Secondary Research Colton

My paper is focusing on the impact the Vietnam war had on Mary Anne Bell and Tim O'Brien.  So my research is focused the mental effects of war. 
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD and shell shock are caused because the brain's attempts to cope with the horrible experiences of war and failings so the solider is forever changed. PTSD causes soldiers to sufferer because they will often recall and re-experience the specific trauma of war, perhaps when they dream, or even when they think or close their eyes.
What soldiers experience during the war changes them and they find it hard to be the same person they were before the war. Some may say that they cannot have close bonds with loved ones because the experience of near death and the fear that they will leave someone behind.
 Throughout the book  it gives examples of people changing because of the war and I'm hoping to use some of this information to make my paper better.

The Emotional Effects of War on Soldiers

Mitchell Marotti secondary research

There were many themes that I found secondary research one. My paper is on emiotial baggae and there are many cuases to this. Like one could lose a friend just as kiowa got killed. A lot of the soliders that fought in vietnam have a lot of disorders.  A perosn may have grief and they just want to get their story out.  this is very common today.

http://www.griefdenied.com/overview.html

Secondary research Anthony

I knew that rituals were more or less common in humans, but I was amazed to find out that animals have types of rituals they perform all the time. For instance, dogs circle where ever they're going to lie down before they lie down because, in evolutionary terms, they are making sure there are no snakes or other creatures in the spot to bug them while they lie down and/or sleep. If animals do it with such passion, what is to say we all don't behave similarly.

http://www.acrwebsite.org/search/view-conference-proceedings.aspx?Id=6258

Posting questions and link to MLA exercises

Good morning all.

Please do these two things.

First, post your three best interpretive questions so far for the novel to our blog.

Second, complete the writing exercises below.  Follow the link, and you also have this material as a handout.

lhttp://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/pocket6e/#t_697475____

lYou will need to sign in as a student to access the exercises.  My address is lohre.1@osu.edu so you can sign up.

lUnder Electronic Research Exercises, complete Exercises 29-1(Thesis Statements) and 31-1(Integrating Sources in MLA style).

Post Interpretive Questions in Comments under here

Students, please post your three best interpretive questions so far for the novel The Things They Carried.

Simply include your questions underneath this post by using the Comments feature and that way we will have all our brainstorming questions available in one place here on the blog.

The idea is to share ideas for Essay Two and find a question or thesis idea that we are interested in and think we can write about with good evidence and interpretation for Essay Two.

Links to Medal of Honor story and veterans themes

 It is very hard to read about characters like Norman Bowker and not wonder about the issues war veterans face today, with so many struggling in the return to civilian life.  We have to question: What as a culture do we owe these people?  How can we understand their stories and challenges?  How can we learn from them and support them?  Is the system set up for their success or failure?  What can we do to support or criticize that system?  How can we relate or connect on a person level?

None of these questions will be answered deeply without inquiry and listening.  That's the start.

Here are some links.  Let's connect our readings to this world!

Here's the link to some stories and videos about Clint Romesha, who just was awarded our nation's Medal of Honor.  (Yes, the same award that the popular point-and-shoot video game is named after.) 

Please read and listen to these links.

 http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/politics/medal-of-honor/index.html?iref=allsearch

http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/11/clint-romesha-on-the-medal-of-honor-its-not-about-me-it-was-everybody-that-day-up-at-cop-keating/?iref=allsearch

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2013/02/07/intv-tapper-romesha-soldiers-left-behind.cnn

 http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/romesha/battlescape.html

Clint Romesha

Clint Difatta-Black Panthers

The Black Panther Party was an African American revolutionary organization, active in the United states from 1966 - 1982. The Party was founded in Oakland, California by Huey Newton, and Bobby Seale. The organization stemmed from another black power group called the Revolutionary Action Movement. Seale and Newton focused on fighting police brutality. Actions like asking the city council to create a police review board were taken, but it is the Black Panthers more aggressive attitudes that have gained them popularity. Fitted in uniforms sporting leather jackets, and load weapons, the Black Panthers took a stand for the safety of the black community from police brutality. The organization peeked in membership around 1970, but declined in the following decade.

An interesting value about the Black Panthers was their form of rebellion. In a time where peaceful demonstrations were popular, the Panthers did business their own way. When peace was not an option, the panthers took the necessary actions to protect themselves and their community. It took much strength and courage  to stand against white oppressors, but it had to be done. Another interesting of the Black Panther history was the ten point program. Although it was an organization that prided itself on bronze instead of brains, there was structure to this group. A set of laws governed this organization. The points illustrate everything from manners, to daily party work. I believe this subject has an incredible amount of value. When demonstration is simply not enough it is time for action. We can now see that in the long run peaceful protest is is more a more desired route of action. Although forceful demonstration has seemed to run its course we can still learn from how this group fought, and why they feel they must have fought that way.


http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/68134/Black-Panther-Party