Zain Saleemuddin Mrs. Wyeth English 2- PAP, A1 1/7/13 “The Lives of the Dead” by Tim O’Brien Plot Summary It has been O’Brien’s 4th day in war at a village near the South China Sea. His platoon was taking sniper fire so Lieutenant Jimmy Cross called in an airstrike watching the village burn. The soldiers gathered around a dead old man and were shaking its hand. Dave Jensen tried to get O’Brien to do the same thing but he refused because he was scared. Kiowa thought his action was impressive and complimenting him of having guts to say no.
Michael Vick began playing college football at Virginia Tech in 1998. He led the Hokies to the National Championship Game against Florida State in 1999 and finished his college career with an amazing 20-1 record as a starter. His outstanding speed, arm strength, and ability to elude tackles led the Atlanta Falcons to pick him first overall in the 2001 NFL draft. Vick's reward for turning pro was a six-year, $62 million contract that included a $15 million signing bonus. Vick made his NFL debut at San Francisco on September 9, 2001 and saw limited action.
Norman won seven medals in Vietnam, He thinks about his father’s pride in those badges and then thinks how he almost won the Silver Star but blew his chance. He drives around the town again and again, turns on the radio, orders a hamburger, and imagines telling his father the story of the way he almost got the Silver
Tensions finally come to a head after Rico tries to sell Deb a breast-enhancement product, claiming it was Napoleon's suggestion, which causes her to break off their friendship. Rico is ultimately beaten up by the town's martial arts instructor after the instructor mistakenly believes that Rico is making advances on his wife. Kip, meanwhile, raises the money to pay for LaFawnduh to visit him from Detroit. She gives Kip a makeover, outfitting him in hip hop regalia, and the two leave together to return to Michigan. On the day of the class president elections, Pedro gives an unimpressive speech before the student body.
It was about a retired Korean War veteran, named Walt Kowalski who is pretty racist towards the Hmong family that lives next door. The movie starts out at a funeral. The funeral is for Walt’s wife and his family is there. He’s not on very good speaking terms with his sons. His grandkids are all over after the ceremony and he finds his grand daughter, Ashley, smoking next to his car.
While working on Jack, a Japanese soldier popped up from a trench and the Corpsman shot him dead. A mortar barrage had held up the stretcher-bearers and one even dropped his end because from exhaustion, splitting Jack’s head open on a rock. Jack supposedly just smiled at the man sympathetically as if to say, I appreciate what you are trying to do. “The broken, bloody, shrapnel-riddled Jack that the stretcher-bearers had hustled away had been seventeen years old for less than a week.”(Standring Pg.2) After having a poncho placed over him and being injected with morphine, young Lucas thought he was a goner. “While being lifted onto an LST, he was almost dropped into the sea, having only been caught by the foot.
He played quarterback and HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_(football_position)" \o "Safety (football position)" safety for the football team, shortstop and leadoff batter for the baseball team, and participated in the broad jump. However, here in college he again flirted with trouble; although he was elected to the "Lancers,” a student-run police organization responsible for patrolling various school activities, he was arrested, some feel for questionable reasons, and sentenced to two years probation. He was eventually elected to the All-Southland Junior College (baseball) Team and selected as the region's Most Valuable Player in
Soul Of a Butterfly By:Muhammad Ali Report By:Samuel Burrell 2/10/09 Early Life Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Clay Jr January 17,1942 to Cassius Clay Sr and Odessa Clay.As a child he grew up in Louisville Kentucky with his mother father and his younger brother Rudy.Ali's Family was a religous one his mother would wake him and his brother up every Sunday for church and say "Wake up children were going to go see the lord". Then she would make them a big breakfast and afterwards he and Rudy would sit on the porch and shoot marbles until it was time to leave.Muhammad was always a deep thinker as boy he would think to himself about things other boys at his age would not.He wondered if heavan is segragated like Lousiville,
Three summaries The essay “How to Tell a True War Story,” by Tim O’Brien is about a medic named Rat Kiley whose best friend got killed in the Vietnam War. He writes a letter to his friend’s sister to help her through her hard time and he also wanted to express to her what a great soldier her brother was. In the letter, he talks about all memorable experiences they shared, and how his view on life and the way he handled the war put all the other soldiers more at ease He ends his letter to her by saying that he’ll look her up when he gets home. He felt as though she was as close to him as he was with her brother, but the sister never writes him back. The essay also talks about the differences between a true war story and a fake one.
However, this is somewhat odd because Leper is a very peaceful naturalist. Months after his enrollment, Gene receives a telegram saying that Leper has escaped from the military. Worrying about Leper, Gene decides to visit him where he realized that Leper has gone insane and also accusing Gene of purposely pushing Finny off the branch. When Gene returns back to Devon, Brinker does not let go of the accusation and decides to have a “trial” for the event with other boys of the school. Realizing what is going on and outraged, Finny decides to leave in tears and when reaches the marble stairs, falls down them breaking his leg again.