Personal Response "The Things They Carried‚" by Tim O’Brien. At first it seemed to be just another war story. As I started reading I thought I was not going to have any interest at all in the story; however after I got into the story I found myself more interested than I thought I was going to be. This story is an excellent representation of war itself. It is very realistic and easy to relate to even without any personal experience with war. The title itself paves the way for
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Thinking back in time I found the poem “ This Moment” by Eavan Boland a complicated poem when I read it for the first time. I started to question myself once I finish reading it‚ what does this poem wants to tell us? The sentence was very short and each stanza doesn’t seem to be very related to each other. However‚ once I read it for the 2nd and 3rd time‚ I came to realize that the speaker wants to describe about a specific moment in her life. Starting from the daily life and activities she did
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spirited Away Movie Review Spirited Away‚ written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki‚ is his most imaginative work to date. It is a tale designed for the young audience around ten years old. Despite the expected age group‚ however‚ it is adults that will probably learn more from this film. The story begins as ten-year-old Chihiro and her parents accidentally find a tunnel in the countryside that leads them into an old‚ deserted park. When her parents help themselves to a lot of delicious food‚ Chihiro
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"The Thing in the Forest" by A.S. Byatt is a story of symbolism. Abandonment and the hardships and the psychologically effect on young children and their imagination prevails itself throughout the short story. Two innocent girls portray the effect of violence physically and psychologically throughout out their lives due to the hardship of a war. Abandonment is what Penny and Primrose felt when they were escorted off on a train with no idea where they were going or what their future might hold.
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The Book I read was Give a Boy a Gun written by Todd Strasser. The characters or key individuals in the story are: • Character: Brendan Lawlor Brendan Lawlor is a teenager in high school who gets harassed every day and feels as if everyone is against him. He met Gary‚ when he moved to Middletown‚ and became close friends with him. Brendan didn’t want to be popular or bullied—just left alone. Unfortunately‚ he got made fun of for everything about him. Eventually Brendan and Gary came to the establishment
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The Things They Carried: Burden and Redemption In the fictional novel The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ scenes regarding the death of a comrade or an enemy soldier seem to convey and accentuate two unifying themes: redemption and encumbrance. While some characters‚ such as “the young soldier” who is evidently O’Brien‚ endeavor to find some sort of closure and salvation‚ others‚ including Lieutenant Jimmy Cross‚ blame themselves for the demise of their comrade-at-arms and cannot relieve themselves
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Boy Overboard and Home and Away essay Boy Overboard and Home and Away are both books that explain the life of a refugee. Boy Overboard is a book written by Morris Gleitzman‚ a chapter book going through the life of a refugee family. It shows how the family is persecuted by the government so badly that in the end‚ they have to flee for their lives. Home and Away is written by John Marsden and is a picture book with diary entries of a refugee boy. They have to escape when a war starts out in their
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It is better to be late than never I saw a photo when I was packing my thinngs‚which was me and my grandfather playing together.We look blessed and happy in it.However‚he was already passed away few years ago and I missed him so much. Few years ago‚in one humid afternnoon‚I was walking home from school as usual.The weather is too hot so I decided to have a drink at the stall nearby to quench my thirst.When I was drinking‚ I saw a grandfather playing with his grandchild happily at the playground
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property. We can’t just give up our land or property because someone wants it! If we can own land‚ why is being taken away? First of all‚ home is an object and losing it would be bad but‚ we also need to know our home rights. What can we describe as a home? Home is a place most of us would take for granted. It is where we live‚ eat‚ relax‚ and sleep. But home is more than four large walls and a roof. Home is where we feel safe and where we belong. If that “home” was taken away‚ we would
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In the book‚ The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’ Brien‚ the author shows and identifies a sense of compassion and bravery throughout the book. This thrilling and adventurous book is not only a story about Vietnam‚ but also a story about true love and the friendship that the soldiers share with each other‚ with unyielding stories about other people’s experiences in the Vietnam War. The author uses symbols to explain and give an example in the story. There are three of these symbols‚ Linda‚ love letters
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