soldiers‚ describing to you what they humped along with them through their walk in the deep jungle of Vietnam. Some of those things were necessities “P-38 can openers‚ pocket knives‚ heat tabs‚ wristwatches‚ dog tags‚ mosquito repellent‚ chewing-gum‚ candy‚ cigarettes‚ salt tablets” (81) and some were objects to give them hope. Throughout the story you follow a young platoon of men on their journey through the jungle never knowing which day could be the last day of their lives. The author‚ Tim O’Brien
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BIRD WATCHING There are so many species of birds at Lake Kenyir. There are some of 230 species of birds such as hornbills‚ Crested Serpent Eagle‚ Bat Hawk‚ Changeable Hawk Eagle‚ Lesser Fish Eagle‚ Magpie Robin‚ Pigeon‚ Dove‚ Mina‚ Woodpecker‚ Bulbul‚ Yellow Vented‚ Yellow Headed‚ Kingfisher‚ Raptors‚ Sunbird and many others. Lake Kenyir has the biggest number of hornbills species such as Rhinoceros Hornbills‚ Great Hornbills‚ Oriental Pied Hornbills‚ Black Hornbills‚ White Crown Hornbills‚ Wreathe
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Although many people thought it was just a weed killer that was only used to wipe out jungles‚ Agent Orange had devastating effects on many humans who were exposed to it. Agent Orange was a toxic herbicide that was sprayed over large areas of thick jungle to kill its vegetation during the Vietnam war. The U.S. military did this so they could identify the North Vietnamese easier. Agent Orange had a mixture of dioxins in it that‚ when exposed to it‚ would later cause all kinds of health problems to
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that I had never visited such a place before. What made me more interesting and curious that there is an international scout training campsite and strawberry garden which was one of the fascinating and motivating part of kakani .There is a very big jungle with several of plants animals and birds. The sound of the bird in the peaceful environment was very audible their and our friends recorded the sound in the advance device. There is army training camp which is very interesting and we felt more secure
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soldiers had to go through on a day to day basis during the war; an example of this is when he says “…There were some leaned on a stick and some on stretchers lay…” Campbell used a number of similes in this poem. For example when he says “…until the jungle far beneath. Like a giant fossil lay…” He is talking about how far they are from the ground and how when you look down from an aeroplane‚ the ground seems like a giant fossil. He also uses the simile “Ape like cloud” more than once in this poem. When
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food‚ no clothes to wear etc. How does it feel to listen? Yes‚ you are right. We are talking about the wild life. And this was the life of none other than our ancestors (Early man) who used to live in jungle and lived a very hard life. Life style and food of early humans: Early humans lived in jungle and were afraid of bigger and stronger wild animals. Earlier they had no house to live in and they spend their time on the trees or hide themselves behind the bushes. But it could provide them security
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One of many important themes in William Golding’s graphical novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ is Fear. From the first chapter‚ until the last‚ fear plays an important role in this story. Fear is the most dangerous force on the island because it changes the boy’s behavior. And how the fear of the beast turns them into savages and makes them kill Simon‚ Fear of the consequences of doing certain actions and fear of losing power and being a minority in the group. Fear is the most dangerous force on the island
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muckrakers of the Progressive Era was Upton Sinclair. Upton Sinclair‚ in 1906‚ wrote a novel called the Jungle. The Jungle depicted the meat industry selling rancid meats and unhygienic slaughterhouses‚ therefore exposing the meat industry. Upton Sinclair’s the Jungle brought about public outrage leading to the Pure Food and Drug Act‚ in addition to the Meat Inspection Act. However‚ after the Jungle was published‚ it became difficult to verify the authenticity of Sinclair’s statements. In March 1906
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constantly with the “savages‚” as Marlow continues telling the story black takes on a deeper metaphorical meaning. Mainly the colors are used literally such as objects within the jungle‚ or even the color of the people along the Congo. However‚ sometimes the effect of the colors is subtle such as the
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natives represent the “darkness” of the title‚ and are often presented as imperceptible shadows among the trees. Moreover‚ Africa and the jungle itself symbolize the Other World as they exist contrary to colonial Europe. In the novel‚ Marlow describes the “savagery‚ utter savagery […] [of the] mysterious life of the wilderness‚ that stirs in the forest‚ in the jungles‚ in the hearts of wild men” (Conrad 4). Such prevailing attitudes throughout contemporary Europe‚ coupled with the sense of wealth‚ power
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