Wartime stories are often hard to tell in a narrative non-fiction piece due to the difficulties faced in said wartime conditions. Author Tim O’Brien attempts to address these issues in his novel The Things They Carried‚ which is a recollection of his war stories which are set in Vietnam. O’Brien’s method of circumventing the problems posed by relying on using imagination and invention to accurately display the truth‚ as he sees it. The concept of such can be seen in three chapters of the novel‚
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Guys Day Out is a simple fiction story written by Ellen Klages in 2005‚ the story directly reflects and relates to the plight of childhood in the 21st century. The story took place somewhere in 1960s in a lakeside community in United States of America. Although fiction‚ the story is outrageous‚ predictable and deeply touches on all the topics covered. It provides a mainstream horror story that ends with a moral lesson. Indeed‚ this story is a powerful fictional illustration of the true meaning of
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Two loves found by destiny. In Titanic‚ Rose is a wealthy young girl forced by her family to marry rich to secure her place in society and Jack is a poor young artist that won his ticket to the Titanic in a card game. “The Notebook” tells a similar story of a forbidden love of two young souls who are distend to be together. These two films similarities can only be described through their characters. Rose was a young girl traveling with her mother and her fiancé‚ Carl‚ aboard the Titanic. To Ruth
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So‚ turning on the TV‚ he turned down the sound and poured himself a full glass once he opened the bottle. As he sat in the recliner with the glass in his hand‚ he took one sip and then another before drinking the entire glass in two gulps thinking he could get a little bit of sleep if he drank just enough to get a buzz and take the edge off the nightmare. Unfortunately‚ it didn’t take a medical degree or one in psychology to know he was suffering from PTSD or that he was extremely depressed. As
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One time there was a violinist named Bert Flapp who wanted to become famous really bad he was good at playing the violin‚but he wasn’t the best.He tried so hard to become famous practice every night.He went on stage one night to try to win the competition for best violinist.Sadly he lost.He was so upset for years he wanted to win this competition it would of made him number one. He thought maybe if he won his dad would accept him back into the family. Since Bert told his dad he wanted to be a famous
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More success‚ more triumph. Why not? There isn’t a man‚ nay a soul‚ that could best me. But it is with wine that I celebrate my glory. The more the better‚ as wine is my source of comfort. I indeed celebrate with my trusted friend Montresor‚ who had accompanied me during the carnival season. Dusk lay across the land‚ and while the people cheered and laughed‚ I was mesmerized my what my friend had to tell me. “A pipe” I stumbled a bit by the news‚ unsure if I’d even heard it right. “Impossible! And
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“Yes‚ I have lived her as long as I can remember.” Klara grimaced a little at his next question. It was not like she was hated by the town. In fact‚ Klara had a fairly decent reputation within the town with the farmers‚ Innkeeper and the Mayor. No‚ she grimaced at the fact the townspeople were the ones to worry about. He was concerned‚ rightfully so‚ about her when Orin should be focused on them. “Well‚ the local farms would say that I am very helpful and a hard working. The Mayor would say I
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Filch fall into the deep dreams‚ He was fully sleeping and thinking about his relationship with Mrs Norris how they met. The darkness surrounded him and he was left alone in a cold place lit with dull light coming from the street lamp‚ he was sitting on a very cold road during Christmas and counting his last galleons‚ "No money‚no job‚ no family and I am 28" he thought‚ icy tears fulfilled his eyes‚ the cold and pain was killing him but he couldn’t do anything he was hopeless. The snowstorm covered
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Ailduin ran his hand through his long black hair and rubbed his neck with a sigh. "Yeah‚ being around Zoroail isn’t exactly easy‚ or pleasant most of the time. He is not good with other people‚ not even in his own race." Ailduin paused and closed his eyes a look on his face that told Amalthea he didn’t mean to say something. "Well I guess since you are stuck with him I will tell you a bit about him. Zoroail isn’t a normal human‚ he is from Zagrazat‚ it’s an island nation far from here past the Iileria
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Toughie I used to have a husband‚ but now‚ I have a pain in my right thigh. As I rub in a deep-heating cream‚ I remember when I had a husband and our children were small. My husband brought home a tiny white kitten that was injured at a house party. His paw was crushed by a person sitting on a chair. I took the kitten reluctantly and nursed him back to good health. The kitten grew into a cat named Toughie‚ who loved us‚ his family‚ and was protective of us. We did not need a dog as we had a watch
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