The Journey Of Rain Poured Down

Walking across a brown field, leaving the track, Josh repeatedly told himself “Howie is gone, we’re just two.” After walking for a little while, they approached a small bridge, that lessened the strength of the wind. Tiredly, they dropped all of their belongs on a pile of leaves, and attempted to rest. The boys were awakened by a chill rain blowing in the faces the next morning. Slowly rising, still numb with grief, the two trudged across

     Tim O’Brien, the author of The Things They Carried, is still undecided of whether to doge the draft and lose the respect of his family and friends, or go to the Vietnam War and lose his life, in the chapter “On The Rainy River”. Elroy’s actions reveal his good qualities that help Tim make this important decision, without any words of judgment or criticism. Elroy’s actions reveal heroic qualities. He is a silent Observer who helps Tim overcome his fears.     

In the memoir The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, the chapter titled: On the Rainy River has a central idea of resentment, embarrassment and eventual acceptance to change. The author creates this central idea with the use of a regretful tone, man vs society conflict, and dreary imagery. The theme of this chapter contributes to O’Brien’s intentions for the book because it demonstrates the struggle, shame, and or confusion each man drafted into the war experienced.

Dustin was at home he wanted to see where Jimmy was. Dustin looked at his phone it started ringing. The words read, TORNADO WARNING GET IN YOUR HOUSES,AND TAKE COVER NOW. Dustin’s heart started pounding.”MOM,There’s a tornado.” then he remembered his mom said she would be working late. Dustin grabbed his coat,and put on his shoes and went out the door. It was very windy,and the rain was deafening. He could barely see ten steps in front of him. It looked like the air was polluted. The streets were flooded with water as he could barely walk.Dustin managed to see the alley,he tried to walk to the alley but the water was weighing him down. It was like a river,Dustin tried to stand up but then the water surged and he was rushed downhill with

Morning brought the peace of a warm sunny day to the small town of Tributary; such a contrast to the violent events of the day before, still there was a sense of mourning in the air. The town folk spent much of the day recovering lost property. Everyone felt fortunate to have found their missing belongings. Everyone except Corvida Bratleigh! Rather than being thankful her playhouse was undamaged by the tornado, Corvida was angry that her playhouse was in Nikki Fernandez’s garden! The playhouse was hers, not Nikki’s and she was going to make sure that Nikki did not step one foot in her lovely little house.

In the three passages “The Way to Rainy Mountain,” “Thomas Jefferson's America, 1801,” and “Chief Joseph Speak” the Americans did the Indians wrong. The way the Americans treated the Indians were unreasonable. When Lewis and Clark went on there expedition there was already a little bit of congregation going on, therefore it made the situation worse when the Americans were trying to fight the Indians again. In the article “Chief Joseph Speaks…” it talks about all the Indians want is peace and the American are trying to find every little thing that they don’t like about the Indians, and pick a fight about it.

11. The narrative abruptly changes to first point of view in the beginning of this chapter. The narrator seems to be a fellow soldier during the war in chapter one as he recalls many events and expresses relativity to many of the familiar names of those in combat in chapter one. It is later revealed to be Tim O’Brien, the author.

Our actions and choices are often misjudged and frowned upon by societal eyes, leading us to veer ourselves away from our inner desires. Most of the time we are ashamed for even thinking and following on our true feelings because of the constant fear whether we will still be accepted or not into our society after acting in our inner desire. This conflict leads individuals to submit in the end. However, we face an inevitable regret, the regret of bowing down to the upper hand. For this very reason we turn our heads away from who we really are, society is not always correct, not standing up will be leading to a lifetime of regret. In the short story "on the Rainy River", the author Tim O-Brien suggests the importance of pursuing our personal

Upon the arrival of Columbus to the New World, there were approximately ten million Native Americans indigenous to North America. Today, only three million remain. This compounded deterioration of Native populations has left many tribes and nations behind in forgotten history. N. Scott Momaday, and award winning poet, novelist, and environmentalist, connects to his Native American culture by reminiscing about the traditions of the Kiowa tribe through the remembrance of his recently deceased grandmother. In his essay “The Way to Rainy Mountain,” Momaday addresses educated US citizens about preserving a rich, yet rapidly dying Native American, specifically Kiowa, culture. Momaday engages the reader in his experience of traveling to the numerous territories of the Kiowa, such as Yellowstone, by employing a nostalgic, reflective tone, reminding them of the importance of preserving culture.

Rain Man, a film about an exceptional person, portrays the life of Raymond Babbot and his struggle to be understood and loved by his brother Charlie Babbot. This academy award-winning drama stars two incredibly talented actors - Tom Cruise (Charlie) and Dustin Hoffman (Raymond). These two brothers, separated at a young age by Raymond’s exceptional condition, find themselves later in life brought together by their father’s death. The movie grabs the heart of it’s audience in an attempt to bring together the life of the “exceptional” person with that of the “normal” mainstream life.

In "A Letter to the Editor" by David Rockwood, it would appear that this is a argumentative writing. The author is pointing out that the editorial "Get Bullish on Wind Power" is rubbish because there were no actual fact to support the idea that wind-generated power is better than other electrical energy supply. Then Rockwood supported his claim by giving factual evidence in 3 main ideas on why wind generated power is a bad choice for energy supply. He perfectly used his knowledge and choice of writing to prove his argument and show his strong opposition.

Than it clicked he could use her speed to leave a false trail for the pack. Out of nowhere Frost put on a burst of speed. As fast as his feet went down they came up, then he dead stopped. A rushing river pounded in front of him. Frost backed up then sprang into the air, then over the river. He hoped that Rain would be able to jump the wide river. Frost brought up another burst of speed but stopped before he went anywhere. Rain had jumped across the river and now she stood beside Frost.

I was reading Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin and it is a 226 page realistic fiction book. According to Kirkus Reviews it is “absolutely stunning…... the story is heartbreaking and emotional.” I recommend this book to all ages because they is no scary or bad things in here. Rose Howard is a small girl who like homonym,prime numbers, and rules and if nowbody follows them she say “you broke a rule.”

Decision Making “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien and “Ghost of a Chance” by Adrienne Rich have similar themes- each piece about someone that is watching someone else try to break free of a certain way of thinking. “On the Rainy River” is about a young man being drafted into the Vietnam War in 1968 and his journey to fight the powers of the American government. “Ghost of a Chance” is about someone watching a man fight against a metaphorical wave, and the man ends up being pulled back. Each piece represents the hard decisions that need to be made in life, and how the decisions could greatly affect the future. “On the Rainy River” included intense monumental moments that contributed to the theme greatly.

Adrenaline raced through my veins as I stood in freezing flood water that was currently spilling into my mud boots, transporting stranger’s belongings from floor to floor to attic. I watched as people frantically moved their furniture, animals in cages, and terrified kids upstairs, the safest location possible. Gelid rain droplets slid off my hood and down my cheek, leaving a trail of ice cold water. After several hours of helping, I became weaker as everything became heavier. My shoulders trembled and my knees felt as though they would give up on me any second. Anxiety began to develope as I looked around and take in the overwhelming nature of my surroundings.