"Speaking of Courage

It truly takes a lot of courage to think and accept about what happened in war. War is very complicated especially for after affects. I guess it took Bowker a lot of courage because he knows his father is expecting many metals out of him; when Bowker just want to go back home to tell his war stories.

The layers of narration in “Speaking of Courage” can be seen as a technique that the characters use to deal with survivor’s guilt. “Speaking of Courage” explores the way that telling stories simultaneously recalls the pain of the war experience and allows soldiers to work through that pain after the war has ended. O’Brien and Bowker illustrate how speaking or not speaking about war experience affects characters. O’Brien deals with his memories and his guilt by writing stories about his fellow soldiers. At the same time that these stories make the experience of the war present for O’Brien again, they also distance him from the horrors.

Memoir- Alaska

Memoir Assignment for Honors English II

Memoir: Alaska

I read the article “Alaska”. It talks about how he visited Alaska. That the airplanes were smaller than the others and that they had no Tv’s. The boy went on a fishing trip after a few days after their arrival. He was proud of his catch. He also describes the weather

I like this memoir. By its interesting facts, it actually gave me a desire to visit Alaska on day. I believe it was written by a young author. The author has accomplished to deliver his message on his experience to Alaska. But he rarely expresses his feelings on his trip. He lacks organization skills on his memoir. It was great that he explained how proud he felt about catching a fish. Another mistake is that it lacked details of character. Overall I would give it a 6 out of 10.

The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The war began in 1954. More than 3 million people (including 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam War; more than half were Vietnamese civilians. At the peak of U.S. involvement in the war, more than 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict. Growing opposition to the war in the United States led to bitter divisions among Americans, both before and after President Richard Nixon ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces. Communist forces seized control of Saigon, ending the Vietnam War, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year. The main reason The US were invovled was because of the spread of communism. This was longest war ever fought by the United States. It lasted more than 15 years, from 1959 to 1975. It was also the first war that the United States lost. The United States entered the war to stop the spread of Communism in Southeast Asia. American leaders feared that Communist forces would gain control of Vietnam. After that, nation after nation might fall to Communism. Communism is a political and economic system that the United States strongly opposed. Vietnam had been split in half in 1954, after fighting a war to gain independence from France. When French forces withdrew, Vietnamese Communists gained control of North Vietnam. South Vietnam had a non-Communist government. This government was weak. But the United States supported it in order to keep the Communists from taking control of all of Vietnam. 

Sources: 

<http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_the_US_become_involved_in_Vietnam> 

<www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war>

Rewritten Scene: Myrtle,

I was waiting of him, the love of my life Tom, to come over because I am in a distraught situation. Oh how I miss him dearly! I was concord to see him entering and I just wanted to give him a big hug. He came with a typical guy named “Nick”. Tom asked me to go with them to Newyork and I accepted. On our way I begged tom to buy me a dog. I secretly named it Abby. Abby was brown and white and had a thin smooth coat. We arrived and this Nick guy seemed agitated and uncomfortable but we convened him to come up the apartment and meet The Mckees and my sisters. It was almost like a party with liquor moving freely. Most people were drunk the party was getting louder by the hour. Everybody was over Abby and I just loved the attention!! I changed my cloths and people were following me like as if I was a queen of queens. The party was quit delightful. However, Tom and I caught into an argument about his wife Daisy that hate terribly! He told me not to talk about her anymore but I want to say whatever I would like. Out of the blue Tom got angry and slapped me so hard that he broke my nose! The party broke up and that was the worst day of my life.  

The “American Dream” is a Financial Nightmare

I really agree with this article about the “American dream” that I have found on yahoo. According to a recent Yahoo! Finance survey released on Tuesday, Americans between the ages of 18 and 64 still view America as the land of opportunity by a rather small margin to those who feel the American Dream is out of reach, 53% to 41% respectively.

The financial survey also found that 38% plan to live solely off of Social Security and 37% of adults and 41% of women have no retirement savings whatsoever. It also found that most Americans believe that the economy is getting worse: 63% of adults and 72% of those over 55. And few think that President Obama and Congress can fix the finance nightmare: 25%.

The survey also showed that one-third of adults plan to support their kids through college, but half of them admit they have no actual college savings for their children. In the surreal world we live in, many adults with savings have used the savings already for groceries and rent payments: 22%.

The survey showed that nearly all adults are worried about jobs. 90% are worried about current unemployment levels and 62% are worried about their own job security. In addition, 91% are worried about the nightmare economy and their kids' future job prospects.

The original survey results were posted on Yahoo! Finance.

Read more: http://technorati.com/business/finance/article/the-american-dream-is-a-financial/#ixzz1jvFVfiwx

Music Review “Zain Ramadan Nasheed”

        The song I chose is called “Ramadan (The month of fasting)” by Zain. This is not any song, Islam does not allow any that possesses the mind . Some instruments are allowed in this religion. This type of music is referred to god and religion, the music is very relaxing and calm. Without a doubt, and as proven by science today, music has an effect on the mind. Some music is slow and calming, while other types are played in gatherings such as parties, discos, and nightclubs, where the mind becomes almost possessed.

       

        The song is a very famous one in Kuwait, where it was filmed. Zain speaks in Arabic, English, and French. It talks about the month of Ramadan where Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. My family and I always listen to this song every year around august. It is played in the TV, radio and more..