My first questions pertaining to the war was what job he performed in the military. “Pilot”, he says without hesitation. “Surprised?” he replies, and I nod my head. “Yeah, my superiors were too. It was a tight fit in those cockpits for someone of my size, but I convinced them with my ability.
Cowart, Shelby 7/19/12 AP English 11 Some Advice Dear Boy… It is always a huge breakthrough for any family when a child leaves home. This obvious proposition even applies to noble families during the eighteenth-century such as Lord Chesterfield’s family. In his own letter to his son, Lord Chesterfield delivers numerous opinions that many parents today would still agree with. In a tactful way, Lord Chesterfield sends subconscious messages through personification, diction, analogy, and rhetorical questions in order to impose his values on his incompliant son. It’s incredibly evident to the reader that Lord Chesterfield’s son takes advantage of him and this letter is probably Lord Chesterfield’s last effort to guide his son.
That is my job” (74). The two depend on each other. At first when the son would ask if “they were going to die” the father would say “sometime. Not now” but throughout the end of the book, when the father starts to get ill and deteriorates, he begins to realize that the son should live on and be a survivor to carry the
Pool served in the military from 1 to 2 years stationed in Vihn Long,South Vietnam. With his passion and talent he recieved 4 metals and became an E-4 (specialist Four). These specialist ranks were created to reward personnel with higher degrees of experience and technical knowledge. As intelligent and outstanding as he was, Pool Larry earned everything he got and sure did diserve it. When Pool was young, airplanes
He goes off to live with grandparents. Parents have another child and graciously keep this one and despise him with regrets. His grandfather is very strict on him no matter what he does. He plays football makes good grades and is a very responsible person. He does everything he is told to do, but nothing is good enough for his grandfather.
And try to stay invisible “He is a great father who has been struggling his life to earn some good money and wants best for his son called Luis Galindo. Carlos Galindo has presented himself as a great father. Like other parents, he wants to give best for his son. Carrie Rickey says, “ Demian Bichir in a performance as modest and as epic as the movie he’s in.” He wants to give his son all the luxurious and facilities that he never got in his whole life. Carlos was always concerned about his son.
He alternates between extremes of concerned family man, to being a selfish self-obsessed man. Many years of being a 'hard headed business man' has created the character that is displayed in this act. This even extends to the marriage of his daughter to Gerald Croft, suitably the son of another successful business owner. Obviously Mr Birling believes that Gerald Croft is an ideal husband for his daughter, not because he loves her (in fact he later shows the opposite), but because Croft's business connections complements Mr Birling's business. This is shown immediately when Arthur Birling states, 'You'll be marrying at a very good time.'
While volunteering to serve for his country he fought with skill and courage in many campaigns during the American Revolution, not many people know that the description above is for the man Benedict Arnold, who is best known for betraying his country. This book really showed him growing up, going off to war, and what influenced him to make one of the most historic decisions of American history. When Arnold was young his father didn’t manage the family’s money well, and they were financially ruined when Arnold was thirteen. This was a foreshadowing of things to come in Arnold’s future. As a young man Arnold volunteered for the French & Indian War.
What are Siddhartha's feeling toward his father? How is Siddhartha puzzled by his father? a. In Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha’s feelings toward his father is respectful. Siddhartha is puzzled by his father because he does not understand how his father is content.
“But there must be something you can do, my father would sigh...” (P.1, L.13) and “Everybody can do something” (P.1, L. 14). These lines show the fathers frustration and greatest wish for his son to find his talent. This does not only frustrate the father but the boy as well. His father expects too much from him and he feels he is under pressure. The father implicit tells him that society too expects something from him.