Creative Writing: All Quiet On The Western Front
They trudged through the vast land, hopeful of assistance nearby. The sun harshly beat down on the troop without any second thoughts of sympathy. “Keep going! We’re almost there.” exclaimed Ernest Warner reassuringly, the leader of the troop. Ernest marched in perfect posture and stance, as if his back was made out of hard stone. He always had a determined facial expression, which heavily reflected upon his attitude in the war. His bushy eyebrows and moustache was a feature that especially made you feel obliged to serve and obey him. Ernest was an approachable man but appeared rough and cruel in the war. He was often under extreme pressure and stress. The rest of the men groaned in irritation, knowing this could go on forever as they seemed
Creative Writing: After The Cold War
443 Words | 2 PagesKristina and Trey gathered all of their little belongings mostly caring about the lockbox containing about $3,600 of the finest mexican glass a.k.a meth. Rushing out of their little apartment as soon as possible after seeing a wanted picture in the newspaper of kristina stealing money illegally with a fake id. She thought it was odd that she had very very little remorse about getting up and leaving without saying goodbye to her baby that wouldn't even recognize her, her mom which she stole her identity and money from. It didn't phase her and she kept loading what little belongings she had into Trey's mustang. They rushed onto the snowy freeway still tweaked as usual, but exhausted from no sleep like usual and running from the police and the mexican drug lord that they owe and weren't planning on paying back.
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Emotional Burdens In The Things They Carried By Tim O Brien
1739 Words | 7 PagesThe author expresses mild courage in the American soldiers who ought to be stronger and
Valley Forge John Brooks Analysis
531 Words | 3 PagesAs the Revolutionary War went on, the difficulties faced by colonists army was brutal, if not fatal. Through Valley Forge, Washington's great speech and John Andrews letter to his brother, Our nation's army prevailed with all the hardships this war brought us. Whether it was the frostbitten feet of soldiers, the questionable work load to reward ratio , or the feeling of not being able to walk another step, we overcome it. In John Brooks’s Writing he describes the life of an american soldier during the Revolutionary War.
A Literary Analysis Of The Things They Carried By Tim O Brien
767 Words | 4 PagesDespite being unable to list the actual weight of each soldier’s “emotional baggage”, the author conveys how these “intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight” (O’Brien 574-575). The reader begins to understand how a soldier living in a war zone struggles with the uncertainty of whether they’ll be alive much longer: “They carried their own lives. The pressures were enormous” (O’Brien 572). This use of symbolism leaves the reader with a much broader understanding of the psychological impact war has on a
Creative Writing: All Quiet On The Western Front
1493 Words | 6 PagesAs the 104th moves on from their real first test of battle, Stash is relieved he made it out of there alive. One thing for sure that this first battle taught him is always to be aware of what is around him. He told himself, just like in training, he can’t take his eye off anything from this point forward. He now knows this is real. There is no going back now.
Creative Writing: All Quiet On The Western Front
199 Words | 1 PagesDear Mother, It’s has been indisputable here in the trenches, I’m in dire need of new socks. The doctors say they might have to amputate my foot if my trench foot gets any worse. Also if you could provide me with some next time you send me a package I would be beholden to you. In addition to the already gruesome situation, the rats have begun to eat the dead in no man’s land, and steal my bread when I’m not looking.
The Band Of Brother In The Things They Carried By Tim O Brien
1362 Words | 6 Pages“War is hell” but that is not the half of it in the true meaning of war. All though war may be hell the other half of it is not much prettier. The endurance these men also had to have to deal with the terrain, climate, and wildlife of the country was a struggle for any average man. “They carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die grief, terror, love, longing-these were intangibles, but intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight (“The Things They Carried”). These men did not have the right equipment to deal with this rugged terrain but still had to endure the scenery they were in.
Creative Writing: My Hero's Journey
542 Words | 3 Pages“So, what was life like before you met me?” Theodore asked Frank. Frank as very careful to only tell him about the last year or so of his life but didn’t mention anything about his old life. Frank stuttered “I-I was alone. Le-ft to die.
Creative Writing: A Hero's Journey
487 Words | 2 PagesAnother day was so much like the one before, and the many before that. He walked the house and grounds, slowly, letting time pass as it must. Alone, present but not present, for can one truly be there if no one knows of it? Like the saying he’d heard more than once over the unmeasured time of his existence: If a tree falls in the forest but no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound? He ambled through the back yard, pausing under the tree from which he’d been hanged, cursing his tormentors, vowing to haunt them for all time.
The Things They Carried Courage Analysis
877 Words | 4 PagesNorman Bowker and Lieutenant Cross were presenting a bold front for someone else –Kiowa and Martha. Tim O’Brien and Curt Lemon plucked up their courage for themselves. And all the soldiers in the war overcame their fears for their country. The book focuses on both the act and the result of the soldier’s bravery. As some of their courageous acts end in a glorious victory, some finish with a lugubrious way.
Creative Writing: The Odyssey
405 Words | 2 PagesAfter escaping from Polyphemus’s cave, Odysseus, and his crew were looking for their ship. “Oh, Captain!” exclaimed the worried men that stayed on the ship. “Are you alright sir, where have you been?” “Calm down my loyal men”, said Odysseus calmly. I’ll tell you what happened to me.
Things They Carried By Tim O Brien: Character Analysis
960 Words | 4 Pages,” another soldier yelled in return, “See what you can do until he can get here!!” The effects of war, as shown in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, are different for every person. Not a single person is made the same despite the similarities in backstories. One never knows what he/she will do in a situation until they are faced with that decision.
Night Movie Vs Book
550 Words | 3 PagesHe described how they were transported from one camp to another. He also described how they were beaten, tortured, abused, and made fun of multiple times. “Faster you filthy dogs! " We were no longer marching, we were running. Like automatons.
Emotional Burdens In The Things They Carried By Tim O Brien
1509 Words | 7 PagesWhen the author expresses the feelings within Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’s troops we see their individual personalities. When the author used characterization, symbolism, and tone, they truly brought out the theme of physical and emotional burdens throughout “The Things They
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