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Who is Henry Dobbins in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for his character? Henry Dobbins is a soldier in Alpha Company, a unit of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, in The Things They Carried. Henry Dobbins is a sentimental man who carries his girlfriend’s pantyhose, tied around his neck. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Henry Dobbins in The Things They Carried.
Does everything happen for a reason? Looking back at the past, can we tell why certain things happened and not others? Is history progressing to create a world that’s better for us? According to many scholars, history doesn’t benefit humans and things don’t necessarily happen for a reason. We’ll cover theories from historians and scholars in the humanities and social sciences to answer the question, “Does everything happen for a reason?”
What was Van Halen’s problem with brown M&Ms? And what do brown M&Ms have to do with safety? We’ll cover why David Lee Roth of Van Halen insisted on a “brown M&M clause” in Van Halen’s contract, and why this clause was actually really important.
In 2001, a critical care specialist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Peter Pronovost, decided to try a checklist for doctors, targeting a common problem in ICUs: central line infections. How could the hospital improve central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABI) prevention? We’ll cover Pronovost’s simple technique for CLABI prevention and look at its success throughout the nation.
What happens in The Things They Carried “Speaking of Courage” chapter? How does this chapter, “Speaking of Courage,” demonstrate the challenges of reintegrating with society after the war is over? We’ll look at the basic elements of The Things They Carried‘s “Speaking of Courage” chapter and look at how, sometimes, the hardest part about war is coming back home.
Who is Dave Jensen in The Things They Carried? What are the defining moments for his character? Dave Jensen is a soldier in Alpha Company, a unit of the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War, in The Things They Carried. Jensen breaks fellow soldier Lee Strunk’s nose and then lives in fear that Strunk will retaliate. We’ll cover the most important scenes involving Dave Jensen in The Things They Carried.
Can checklists help you be more efficient in your life and avoid careless mistakes? How do you create a great checklist? Look no further than our ultimate “checklist checklist”–everything you need to know to create an effective checklist. Take a look at our checklist for checklists, then learn about how to create a checklist and how checklists can improve your life.
Walmart’s Hurricane Katrina response is legendary. The large company did something the government wasn’t able to do at the time–provide help on the ground. We’ll discuss what made Walmart’s Hurricane Katrina response so successful and why it depended on the empowerment of employees.
What is a chaotic system? What are some examples of chaotic systems, and how does the fact that history is a chaotic system affect our ability to explain the past? A chaotic system is a dynamical system that’s highly influenced by its beginnings. A chaotic system can’t be explained because it’s impossible to see how all its variables interact. There are two kinds of chaotic systems: level one chaotic systems and level two chaotic systems. We’ll cover how chaotic systems work, why they’re unpredictable, and the difference between level one and level two chaotic systems.
What happens in “In the Field” in The Things They Carried? How does “In the Field” demonstrate how soldiers deal with blame on the battlefield? We’ll look at the basic elements of the chapter “In the Field” (The Things They Carried) and look at why death in war is simultaneously no one’s fault and everyone’s fault.