listen. Tim O’Brien also suffered from depression after the war. The causes of his depression were he went through the war‚ saw many people die‚ and saw the true brutality of the war. Many others lived a life of regret after the war. The most common reasons are seeing people die or killing people. Although‚ for Norman it was different. His regret was for the fact that he didn’t win the Silver Star. He just wanted to prove himself to his father. For example‚ Tim O’Brien also had
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War Time Changes: The Transformation of Jimmy Cross Many authors tend to use character transformations to further an idea in a story. Tim O’Brien’s story “The Things They Carried” has an open ending‚ which he uses to signal a new beginning with the transformation of Jimmy Cross. The transformation greatly ties in with one of the major themes of the story‚ that war changes people. Tim O’Brien provides his audience with a very descriptive image of both the physical and mental "things" the characters
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The irony in “How to Tell a True War Story” by Tim O’Brien is that in the first line O’Brien says that “This is true” (340). And goes into the story of his friend Rat writing a letter to the sister of his friend who recently died. Then goes into how to tell a good war story and proceeds to tell his own experience with Rat Kiley and his friend Lemon. But in the end he says “All you can do is tell it one more time‚ patiently‚ adding and subtracting‚ making up a few things to get the real truth” (349)
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They Carried” Lieutenant Jimmy cross serves as a metaphor for the Vietnam War‚ particularly the war’s lack of a definite structure. The dominant trait of Jimmy Cross is that he is lacks a definite purpose and he fails in his role as the leader of the Alpha Company who should offer clear instructions to his troops on what to do. The author Tim O’Brien used Jimmy cross to show how situations that people are placed in lead to external and internal conflict. The war made Jimmy doubt himself and the internal
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In the passage “How to Tell a True War Story‚” Tim O’Brien explores the idea that the truth in a war story does not matter; only the emotions that the story is trying to relay matters. In the beginning of the passage O’Brien starts with a story about the death of a soldier‚ Curt Lemon. Lemon was playing around with his best friend‚ Rat Kiley‚ when he stepped on a hidden mine and was blown away. After the death of Lemon O’Brien brings up the idea that in a war story it is nearly impossible to separate
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Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ many soldiers carried physical objects with them no matter the weight or size. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross‚ who had much love for a young girl named Martha‚ carried light weight objects with a very special meaning for each one of them. Some of the things he carried that reminded him of Martha were photographs of her. One of the photographs he carried was an action shot of her playing volleyball with her knees visible. Looking at the photograph‚ “Lieutenant Jimmy Cross remembered
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Journal of Retailing 83 (1‚ 2007) 5–18 Competing through service: Insights from service-dominant logic Robert F. Lusch a‚∗ ‚ Stephen L. Vargo b‚1 ‚ Matthew O’Brien c‚2 a Eller College of Management‚ University of Arizona‚ 320 McClelland Hall‚ 1130 E. Helen Street‚ Tucson‚ AZ 85721‚ United States b College Of Business Administration‚ University of Hawaii at Manoa‚ 2402 Maile Way‚ Honolulu‚ HI 96822‚ United States c Foster College of Business Administration‚ Bradley University‚ 1501 West Bradley
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O’Brien and Harmon: Is it Race? Monster presents its audience with a unique experience: they get to decide the fate of the main character by being presented with the facts‚ before the judge presents the final sentencing. It is a story of racism and class and how that affects the judicial system. The idea maybe innocent until proven guilty‚ but in many cases of African Americans on trial‚ the sentence is often decided before the trial begins. This conflict of race not only applies to the person on
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O ’Brien‚ Tim. The Things They Carried. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt‚ 1990. Print. 2. O ’Brien‚ Tim. Going After Cacciato. 1st ed. New York: Broadway‚ 1999. Print. Secondary Sources 1. Franklin‚ Bruce H. “Tim O ’Brien‚ My Lai‚ and America.” Literary Resources on the Net. Rutgers University‚ 1994. Web. 28 February 2013. 2. Vernon‚ Alex. “Salvation‚ Storytelling‚ and Pilgrimage in Tim O ’Brien ’s The Things They Carried.” Proquest Learning:
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Gemma O’Brien Typographer and Illustrator What inspires them and what are their intentions? Gemma O’Brien is a typographer and illustrator from Sydney‚ Australia. Her philosophy is to help inspire others to become typographers and follow their dreams‚ she also hopes to improve her art style and work for many different companies. Gemma had an opportunity to learn how to print letters‚ using a letterpress‚ after switching from law studies to creative arts. This inspired her to continue on with typography
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