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America from the 1950’s to the 1970’s was in complete turmoil. The Vietnam War had taken over and fear was instilled into the lives of Americans everywhere. There was the fear of being drafted, the fear of loved ones leaving, the fear of loved ones dying, and the fear of war itself. Although society wanted to believe the war was notable and heroic, many did not think that way. Men who were sent over to Vietnam during the war were stripped of their lives and forced to adapt to life under attack.…

Those with PTSD show an altered chemical formation of cortisol in the brain, which deals with acute stress. “Cortisol is normally released as anti-stress hormone that shuts off biological reactions”(Van Der Kolk, 2002, p.5). Those with PTSD have low levels of cortisol resulting in their biological reactions of norepinephrine to be released. The response to this stimuli results in a fight or flight response, which is commonly seen in war. Those engaging in a state of high arousal will often…

The Vietnam War brought many concerns to American Citizens. Protesters throughout the United States claimed America’s involvement in the war was both unjust and unethical. Likewise, Tim O’Brien, the author of many Vietnam based novels, expressed the same feelings of unjust and unethical means for America’s involvement in the war. In 1968, O’Brien graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and within the same year was drafted to the United States Army and served his time in…

in regards to truth about what happens in a course of a country during the time war. This statement is true in many ways as a majority of the large wars that the United States participated in younger men were required to sign up for the draft which people involuntary went to fight for a cause that they personally may have not believed in. This concept of the a country deciding the fate of thousands of young soldiers is exemplified in An Braymer “Five Day Requiem for Vietnam” and Carl Sandburg’s…

common ground with his audience. Marlantes argues that loyalty difference when it is being used by civilians compared to warriors of war, even though he was drafted into the marines and did not join willingly. Loyalty is a universal concept that all people of any belief understand. The opening pages to “Loyalty” are not written in the viewpoint of Marlantes in the Vietnam War, but in the college figuring out where and what he was loyal to and how he viewed loyalty before the war. Marlantes’…

Young American women like Mary Anne often symbolize peace and comfort almost like a still flower or a puppy that can’t harm anything yet which proves that the most unharmful people can quickly transform to beasts. Sexism does not apply where only a male can submit to the dangers of war, but Tim O’Brien shows that a pacifist woman too can become a monster. “The girl gazed down at Fossie, almost blankly..her eyes: utterly flat…

that “My Government considered that the declaration of war against the US issued by the Phibun Regime in January 1942 was an act taken as a result of the occupation of Siam by Japanese military forces and did not represent the will of the Siamese people. We chose therefore not to recognize the declaration”. With American assistance Seni, organized the Free Thai Movement, recruiting Thai students in the United States to work with the United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS). The OSS…

Idealism is the pursuit of noble principles in life; it helps define individuals actions and gives them reason to believe in something. Idealism can help them face truth in their life. Tim O’Brien addresses in his short story “On the Rainy River” the significance of idealism and truth an individuals life though his character Tim. Tim faces the clashing of idealisms and realizes the importance of truth in ones life. When an individual is put in a situation, they must focus on the how they can…

but as a feeling or action. Overall war is a terrifying place but to have amazing people care about you more than themselves makes it a bit more bearable. Imagine everything your family does for you and how close if your lucky of a trusted bond you have, imagine that all being taken away. Brotherhood is a family and if you don't have family then you have nothing. Stated from a fellow soldier, “When I go home, people ask me, ‘Why do you do it? You some kind of war junkie?’ I won’t say a word.…

to note about Disch’s work here is the structure, or lack thereof. The entire poem is twelve lines long and has no end rhyme. Most of the poem is a list of things that the languageless Maris Kenny CRW 1301 Close Reading 3 September 23, 2016 people point at: “at parts of bodies, at what they want to eat, at instrument panels, at new highways and other areas of intense reconstruction, at our own children smiling into cameras,” (line 3-7). Despite the lack of rhyme there is a flow and…