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Selections by Tim O’Brien In 1990, Tim O’Brien introduces his book “The Things They Carried” which consists of interrelated short stories pertaining to the Vietnam War, which took place from 1955-1975, being that he is a veteran of the war. O’Brien introduces “Ambush” and “On the Rainy River”, which are the two selections that are being focused on. The related themes include; moral responsibility to do something generally acceptable by society, death and the distinction between right and…

Sylvia Plath tragically died more than 50 years ago, however the vitality of her work continues on. To some, Plath’s writing is a biography of her life, yet to others, her work is simply a piece of art to be admired and studied. Through the earlier drafts of her poem “Stings,” one can develop a biographical perception of Plath’s writing. However, it is within her published version of “Stings” that Plath’s writing is revealed as the Introduction to Johnny Panic states, “impassioned…

Taking your AP Composition English class has been a frightening yet successful challenge. Personally I have always struggled with the English language since it is not my native language. Freshman year I was denied into the honors English program as was the case sophomore year. In my college prep classes I noticed I was not making any noticeable gains, so that was when I realized I had to challenge myself by taking your course. The rumors stated by current seniors made the class seem impossible.…

Kyle Arnold Honors English 11-2 Research Paper Final Draft 27 January 2017 The Struggle to Be Heard Attitude and action is the direct result of any situation. When leaders take into consideration the opinions and expressions of their followers, they have created a condition where the followers are in good spirits and continue to trust in their leaders. However, when leaders enable quick decisions without consulting their supporters, they have given their supporters no voice in the matter; this…

Back in America the anti-war movement grew stronger and stronger as the war continued. As the war raged on and countless more American lives were lost without seemingly any more hope of victory the popular support for the war drastically shrunk. Also as more and more people were exposed to the atrocities and savagery that was happening across the sea in Vietnam, the people of the United States began to realize how wrong the war really was. Soldiers would even refuse to report to their service…

Realism versus Science Fiction In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting these two novels. “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and “On the Rainy River” by Tim O'Brien that I have read. I will be describing the stories, characters, and themes of these two novels. The first topic is going to be about “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck. There is a wide variety of what some people would call a good friend. I believe that George, the main character from the novel "Of Mice and Men", was a…

Oyvind Fahlstrom’s 1965 Eddie (Sylvie’s Brother) in the Desert is just one of many different artworks that are on display in the new wing of the Art Institute of Chicago. This piece of artwork is part of a gallery on display titled The New Contemporary. It features an extraordinary amount of art works ranging from the years of 1945 to today. Fahlstrom’s piece features ink and tempera on wood along with twenty cutouts on vinyl. In the early 1960’s he began to make what he called “variable”…

I have to take a writing course? Ugh. This was the feeling I had when I first registered to take this course and it wasn’t a good one. It had been years since I had to any kind of writing development course. After taking this course throughout the semester it has been an immense help in my development as a college level writer. I began writing 101 with very little writing skills, but now I’m able to formulate a thesis, develop a sentence, develop a paragraph and use proper grammar. A thesis is…

The Writing Process According to Don Murray (1972), “The writing process itself can be divided into three stages: pre-writing, writing, and rewriting” (p.2). the statement is true for most American students today. But Writing can be challenging due to a different personality, background, and culture. For someone like me, a student for whom English is not the first language, it is often difficult to know the correct format and really express your true understanding of what you’re reading. I…

Many individuals believe that the storylines in movies and books such as Divergent or The Purge where things are very twisted in the world could never actually happen, but thinking more deeply about The Hunger Games, the idea does not seem so far-fetched. Although the morphed idea of society in this movie seems beyond unrealistic, some things tend to be more related to our world than people may think. Every day, people talk about the struggles of our country and the way we function as a whole.…