THE THINGS THEY CARRIED (by Tim O'Brien) The Things They Carried is a collection of stories about the Vietnam War that the author, Tim O'Brien, uses to convey his experiences and feelings about the war. ... One of the significant concepts in The Things They Carried is that of the importance of certain objects or feelings used by the soldiers of Alpha Company to survive the war. ... "People change. Situations change. ... When the soldiers returned from the war they find a country that does not want to talk about the war and is even trying to forget it happened. ...

• Word Count: 1324
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

THE THINGS THEY CARRIED (by Tim O'Brien) The Things They Carried is a collection of stories about the Vietnam War that the author, Tim O'Brien, uses to convey his experiences and feelings about the war. ... One of the significant concepts in The Things They Carried is that of the importance of certain objects or feelings used by the soldiers of Alpha Company to survive the war. ... "People change. Situations change. ... When the soldiers returned from the war they find a country that does not want to talk about the war and is even trying to forget it happened. ...

• Word Count: 1324
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

(Salman Rushdie) He tells his audience, in The Things They Carried, a compilation of stories in order to help others understand his whole story about Vietnam. ... Mary Anne first emerges in The Things They Carried within a story called "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Brong-. ... Even though they may doubt her actual existence the men understand what the meaning of her character is. ... She does not wear her cute American girl uniform. ... O'Brien's retelling of Rat's story exemplifies the meaning of The Things They Carried. ...

• Word Count: 1540
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Though he did not have theatrical abilities to dominate the screen, his personality and character roles created an image of Ronald Reagan that helped prepare him for his second career in politics. ... Though Reagan considered foreign and domestic policy, his advisor's agreed that these things had to take a secondary role to the economic situation. ... Though spending rose under Reagan, he did bring change to Washington. ... She often believed that Ronald was "too trusting of people around him", and it was part of his character "not to confront certain problems" (p. 123). ... They believe...

• Word Count: 1676
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

He was the funny guy who carried himself well. ... All of the three characters in this analogy have power and influence, but all in different forms. ... They do this by authorizing only four networks for international access, blocking web sites, and forbidding Chinese web sites to use news from web sites outside the country. ... The fact of the matter is that the EU does not possess the social cohesion that must be present to set a unified front to challenge the United States. ... In conclusion Nye does a very effective job of not only explaining the process of global political power, ...

• Word Count: 1715
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School