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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
I'm wondering if the moral behind the thumb is that a lot of teenagers and children fought against Americans so I think that the thumb belonged to a teenager or child that they had to kill before he killed them?????? I have NO IDEA if that is anywhere close to the moral but that is what I thought when I read it.
i think the author put the thumb in to show how much the war damaged the men...they were so desparate for some humor or entertainment that the man cut a thumb off a poor dead vietnamese boy. there isnt a moral, the guy just said that sarcastically
I don't think Sanders really had a specific moral in mind. Not something he could put into words. It simply struck a cord with him. He felt that there was something to be learned.
At the bottom of page 13, when asked about the moral, Sanders says: "It's like with that old TV show- Paladin. Have gun, will travel." I think the moral may be that it proved that the war doesn't care how old you are nor does the enemy. You have a gun in a war zone you're gonna get shot at and possibly hit regardless if you're a kid or an old man. I think the kid's thumb was a reminder of that and a charm to hopefully put of dying young.
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I did not see the moral as a moral about the thumb. I saw it as a joke about the guy being a pot head.
correct me if i am wrong.
I would have to agree with ket_09...that's pretty great...what is the moral behind smoking pot? Is there any? Anywho...yeah.
I'm wondering if the moral behind the thumb is that a lot of teenagers and children fought against Americans so I think that the thumb belonged to a teenager or child that they had to kill before he killed them?????? I have NO IDEA if that is anywhere close to the moral but that is what I thought when I read it.
i think the author put the thumb in to show how much the war damaged the men...they were so desparate for some humor or entertainment that the man cut a thumb off a poor dead vietnamese boy. there isnt a moral, the guy just said that sarcastically
I don't think Sanders really had a specific moral in mind. Not something he could put into words. It simply struck a cord with him. He felt that there was something to be learned.
At the bottom of page 13, when asked about the moral, Sanders says: "It's like with that old TV show- Paladin. Have gun, will travel." I think the moral may be that it proved that the war doesn't care how old you are nor does the enemy. You have a gun in a war zone you're gonna get shot at and possibly hit regardless if you're a kid or an old man. I think the kid's thumb was a reminder of that and a charm to hopefully put of dying young.
Nice thought imeon i never thought anything of that comment really, but i guess that would change things quite a bit.
There is no moral to it but the men needed a bit of amusment and it was probably said for a comical relief
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