Kiowa

Written by Tim O’Brien, The Things They Carried is a novel that has a focus on the Vietnam War, and the effect the war had on the soldiers who participated. A short part of the novel’s multipart stories, The Things They Carried is a short story that focuses greatly on the themes of love and war, and the sacrifices one has to make between personal feelings and personal duty. The author uses the characters within the story to express the feelings of the men as they travel through Vietnam, as well…

I have always found interest in the way the brain functions. It is one of the primary influences on my decision to study psychology. As a psychology major I have learned all about why humans act as they do. One interesting concept is the way the body responds to stress. Stressors initiate the fight or flight response in the body. This is your brain’s way of telling your body whether it should stay or flee in a perceived or potentially dangerous situation. Cases in which the body does not have…

Tizio came by and to Sarah’s horror, he took them to John’s apartment. She remembered that Painted Girl had agreed to redo his apartment for an exorbitant fee. Painted Girl’s eyes danced as she put the key in the lock. Tizio stood beside her with a few boxes in hand. Painted Girl switched on the lights… red lights, all of them. The small room glowed. Black and gold striped walls and gold brocade furniture brightened the room. Red velvet drapes hung floor to ceiling. Walking around Sarah…

Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution (Pg. 511) How can the land known as the “Great West” be characterized following the Civil War? The “Great West” was a rough square that measured about a thousand miles on each side, containing mountains, plateaus, deserts, and plains where the Indians, buffalo, horse, prairie dog and coyote lived. The Clash of Cultures on the Plains (Pg. 513) In what ways had Native-American tribes competed with each other for control of land and…

If one does nothing and simply makes unconscious decisions, fate will not be changed. One must act consciously to change the path set forth by the outside forces. Destiny is in one 's own hands. It takes the realization of that for a change to occur and without this realization one will just act based off what they believe their destiny to be. A person 's life is planned out for them the day they are born by their parents based off personal expectations that will try to be reached. The…

The nineteenth century was a very interesting and controversial period in history. This era not only was one of great change for European Americans but also a turning point in the lives of Native Americans. Possibly one of the most important Native American figures of this era was Chipeta or (White Singing Bird in the Ute Shoshonean language). Chipeta was a well-known Indian rights activist and displayed great courage in her actions. Her life was truly impressive. Not only was she highly…

What would you choose? Would you be willing to reap the benefits of economic prosperity for your morals? Europeans and many leading countries have had to choose between their morals or capitalism. Whether the choice is between forced manual labor, or displacing people from their homes, a ruler or conqueror has to make a decision. Unfortunately, in many cases these leaders choose wrong and opt for economic prosperity over the well beings of others. Torture, rape, pillage, and murder have all…

evil things Tim became addicted to the war. It became like a drug and he needed more fighting and more death it was becoming a part of him that he couldn’t loose. When Tim was first in Vietnam he refuses to do evil and dehumanize death to justify it. Kiowa his good friend tells him “You did a good thing today” he said. “That shaking hands crap, it isn’t decent. The guys will hassle you for a whole especially Jensen- but just keep saying no. Should’ve don it myself. Takes gut, I know that”(215).…

to deal with was being able to separate reality from fantasy. Cross was one of those soldiers, he was focus on Martha so much that he forgot his mission was to lead his man. He was obsess with Martha and all he could do was think about her. “While Kiowa explained how Lavender died, Lieutenant Cross found himself trembling”. He blames himself for the death of Lavender because of his obsession with him and Martha living together after the war led him to lose focus of his surroundings. He feels…