Khoa Dao Professor Keisha Cosand English 110 Date Feb 11th 2014 A Love Story in War “The Things They Carried” is an interesting story. The story is about the group of soldiers who were fighting in Viet Nam War. They carried a lot of things such as weapons‚ foods‚ drinks and things to protect them whenever they go across the forest. The lieutenant Jimmy Cross is a sensitive guy. He had a girlfriend‚ Martha. He loved her a lot. He always thinks of her whenever he is free. He often took out her
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Evan Wann 5/20/13 Things They Carried Essay For my essay I chose to do it on Henry Dobbins. Henry Dobbins was a soldier in the Alpha Company that had carried physically his girlfriend’s pantyhose around his neck‚ extra rations‚ M-60‚ ammunition and Black flag insecticide. Henry Dobbins figuratively carries the weight of memory and guilt. Henry Dobbins shows that he is feeling guilt and maturing as the book goes on in the chapter “Style”. Throughout the book Henry Dobbins was seen “wrapping his
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The character I have chosen is Lt. Jimmy Cross from the story “The Things They Carried.” Jimmy Cross is the leader of Alpha Company in the war of Vietnam‚ although he seems like he is not part of it. “He had difficulty keeping his attention on the war […] but then he would slip away into day dreams‚ just pretending‚ walking barefoot along the Jersey Shore” (p.279). This quote clearly shows that he was living in a parallel world between the war that he was living at that moment and his obsessed love
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Phil Costner English – Rough Draft In the novel‚ The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ he vividly depicts the situations of war-life in Vietnam using very interesting characters. Though some of the characters he uses are not actually real people‚ but just made up to serve as symbols in his story. In some cases these characters serve more to the story through their symbolism rather that their character. The three characters who embody this the most are Kiowa‚ Mary Anne Bell‚ and Kathleen.
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Randolph “Andre” Rivera Mrs. Moreland English 11 April 16‚ 2012 The Things They Carried In the book‚ The Things They Carried written by Tim O’Brien‚ the challenges faced by war are explained in the form of stories. The effects that war can have on a soldier in Vietnam are not solely limited to the physical state‚ but also the mental state‚ as is shown when O’Brien introduces the character Mary Anne Bell in chapter nine. The corruption that war brought to an individual’s life led to
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The Funniest Thing That Ever Happened to Me I was a seven-year-old boy‚ and was fairly close to my grandparents. My family has a strong Chinese background as my grandparents were refugees who fled from China in the 1940s. My grandmother‚ just like most old Chinese people‚ did not understand even the tiniest bit of modern technology. Moreover‚ since grandfather died‚ she started to transform her house into a mini zoo. Her sheer lack of understanding in technology and her wonderful family of animals
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I’ve had many experiences throughout my life some big some and some small but they have all affected me and made me who I am today. An important experience i’ve overcome was simply being able to get all my high school academics in order to play football in college. It was a hard thing to do but I managed to overcome a tough obstacle to be able to play football in college. It was a frustrating time in my life and sometimes I wanted to quit but with help from my family and some of my teachers I got through it. My experience happ
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This is an action that will always be deeply respected by other people and touches every single one of us to the core. What about everyday courage? Can certain devoted actions made by ordinary people in ordinary situations be considered to be courageous? Is courage measured by physically giving someone’s life away for somebody? Is it “courage” when a person reconciles from the death of a loved one? Or is “courage” living with a handicapped child? Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber does a great job in
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time when our desires tell us the opposite. Struggling against Satan means to defend you from his evil whisperings‚ his doubtful matters‚ his temptations‚ and his lustfulness. This type of jihad is an obligation for all individuals and no one can do it on another ones behalf. Understand that Satan’s whisperings will never go away‚ and therefore‚ struggling throughout life. The struggle against the disbelievers and the hypocrites has four levels‚ which are: In the heart‚ the tongue‚ wealth and soul. When
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others who are my companions" ()‚ Polyphemus takes the bait thus allowing Odysseus to blind him. Odysseus also uses his craftiness by disguising himself and creating a plan to end up with the suitors locked in a room with him so he can kill them one by one. If Odysseus wasn’t clever he would not have been able to accomplish all that he has. Lastly‚ a characteristic that proves Odysseus is a great hero is his sensitivity. He is often moved to tears‚ while he is a prisoner on the island with Calypso
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