Journal Entry #1 “Summer” by David Updike 440 Words Summary David Updike’s story “Summer” describes one summer holiday of a boy named Homer. He is faced with the external conflict on an unrequited love. Homer‚ the protagonist‚ is spending the summer at his best friend‚ Fred’s home near the lake. The summer‚ for the most‚ followed the usual flow of ‘athletic and boyhood fulfillment” (para 11) for Homer and Fred. There were the tennis matches and hiking‚ the alcohol and hanging out late at night
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A Rumor of War: The Changes of a Solider The Vietnam War was seen by all as horrible and by many‚ senseless. War has the ability to change people‚ countries‚ and even the harmony of the planet. After the Vietnam War’s end‚ many Americans didn’t want to hear or speak about the war. Many of the citizens in America wanted to forget it ever occurred. The United States had lost their invincibility to their negligence; the nation believed it could do anything. They especially thought they could end
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Angela Nguyen U.S History Per. 2 3/7/10 Caputo‚ Philip. A Rumor of War. New York: Henry Holt and Company‚ 1977. I certainly enjoyed this autobiography. After reading this book about the author‚ Philip Caputo‚ as a young man enlisted and trained so hard to become an American Marine Lieutenant in the Vietnam War‚ it gave me a whole different perspective of the war. My views of the Vietnam War are usually from the stories my family used to tell me when I was little‚ but I have never
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Running Head: DISCUSSION BOARD 1; RUMOR MILL DB1; Rumor Mill Martin Peters Liberty University 04/22/2012 Rumor Mill Definition: The Rumor Mill is considered an informal channel of communication and it is inevitable in an office environment of three or more people (Satterlee‚ 2009). Rumor has also been defined as information that is not verified‚ is of local or current interest‚ and is primarily intended for belief (Pleis‚ 2009). Summary: The article
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The poem A Dog’s Death is about loyalty‚ love‚ and compassion. John Updike is giving his readers‚ in depth‚ the pain of losing something you love. In this case‚ the “something” is a dog‚ the most loyal creatures on the Earth. There are a large quantity of lines in this poem that make you feel emotion. The atmosphere makes your heart sink‚ you feel empathy for the family in this poem. A line in this poem that made my heart drop is “And her heart was learning to lie down forever”. This line is very
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This story stands out as true to life because of the extreme detail Updike uses to set the scene of the grocery store‚ as well as the way he develops his characters. He watches the girls make their way through the grocery store‚ never failing to describe where they are whether it be by the bread or by the peaches. He even goes so far as to describe the stores location in relation to the beach to explain how odd it is that the three girls came into the store in nothing but their bathing suits. He
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A Rumor of War A Rumor of War is a book bases on personal experiences of the author Philip Caputo during the Vietnam War. Philip served in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). He was deployed in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. When he came back he chose to become a journalist. He is renowned for his book A Rumor of war which he wrote 10 years after returning from war. The book starts with Philip’s narrating the reason he joined the United States Marine Corps (page 1) and ends with him
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Autobiographies such as A Rumor of War can be a great source of information about topics throughout history. By definition an autobiography is considered a primary source. Primary sources are any documents that contain information about a topic either directly from the time in question or from the memory of a person who had been present in the time. Among the different types of sources there are autobiographies‚ photographs‚ newspapers‚ and a number of other things. Secondary sources are sources
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Essay Response John Updike’s “The First Kiss” uses many significant rhetorical devices‚ including metaphors‚ descriptive diction‚ and symbolism. These three devices help Updike convey his perspective on baseball and convince that though it can be serious and extremely competitive‚ the sport is meant to be a fun experience for both it’s players and fans. The metaphors used throughout Updike’s writing help develop a common attitude toward baseball; they reference both the fans and performances of
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Wild Fire; How a Rumor Consumes and Spreads Did you hear what happened to ______(insert a famous person or someone in your network)? This question never seems to leave us unfazed. It immediately lures us in the trap of rumor and will not let us go. Like a tumor‚ a rumor quickly spreads. Rumor is a circulating story or information that is unverified; it is a reflection of our worldview. An example we will talk about is fear. The fears that easily grip our hearts shows how rumor becomes active
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