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“The Things They Carried” is a story based on the soldiers’ experiences in the Vietnam War and their experiences after the war. The story begins with a character named Jimmy Cross, who is the Lieutenant of the Alpha Company. Jimmy Cross carries letters from a girl named Martha, who he dated before he joined the army. He also carries her good luck pebble in his mouth. The narrator later describes items the other soldiers in the Company are carrying. Some of the items were insect repellant, knives

Bartolome-Esteban Murillo, Saint Thomas of Villanueva Giving Alms to the Poor 1678 This painting grabbed my attention with the goldish and yellowish coloring of the foggy like substance that the woman with the three babies above the saint seems to be floating in. This painting also called me over to it because of the rounded and blackened corners from a distance they just looked like wear and tear on the painting but upon viewing it more closely I noticed that it is the under passage of an arch

story by Tim O’Brien, Lieutenant Jimmy cross leads a platoon of men in the Vietnam War. Unable to keep his thoughts from his unrequited love interested, Martha, Cross allowed his platoon to become lax in their duties and mentally removed from the war. The conflict arises when one of his men, Ted Lavender, is killed on a mission. The conflict is resolved when Lieutenant Cross abandons his youthful fantasy world for the reality of the war he is living in. Cross finds new purpose in the vigilant leadership

Necessity in The Things They Carried Necessity is a rather slippery concept in terms of definition. The notion of what an individual requires for his or her survival varies with the particular situation at any given time. These needs may intensify or become distorted as one finds himself in an increasingly dangerous situation, particularly a life-and-death one such as war. Such dire circumstances may provoke in an average person feelings of extreme vulnerability, and the desire to hold on

in the film to add depth to his character. In Cool Hand Luke, there are some scenes in which the theme of crucifixion is depicted. One of the scenes is when Luke ingests fifty eggs, which “represents the souls of the earth Christ died for on the cross” (Christ Imagery in Cool Hand Luke). This happen when all the prisoners gather around him while Dragline served him the eggs. Luke accepted the challenge to prove himself to the inmates and to get the money from all the bets made on him. Whenever he

its wall, a large religious cross was hanging from it. Although, few years forward, in the film La Mémoire des Anges, there’s a scene towards the end, which depicts an older and a younger man who lived in a multi-family building. Besides that fact, their next door neighbors were loud, therefore the young man decides to strike the wall to warn the neighbours to quiet down. The wall that he began hitting had a religious cross hanging from it as well. Notably, this cross is significantly smaller than

in the form of a hexagram and used in many cultures for decorative purposes that continued through the Middle Ages. Around the 17th century, the star was found in Synagogue architecture in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe and was used by Christians, Hindus, and Muslims at some point in time. The symbol gained more prominence when it was chosen to appear on the flag at the First Zionist Congress in 1897. When the Zionists searched for a symbol of their movement, they picked both the Star of

“They are nailed to the cross, they are nailed, the cross, oh how much he was willing to bear, with great anguish and loss, Jesus went to the cross and he carried my sins with him there.” You can believe that Jesus died and rose again, you might even believe that he was crucified and that he is coming again for his church, but if you don’t believe that you have to be crucified with him, then you have a serious problem. My brothers and sisters, for a Christian, taking up your cross and following God is

Clonmacnoise is one of the most important medieval ecclesiastical sites of Ireland, located in the county of Offaly, between Meath and Connacht. Back to its time of grandeur around the ninth and twelfth century, that place was one of the main crossroads. Besides, this complex is also known for its high crosses. Although Clonmacnoise grew to full splendor for centuries, it decayed due to historic events. This essay is briefly focused on its archaeological and historical background, paying special

The Cross The cross is a symbol that has been used throughout the centuries as a symbol of the Christian religion. There are 4 types of representation of the cross: the crux quadrata, the crux immissa, the crux decussata. The crux quadrata is a Greek cross where the 4 arms are equal. The crux immissa is a Latin cross where only 3 of the 4 arms are equal. Its stem is longer compared to the other arms. The crux commissa has the shape of tau, a Greek letter and can also be referred to as St. Anthony's