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Marine Corps L.E....: Explain the meaning and significance of the bronze statue's inscription, "Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue." Travis 1 3 Jan 21, 2015 04:12PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss the post-war focus on the soldiers and how they handled the reality of war differently. Travis 1 2 Jan 21, 2015 04:11PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss the significance of the Easy Company and its responsibilities. Travis 1 2 Jan 21, 2015 04:10PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss the significance of the training of the Japanese and how their planning affected American military operations. Travis 1 2 Jan 21, 2015 04:10PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Analyze the theme of individual verses country as described in Flags of Our Fathers. Travis 1 1 Jan 21, 2015 04:09PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Examine why our nation's heroes are immortalized. Travis 1 1 Jan 21, 2015 04:09PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Explain the role of the media in World War II and how the media led to false beliefs being perpetuated about the end of the war. Travis 1 6 Jan 21, 2015 04:08PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss how the men who survive can also be considered casualties of war. Travis 1 1 Jan 21, 2015 04:08PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Explain why the soldiers were used to promote the war and determine the reason as well as whether it was exploitative. Travis 1 3 Jan 21, 2015 04:07PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Analyze the role of rhetorical questions and how they are used by James Bradley. Travis 1 1 Jan 21, 2015 04:06PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss how Japanese soldiers are characterized, and compare this with how American soldiers are characterized. Travis 1 2 Jan 21, 2015 04:05PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss how James Bradley uses characterization to demonstrate the tension between boyhood and manhood. Travis 1 2 Jan 21, 2015 04:03PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss the role that mothers played in the lives of the six flag raisers. Travis 1 2 Jan 21, 2015 04:02PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss the qualities of a hero. Why did John Bradley never considered himself to be a hero? Travis 1 2 Jan 21, 2015 04:01PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss the relationship between duty and patriotism. Travis 1 2 Jan 21, 2015 04:00PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss the significance of the Battle of Tawara. Travis 1 1 Jan 21, 2015 04:00PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Argue for or against the rationality of the bombing of Pearl Harbor as if you were part of the Japanese Imperial Navy. Travis 1 1 Jan 21, 2015 03:59PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Examine why Pearl Harbor was known as the "day that will live in infamy," and the meaning of this statement. Travis 1 1 Jan 21, 2015 03:56PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Discuss the influence of religion on the young soldiers and their families in Flags of Our Fathers. Travis 1 2 Jan 21, 2015 03:53PM  
Marine Corps L.E....: Analyze Bradley's use of foreshadowing and other literary techniques, such as the use of short sentences in Flags of Our Fathers. Travis 1 1 Jan 21, 2015 03:52PM