“The Things They Carried‚” by Tim O’Brien‚ brings to light the psychological impact of what soldiers experience during times of war. We learn that the effects of traumatic events weigh heavier on the minds of men than all of the provisions and equipment they shouldered. Wartime truly tests the human body and mind‚ to the point where a few men return home completely destroyed. Many soldiers have been driven to the point of mentally altering reality in order to survive day to day. Furthermore‚ an indefinite
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A Thing Called “Love” The difference between two separate opinions of love could be very similar‚ yet could be drastically contrasting. In the story "Love in L.A."‚ written by Dagoberto Gilb‚ Jake has‚ what would appear to a normal person‚ a skewed vision of love. Out of everything in his world he could chose to love‚ it is his car that he loves. His car means everything to him and it seems as if nothing else matters. In the story "The Love of My Life"‚ by T.C. Boyle‚ two teenagers seem to love
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David Crosthwait By: Mayur David Crosthwait made tremendous contributions to the design‚ installation‚ testing‚ and service of power plant and heating and ventilation systems. David Crosthwait was born in Nashville‚ Tennessee in 1898‚ and then grew up in Kansas City‚ Missouri. Crosthwait earned a bachelors degree from Purdue University in 1913‚ and in 1920‚ he got his masters degree in engineering. A few years later‚ he became Research Engineer‚ Director of Research
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The Thing About Thongs The generation gap between mother and daughter has grown tremendously. Claudia Wallis’s writing‚ The Thing About Thongs‚ demonstrates this perspective when discussing the views of something as simple as underwear. The mother rants about her inability to understand while her daughter wants to conform to peer-pressure and “fit in”. The lingerie department within Lord and Taylor begins this confliction because the daughter wants to purchase a thong. The daughter’s reasoning
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Okonkwo’s Tragedy In Things Fall apart‚ Okonkwo was considered a tragic hero. He used to be a great wrestler‚ a fierce warrior‚ and a successful farmer of yams in Umuofia. Shortly after Ikemefuna’s death‚ Okonkwo accidentally killed someone in a funeral ceremony. He and his family were sent into exile for seven years. Nevertheless‚ when he returned to Umuofia‚ he found himself unable to adapt to changing time as the white men came to live among the village. Okonkwo realized that he was no longer
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David Walker’s Appeal is a landmark work of American history which was written by an African American slave during the nineteenth century. David Walker’s Appeal arguably the most radical of all anti- slavery documents‚ caused a great stir when it was published in September of 1829 calling for slaves to revolt against their masters. The piece of work exposed white racism and gave inspiration to abolitionists in hopes that one day change would come. David Walker’s Appeal which consisted of four articles
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When seeing “Sebastian’s Voodoo” by Joaquin Baldwin for the first time I felt very sad. I notice many voodoo dolls were being tortured and killed. In addition‚ the main doll sacrifices its own life in order to save his friends. The way Joaquin Baldwin represent sadness in the film is by focusing on the animation style‚ along with the different moods and the use of sounds. Joaquin Baldwin used many realistic and detailed effects to show the overall setting of the horrible conditions that the voodoo
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My most recent obsession of 2016 is the Tony Award-winning musical‚ Hamilton‚ written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It wasn’t the clever rhymes or the casting of people of color which won my praise completely‚ but the overall theme surrounding Alexander Hamilton’s life is what made me feel connected to this founding father. His story is inspiring‚ a typical "underdog" tale that was written beautifully in a series of raps and ballads. Each song reincarnates the people present in Hamilton’s life at the time
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The script CHRISTOPHER STREET is a character driven drama‚ propelled by the theme of second chances. In this story‚ an actor with AIDS is given a second opportunity to relive his life and make better moral choices. The plot incorporates a “time travel” premise in which the protagonist wakes up 30 years younger. Time travel type stories are popular and have been successful (PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED‚ BACK TO THE FUTURE‚ THE TERMINATOR‚ 12 MONKEY‚ etc.). The idea of a rather selfish‚ self-destructive
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The story‚ created by David Moody‚ compares to a train moving away from a station platform. At first‚ a person could run alongside the track easily‚ though as the train speeds up‚ there comes a moment that the runner anticipates the futility of persevering‚ and as the cars rush forward‚ the person inevitably slows down‚ or at the last moment a decision emerges to jump on for the ride. I was that runner‚ easily bored at the beginning of the book--my mind outracing the slowness of the words‚ but approaching
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