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Write a critical response to Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried.

Write a critical response to Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried. Your essay will present an academic argument that critically interprets and critiques the piece of literature. In your essay’s introduction, use at least one review of the book. Use the commentary to introduce your interpretation of O’Brien’s work.

Writing Prompt:
How are gender roles presented in the book? How are the men depicted and how do they view the women? Why? How are women portrayed? Why? In “The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong” how does gender seem to affect reactions to war? How does gender relate to the experiences of war?

If nuclear technologies have profound effects regardless of nuclear warfare, then what are the cultural effects of nuclear technology?

Describe both concepts, answer these questions:

If nuclear technologies have profound effects regardless of nuclear warfare, then what are the cultural effects of nuclear technology?

And

How have shifting political situations and experimental regimes changed the meaning of the bomb for the nuclear weapons scientific community involved in los alamos national laboratory, scientists experiences with the bomb, and the nature of their scientific pursuit

The defense of “duress” cannot be used in cases of murder. In your opinion, is this exception reasonable? Why or why not?

There are two types of affirmative defenses: “justification” and “excuse.” Choose one “justification” defense (self-defense, duress, etc.) and one “excuse” defense (infancy, mistake of fact, intoxication, etc.) to discuss. What are they? How do they differ? How can they be used at trial? Does either defense relieve a defendant of culpability? Should they?

Part II

The defense of “duress” cannot be used in cases of murder. In your opinion, is this exception reasonable? Why or why not? Can you provide a situation where “duress” should be an affirmative defense for murder?

DB2. 350 words.
Supported by at least 2 peer reviewed, scholarly sources. Sources used for studies or statistical information should be less than 10 years old. Direct quoting should be limited. Interpretation in your own words is expected.

1) Visit the FBI website at www.fbi.gov and search for the crime laboratory. What services are provided to law enforcement by the lab?

2) Pick one of the FBI services provided and create a request for analysis of specific evidence collected at a fictional crime scene. What testing would you request the FBI lab to do for your case?

3) Review the 2-part “body farm” video on the same FBI lab website and discuss what you found to be interesting.