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  • Emotional Burdens in The Things They Carried

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    Its interesting to think about the things people might carry with them if they were forced to go to war Would you sacrifice a little extra weight to bring a good luck charm or an extra gun and ammunition to provide more safety In Tim OBriens The Things They Carried much of the story is spent describing the certain weapons materials and emotional burdens the men in Viet Nam carried Even though some soldiers such as Mitchell Sanders carry extremely heavy objects like the PRC 25 radio a killer twe

  • Odysseus as an Epic Hero

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    Plato said A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles Homers The Odyssey is no exception to this idea This theme of heroin figure is focus and portrayed by the main character A hero definitely has to be brave He is Odysseus a famous Greek epic hero displays all these qualities throughout his journey home and abroad Odysseus conquers this characteristic in several ways He is considering a hero because he was a very intellige

  • Analysis of Holy Sonnet VII and XVII

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    SONNET ARGUMENT PORTRAYING DONNES WIT AND SYMBOLISM HOLY SONNETS VIII AND XVII The two subjects in which John Donne went deepest are those which try the understanding most love and religion mentions George Williamson Furthermore he pointed out From these twin sources flow significant currents in English poetry Love poetry could never be quite the same after him and religious verse that is also poetry descends from him Many critics for years focused on one of these currents The Songs and Sonets

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