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    Sweat dropped from Tom’s face, his body physically and mentally exhausted from the lack of rest received . Amongst him lay distraught battle hardened men whom “kill or be killed” was their only motto. The sound of gunfire going from trench to trench made him shiver. men lined in the tight and compacted trench where they would await their destiny which lay over the trench. The mud grabbed hold of Tom’s feet and sucked him deeper into the mud. he was well built structure with strong broad…

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    Yusef Komunyakaa Theme

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    Yusef Komunyakaa’s poem “Facing It” is intentionally composed to create the intense scene of a war veteran from Vietnam going to the war memorial and having momentous flashbacks and reflection. The first focus that the analysis of “Facing It” has is the meaning. The meaning of this poem is to mainly expose how Komunyakaa views war and the influence that he believes race has on war (Kraus 1). The next part of the analysis is the main themes of this poem, which are the brutal experiences of war,…

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    outcomes. Stephen Crane, author of “War Is Kind,” was a reporter in the Spanish-American war, where 100,000 civilians died. This is just one of many wars that resulted in the death of thousands of soldiers and civilians. Wilfred Owen, author of “Dulce et Decorum Est,” fought in WWI. In addition to these authors there are Writers from more recent wars, such as Tim O’brien author of The Things They Carried, fought in the Vietnam War. Another author from a recent war is Kevin Powers, author of The…

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    Theme comparison essay between All Quiet on the Western Front and Dulce Et Decorum Est The book All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque, and the poems Dulce Et Decorum Est and Suicide in the Trenches are similar because they include some of the same themes like horrors of war and camaraderie. In the book these two themes are used multiple times and in the two poems they are used as well In Dulce Et Decorum Est it showed horrors of war when Wilfred Owen writes “Many had lost their…

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    TIQA Essay The story “The Dogs Could Teach Me” by Gary Paulsen demonstrated the best example of description. In the story, it says “As I did, I kicked sideways, caught my knee on a sharp snag, and felt the wood enter under the kneecap and tear it loose.” This description of how his knee was torn makes you wince and clutch your own knee in pain as he describes how the injury happens. The explanation he gives makes you picture the vivid scene in action. Description is also shown where it says…

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    Stephen Crane was an American poet, novelist, impressionist, and a naturalist. His father was a Methodist minister and his mother was a woman with social concerns. Yet, he did not accept religious and social traditions. Crane was obsessed with war and very interested in any type of violence either physical or psychic. Even though he had never fought in war, he was a war correspondent. In his poems, "War is Kind" and "A Man Said to the Universe" Crane writes about war and the nature of human life…

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    Okita Patriotism

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    myths of glory that affect the emotions, the elite is able to maintain power. Since nationalism is based on sentimentality, the elite manipulates citizens to accept uncritically the role of patriotism as a good thing. On the other hand, in "Dulce et Decorum Est" and "In Response to Executive order 9066," both Owen and Okita question the value of patriotism. First, instead of promoting nobility of soul, patriotism results in horrible bloodshed. Owen shows how ugly and inglorious war becomes.…

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    "Dulce et Decorum est" is a Latin titled poem meaning to die for one’s country. It was written during the World War 1 by Wilfred Owen in the 1920’s. The poem is known for its terrible imagery and denunciation of war. Also, the poem describes how sweet and honourable it is to die for one’s country. The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner is a five- line poem written by Randall Jarrell and published in the year 1945. The poem talks about the passing of a gunner during the Second World War in a Sperry…

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    Lawson is a dog who was tragically hit by a car. In typical fashion, the car did not stop after it hit Lawson and it kept driving. I guess there is a chance the driver did not realize he had hit Lawson, but from somebody who has hit a few other cars on the road with slight nicks and given the opportunity to say I didn't feel them, I can honestly tell you that you always feel them. When I bounced off that car and kept driving, I felt it! Me bouncing off of other people's cars and driving off due…

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    Dulce et Decorum Est Dying for one’s country in a battle is often depicted as one of the most honorable and noble things to do. The reality is that war is not heroic at all, but has in fact been romanticized before being presented to the public. In Wilfred Owen’s Dulce et Decorum Est he illustrates to the reader his realistic and terrible depiction of dying for one’s country through precise diction, moving imagery, and beautiful figurative language. Wilfred Owen uses precise diction in many…

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