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Eng. IV Assignments, information
Frankenstein
APE IV due dates, assignments, etc.
Mar. 28 Movie, Gattica or (my choice-- Mary Shelley bio) Begin Frankenstein April 1-Blog April 2 Chapters 1-4, Frankenstein April 3 Chapter 5 and essays in class April 7 Through Chapter 7 April 9 Through Vol II, Chap. I & II April 21 Through Chap. III of VOLUME III Extra credit for your own copy! In-class writing MC practice
APE III due dates and assignments
Arg. Against Nat'l ID Cards, Ques. 3 p. 616, TIA Mar. 24 MC Practice, 5 Steps, p. 247 Mar. 28 Arg. Paper Peer Reviews April 1 April 2-Begin The Things They Carried ACT Prep Course April 4 FINAL DRAFT ARG. PAPER APRIL 7 MAP TESTING April 8-10 TTTC through p 38 April 11 TTTC through p 61 by April 14 APE III TEST MAY 14 Final Book review May
What do you think the signficance of this character is? How did parting with Dink affect the soldiers in the troop, and likewise, do you think it affected Poppa-San Emotionally, Spiritually, or Physically.
I think that Dink is a symbol of the peace that may indeed exist in Vietnam. They form a bond with the old man, and they are saddened to leave him. They feel depressed after leaving him but overall are glad that they came to meet him.
I agree that the old man is a symbol of the peace that may have existed. It also may have reminded them that they were killing real people who had lives and wives and feelings
I agree. I think the old man was to remind the reader that there where actual people with personalities, families, and lifes. And that we where in their country, invading their space
Poppa-San or Dink's character symbolized a kind of friendship between the Alpha Company. You have to be careful, you have to know where the "safe-spots" are (you have to be careful so the group is not torn apart), and you have to have a slow friendship and develop things at a good pace. Or else you are going to end up with everyone just killing each other because you will judge a person to quick and end up hating them. You are also with your group for a long time and it does not take a long time to make each other mad.
It symbolizes a type of peace between the men and reminded the men that there are people waiting for them to come home.
Dink to me symbolizes tranquility, harmony, and familiarity to the solider which is something the men needed because they have been in the war for a while
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I think that Dink is a symbol of the peace that may indeed exist in Vietnam. They form a bond with the old man, and they are saddened to leave him. They feel depressed after leaving him but overall are glad that they came to meet him.
I agree that the old man is a symbol of the peace that may have existed. It also may have reminded them that they were killing real people who had lives and wives and feelings
Maybe it is the constant reminder that we all want to live our small lives in our small ways...
I agree. I think the old man was to remind the reader that there where actual people with personalities, families, and lifes. And that we where in their country, invading their space
Poppa-San or Dink's character symbolized a kind of friendship between the Alpha Company. You have to be careful, you have to know where the "safe-spots" are (you have to be careful so the group is not torn apart), and you have to have a slow friendship and develop things at a good pace. Or else you are going to end up with everyone just killing each other because you will judge a person to quick and end up hating them. You are also with your group for a long time and it does not take a long time to make each other mad.
It symbolizes a type of peace between the men and reminded the men that there are people waiting for them to come home.
Dink to me symbolizes tranquility, harmony, and familiarity to the solider which is something the men needed because they have been in the war for a while
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