Henry Dobbins is compared to America. First, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, identify Dobbins's traits. Then, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, explain how Dobbins's characteristics are related to America at the time of the Vietnam War.

In my OWN WORDS, the following are Dobbin's traits:

1. He is strong and resilient

2. He is superstitious -He feels the pantyhose he ties around his neck protects him from evil..

3. He is good and respectful.

4. He is firm in his beliefs. He doesn't allow anything to change how he feels about others.

In my OWN WORDS, Dobbin is related to America in the following ways:

1. Strong, resilient and full of good intentions: America is the super world power with good intentions to make lives better.

2. Always available to lend a helping hand

3. Believes in hard work

4. Believes in the good virtues of simplicity.

5. Possesses inner conflicts, feelings and emotions: America possesses the same which defines her intrinsically.

Explanation:

Tim O'Brien, the author of  'The Things They Carried' gives us a collection of short stories which were written about the Vietnam War.

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

this program currently is reviewed as “no” for this criterion because although there is a list of text selections, there are no identified text complexity levels for qualitative or quantitative placement. while texts are arranged around historical themes and support building of knowledge based on philosophical assumptions of the time periods, there is no evidence of the use of anchor texts within each unit. since these materials received a “no” for this indicator, the current weakness will likely remain and should be addressed by adjusting or supplementing with stronger programs. text-dependent questions (non-negotiable) this program currently is reviewed as “no” for these criteria because at least 80% of all questions in the materials are not text-dependent questions as required by the indicator; the questions may ask students to display knowledge of concepts of themes, but the assessments do not consistently ask students to make connections with the texts within a unit. since these materials received a “no” for this indicator, the current weakness will likely remain and should be addressed by adjusting or supplementing with stronger programs