simpson are two‚ in a way‚ tragic heroes and somewhat sad examples of what happens when you believe you’re
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