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16 Cards in this Set
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Vietnam's geography
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Many rice paddies
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PTSD symptoms
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Re-experiencing symptoms: flashbacks, bad dreams, frightening thoughts
Avoidance symptoms: Staying away from things that remind them of the event, feeling emotionally numb, strong guilt/depression/worry, losing interest in activities, can't remember the event well Hyper-arousal symptoms: easily startled, tense or on edge, difficulty sleeping, angry outbursts |
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Setting
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Vietnam War
Southern part of Vietnam |
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Sentence variety: Long and short sentences
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Creates more realistic thoughts (?)
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Realistic dialogue
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Pauses in speech
Grammatically incorrect Jargon Slang |
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Realistic descriptions: Sensory details
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in the graveyard talks about how it smells like perfume
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Flashbacks
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Camping
Before he was a soldier When Billy Boy died |
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Reaching the sea = ?
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freedom
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Billy boy's death = ???
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PTSD
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Managing fear
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Thinking of his life before the war (with his dad)
Counts his steps Sung "Where have you gone, Billy Boy..." |
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Why did he giggle
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Avoidance symptom to avoid the pain of thinking of the death of Billy Boy, just another way for him to handle the situation
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Point of view
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This story is told from third person
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Similes
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Billy described as tough as nails
Soldiers described as having nerves of steel(?) Billy fell out of the Medevac helicopter as if trying to escape the Graves Registration, something about diving (?) |
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Billy's death
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Stepped on land mine
Foot blown off So scared that he was going to die Had a heart attack and died Fell out of a helicopter into a rice paddy |
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Training
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No lessons on courage
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Irony
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Billy Boy expected to die from leg injury, ended up dying from a heart attack
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