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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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    own. This loyalty is seen in both "How to Tell a True War Story" and "Soldiers Home". Patriotism to me is one’s natural right to show pride in being an American. Patriotism exists on different levels when taking into consideration people’s perspective on war. In comparing these two short stories the similarities were evident and stuck out like a sore thumb. The first similarity that I had encountered was that both stories gave the impression that previous to war the main characters had an enormous

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    How to Tell a True Friend

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    How to tell a true Friend Giselle Cartagena August 15‚ 2013 Composition assignment Illustration essay A true friend is someone who sees and encourages the best in us. A true friend hard to come by and she can be the most important person in your life. A true friend is different from your casual friends in that she is the one you can turn to in difficult times and will stand by you no matter what you are going through. While casual friends are great for an occasional night out‚ your

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    Telling a true war story

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    Telling a True War Story Assignment Vietnam was a place like no other. It was swarmed with presence of stories‚ some strange‚ some nefarious‚ and some just utterly incredible. But for those who think like me‚ Vietnam‚ even in its times of horror and imperfections‚ can really bring out the very true nature in someone. Like the way someone stands upon his feet after numerous bumps and blows‚ like the grit that one shows after driven against the wall — the true character of one person

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    History and Memory

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    man’s memory is his private literature.” As illustrated in this quote from Huxley‚ individual memory can narrate a story that differs from documented events; it is through a combination of the two that we uncover a more reliable account. Peter Carey’s prose novel True History of the Kelly Gang and Christopher Nolan’s 2000 movie Memento represent history and memory in unique and evocative means by exploring the interplay between one’s individual perspective and the established ‘truth’. In True History

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    History and Memory

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    talking to you about how history and memory are depicted in Peter Carey’s True History of the Kelly Gang‚ and James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic. Both texts depend heavily on fictionalised historical figures to tell their stories through memory. And both leave us with suspicions about their historical accuracy. In this speech I will be exploring these two texts through five main points * The difference in believability between a novel and a film * The similarity of the story telling construction

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    History and Memory

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    MODULE C – History and Memory The Fiftieth Gate by Mark Baker suggests that a combination of history and memory is essential in making meaning‚ i.e. in shaping perceptions of the world around us. How does baker represent this combination to create meaning? History can be viewed as a sequential series of indisputable events‚ whereas memory is of such events that are highly subjective‚ and affect the way in which they are perceived. The link between history and memory and the way it shapes the

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    How Reliable is Oral History and/or Memory as a Historical Source for War? Oral history is a relatively new method of studying history and one which has the most scope to be used more frequently by modern historians. The age of technology is enabling more accurate recordings to be used as sources‚ rather than just a transcript of what happen which could be less likely to be regarded as a definite fact. For war specifically‚ it has only been very recently that historians have been able to use other

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    Ernest Hemingway’s “A Soldier’s Home” and Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a War Story” are both pieces focusing on war and the profound impact it has on the minds of soldiers that go through it‚ they both differ in many ways. The settings of the stories are dissimilar as “A Soldier’s Home” is set after the war‚ in a typical suburban environment in Oklahoma‚ where the protagonist grew up‚ while “How to Tell a True War Story” is set primarily in war-stricken areas in Vietnam with a few other instances set

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    History & Memory

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    History‚ a struggle over the past in the present to shape the future‚ is an exploration of the causal relationships between individuals and events. History has always been contested terrain‚ due to the fact that history is established through individual and collective memories‚ which by nature are subjective and coloured by circumstance. In the post modern era‚ the conventional ways of thinking which dismiss memory due to its bias have been challenged‚ and the credibility of history has been diminished

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