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Edna St. Vincent Millay's Sonnet "I, Being Born a Woman and Distressed" Edna St. Vincent Millay’s sonnet, “I, Being Born a Woman and Distressed,” serves as an excellent example of a multi-faceted piece. From one angle, it is simply a Petrarchan sonnet, written with a slight variation on rhyme scheme – but that variation, taken deeper, reveals new layers of meaning. Added to Millay’s choice of meter and end-stop, along with a background of Millay’s person, this sonnet seems not so “simple” after

I am a young Muslim woman born and raised in a western culture. My beliefs are paradoxical, as they are both religious and liberal in various aspects. I am perceived as an outsider in my own culture because I am westernized, and hold ideas true to my heart that many Muslims, particularly many Muslim men, perceive unfavorably. While it sounds like I’m speaking poorly about my religion, like I am bashing my brothers and the principles of the faith, instead I’m writing to raise awareness. I’m writing

The novella Hearts and the four stories together signify a shift from an age of innocence when three friends from a Connecticut neighborhood enjoyed a simple childhood, free of violence, heartbreak, and protest through a ferocious era of change during the Vietnam War, and the pains of growing up, to a period where Carol, Sully-John and Willie try to live their lives with the mistakes they’ve made and with the heavy burden of looking back at the war and those lives and events that have impacted their

The Things They Carried is a work of historical fiction written by Vietnam war veteran, Tim O’Brien. This novella is a collection of linked short stories about American soldiers serving in the Vietnam war. The novella contains a numerous amount of deep,complex characters who help characterize each other. In the The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien characterizes the soldiers through the round female characters In “The Things They Carried”, the author accentuates Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’ infatuation

Forty-two years after the Fall of Saigon, the Vietnam War remains an affliction for Vietnam War Veterans and their families. Millions of our youth were forced to leave their home and carry inconceivable burdens. Thus, as a Vietnam War Veteran, Tim O’Brien can depict thoroughly our Veterans’ burdens in “The Things They Carried”. His story brings us to First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross and his platoon in war-torn Vietnam. Cross is the commanding officer; however, he does not concentrate on the war but on

“Born on the Fourth of July” by Oliver Stone is an autobiography of Ron Kovic, a Vietnam war veteran. For many men including Ron participating in the war meant showing love for their country. It meant being a man and fight for their country. However participating in the war has changed so many things for the soldiers who fought specially Ron that it forced them to redefine what it means to have love for your country and they learned that there are other ways to show that love.     Ron Kovic, young

The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien Plot: 1. RISING ACTION • In the summer of 1968, Tim O’Brien receives a draft notice. Despite a desire to follow his convictions and flee to Canada, he feels he would be embarrassed to refuse to fulfill his patriotic duty and so concedes to fight in Vietnam. CLIMAX • During their tour of duty, the men of the Alpha Company must cope with the loss of their own men and the guilt that comes from killing and watching others die. FALLING ACTION • After he returns

like Bok have provoked thought over the negative effects of the media’s relentless coverage of violence. In a film written by Quentin Tarantino titled Natural Born Killers, Tarantino portrays the role of the media, which in turn delivers the very effects of violent exposure that Bok is critical of. Though ironic, Tarantino’s Natural Born Killer aims to elicit thought, as to serve

are too sensitive! All Mexicans are illegal immigrants! If you’re from the South, then you are ignorant! Most people have heard at least one of these stereotypes pertaining to a certain group. Some people believe them whilst others do not. American Born Chinese illustrates three stories depicting the custom of stereotypes surrounding society: “The Monkey King”, the story of Monkey King’s thirst for infinite power, and his quest for atonement; “Jin Wang”, the story an awkward boy who tries to “fit

Reading Log: Snow Falling On Cedars by David Guterson I chose this particular novel because I enjoy reading about the wars in the past, but this novel included a murder trial for someone who did not commit the crime. Reading Log #1 The novel opens with an investigation of the murder of Carl Heine, on San Piedro Island, in the winter of 1954. Kabuo Miyamoto is the accused killer of Carl Heine, a father of three and husband of Susan Marie Heine. Kabuo Miyamoto’s wife Hatsue is sat in the court