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Quotes From 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's'

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One quote that made me feel is the quote, “The real impact is measured in the widows left behind, the children who will never know fathers or mothers, the names of the fallen etched changed” (Bay Area News Group). This quote makes me feel upset that the children don’t even know their family and get left behind. One quote that makes me think is the quote “‘ Over time, the pain gets a little better, than a moment will strike you when it’s as strange as it ever was… and it’s as if you just heard it,’” (Chapman). This made me think how hard it must to be keep being reminded the lost of someone near and dear to your heart, and I can relate with my own family. One quote that made me wonder is the quote “ … where there were more troops, more deaths, more headlines” I was wondering why was there more deaths, troops and headlines. …show more content…

She was widow at 22.” (Bay Area News Group). This quote proves how war can lead to many deaths of soldiers and cause toll on their wife's,brother,mother,dad,sister, etc. Another quote that proves that war is a crime is the quote “ Thousand of U.S. troops injured and nearly 1,700 dead, not counting the death of Afghan civilians and U.S.coalitions partners”(Bay Area News Group). This quote proves how many soldiers didn’t come back and the emptiness it causes to their

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