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P.T.S.D.(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a very common mental illness shared by men and women who have lost their peers during war. O'Brien tells his readers of the emotional burden of guilt of those who fought and experienced horrific events in Vietnam.

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Willy was living a double life, he put pressure on himself that led him to become delusional and depressed. I think it is a great example of how getting help from loved ones can save a suicidal persons life and how important it is that we know our loved ones enough to know when they are not themselves and never take for face value when they say they are fine.

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"Battle Royal "is a fight between two or more combatants like in the story, Ellison's main character was blind folded and forced to fight many combatants at one time until he and one other were left. He fought to be able to give his speech, all to earn esteem and equality with the white man.

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Everyday Use
In the story you have one sister who is more successful than the other and perceived as more beautiful , but her heart and soul are so beautiful. The picture of Beyonce and Solange for me just signified the difference in the sisters personalities in this story.

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In "If we must die" ,the poet did a great job of using imagery and a lyrically type of writing to draw the reader and build an emotional connection. I choose the "Freedom" speech from "Braveheart" to interpret what I envisioned as I read the poem.

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" Let America be America again"- The poet wants us to see that the dream behind the forefathers who established America is still a goal that will be accomplished, that even in death he will not give up on the dream of freedom.

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"Jury of her peers" poses the question of whether or not the suspect, who is a farmers wife suspected of murdering her husband, would be given a lighter sentence if she were given a jury of women as opposed to men, as women were treated as inferior to men during that time period. Would they sympathize with her motives ?

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#4 The Yellow Paper
The main character in the story had a clear case of obsessive compulsive disorder that is exemplified as she obsessively discusses the paper in every detail throughout the story and eventually locks herself in the room so that she can rip the paper off the wall without anyone stopping her compulsion to do so.

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This story is set in a different culture and time but depicts a girl and her thought reactions to the lessons being taught from her mother.

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Sarah Kay: If I should have a daughter ...

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"If I should have a daughter, instead of Mom, she's gonna call me Point B ... " began spoken word poet Sarah Kay, in a talk that inspired two standing ovations at TED2011. She tells the story of her metamorphosis -- from a wide-eyed teenager soaking in verse at New York's Bowery Poetry Club to a teacher connecting kids with the power of self-expression through Project V.O.I.C.E.

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Trifles demonstrated the empowerment, intelligence and strength of women. The women in the story chose not to be inferior and to stand in unity to support one another. They demonstrated that they were not equals by outsmarting and outwitting the men in the story.

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Story of an hour is a "roller coaster" ride of emotions depicting what one might go through when faced with the death of a loved one