Essays Tagged: "Poncho"

"The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien: Were there real things the soldiers carried?

38 can openers, pocket knives, matches, C-rations, water, a nylon covered flak jacket, a two pound poncho (that could also be used as a raincoat, groundsheet, or tent), a compress in case of fatal in ...

(7 pages) 80 0 3.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

My Brother Jack - Creative Writing (Letter Home)

ds Passchendaele, near Ypres in Belgium. I am now writing this letter in a makeshift foxhole with a poncho covering me so the rain does not spoil the paper. Writing paper is hard to come by these days ...

(2 pages) 10 0 5.0 Sep/2007

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Thematic Analysis of For Whom the Bell Tolls

of the Fascist side gives the disturbing order, "Cut off the head [of the leader] and wrap it in a poncho. You might as well take all the heads." Also, Jordan kills many soldiers of the opposition th ...

(3 pages) 17 0 2.5 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Ernest Hemingway

Western Oceanography Institute - Case Study

ationship with co-workers, she could have gotten better attendance at the briefing meetings.Nursing Poncho just delayed the inevitable of fixing the server, which was left to replace it at the same ti ... Making some upfront investment in doing what she could before the project execution (i.e. replacing Poncho). She should have made corrective actions whenever she discovered the problem instead of allo ...

(3 pages) 10 0 0.0 Aug/2013

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

how to survive in a jungle

in control. Do not forget to make use of the things that you already have with you. For example, a poncho, ripped plastic sheeting or a length of rope can be a brilliant use in a jungle. The simplest ... a length of rope can be a brilliant use in a jungle. The simplest way to form a canopy is tying the poncho or plastic between four trees. If you don`t have anything with you will have to use your crea ...

(3 pages) 1 0 0.0 Apr/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Forestry