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    Othellos Jealousy

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    first‚ it’s Iago who is stricken with jealousy‚ when Othello appoints Cassio as his new lieutenant. Iago states‚ “And I‚ of whom his eyes had seen the proof at Rhodes‚ at Cyprus‚ and on other grounds…must be beleed and calmed by debitor and creditor‚”(I.i.29-32) after finding out he will be an ancient instead of a lieutenant. These words he has spoken show jealousy on his part because he wanted the lieutenant position and it has been given to someone with less experience in the field. Because of

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    time of Ted’s death‚ Jimmy was in a fantasy land dreaming about himself and Martha buried "...under the white sand at the Jersey shore."(101) Jimmy tried to fight off the images‚ but he was unable to‚ for "he was just a kid at war‚ in love."(101) Lieutenant Cross did not tell Ted Lavender to go off by himself‚ but since Jimmy was responsible for the well-being of all the men‚ he held himself responsible. The death of Ted Lavender jolts Cross into action‚ forcing him to realize that his fantasies of

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    The Boy In the Striped Pajamas is a beautiful story that demonstrates just how powerful friendship can be no matter what age or culture. The story takes place during the Holocaust‚ the book is focused around two eight-year-old boys. One of the boys is named Bruno‚ Bruno is a bit naïve and can’t really comprehend what’s going on around him. Bruno’s father is a very important man because he is the German commander that is responsible of Auschwitz Camp‚ and the other boy name is Shmuel. Shmuel is not

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    The Legend of Lewis “Chesty” Puller By: SPC Fournier‚ Shawn Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller was an officer in the United States Marine Corps with a career spanning thirty-seven years from 1918 – 1955. His career included three wars and ten distinct battles. Puller retired from a highly decorated career in the United States Marine Corps on November 1‚ 1955 due to failing health‚ but his legacy as one of the most decorated members of the Marine Corps with five Navy Crosses and one

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    A Long Way Gone

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    they heard their home town Mogbwemo was attacked by rebels. The boys then started their journey of running away from rebels to find safe places. As him and another group of boys reach a safe town they were forced into the government army. “He (The lieutenant) paused slowly and continued: “Some of you are here because they have killed your parents or families‚ others because this is a safe place to be. Well‚ it is not that safe anymore. That is why we need strong men and boys to help us fight these guys

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    Lieutenant William Calley and the My Lai Massacre Very few things in our world bring about resentment‚ bewilderment‚ and anger as easily as the massacre of innocent civilians. It seems that the history of the Vietnam War includes some well known instances that involved the massacre of innocent people. This could be for many reasons‚ stress‚ anger‚ U.S. sentiments towards the war‚ and even plain hatred of the massacred people. The most infamous account of the slaughtering of civilians took

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    in the dirty‚ infected and contaminated state of Tabasco characterized by putrefaction and corruption‚ be it material‚ physical‚ political‚ or religious. Theoretically‚ within the conflict between the political and the religious poles‚ both the lieutenant and the priest consider that they are endowed with a pure‚ perfect mission‚ but unfortunately‚ neither’s mission is absolutely “pure”. Those who are supposed to bring comfort to the world and eradicate imperfection are not pure and worthy themselves

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    Power and the Glory

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    hunted down by the many men of the police force‚ led by the lieutenant of the Mexican police force‚ for being catholic in a state where that religion was outlawed. The reason that it was outlawed was because the people thought that the religion prayed on the weak. The whisky priest knows that is a lie and does not renounce his faith and continue to act as a priest. This is where one of the main conflicts of the story arises. The lieutenant pins the picture of the whisky priest to a wall next to the

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    Emotional Burden

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    in the war also suffered emotionally. Throughout the “things they carried” O’Brien creates this purpose by using diction‚ and imagery. O’Brien uses diction to show how much soldiers struggle with their emotional burdens. During the war‚ a lieutenant named Jimmy cross is excessively in love with a college girl named Martha‚ Jimmy cross can’t seem to get his head straight to lead his fellow comrades because all he can think about is how he loves Martha‚ which‚ in the end‚ leads to the death of

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    she actually is which annoys her brother very much. He thinks she is a “hopeless case.” Gretel always follows the rules and believes almost everything anyone tells her. She doesn’t have any friends at Out-With so she spends her time talking with Lieutenant Kotler . Shmuel: Shmuel is a nine-year-old Jewish boy who was captured by the Germans. He is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Shmuel was sent to a concentration camp called “Out-With.” He is a quiet‚ frail‚ and very lonely person who spends most

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