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    TROUSERS AND THEIR FITS PIYUSH MASTERS IN FASHION MANAGEMENT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY‚ HYDERABAD FORMAL TROUSERS AND THEIR FITS 2009 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank my mentor and project guide Mr. Rajeev Ranjan‚ ( Product Merchandiser‚ Arrow Formals) Arvind Brands Limited‚ Bangalore‚ for giving me the proper guidance‚ direction and constant support during the project that gave me enough exposure to learn the functioning of a Merchandiser. I also hereby take this

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    War - After the War Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is a severe anxiety disorder developed after exposure to an event that resulted in psychological trauma. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder has been around for thousands of years recognized as battle fatigue‚ accident neurosis‚ and shell shock. Although it wasn’t until 1980 that the American Psychiatric Association added Post-traumatic Stress Disorder to the third edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) classification

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    best was “The Things they carried “by O’Brien. Why? Because they it had amazing setting‚ tone‚ and impression on the story. The story had a nice background and many characteristics. The main characters in the short story are Martha‚ Ted‚ and O’Brien. With the story “The things they carried “it comes with many different types of question you are wondering. Like what is the setting‚ what is the story about‚ or why do he feel that way about her. The setting is the jungles of the war. O’Brien uses

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    Tim O’Brien’s novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ revolves around the frequent theme of courage however‚ his perception of courage is ignorant considering the actual meaning of courage. O’Brien uses courage as an antidote to the physical and moral weakness in the soldiers of Vietnam creating character obsession over his interchangeable perception of courage and weakness. Not going to war when drafted is perceived as weak‚ but O’Brien believes that going to war when one wants to flee is Canada is arguable

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    story takes place‚ we are able to better understand what each character is going through. In the short story “The Things They Carried” written by Tim O’Brien‚ O’Brien does a great job describing what each character is feeling and going through‚ both emotionally and physically. In the story we are introduced to seventeen young American soldiers who are in the middle of the Vietnam War. “They are called legs or grunts” (1301). Their job consists of patrol the Vietcong jungle looking for the enemy

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    thoughts that are only yours; and the conceptual self – the roles that we‚ as people‚ play in society to others. In The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien is a story of Tim’s journey to self-knowledge. The story of one unified self would not for either Neisser or O’Brien. While reading‚ O’Brien tells stories about himself and the people close to him before‚ during‚ and after the Vietnam War that show the distinct kinds of self-knowledge. The first self that a person encounters is the ecological self.

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    American author Tim O’Brien accolade short story “The Things They Carried” voices the American soldiers throughout the Vietnam War. The story shadows Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and division of soldiers as they contract with death of fellow soldiers‚ depression and battling with the war within themselves. Moreover‚ O’Brien channels his own experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division‚ 3rd Platoon. In this gasping tale‚ readers will enter the mind of Jimmy Cross and the events which

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    Shame Gregory experiences both external shame and internal shame. Gregory conveys his message by revealing how his life in poverty took a toll on him as a person. He shares many incidents to support his message. The girl that he wants the most does not even notice him. He is invisible to her and not even worthy of her acknowledgment‚ unless he is good. He explains how the students at school segregate him‚ as well as his teacher‚ because he is poor. He ends with his internal shame caused by his

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    The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien is based on the hardships of soldiers when they returned from war. This story is told by 22 chapters‚ each chapter contains a story‚ all of the stories are linked together. In the beginning of the story the author describes and lists the items that soldiers carry in combat. These items consisted of matches‚ food‚ pictures‚ money‚ ammo‚ grenades‚ etc. In “Spin”‚ O’Brien talks about all of the ordinary things soldiers do while they are at war‚ such as playing

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    meats and flesh with doing lesser physical works compared to the past. Many people‚ however‚ want to eat a balanced diet without many meats and do more exercise instead in order to keep fit. Keeping fit has become a trend nowadays‚ and that poses both positive and negative effects. There is no doubt that keeping fit can exercise your body. By doing so‚ you can stay more healthy with the enhancement of cardiorespiratory endurance which prevent you from some cardiovascular illnesses as well as speeding

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