PHI 101 September 3‚ 2012 Journal 1 This week our assignment was to read some fictional literature called “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien. At first I thought this was going to be another boring assignment for another class but this book caught my interest quickly because even though it was considered fictional Tim O’Brien really did go to war; the Vietnam War to be more specific and he told his stories od what it was like to be drafted and all the horrific processes of being a young
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Chapter I Introduction Defense of the Ancients (most commonly known as DotA) is one of the hottest and most popular games in the world of video games. But first‚ what is DotA? For starters‚ DotA is an extension map of the game Warcraft III: Frozen Throne. It has gained international fame among young people‚ especially here in our country. But is it more than just a map? Is it more than just a game for weekends? Is it really just for entertainment and amusement? Or is it something more
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Introduction Twelve O’clock High is a 1949 film about the 918th Bomber Group‚ known as the “hard luck” group‚ and their evolution from a demoralized group to a reliable and accomplished group. American bomber groups were flying bombing missions in daylight from England‚ in order to increase accuracy. With Brigadier General Frank Savage as the new leader of the 918th‚ the efficiency and effectiveness subsequently increases. As a replacement for Colonel Davenport‚ who over identified with the men‚
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On the Rainy River is about a young man torn in a moral conflict. He as been drafted to fight a war he does not believe in‚ and feels he has two choices that will both alter his life completely. Number one is to run to Canada where he can live free of war and live his life by his own standards. Number two requires his submission to the judgmental remarks of his townspeople and society by fighting in the war. Tim O’Brien‚ the author‚ ultimately chooses option two‚ and states he chose the coward’s
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Case Study: Assignment #2 Summary: Freddie a 19-year-old Caucasian male‚ is diagnosed with schizophrenia‚ paranoid type with acute psychosis. He lives with his mother in an apartment in the suburbs and was recently suspended from work 2 ½ weeks ago. Freddie has been becoming gradually more psychotic over the past 2 weeks. He has been experiencing auditory hallucinations and delusions. An assessment was done on Freddie called an Interest checklist. The results were that he has a strong level of interest
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questions have to do with the story "The Fall of the House of Usher. Thanks for all the help I really appreciate it. 1.) The letter that the narrator recieves hints thta Roderick Usher will be a.) dull and depressed b.) suspicious and cruel c.) catious and glum d.) cautious and glum 2.) After the narrartor arrives‚ Roderick reveals that his present state stems largely from a.) the stormy weather b.) the darkness of the autumn season. c.) the fatal disease afflicting his beloved sister.
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Grace O’Malley was born in 1530‚ in Ireland‚ the daughter of the clan chieftain. Well educated and considered to be a formidable woman‚ she learned the sailing trade from her father. She inherited her father’s shipping business‚ as well as land from her mother. At 15 years old she married her first husband‚ Donal O’Flaherty and bore him three children. When her father died‚ she inherited his property and became a wealthy woman. O’Flaherty had taken a castle from the Joyce clan and when he died they
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Intimacy plays a key role in both Dillard and O’Brien’s works; it sucks the readers into story and locks their attention. In both works‚ building intimacy is primarily achieved through the use of personal anecdotes. Written in first person point of view‚ the anecdotes make us feel as if the author is next to us‚ trying to share the experience and feelings of an important moment in their life. Both TTTC and PATC are utterly books of anecdotes‚ and this extensive use of anecdotes keeps the readers
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James Colley Jr. was an ordinary man with little money and no fame. He shot and killed his wife‚ Amanda Cloaninger-Colley and her close friend‚ Lindy Dobbins on August 27‚ 2015. He fled from the police but was later arrested and found guilty of both murders. On June 13‚ 1994‚ Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend‚ Ronald Goldman‚ were found murdered outside of Simpson’s condo. Her husband‚ at the time‚ was the very famous and very wealthy professional football player Orenthal James Simpson‚ also known
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In the 1941 film The Maltese Falcon the character Brigid O’Shaughnessy functions as a typical Femme Fatale. She possesses qualities of the classic Femme Fatale such as the ability to manipulate the males around her for self-gain. Brigid O’Shaughnessy is a very attractive woman and she knows it‚ she uses her beauty and sexuality to get men to do what she wants treating them like puppets on a string. In the film‚ Brigid plays the innocent damsel in distress card to mask her true intentions which usually
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