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    instability are all well too common for any war. For the Vietnam War‚ it exceeded all of these. In The Things They Carried‚ all of the soldiers were faced with these burdening issues on a day-to-day basis‚ fearing for their lives‚ their perceived loved ones‚ and their own emotional sanity. Because this war put on a great deal of stress on the soldiers‚ there was an eagerness to escape the war and their life that they were fighting for. It got to the point where the war that they were fighting for turned

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    had an emperor. Within our two party systems a president is elected into office and the Romans chose an emperor based on their social status. Our president serves a four-year term and no more than two terms. Emperors had no term limits and served for life. One of the similarities of

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    indicates a sense of fulfillment due to a confident yearning. The second definition of the word points to a trusting anticipation. In Emily Dickinson’s famous poem‚ “Hope is the thing with feathers‚” she interprets these definitions and adds her own meaning. The first two lines in the first stanza state‚ “Hope is the thing with feathers- / That perches in the soul-”. Dickinson is metaphorically suggesting that “hope” is a bird‚ which lives within all people. The next two lines “And sings the tune

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    mily Dickinson’s "Hope is the Thing With Feathers‚" is the VI part of a much larger poem called "Life." The poem examines the abstract idea of hope in the free spirit of a bird. Dickinson uses imagery‚ metaphor‚ to help describe why "Hope is the Thing With Feathers." In the first stanza‚ "Hope is the Thing With Feathers‚" Dickinson uses the metaphorical image of a bird to describe the abstract idea of hope. Hope‚ of course‚ is not an animate thing‚ it is inanimate‚ but by giving hope feathers

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    the book‚ The Things They Carried‚ Tim O’Brien writes about his experience in the Vietnam War. He uses many themes to show how the war has changed the soldiers and how the citizens perceive the war. Throughout the book‚ he uses the theme of rejection to show the disconnection between the soldiers at war and the citizens at home. O’Brien defines the relationship among the soldiers from the beginning of war to the end. He shows the struggle and hardship of returning to everyday life and the acceptance

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    In the story‚ “The Things they Carried” by Tim O’Brien‚ illustrates great examples of heroic duties. In this story we meet soldiers with a crazy amount of mental trauma and otherwise baggage. We learned that the soldiers carry lots of things‚ from guns to fear to expectations. “The Things They Carried”‚ is a powerful story on the experiences of foot soldiers in Vietnam and after the war. Lt. Cross‚ in

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    BACTERIA. CLASSIFICATION Bacteria are extremely small and some can be just seen with the naked human eye. They are much smaller than eukaryotic cells but are still very complex despite their size. .the cell is surrounded by a cell membrane that enclosees the bacteria cell. They are single celled organisms. Bacteria are prokaryotic cells and therefore do not have a nucleus and do not have a lot of organelles like: mitochondria‚ chloroplasts‚ and other organelles that are usually found in eukaryotic

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    “The Gay Cowboy Thing” . A large portion of americans will hear the phrase “the gay cowboy story” and automatically associate it with Brokeback Mountain. Even my lesbian parents praise the film and the story for being controversial for the time. Indeed‚ during the time in which both the story and the film were created‚ there was very little representation of queerness in any form. [make sure to imput thesis after the rest of the essay is written] However‚ since my parent’s generation‚ LGBTQ+ representation

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    In the face of tragedy‚ whether sudden or ongoing‚ support found in amity can sometimes be difficult to come by. In Raymond Carver’s “A Small‚ Good Thing‚” a set of parents suffer the loss of their son. Over the course of the short story‚ they go from expecting him to be just fine to having to cope with his death. Simultaneously‚ a baker attempts to get get them to pick up the birthday cake that they had ordered for the day their son was in the accident that go him into the hospital. The story seems

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    belief by which they live their life. For those who believe in fate‚ it can destroy the plans of even the strongest and most determined people. Which is what happened to Okonkwo in‚ “Things Fall Apart”. Okonkwo worked all his life to be everything his father was not‚ but his fate was inevitable and his inner weakness was revealed. His family was a main point of weakness for him but he tried not to let it show. Also‚ when his life became difficult‚ he took his own life proving how weak he truly was

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