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" All that peace man, it felt so good it hurt. I want to hurt it back. " 

What This Quote from O'Brien's  " Peace story" says about the Vietnam war is that they didn't achieve anything. They spent more then ten years fighting for something, that turned into less then what it already was. Vietnam was finally at peace, but he still wanted to hurt it back because he didn't achieve anything fighting for it. You are only at true peace when you have completed your goal, and there is nothing else to fight for because you have won it all, but the states lost this war, leaving some of the soldiers thinking they were at peace, when they really weren't.  

What this quote says about peace is that it is not really peace if you want to hurt it. Saying you want to hurt peace back means that you are not at peace, and you haven't achieved anything, because you are still fighting with it. This quote means that if you are still in a war in your mind then  you are not at peace. 

War Letters

Dear mom,

                  The war is not as scary as we had predicted it to be. The guys here are a lot of fun, their all crazy, which helps take away from the seriousness of everything else. I know you must be worried, but I encourage you not to be. The food is alright and I have gotten used to the " beds " we sleep in since the last time I have talked to you. Time is going by fast and before you know it, it will be christmas and I will be back home with you guys!

Last week one of the boys got killed, it wast quite devastating, I think that was the only night the boys weren't happy. It was like the reality of the war hit us, even me. But I promise you I wont think about death to much, I hope you don't either. Please let everyone know I am doing alright, and share this letter to papa, tell him I love him with all my heart, and I miss him so very much. I hope you are all doing good, and the house is holding up alright. I hope to hear from you soon, miss you so much, love you!

Ps: See you soon. take care.


         I chose to write to my mom because I know she would be nervous and worried for me, I also knew writing to her would settle he for a little while, till I can write again. I love my mom very much and we both have the same worries and fears. If my mom received my letter I know it would brighten her day.

In my letter I hid some things from my mom. I didn't tell her how scared I was, and how much I hated being here, I could have told her these things, but I didn't. The reason I didn't mention these things to my mom was because I did not want her to worry about me and I did not want her to be scared as much as me. I rather make my mothers day happy, then sadden her with my words. I know my mom would do the same to me.

The things they carried.

In my purse I carry:

• Cellphone&charger
• Pony tales 
• money
• chocolate
• tissues
• lip gloss 
• Pen
• Concealer
• mascara
• Calcium Antacid

If I had to choose only two of these items to take with me wherever I go, I would choose my cellphone and my Calcium Antacid ( for the stomach) I would take my cellphone with me because it helps me talk to people and stay in touch and if I ever got hurt or in trouble I could just call my parents or friends to help me. My cellphone has everything I need to keep me occupied, I can chat, play games, go on the internet, twitter, Facebook. I take my cellphone with me every where I go.

I would bring my Calcium Antacid with me because I suffer from bad stomach aches, and whenever I get an ache I take one. Calcium Antacid are small pills that taste like mint, you place them on your tongue and let it melt in your mouth, after five minutes your stomach ache should be gone. I would choose this item because it helps me everyday when I don't feel well. Those are my two items that I would bring with me if I could only bring two.

The Vietnam war

                    Today in class I learned that we would be reading " The things they carried" by Tim O'Brien. To understand  the novel we had to first understand where it took place and the circumstances of the setting they were in. The setting in the book takes place in Vietnam during the war. Before starting the discussion about the book, I first wrote down some questions I wanted to know about the Vietnam war. The questions I wanted to know were: What caused the war? How long did the war last? Who was fighting in the war? What were they fighting for? and what was the outcome of the war?

During the discussion, all of my questions were answered, not only helping my knowledge towards the book, but also my knowledge about the world. I learned that the Vietnam war was caused because of the United states fear of Communism spreading through South-east Asia. The Vietnam war lasted more then 10 years and the fight was between the North Vietnamese and the South Vietnamese, the Americans were supporting the South. The outcome of the war was that the capital of South Vietnam, Saigon, fell. And the North occupied the entire country. The united states lost. The class discussion taught me a lot, and has helped me to understand the book.