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What is one way that Vietnam War literature differs from other war literature?
- It includes many incidents of violence and death.
- It includes very few battle scenes, focusing on soldiers in camp instead.
- It focuses on the reactions of civilians and the enemy rather than soldiers.
- It focuses almost exclusively on violence and death with no respite.
Other types of war literature explore topics such as love, family, and coming of age.
Other types of war literature explore topics such as love, family, and coming of age.
Other types of war literature explore topics such as love, family, and coming of age.
Other types of war literature explore topics such as love, family, and coming of age.
How does Private First Class Paul Berlin try to alleviate his fear in "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?"
- by acting out and causing the platoon to get in a fight
- by imagining he is elsewhere and what he will tell his parents
- by shutting down emotionally and not talking to anyone else
- by becoming angry and attacking a fellow soldier who is trying to help
Paul uses a variety of different ways to try to combat his fear.
Paul uses a variety of different ways to try to combat his fear.
Paul uses a variety of different ways to try to combat his fear.
Paul uses a variety of different ways to try to combat his fear.
After you paraphrase a passage, what is the next step for doing a close reading of it?
- Determine what the author wants you to understand, think, or feel about the passage.
- Figure out how the author conveys his or her message.
- Cite evidence to support your claims about the passage.
- Determine the theme of the work and how it relates to the passage.
After you determine what an author is saying, you should next figure out why he or she is saying that.
After you determine what an author is saying, you should next figure out why he or she is saying that.
After you determine what an author is saying, you should next figure out why he or she is saying that.
After you determine what an author is saying, you should next figure out why he or she is saying that.
How is a close reading of an informational text different from a work of fiction?
- For informational texts, you must evaluate the theme.
- For informational texts, you must determine the author's meaning.
- Informational texts require you to analyze all the visual elements for consistency.
- Informational texts require you to look for the purpose and audience.
Knowing why the informational text was written and for whom is very important.
Knowing why the informational text was written and for whom is very important.
Knowing why the informational text was written and for whom is very important.
Knowing why the informational text was written and for whom is very important.
Read the excerpt from the COSR Military Training Manual below:
To be successful, commanders must fully understand and appreciate the magnitude of a potentially traumatic event (PTE) as it affects exposed organizations and individuals. It is a harsh reality that combat and operational stress affects everyone engaged in full spectrum operations.
Based on the context, what does the technical jargon "full spectrum operations" mean?
- the duties of a soldier during combat
- the duties of a commander during combat
- the duties of all military personnel during combat
- the duties of a commander not in combat
This paragraph is talking about how a PTE can cause problems for everyone.
This paragraph is talking about how a PTE can cause problems for everyone.
This paragraph is talking about how a PTE can cause problems for everyone.
This paragraph is talking about how a PTE can cause problems for everyone.
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