Personal Response "The Things They Carried‚" by Tim O’Brien. At first it seemed to be just another war story. As I started reading I thought I was not going to have any interest at all in the story; however after I got into the story I found myself more interested than I thought I was going to be. This story is an excellent representation of war itself. It is very realistic and easy to relate to even without any personal experience with war. The title itself paves the way for
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Karnataka Internet of Things: A Birds Eye View Notion of Internet of Things Internet of things (IoT) is a fast growing‚ user friendly technology which allows everything to be connected together and also allows effective communication between the connected “things”. These “things” can include any object ranging from a small pen to a big car. This technology has expanded to such an extent that even living organisms are considered as the part of Internet of things. In IoT‚ intelligent devices
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and dire school conditions.Schools taught a curriculum that largely ignored or denied Mexican-American history and Chicano students were steered toward menial labor and away from college by counselors and school officials.This movie taught me that things have changed for us Hispanics since then because we are treated equally. Students were tired of being treated unequally and decided to take action and stage a walkout at five East Los Angeles high schools in 1968‚ to protest educational
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Mrs. Doubtfire is a movie about something that almost every American family faces‚ divorce. The film stars Sally Field and Robin Williams as parents with conflicting parenting styles and beliefs‚ who end up divorcing with a bloody battle for the children’s custody. The children are thrown into this mess and the movie showcases how each of them deal with the divorce. Lydia is the rebellious preteen who doesn’t understand why the family dynamic has to change. Chris‚ the younger brother is the athletic
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Moffitt 4/16/2013 The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien continuously uses repetition of talking about the items the soldiers carry mentally and physically to show the burdens of war. Each item O’Brien talks about tells a little about each character and what fears they try to escape from. An example would be “Dave Jensen carried three pairs of socks and a can of Dr.Scholl’s foot powder as a precaution for trench foot.” (O’Brien pg.1) Jensen carried these things so you could be very clean and
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emphasize the story’s greater theme. Hint: we’ve discussed Steinbeck’s use of dialogue for the sake of character development. Consider how Wright does the same thing with his characters. 3) Individualism is in some ways at the core of the American dream. Show how Richard Wright’s story reinforces ideas of individualism. In the end‚ do you think ”The Man who Saw the Flood” supports or rejects individualism as an American reality? Paragraph Structure Reminders: Begin with a topic sentence that
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As people we all strive to see the better picture that is the world around us. Many go their whole lives and never see the wonders that the world can provide them. Well‚ I’ve had one such chance. I’ve been to a place‚ commonly know as the land of the rising sun‚ and yes it was an amazing episode of my life which I could never forget. It all began my sophomore year in high school. There was a summer exchange program in which I would be able to travel to my sister city in Chichibu‚ Japan. I was excited
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The Things They Carried Every work of literature has a recurring theme. Whether it is about a love‚ guilt or a desire for revenge‚ every character comes across a struggle between their passion and responsibility. The Things They Carried features many characters that overcome conflicts. Jimmy cross struggles with his responsibility to his men as well as his love for a woman that does not love him back. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross is a young‚ carefree man who is still searching for his future. Without
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The Things They Carried Staying alive through the war wasn’t the only struggle that the soldiers of the Vietnam War faced. In the novel‚ The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien‚ the damages are illustrated to see the psychological strain. For some soldiers‚ trying to forget the unforgettable for some soldiers was more traumatizing than the war itself: Killing people‚ watching them die; these are all the things that the soldiers have to live with‚ but some just can’t live with it. The mental and
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9/9/2010 3 things essay If I could change three things in the world to make it a better place‚ the things that would be my first priority to change would be to provide an equal education for everyone‚ fight to prevent greenhouse gases and global warming‚ and to work toward world peace. An education is the most important thing that you go through in life and benefits everyone and everything in the end. Slowing
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