Prompt: "You can tell a true war story if it embarrasses you. If you don’t care for obscenity‚ you don’t care for the truth; and if you don’t care for the truth‚ watch how you vote. Send guys to war‚ they come home talking dirty" (O’Brien 69). Drawing on your reading‚ knowledge‚ and experience‚ write a carefully reasoned essay defending‚ challenging‚ or qualifying O’Brien’s view of the relationship between truth and obscenity. Obscenity in Truth Truth and obscenity have a direct
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different points of view and influenced subconsciously by a number of exterior factors rather than consciously by oneself. Teachers and fellow students‚ it is this which makes the concept of Searching for Identity so captivating and enthralling. Tim Winton explores the ideas within the concept of Searching for Identity extensively within his collection of short stories‚ The Turning. Two of these said short stories have shaped my understanding of the concept of Searching for Identity are Abbreviation
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backs away from his differences he teaches people to tolerate him by being himself and showing that being different is acceptable. An important idea was how the townspeople lacked in empathy and were quick to judge Edward because he was different Tim Burton teaches us that it is hard to show empathy in the the face of conflict. When the odds are against Edward he tries his hardest to fit in‚ he is prepared to change his appearance and attitude to
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wanted to stone her‚ but Jesus answered their request by saying‚ “All right‚ but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” If our community followed this standard‚ we would be much more forgiving. Hester should only have to wear the letter for five years. This would allow her to face her punishment‚ but also have the chance to overcome
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In The Things They Carried‚ Tim O ’Brien uses a variety of stories to explain the life experiences that he and many of his fellow soldiers endured during a single year in Vietnam. He tells these stories in a way that we can connect to these experiences. We never spent time in Vietnam‚ but O ’Brien wants us to feel like we were there. O ’Brien uses what he calls "story-truth" to write these stories. The outcome or the people may be different but the feeling is real; that ’s the truth in the story
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Rice Su Mrs. Murphy ENG2D1 Monday‚ March 17‚ 2014 Profit is everything In Lather and Nothing Else and The Bicycle In short stories that will be discussed‚ Lather and Nothing Else by Hernando Tellez and The Bicycle by Jillian Horton‚ both authors convey an idea of “profit is everything” which is implied in the plot. Ostensibly‚ these two stories are both talking about the theme of choice which can be seen many times over the course of them. Essentially‚ even though the way of making choices is different
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White like me is a documentary tracking Tim Wise detailing the history of racism in America and how it still affects us in the present. Tim Wise attended a school where the teachers and students were mostly black‚ and he said he had learned to respect the “black authority figures” from a young age. During college Tim realized he was privileged as a white person: by having the choice to speak out against racism from a distance and not doing anything about locally. The white privilege included having
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transversal explanation‚ it refers to faith as a belief not only in a God but also to a person‚ duty‚ or idea. Faith is a concept that is believed in your heart and can be described in individual interpretation from prior experiences. In Letter to Menoeceus and Letter to Herodotus‚ Epicurus describes how one can differently view faith: with question because of lack of proof or with the understanding that God knows all. Although the difference in the definitions of faith are minimal‚ only really changing
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Tim Burton (The man behind the films) Tim Burton’s uncommon insights into the tormented and troubled hearts of his characters make him a truly remarkable visionary. His films Sweeney Todd‚ Edward Scissorhands and his short debut film Vincent all incorporate a common theme; an outsider tormented by his surroundings and those who inhabit them is finally destroyed and or emotionally damaged by what their hearts yearned for. The trouble and tormenting the protagonists heart receives comes from
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beyond flags and borders and passports.” By that‚ he meant that films uphold the concept of “show‚ not tell‚” using various cinematic techniques and strategies to create a mood and tone that anyone in audience‚ despite language barrier‚ can understand. Tim Burton is an American director‚ producer and screenwriter who has directed and produced over a dozen major films‚ each one upholding to a distinct style that Burton has created. Burton was inspired by Vincent Price when he was younger‚ and strives to
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