Describe one item that you carry and explain the significance of this object. If you were going to war and could only take three personal items, what would you bring and why would you want to carry that item? In “How to Tell a True War Story,” O’Brien writes: “In any war story, but especially a true one, it’s difficult to separate what happened from what seemed to happen. What seems to happen becomes its own happening and has to be told that way. The angles of vision are skewed…The pictures get jumbled; you tend to miss a lot. And then afterward, when you go to tell about it, there is always that surreal seemingness, which makes the story seem untrue, but which in fact represents the hard and exact truth as it seemed.” In the stories read so far, where does O’Brien’s writing reflect the surreal nature of war and explain how he achieves this affect. What kinds of truths can surrealism reveal?

the water represents a powerful force, and supports the idea that farquhar cannot escape his fate.

explanation:

in this passage from chapter 6 of "animal farm", by george orwell, what the author is ridiculing in this passage is the frivolity of some rules.

clover, the mare, believes she remembers that the fourth commandment forbade sleeping in beds because it was something that humans did. snowball, napoleon, and the pigs are brain-workers who look after the welfare of the farm. they are the obvious leaders because they are smart, and so they are entitled to eat the best food and sleep in beds. it is squealer, who says these lines making the difference between sleeping with sheets, what humans do, and sleeping in beds, what pigs do. the unwillingness to question authority makes the oppressed to obey without thinking.

your eyes are the first things that you open

answer: ok heres what i got on google

explanation: to recognize illness in frogs, toads, newts, or salamanders, look for the following signs:

inactivity or unusual behaviors. the first thing you might notice in your amphibian is abnormal behavior or appearance.

gradual or sudden weight loss.

body/abdominal bloat.

skin blotches.

eye cloudiness.

edema.