The only difference between Henry Dobbins and I is that my good luck charm is a one dollar bill instead of a pair of stockings. Dobbins stockings were special to him because his they belonged to his girlfriend. ... At first it took them a while to believe in the stockings, but when Dobbin went out on the field with only the stockings around his neck and absolutely no other armor, their minds were made up that those pantyhose's truly had power. ... When Henry's girlfriend broke up with him, his war friends felt that his "good luck charm" would no longer give him good luck and ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Cross, the soldiers in the platoon include Henry Dobbins, Dave Jensen, Ted Lavender, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Rat Kiley, Lee Strunk and Kiowa. ... Dobbins is the big man of the bunch, Jensen is the hygiene freak, Lavender is scared on eventually gets shot, Sanders is the tough guy who cut off a thumb from a corpse, Bowker carried a diary, Rat Kiley was the medic and carried comic books, Lee Strunk had a slingshot for an additional weapon, and Kiowa was the Indian who nobody really respected. ...

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Making an employee happy is an extremely difficult task. When an employee is motivated, he or she is happy and productivity occurs. If employees are productive, the organization benefits. A manager should try to keep their staff motivated. A manager must think creatively to involve his/her staff in...

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In Tim O"Brien's "The Things They Carried" the soldiers carry guns, ammunition, and body armor to keep them as safe and as protected as possible. Each one carries things important to them as well as the standard issued items. They carry pictures and letters helping them remember girls they have le...

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THE THINGS THEY CARRIED (by Tim O'Brien) The Things They Carried is a collection of stories about the Vietnam War that the author, Tim O'Brien, uses to convey his experiences and feelings about the war. The book is filled with stories about the men of Alpha Company and their lives in Vietn...

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• Grade Level: High School

THE THINGS THEY CARRIED (by Tim O'Brien) The Things They Carried is a collection of stories about the Vietnam War that the author, Tim O'Brien, uses to convey his experiences and feelings about the war. The book is filled with stories about the men of Alpha Company and their lives in Vietn...

• Word Count: 1324
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Often times in literature authors use specific items to further the understanding of the key characters. In "The Things They Carried", Tim O"Brien wrote about the feelings and experiences of young soldiers in the Vietnam War. As he tells the story, he describes the tangible and intangible items th...

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• Grade Level: High School