Back from Vietnam, Bowker observes two young boys "with knapsacks and rifles and canteens" as he drives aimlessly around town. It's likely that you yourself or someone you
know played war games as a child-if not with toy guns, then on a computer screen. Some
Feel that playing war games is unhealthy for children and that it teaches kids to be violent;
THINGS THEY CARRIED--Adapted from the CSU Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum 2021
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others see war games as harmless fun. Which side do you agree with? In a few paragraphs,
write an editorialſfor a parenting magazine in which you try to persuade others of your way
of thinking on the issue. Be sure to include at least one supporting example from your own
experience.

Read the excerpt from chapter 18 in frankenstein. alas! to me the idea of an immediate union with my elizabeth was one of horror and dismay. i was bound by a solemn promise which i had not yet fulfilled and dared not break, or if i did, what manifold miseries might not impend over me and my devoted family! could i enter into a festival with this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground? i must perform my engagement and let the monster depart with his mate before i allowed myself to enjoy the delight of a union from which i expected peace. examine this excerpt to analyze the way the author’s choice of words adds to the meaning and impacts the tone of this portion of frankenstein. what does victor mean when he talks about “this deadly weight yet hanging round my neck and bowing me to the ground”? how do these words affect the tone at this point in the story? use examples and evidence from the text to support your analysis. frankenstein chapter 18