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 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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Worth The Weight? “War is hell‚” a famous quote from General William Tecumseh Sherman. In The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ we perceive the hell that men in war undergo. This enticing story is about the personal‚ mental‚ and physical hardships of soldiers in the Vietnam War. The title is revealing to the story itself by describing the items the soldiers carried. The tangible items that they lugged around are listed to the reader‚ but we are also shown the emotional burdens that lay deep in
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THE THINGS THEY CARRIED UNIT TEST NAME_________________________ Part I. Matching (some may not be used) WHO AM I? (2 pts.) 1. ______ I was the young girl who came over to see her boyfriend and eventually fell in love with Vietnam and become one with the land. 2. ______ I offered Tim 200.00 dollars and the opportunity to escape to Canada when we went fishing in my boat. 3. ______ I played Volleyball at Mount Sebastian and wrote letters to Jimmy.
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The Nature of Things Michelle Davis ACI1248F Introduction to Literature 1/17/2013 Using nature to symbolize feelings or thoughts in a poem or short story gives the reader an idea of what the author is describing‚ but it also gives them a picture to imagine as they read. The Oak by Tennyson might symbolize strength and wisdom and uses simile style to describe an object. The Road not Taken by Frost might symbolize the way certain choices affect our lives and uses a persona
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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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vision that people have like a beautiful women‚ a field of flowers‚ sunrises and sunsets‚ the relaxing sounds of the ocean and so forth. One can write libraries full of books about these beauties‚ but no one sees the exquisite beauty in ugly. A thing of beauty can be deadly‚ dangerous and deceiving. Like a pretty rose‚ it is attractive and often pleasant to smell but it is surrounded by thorns which‚ when picked‚ causes pain. The fairytale Snow White depicts this fantastically. The most beautiful
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Arabic Sign Language: A Perspective M. A. Abdel-Fattah Department of Languages and Translation‚ Birzeit University Sign language in the Arab World has been recently recognized and documented. Many efforts have been made to establish the sign language used in individual countries‚ including Jordan‚ Egypt‚ Libya‚ and the Gulf States‚ by trying to standardize the language and spread it among members of the Deaf community and those concerned. Such efforts produced many sign languages‚ almost as many
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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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In several stories from The Things They Carried‚ by Tim O’Brien deals with the way that American soldiers of the Vietnam War related to being "in country‚" or out of their own country and halfway across the world. O’Brien creates the concept that Vietnam‚ and the war there‚ is of "another world" throughout his stories. None of the soldiers he writes about feel at home in Vietnam‚ and none of them successfully adapt emotionally to being so far from home. O’Brien subtly introduces the concept of
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