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Norman Bowker arrived in Vietnam thinking that the amount of medals and awards a man receives determines the amount of courage they have. But because of this belief, Bowker has an emotional life due to the many atrocities he experienced in the Vietnam War, and especially with Kiowa’s death. These emotions that Bowker goes through are not in the form of anger toward the world, but instead they are feelings of self-hatred and extreme survivor’s guilt directed upon himself. After serving in the Vietnam

INTRODUCTION - ~ THESIS - When evaluating Arnold “Junior” Spirit from Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian and Jin Wang from Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese, similarities radiate in both characters as their disparity in race deem the two of them as outcasts in the entirety of society. In addition to their lack of social interactions, their uniformity in their impulsive decisions cost them each a dear friend. Although Junior and Jin are quite similar, they share

Why the Proper Treatment of Veterans with PTSD will Reduce the Rate of Suicides Soldiers who return home may not only have physical setbacks, but are mentally traumatized from what they have witnessed while serving our country. Veterans are more prone to be diagnosed with PTSD due to the combat they experience or witness on the field. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans has been prevalent for decades and there is still no known treatment option that has been found entirely effective

My love of books and language began in an unexpected way. When I was eight years old, my sister and I switched rooms, and I was given the larger one. In revenge, my sister convinced my parents to use this room as the family library. At the time I was furious at the thought of books taking the place of my doll collection and having to move my stuffed animals to the attic. But I soon grew accustomed to falling asleep facing a wall of novels arranged in alphabetical order. And when I could not fall

I have decided to discuss the Japanese culture because we have the foreign exchange students visiting us October seventeenth though the nineteenth and I thought it would be nice to learn about their culture beforehand. I also would like to learn more about the Japanese culture because when I become a nurse, I want to be aware of cultural differences. I will be giving a brief overview of the culture, talking about their religion, community customs, family roles and organization, how they communicate

The film Grave of the Fireflies expertly depicts World War II from the perspective of two young Japanese citizens of the city of Kobe. As viewers follow their story they learn several things such as the hardships of the people of Japan, the endangerment of the regular civilians, and the unnecessary brutality of the American military. But the film, like all else, has its limitations, these include prospective and lack of time. Hardship is emphasized everywhere in the film, it is constantly poking

Imagination as a Killer: An Analysis of Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried” In Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”, O’Brien created several allusions that each character endured during the Vietnam War. Throughout the story were vast representations of the things soldiers carried both mentally and physically. The things they carried symbolized their individual roles internally and externally. In addition to symbolism, imagination was a focal theme that stood out amongst the characters. This

Just Another Illusion? What is misrepresentation? Well, the basic definition of misrepresentation states that it is “the action or offense of giving a false or misleading account of the nature of something” (). In the novels Nectar in a Sieve and Born on the Fourth of July, I was introduced to the idea of misrepresentation, which correlates with the theme of injustice, through the construction of the tannery and the glamorization of the Vietnam war. The lives of both of the main characters from

In the 1988 film, Grave of the Fireflies, a boy named Seita and his younger sister Setsuko struggle to survive in Japan towards the end of the war. The animated film begins with Seita dying in what appears to be a subway station. The remainder of the film is a recollection of the end of his days. These flashbacks begin with him storing aways some essentials in the ground before an air raid. Setsuko says behind with her brother to be taken to the shelter while their mother gets a head start due to

Netflix has released the second season of the Marvel Comics superhero show Daredevil on March 18. If you ask me, binge-watching never so felt good. In the second season, mild-mannered lawyer Matt Murdock continues being a superhero at night while dealing with financial problems from his law-film Nelson & Murdock, co-headed by his long time and fellow lawyer, Franklin “Foggy” Nelson. Their secretary and paralegal assistant, Karen Page, also continues to chime in on their work. Most of the cast returns