Journal Entry 2 The short story‚ “The Things They Carried”‚ by Tim O’brien‚ was my favorite reading of this week. The author states what the company is carrying‚ as well as emotional burdens that they carry. I think that theme of this story can be summarized as “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. As I stated in the discussion‚ I think this story makes a profound point about trauma and emotional stress. Physical burdens are easily observable. For example‚ when people see someone in a wheelchair their
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The Diary of Captain Odysseus Entry 1 The smell of fresh entrails is so strong I must cover my mouth with a dirty rag as I write this. I am staring at my comrade‚ Lieutenant Dan‚ and observing his condition: a bone protruded out of his leg which moved with his rattling breath – it is a cruel fate to be confined to‚ to be a good soldier and merely wanting to return to the country he loved. His moaning seems synchronised with the rocking lifeboat‚ and his muscles‚ visible to the naked eye‚ writhed
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Biology Journal 1 Biotic factors are all the living factors in an environment (Plants). While abiotic factors are all non-living factors in an environment. The three types of interactions that occur are biotic-biotic (Betta Fish eating Hornwort‚ or Fly eating leaves)‚ biotic-Abiotic (Plants-Sunlight‚ or Betta Fish- Fish Food)‚ and abiotic-abiotic (water eroding rocks‚ or sunlight heating the soil). The biotic factors I control are what seeds i plant‚ and the type of fish i buy. The abiotic factors
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19 April 2011 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Journal Entries (Pages 1-50) After reading for a few pages‚ it seemed almost as if the main character of the book‚ Changez‚ implicates the reader (us) as the person who he is talking to‚ and I thought that was a unique aspect of this book‚ unlike many other books. The American man that Changez is actually speaking to‚ I thought it was very strange how he was wearing a full suit‚ especially in a place like Lahore where the weather is extremely humid
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1. Dear Journal‚ The year is 1530 and we have finally survived our long voyage and have discovered a new land. We have arrived in a beautiful lush land filled with many natural resources. There are grand coastlines and rivers‚ with breathtaking mountains. This is certainly a majestic land to behold and that we will explore. Captain Pizarro says that we are on a mission to expand our kingdom of Spain for the good of Christianity. Captain Pizarro says that we cannot leave and go back to Spain until
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Zealock Bookstore Journal Entries NO DATE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 8 9 01-7-08 01-7-08 01-7-08 01-7-08 01-7-08 01-7-08 During 08 During 08 During 08 During 08 During 08 Dr cash cash Prepaid rent Equipment(bookshelve) Equipment(Computer) Security desposit inventory account receivable cash cost Goods solds account payable cash employee compensation account payable cash interest expense rent expense depreiation depreiation income tax expense Dr-Amount Categ.1 25‚000 c.asset 30‚000 c.asset 20‚000 c.asset 4
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Thomas Martin Ward Jr. Wednesday August 15‚ 1860 Current Post: Indianapolis‚ Indiana Dear Journal‚ I now take the opportunity to write you‚ journal‚ and a few lines to let you know that I am well and hope the same for my family back home in Massachusetts. We left Baltimore August 11th‚ and we arrived here August 14th. We rode day and night in the cars. We came here to guard rebel prisons. There is 5 thousand here to guard. I think we shall stay here until our time is out. Only 84 days more
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Exploration of a Journal Article in Sociology Sociology 07/29/2012 The article that I found in the Ebsco Host library was an article written by Katherine Walker and it is titled “Sociology of Emotions”. As I read the article‚ it gave off the impression that it was a previously researched article as it made multiple references to Sociology scholars that have established themselves in the field of Sociology and the topic at hand of Emotions. The author extensively tries to talk about every
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Exploration of a Journal Article in Sociology In the scholarly journal‚ “Sex and Gender in the 1970’s” the article used existing research to study homosexuality and why it is viewed as “deviant” and a stigma. The author conducted several interviews‚ of gay white male individuals in “Sun City” of whom she was friends with to gain better knowledge on homosexuality and why it has remained a secret in society. Homosexuality in the 1960’s was kept as a secret in society. Gay communities did
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Exploration of a Journal Article in Sociology Inequality‚ Shared‚ Outrage‚ and Social Change Kensheda Brown Strayer University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for SOC-100 Professor Rachel Gridley M.S.W July 24‚ 2012 Exploration of a Journal Article in Sociology Inequality‚ Shared‚ Outrage‚ and Social Change In this article‚ the author pointed out issues such as inequality‚ along with outrage and social problems and changes. He claim that inequality is the cause of most
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