Cross in the story‚ he also often involves Martha‚ "First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from Martha" (1249). On top of the carrying letters from Martha he also carried pictures of her in his wallet. And O’Brien shows how important that relationship means to Jimmy when he states‚ "Lieutenant Cross kept to himself. He pictured Martha’s smooth face‚ thinking he loved her more than anything‚ more than his men" (1252). Jimmy was so in love with Martha that he barely took his responsibilities as
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critically evaluated as well as the patient progress during the stay in the hospital. The patient that will be discussed in this assignment was given the pseudonym of Martha. Martha is a 76 year old female who had a lacunar ischaemic stroke of the right corona radiata. She has relevant past medical history of hypertension.On admission‚ Martha was presented with weakness on her left side in both her leg and arm with sensation preserved and no cognitive impairments. The corona radiata is a white matter
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the novel‚ we the readers learn of Cross’ love for a woman named Martha. Martha is a friend of Lt. Cross from back home‚ although he wishes that she could be more than just a friend. He once took her on a date‚ but it did not escalate to anything more before he left for war. For a majority of the book‚ Lt. Cross carries a pebble in his mouth‚ and letters with him wherever he goes. Both of these objects were sent to him by Martha. The fact that he carries around both of these symbolizes his love
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AMERICAN LITERATURE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ESSAY ON PASSAGES FROM PLAYS BY EDWARD ALBEE Preface: Sources Passage one and passage two are from Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf? I read the whole play at http://ebookbrowsee.net/who-s-afraid-of-virginia-woolf-the-full-text-pdf-d466659706 Passage three is from the play The American Dream by Edward Albee‚ which I read at http://99ebook.com/the-american-dream-edward-albee-full-text/ Caparison one is from Tennessee Williams
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1.What are the various meanings of "Things" in the title? After reading the short story in “ The things they carried”‚ there were several entities that meant something towards the things they carried throughout the war. One of the explanations of the meaning “Things” in the story represented the various items that were carried in their backpacks during the course of each mission that the soldiers had to face. Whether they needed the items or not‚ they still carried it with them. Some of the object
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possible solutions that best fit with the rest of the play. The first is that George had warned Martha that if she mentioned the son‚ there would be consequences. She told Honey about him‚ and as a result George is punishing her in the only way he can see fit which is to kill the son. The other solution seems dark and almost sickening. This is the idea that George has found a way for him to get one up on Martha‚ as he knows this will ultimately destroy her. However the play’s ending suggests this isn’t
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Analysis of “The Things They Carried” Lieutenant Jimmy cross serves as a metaphor for the Vietnam War‚ particularly the war’s lack of a definite structure. The dominant trait of Jimmy Cross is that he is lacks a definite purpose and he fails in his role as the leader of the Alpha Company who should offer clear instructions to his troops on what to do. The author Tim O’Brien used Jimmy cross to show how situations that people are placed in lead to external and internal conflict. The war made Jimmy
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This unit is lectured by: Dr Steve Lyne and Ms Judith Jordan Lectures take place on Monday from 9.00 – 11.00‚ in the Chemistry Building: East Block: Lecture Theatre 1. There are also 7 classes starting week 4‚ taken by Dr Chris Durugbo‚ Helen Ballard‚ Dr Mark Hall‚ Judith Jordan and Claire O’Neil The course text is: L Mullins‚ ‘Management and Organisational Behaviour’‚ Prentice Hall‚ 10th edition. It is important that you have a copy of this text. Other reading is indicated on the Reading
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the war‚ not physically but emotionally. A part of the story that really stuck out to me was Lieutenant Cross’s particular brand of love for a girl back home‚ Martha. Cross was a good leader‚ but he let his emotional drama from home begun to get in the way of the way he lead his company. Obviously‚ Cross was in love with Martha‚ it is mentioned several times how he carried mementos form her and that she was in his thoughts‚ night and day. "Whenever he looked at the photographs‚ he thought of
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influenced and/or developed by them growing up in a significant setting or time period. The chosen authors are Larry Watson‚ George Orwell‚ Kurt Vonegut‚ J.G Ballard and director …….. From these authors I chose to study the five texts‚ Montana 1948‚ By Larry Watson‚ 1948‚ By George Orwell‚ Slughter House Five‚ By Kurt Vonegut‚ Empire Of The Sun‚ By J.G Ballard and the visual text Rendition directed by ………. Evidence from these texts will be used to process information by way of three questions. How did the
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