reading the book My Brother Sam is Dead‚ I realized the plot of the book wasn’t what I expected. Judging by the title‚ you’d think the book is about a guy named Sam‚ but it’s really about his brother‚ Tim. The story takes place during a period of war‚ and Tim‚ as the narrator‚ has to witness his father and brother disagree over which side they are on‚ the Loyalists or the Rebels. Disobeying his father‚ Sam goes to war to fight the Loyalists‚ and Tim is stuck at home worried about his brother‚ but also admires
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In today’s society‚ women are taught “do not get raped.” They are given pieces of advice such as: cover your drinks‚ dress in a conservative manner‚ and never go somewhere unfamiliar alone. Two of these are accurate means of avoiding situations where rape is ever a possibility. However‚ telling women to dress conservatively is not a good‚ accurate way for her to avoid being raped. This is a common misconception made by many people‚ but who are they to judge and say‚ “If she dresses like a slut‚ she’s
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James Cook was born on October 27‚ 1728 in Marton‚ (near modern Middlesborough)‚ Yorkshire‚ Britain. Cook commanded three voyages of discovery for Great Britain‚ and sailed around the world twice. He was the first British ship commander to circumnavigate the globe in a lone ship. Cook was also the first British commander to prevent the outbreak of scurvy by regulating his crew’s diet‚ serving them citrus fruit and sauerkraut to prevent the disease. He is considered one of the world’s greatest explorers
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principles or you don’t and maybe you have to take a chance on getting killed” (34-35). Staying in the army or leaving one’s post was one of the many hard decisions soldiers had to make in the army. We see this decision take place in the historical fiction novel My Brother Sam Is Dead‚ written by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. To begin with‚ Sam‚ Tim Meeker’s brother and mentor‚ decides to fight as a Patriot in the Revolutionary War. Sam’s decision causes a huge dilemma in the Meeker household
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Comparison Essay MY TWO BROTHERS No two people are exactly alike‚ and my two older brothers‚ Thu Nguyen and Thang Nguyen‚ are no exceptions. When I think of them‚ I think of Rudyard Kipling’s words‚ “East is East. West is West. Never the twain shall meet.” Even though they have the same parents‚ their considerable differences in looks‚ personalities‚ and attitude toward life reflect the differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Like the majority of oriental men‚ Thu is short‚
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My twin brother‚ Ben‚ took his own life about two months ago (July 22‚ 2017). Being a twin was (and is) a huge blessing‚ but losing him is the toughest pain imaginable. I created this channel as a way to cope with his passing and to memorialize him. Ben and I fought often (as seen in the video)‚ but we always got along when music was involved. The times where we listened to tunes together are when the twin energy was strongest. Music brought us closer together. Radiohead’s Bodysnatchers was a
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On September “99” My twin brother Michael A. Bates died in my arms at the age of seventeen. I had a dream the night before that something bad was going to happen to my brother‚ but when I woke up the next day and went into his room he was laying there; so I didn’t pay my dream any attention. Later on that evening my brother and I had made plans to go out to a couple of parties. Unfortunately we didn’t make it out because my brothers live was taken to street violence. My brother was robbed by a group
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In My Brother Sam is Dead by the Collier brothers a boy named Tim has had a normal life until war comes around the corner. When war hits Tims town‚ Tim and his family has to face challenges that sometimes makes them suffer. In the story the authors show me that war can divide and destroy individuals‚ families and communities. War can divide and destroy individuals. For example‚ when Mr. Heron wants Tim to deliver a letter. Tim jumps at the opportunity so he can earn some good telling points
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one word can turn our world upside down. For Tim‚ it’s the same feeling. His brother Sam has decided to go off to war‚ and is now the only soul in his family to support the patriots. Tim tries to forget‚ but things in the Revolutionary War are getting worse. In My Brother Sam Is Dead‚ the authors James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier use dialogue‚ description‚ and symbolism to build suspense. All throughout My Brother Sam Is Dead‚ the authors use dialogue to build suspense for later events in
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My Brother Sam is Dead By: James Collier & Christopher collier My Brother Sam is Dead tells about the struggles of Sam‚ Tim‚ Eliphalet‚ and Susannah Meeker. The Meeker’s ran a tavern in the small Tory town of Redding‚ Connecticut. Their story begins in April of 1775 during the American Revolution. Sam was Tim’s older brother. Sam had been away at Yale University for a year‚ but he decided to join the Patriots army. This caused any problems for the Meeker family‚ especially since they are Loyalists
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