Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Blog post assignment 7.

1. On page 87 what did kien do for that whole Sunday? And what does it mean to feel a melancholy joy?

2. On page 88 what memories were mentioned

3. On page 89 what were the four places that kien saw again? And why did he compare them to dim names from hell?

4.  On page 89 on the last paragraph "kien had said that he had seen corpses than any other contemporary writer" what does contemporary mean?

5. On page 90 when June had read "death is another life, a difference kind than we know here. Inside death one finds calm tranquility, and real freedom" what does it mean when he reads this?

6. On page 91 what did the head of the MIA team mean when he said"if you can't identify them by name we'll be burdened by their deaths for the rest of our lives" ?

7. on page 94 how is a sorrow of war inside a soldier's heart similar to the sorrow of love?

8. On page 99 why were the MIA team amazed?

9. on page 100 when they said" that's right! The dead ones too" they must have a certain salvation" do you believe this to be true?

10. On page 100 what would your greatest prize be?

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  2. Answer to #1: On that Sunday, Kien wandered the streets in a daze while feeling a melancholy joy. Melancholy and joy are two complete opposites, but I think it means a sad joy. For instance, if someone dies close to you but they were suffering before death, you would be feeling melancholy joy or sad joy. You're sad because they are no longer with you but you're happy because they are no longer suffering.

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  3. #1- Kien walked around because he said everything seemed to change. Melancholy is like mysterious and joy is happiness. Melancholy joy means happiness that he doesnt know where the source

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  4. Question 5. I believe the quote means that death is just another adventure, so life may be referred to as a stage one. In death there is no more sorrow and pain, those things are left back on Earth.

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  6. My greatest prize would be to see my granddather who died when I was 3 I would cherish every moment with him and never forget the moments

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  7. My greatest prize would be to see my granddather who died when I was 3 I would cherish every moment with him and never forget the moments

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