I plan to write my paper on the affects of World War II in the lives of ordinary people. I will be concentrating on Don DeLillo’s “Paftko at the Wall” and the famous Japanese animated film “Grave of the Fireflies” by Isao Takahata. I think these two sources will offer an interesting contrast since one […]
For my final paper, I am going to write about how sports and war are related. I will specifically focus on the Boston and New York and Boston Los Angelos sports rivarly dealing with the redsox and yankees plus the lakers and celtics. I chose this because I’m a boston fan and living in New […]
These are some pictures I took in Jerusalem. The first is of the wall separating Israel and Palestine, from the Israeli side. The second is of a family that had been evicted from their home by the Israeli army. Recently, evicted families have started remaining in the area of the home (playing cards, smoking hookah- […]
(Heather Khoury) The basic idea for my final paper is to research the extent of Pynchon’s “claims” about intelligence agencies in Gravity’s Rainbow. My research will be focused specifically on psychological warfare and the projects formed by the CIA to research effective methods of interrogation. These projects include MK-Ultra, MK-Delta, Project Artichoke and Project Bluebird. […]
For the research paper, I am choosing to write about the psychology of the war. In other words, the effects war has on the human mind. The works from class I will be using are Tim O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried,” Thomas Pynchon’s “Gravity’s Rainbow.” The goal of this paper is to explore what triggers […]
I am thinking of writing my paper on the Vietnam War. I will comparison between a memoir experience and a historical experience of the war. I will be using “The things they carried” by Tim O’Brien. I also wanted to use the film “The Fog of War”. I also have two other books that talk […]
The topic that I want to focus on for my final paper is in regards to tensions between Palestine and Israel–past, present, and where it is likely to lead to. I plan on including a brief history (biblical and theoretical) on the basis of the conflict between Jews and Arabs; this will provide a synopsis […]
The Israeli army is widely known as almost a right of passage for the citizens of Israel. Men above the age of 18 have to serve three years in the regular service as well as women above the age of 18 women, and their service is for two years. The only way people can be […]
The relationship between Bryan Woodman and Prince Nasir is one that I was completely thrown off by. I would have never expected Woodman to embrace Nasir because of the implications of his son’s death. But the two are able to grow close and trust each other to the point where they can take each other’s […]
Syriana is not just about the conflict in the Middle East and the fight over oil but it is also about the wars that we all face on an individual basis. Bryan Woodman (Matt Damon) faces wars on several fronts. He has to deal with the loss of his son, decisions about his career, and […]