The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien‚ is about the experience multiple soldiers go through during the Vietnam War. There are stories about the love‚ hardships‚ friendships‚ and loss all the soldiers go through. By going to war‚ the soldiers all lose a part of themselves. I believe the message Tim O’Brien is trying to convey in his novel is people who do not go to the war‚ do not understand what it is like. I think throughout this novel‚ O’Brien tries his best to give the people who are not
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Janelle Chloe Tolentino Gamella SPJ 7 Pulitzer “ME‚ MYSELF AND MATH” What is Mathematics? What’s comes in your mind when you heard about Mathematics? Well some people don’t like Math..because they think is kind a hard to understand. Anyway I ask some of the people I know what is Mathematics means to them? I really want to know what is their opinion regarding this matter. First‚ my Mom..according to her‚ she said Mathematics is one of her favorite subject. Math is very important to her
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influences. JROTC has taught me what I would not have learned in any other class in high school. Junior ROTC is unique because it gives us the independence to make decisions that impact us directly and we are free to make the organization our own. The goal is attained by mutual cooperation and behavior. They also teach us to build character and leadership by giving us guidence and putting the cadets in a position that we are not used to do. This helps us adapt to new things. The best leaders are
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UNIQUE ME I have observed tons of kids nowadays forming groups and clubs and that sort of thing very often‚ but what discerns me is that the numbers of people in these groups are HUGE!!! Not that it is a bad thing or anything‚ but are all these people truly friends? Or are some who are just tag- along’s? Did people actually start acting friendlier towards each other??? Not likely! Something like that does not just happen overnight‚ and the advancement in this century is not helping it either.
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together as one. To me‚ music serves as an outlet. I’m able to escape whatever problems I’m having and lose myself in the song. As mentioned‚ music has an extreme power of conveying a message and making people feel a certain way. It’s always there for me whether I’m sad‚ happy‚ angry or heartbroken. Music can put my mind at ease and change my mood within minutes. If I’m having a bad day‚ I can listen to my favorite song or band and almost instantly forget what was bothering me to begin with. It’s
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Question mark is not used in indirect speech. Examples. Direct speech: He said to me‚ “do you like music?” Indirect Speech: He asked me if I liked music. (Not‚ did I like music) Or Indirect Speech: He asked me whether I liked music. Direct speech: She said‚ “Will he participate in the quiz competition?” Indirect Speech: She asked me if he would participate in quiz competition. Direct speech: I said to him‚ “are you feeling
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What does being Hispanic mean to you‚ and how do your life experiences shape your answer? Rushing headlong across the bridge‚ stumbling as I crossed the verge‚ I tumbled into the darkness of this unknown city. It took me a moment to realize what was going on. Had all my efforts and work been ruined by this massive change? Shocked by what my eyes had seen‚ I rushed towards the little pond I saw in the distance‚ knelt down‚ and peered anxiously into its depths. But it was not the same. Those fish
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Intro: “They carried all they could bear‚ and then some‚ including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.” In The Things They Carried‚ O’Brien suggests that the soldiers do not just carry physical items but also emotional loads which burden them more so than anything the war conjures factually. The three soldiers that carry this theme the most throughout the story are Jimmy Cross‚ Norman Bowker‚ and the story version of Tim O’Brien. 1. Jimmy Cross‚ as the leader of
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are just a few things about me. Family may just be a small little word‚ but to me the word family plays a big role in my life. My family is an odd bunch‚ but I love them. I have two younger sisters who are completely opposite from each other and myself. Daisy the youngest‚ likes to pretend she is the princess in the castle. Then there is Brittiny the middle child‚ who also likes to pretend she is a princess‚ but at the same time she tries to take the role of the older sister (me). And of course
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The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me By Sherman Alexie According to the story “The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman and Me”‚ the author Sherman Alexie talks about how Superman comic book became a key part of how he learned how to read. He also talks about his childhood in third person which indicates his suffering in life and by doing so‚ he things that it might reduce his pain. Sherman Alexie grew up on Spokane Indian Reservation in eastern Washington. As other families in reservation
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