This was during the 1970's when the Vietnam War took place in which Australia was heavily involved. ... They"ll know that to be against the Vietnam war is also to be against the old fossilised government we now have. ... He believes that love is a waste of our time and something that should be put far behind more important issues such as war and suffering. ... Nick by the people and events around him and Doug by the isolation that his life has presented him with. ... The time period in which Cosi was written in was very important to the character development and shaping their identity wit...

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• Grade Level: High School

Although different answers are procured amongst society, the act of putting some thought or rather to search for meaning is not so important, rather "the why" question that engages us all. ... Political events and wartime images for history sake also reached our senses resulting to having a feeling of connection induced in our heart and mind. ... Cappa's contribution to now modern photojournalism, being a participant not a bystander, losing his life in Vietnam, among other things, giving Cappa legendary status. ... The background is most probably a deserted home now due to war has become...

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Another important role of the use of repetition in this story also suggests O"Brien's attempt to be more "truthful". ... The factual information changing into speculative information shows a retreat from the war mentality. ... In Ambush O"Brien writes of the events that lead to the young man's death, something that was not included in the previous chapter. ... " (132) This feeling of regret is evident in O"Brien's reflection of the events that lead to the young man's death. ... When Tim was in Vietnam he was young, he now uses the tactic of remembering and im...

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• Grade Level: High School