comfort items like tranquilizers and M&M’s. Although the weight of these things placed a physical burden on the soldiers‚ it was the emotional weight that each of the soldiers carried that took the heaviest toll on them. The pebble‚ carried by Lieutenant Jimmy Cross‚ symbolizes multiple things that evolve throughout the text. It will prove to be a source of comfort‚ anguish‚ and relief to him. Lt. Cross was madly in love with Martha‚ a woman he dated once in New Jersey. She sent him letters that
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the information booth in New York’s Grand central Station. The tall young Army lieutenant lifted his sunburned face‚ and narrowed his eyes to note the exact time. His heart was pounding with a beat that shocked him. In six minutes he would see the woman who had filled such a special place in his life for the past thirteen months‚ the woman he had never seen‚ yet those written words had sustained him unfailingly. Lieutenant Blandford remembered one day in particular‚ the worst of the fighting‚ when
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Question: Why does lieutenant across burn Martha’s letters at he end‚ how has he changed by the end of the chapter? After the death of fellow soldier‚ Ted Lavender‚ Lieutenant Jimmy Cross convinced himself that his thoughts of Martha distracted him to a point where he led his own men astray‚ resulting in Lavender’s sudden death. Cross doesn’t want men to perish because of his own incompetence and recklessness‚ so he sacrifices the one thing loved – Martha‚ for the sake of his troops. Cross emerges
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evils. The first dilemma I will be discussing involves a marine lieutenant in Afghanistan who must choose between either killing or releasing four Afghani goatherds who might or might not be Taliban partisans. In this scenario there are several stakeholders‚ the four goatherds‚ the marine lieutenant‚ the other personnel in the patrol‚ the Taliban and the Afghani civilians. The first perspective for this dilemma is that the lieutenant can release the four goatherds assuming that they are not partisans
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In “The Things They Carried”‚ by Tim O’Brien‚ the author uses symbolism in order to show the soldiers emotional and physical burdens they carry. For example‚ Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from this woman he loved named Martha‚ everywhere he went in his backpack. Also‚ another example of the symbolism‚ Kiowa‚ another soldier from the story‚ carried around a New Testament that his father gave to him. And the final example of symbolism is when soldier Ted Lavender died‚ Jimmy Cross was emotionally
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particular memory so they can have something that brings comfort from a life that has not been spoiled by war. Even with the comfort of home the endurance of the soldier’s will is constantly tested by the fear of uncertain death. O’Brien introduces Lieutenant Jimmy Cross as the company leader who often has daydreams about the unrequited love of a girl named Martha. Cross carries memorabilia of Martha such as “pictures” (98) and a “good luck pebble” (99) to edge his mind off the burdens of war. This lets
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What were his orders once the troops approached? Explain in your own words. What does Parker say the British troops did when they approached his militia? How credible is John Parker’s testimony? Source 3: Edward Gould’s Affidavit What does Lieutenant Gould testify as to who fired first at Lexington? What does he say about who fired first at Concord? How credible is his account? Justify your reasoning. Source 4: Illustration of Battle of Lexington What does this picture tell you about
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The French lieutenants Woman by John Fowles is a novel that tells the story of a woman (Sarah) misjudged by her community and a well to do gentleman who has to choose between being with her and being with his fiancé. The author’s use of conflict in making Charles Smithson choose between passion and responsibility has an effect on the entire novel by providing the basic storyline for the novel‚ allowed an opportunity for character development with Sarah and Charles‚ and it also gave the author to
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Dahl uses the pilot’s thoughts and feelings as well as his actions to convey that heroism and courage can sometimes be expressed by facing rather than avoiding an internal struggle. At this point in the story‚ the main character (later revealed to be named Peter Williamson) suspects that he has been lied to by his caretakers‚ and that he is in a different place than he has been told. This suspicion is the underlying base to his internal struggle‚ which he strives to resolve throughout this passage
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Book Report: The Bridge at Dong Ha The Courageous actions of Captain Ripley The book The Bridge at Dong Ha is an extremely inspiring book full of great life lessons. In the book the reader is told the story of two United States Marines who work together to accomplish a task that to many would seem impossible. When faced with the situation at the bridge and all the struggles the two marines had to go through they never let it discourage them they kept trying their hardest to accomplish the
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