In the reading of the book‚ “The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien ‚ I had mixed emotion on this book because of how the events were organized and how O’Brien decide to narrator the book. For example in the beginning of the reading it was understandable and made sense‚ however after the first couple of chapters I did not know what or who was talking or being talked about. O’Brien would be talking about some war story or someone ‚ and in reality it was really Rat Kiley‚Curt Lemon or Azar talking
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Acts of kindness that you can practise in your daily life. Being kind is a way of living that keeps giving long after the kind thoughts‚ words‚ and actions have taken place. Kindness is a force without force‚ and it goes well beyond manners to the very heart of how people respect and treat one another. Being kind is a vital way of making our own lives‚ and the lives of others‚ meaningful. Being kind allows us to communicate better with others‚ to be more self-compassionate‚ and to be a positive
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Okonkwo Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is a novel about a man in West Africa. It tells about his triumphs and trial ultimately leading to his demise. It explains how the “white man” came into his country and took over. It show you how the “white man” mad things fall apart. Okonkwo was a very large and tall man. He had big bushy eyebrows and a huge nose. As stated in Things Fall Apart‚ “He was tall and huge‚ and his bushy eyebrows and wide nose gave him a very severe look (3-4).” He was extremely
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What others may think of you should not be the force that drives you‚ in Things Fall Apart‚ Okonkwo lived each day trying to prove that he was a strong man even if it required him to make the wrong decisions. Okonkwo was a man of great honor in the village of Umoufia. He was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond. His fame was due to his personal achievements. He lived in fear of being a failure or thought weak as his father was; Okonkwo did everything in his power to have the respect
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PUTTING FIRST THING FIRST In this topic‚ discussing about putting things first is a great way to organize our goals in life. This is about prioritizing things. It is associated with planning because of course we have to distinguish what would be the first thing to do‚ the next and the last especially if us students‚ are setting valuable goals and dreaming big in the next years of our lives. Also‚ it is concerning more likely to a "step-by-step process" to achieve a certain goal. The story
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comments and any pre-writing you did in class so I know how you created the finished product! We have been discussing the purpose of college in class‚ and we have read essays from the course pack that discuss the purpose of college and education in general. In this first essay‚ you will give a personal answer to the following question: What is missing in your life that you hope college will fill? Clearly‚ this is not a question with a single‚ or simple‚ answer. You will look at the readings
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epic poem‚ On the Order of Things‚ by philosopher Lucretius‚ is one of a few literary works that talking about Epicureanism‚ a school of philosophy that sprang up around the teachings of Epicurus‚ and how to live in accord with the nature in order to be happy. Lucretius’ argues that in order to live a happy life‚ humans act in one of two ways: to do whatever that pleases them and to and try to avoid pain. His argument does not say you should do whatever you want‚ whenever you want‚ and to hell with the
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The Things They Carried‚ more like the things that I will carry forever‚ if there is any book I would say is the worst‚ is this book. BUT‚ it’s bad for all the GOOD reasons. I’ve read other war books that are good and EASY in making me put myself in the main characters position‚ but this book is definitely the opposite. Author Tim O’Brien continuously purposefully betrays his audience in order to construct a ‘truthful’ war story that makes the readers WISH to be in the characters position‚ not because
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Is change a good thing? 6.5 Billion People around the world‚ and everyone with a good change in them. That would make an ideal world. Changes can be either minor or significant. Changes can bring progress and take the world to a new altitude. Changes are a good transformation. Radically‚ changes began when the Earth started to renovate from the hot molten ball to a beautiful planet. This change has also brought many other diversifications. The Vikings were the first humans to travel across the
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Be careful! Cowards are contagious. The more things they run away from‚ the more their nightmares will transfigure into their host. The stories expressed by Tim O’Brien‚ author of “The Things They Carried” highlights cowardice acts made by several of the characters embodied in the novel. The kinds of cowards found in this book are not found in the typical day to day life. Instead they are only present in war times‚ and commit acts that can be challenged to whether they’re really acts of cowardice
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