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    (i.e. premise 1‚ premise 2‚ and conclusion) of the Pope’s argument against abortion as it was presented in class. (1 point)!! Answer It is wrong to kill an innocent human being A fetus is an innocent human being So it is wrong to kill a fetus b. Mary Anne Warren argues that the Pope’s argument turns on an ambiguity. Which word does she say is ambiguous in the Pope’s argument? (1 word‚ 1/2 point)!! Answer Human c. What are the two meanings of that word that might be at issue according to Warren? (2

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    In the book titled‚ The Things They Carried‚ the author‚ Tim O ’ Brien‚ depicts a world where traumatic memories and crushing emotional baggage are far heavier than any combat pack or assortment of weapons that has ever burdened the back of a soldier. The author‚ O ’Brien‚ explores the physical and emotional burdens that the soldiers of the Vietnam War "hump" or carry with them. The author portrays the things the soldiers carry throughout the story as both literally tangible items and figuratively

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    War is for Life: Vietnam The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien is a very descriptive story about a group of soldiers and their experiences during and after the Vietnam War. Included in this story of their experiences ‚ is the physical weight of the objects they had to carry during the war. O’Brien not only tells the reader about the physical weight of war material ‚ but also of the mental and emotional weight the war had on the soldiers. He goes into depth about the burdens of guilt‚ love‚ memory

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    As an individual’s‚ we carried something in our lives that meant something that could be a small object or something inside us. In “The Things They Carried‚” many outlook on the things the soldiers carried or dealt. It shows us the many reasons why and how the soldiers possessed these things individually and how it was important for them. This doesn’t happen only in the war but in a daily day‚ we carry something special that has meaning. It could be any small object that tells something about us

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    The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien All of the men from Tim O’Brien’s book "The Things They Carried" carried physical items and unresolved emotional baggage. The men held onto the physical items and inside held the feelings to help them cope with and escape from the Vietnam war. However‚ after the war‚ they carried memories and scars that reminded them of and brought them back to Vietnam. In the first chapter of the book‚ O’Brien discusses the physical items the men carry with them.

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    means instead of an end in him or herself. Most arguments concerning abortion stem against this notion with each arguing the baby is not a true human and therefore does not count in the moral community. In On the Moral and Legal Status of Abortion‚ Mary Anne Warren defines personhood‚ what defines a human being‚ with five concepts and the need to meet the majority of them(SOURCE). Warren affirms consciousness‚ reasoning‚ self-motivated activity‚ the capacity to communicate‚ and the presence of self-

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    slang‚ O’Brien doesn’t make the conversation sound formal. He avoids making the conversation sound scripted. Journal Entry #18 A.) Simile‚ page 151. “Her eyes were as fluffy and airy-light as cotton candy.” B.) A simile is a comparison of two things using the words ‘as’ and ‘like.’ Here‚ the author is comparing the appearance of cotton candy and eyes. C.) O’Brien compares the fluffiness and airy-light appearance of cotton candy to the subject’s eyes. By doing so‚ he illustrates to his audience

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    Andrew Kronaizl Sarah Garelik English 210 April 8‚ 2011 The Things They Carried “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien puts the reader in the mind of a few characters who fought together in the Vietnam War. Throughout the story it becomes apparent that these “men” are nothing but children‚ children who have no business being in the jungles of Vietnam. A war with an unclear purpose in a very foreign land is one that children are least suited for. They do a very unsatisfactory job fighting

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    Mr. Nenopoulos CAI September 2‚ 2014 The Things They Carried In the following book The Things They Carried by Tim O Brien‚ the title of this novel suits the story well because of many reasons. This book is written about the American soldiers that served in the Vietnam War. In the beginning of this book O Brien instantly gives us a huge nudge as to why this book titled this by telling us what each soldier carried on their backs during this war. He explains how heavy the equipment they have to carry

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    Lieutenant Jimmy Cross Many people tend to overlook the great obstacles and combats that our soldiers put themselves into in order to keep us safe‚but have they looked deeper into the minds of each soldier and the story they carry. In the book The Things They Carried Tim O`Brien helps convey the true characteristics of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross throughout not only the Vietnam War but through the mental battle he suffers everyday dealing with the sorrows he carries. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross‚ was the leader

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