Missing in action

Cross is the leader of the platoon that Tim O’ Brien was in. He held the responsibility of his comrades’ lives. During the war, he was leading his platoon meanwhile constantly distracted his thoughts of everything about Martha. He would often fantasize as well about her and would wonder if she’s still a virgin. Unfortunately, Ted Lavender, a soldier part of the platoon, was killed in action while trying to take a piss in the bush. This brought grief to Lt. Cross as in him blaming himself for not being cautious and caring about his platoon. He began to realize the state that he is in, the state that he’s in the reality of wartime and is holding the lives of his squad members. He decided that “there was no great mystery” and burns all the things that reminded him of Martha. (Page 23) What this quote means is that it was clear to him that he had to blame himself for the cause of Ted Lavender’s death. By deciding not to fantasize about Martha and not have her letter on him anymore, he takes his role as a platoon leader more seriously. From foolishly not being focused and serious about war and day dreaming about Martha, to taking…

face to face group known as the platoon is his most basic aim, and depicting the story telling event and the community it creates is his basic method (Barden 2010, 6)”. For some this can be a way to lighten the emotional load. Lieutenant Cross carries a pebble with him, a good luck charm from his “want to be” girlfriend. The letters he totes around are not really “love letters” but he pretends they are. These items give him a mental escape from the war. This is a dangerous illusion. In a war…

childhood, “ […] that of the child as sinful and in need of discipline and training.” (18 Hintz, Tribunella) The actions brought on by a sinful child relate to mischievous and criminal behavior, “[…] especially for poor and working-class children.” (19 Hintz, Tribunella) Throughout the read we see characteristics of a sinful child reflected in Hugo’s actions. It begins with stealing parts from Mr. Melies, who is the toy merchant; whom we find ourselves face to face with in the images discussed…

The zero-tolerance policy was created to make the school environment safer for the students, the faculty and the community. The policy address violent actions, possession of weapons and drugs with suspension and expulsion. The standard protocol for zero-tolerance eliminates the individual’s moral decision making as every case is conducted in the same manner, no matter the circumstance. As presented in “Stolen Trust”, by Kailey Burger and Meira Levinson, a great teacher-student relationship is…

definitely laughable. I felt like everyone in my proximity was chuckling under their breath. Watching as my face began to light up bright red with immense, embarrassment as my frail arms began to shake under the force of the barbell. I would have laughed too. Entering a new environment like this made me overwhelmed and lost; without my veteran workout partner by my side, I would have been eaten alive. Eaten by the fear of failure. Eaten by the anxiety living inside me. At this time in my life I…

fire. The bills left on the kitchen counter, the Verizon bill. The dog that detective believes was a pet within the residence. Did anybody take the dog before the fire? The vehicles that were not in the garage. The neighbor discovering his rear license plates were gone, that he reported on the evening of the incident. The license plates from the neighbor that he reported were missing before the incident had occurred. But besides all that I would focus on the frame that said, "Love Birds", the…

together exposes the dramatic changes that warfare can impose on a person and their relationships. When Steven returns from war Mary notices one thing, his lips are missing. “Steven returned from the war without lips…I expected lips. Dead or alive, but with lips,” (Bender 21). Immediately Bender exposes Mary’s apparent infatuation with Steven’s missing lips; these lips, however, symbolize something bigger, a more overarching change in Steven. Mary’s focus on this physical aspect of Steven that…

husband, she went upstairs to form a plan and a tidy herself up. Mary even went to the grocery store to buy vegetables to compliment her meal. Arriving home to find her husband lying dead on the floor, knowing full well who did it, she still managed to sob and weep over her husband’s death. PARAGRAPH 2 Roald Dahl used characterization a very important part in this short story that has developed the protagonist both directly and indirectly. The usage of the indirect characterization is leading…

opened the browser and started browsing missing children, she read many articles about them. She got to the end of the google page and realized that she skipped some of the websites. So she opened the websites and started reading about other missing children. Each website had the same person. Oh my gosh. What? She thought, just as Sean raged into her house. "Why does the websites say your missing? Tekica, what 's going on. Do you know anything about this," he realized tears in her eyes, "are…

have fallen for Ron. There are small plants that show her dedication to him. To make more exciting and dynamic characters, try to create more powerful dialogue. Right now, the dialogue is pretty straightforward and sounds a bit on the nose, (example) “What are you doing?” “Preparing to kill you.” Avoid cliché lines like, “You won’t get away with this.” Try to add subtext. Avoid repeating conversations. It feels like Terry says several times that he believes Ron did it, and then later that Frank…