Here are some of my favorite "Enrightisms" from the presentations. Do you have any reactions to one of them? Maybe a paraphrase of another?
"What makes the stomach turn is the stories of the men."
"Boys take orders."
"The hope is the protection against things falling apart the next day."
"Fiction is the truth of human experience."
"War is uncerainty and ambiguity... maybe you will figure something out for yourself."
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I do not remember exactly what he said, but i liked where he said that the actions of war are spontanous and that the morals have to be handled at a different time. Also related to that, he said that there is no point holding regrets, which i agree with and think is not only something valuable in war but also in life.
JORDAN BORKAN
I thought Mr. Enright's speech was very differnt. I thought it was going to be very sad and depressing, but I ended up being very interested. Although it is not a funny subject, I thought he brought humor to the presentation and made eveyrone be interested. I think he is strong for giving that presentation and I really liked hearing an actual perspective of truth about the war.
When Enright said "What makes the stomach turn is the stories of the men." It hit that its not what happens that makes you sick to your stomach. It's the stories about them that come later.
The line "boys take orders" makes me think that some of the older or hot shot soilders had a hard time taking orders from younger, but hight ranking officers. ALthough I could not be at the presentation, it sounds very interesting.
Jessica Olexa
I really enjoyed Mr. Enright's speech. I thought it was very interesting and I didn't know that a war could change a person completely. He did a good job keeping us entertained by bringing humor into the presentation. I enjoyed hearing first hand what war was like because the only other time I have heard about war is reading about it.
it hit me when he said that he had to watch his bestfriend die in his arms
I also couldnt believe that he still has shrap-metal comeing out of his body.
I really liked how Mr.Enright presentation. I could really see how fast war changes a boy into a man. Mr. Enright reason for going into war was just get away and change his life for the better, he didn't know much about the war. When he got to Vietnam his only goal was to stay alive to go back home. This really shows how he matured a lot during war.
When Mr. Enright said "The hope is the protection against things falling apart the next day." I think this statement is very true and we can even use that in our daily lifes. Without hope there is nothing to look forward to and things would than come to an end. If you dont have hope in war than the next day one would probably be weak and not have spirt.
COLLEEN CHEN
I LOVED Mr. Enright's presentation! In my US History class we had a Vietnam Vet come speak to our class, and i figured Mr. Enright's speech would be exactly the same- but it was completely different! I felt Mr. Enright related to us (the students) better so we could actually try 2 put ourselves into the soldiers places! Unlike the Veteran that came to my US class, i loved how Mr. Enright talked about the people he met/encountered with in the war- it made it seem more 'real'.
COLLEEN CHEN (AGAIN!)
okay i totallyy forgot!
i thought it was REALLY interesting when he said he met O'Brein and they were discussing the morals behind the books.
I agree with O'Brein on how he said there's no morals/lessons to be taken from his war stories- but that it's the job of the english teachers to discuss possible lessons! Yeah, i had to reply again becuase i just found this VERY interesting!
Corey Polevoi
My favorite thing that he said was the stroy about how right when he got to vietnam he was brought to the middle of a field and with all the other new soldiers he was sat down there. They were then showen a billboard that said CYA. He then told us this meant "cover your ass." I believe this can be applied to real life like he said and that it's a great lesson.
When Mr.Enright said that "boys take orders", it made a lot of sense to me. The majority that fought in the Vietnam War were young boys who were fresh out of high school. They weren't the ones to decide whether or not they want to go to war, so when they were drafted, they didn't have a choice. They did as they were told.
I like when Mr.Enright spoke about the pictures he discovered of different people and what he thought the people in them and their personality. Including the person with "long fingers." It was one of the things that stood out the most to me in the presentation.
i thought that mr. enright was very intersting to listen to. he had a lot of facts about the war d never that most of us had never heard. id was a great learning experiance
JOE BROSIO
joe brosio
i thoughtg that the speech that mr.enright gave was great. it gave us student a reality check of what is was like to be in the v was. he gave us fact tht only vets can gave people about war. is was a great thight to see.
i liked the fiction truth one because it relates to everything some tel stories as if they were theirs otherwise elaborate and add on things that didn't happen to make a story more fun or easy to understand so thr truth is fiction not everyone can remember exact to every detail of something. everyone elaborates or stretch the truth its what makes stories interesting
Brian Hodes period 2
I believe that Mr. Enright's presentation was a very enriching experience. I knew beforehand, that he was a Veteran of the Vietnam War. I had no idea that he was shot 8 times. In no way is this cool, but it gave me more insight on what life in Vietnam was really like during the war. He did not try to be cool, he just told it as it was. My perspective on Vietnam is different now that I have heard it from first hand account in person.
Brian Hodes period 2
What really stuck with me, was the detail he spoke of. My stomach was a little sick after he mentioned that he shot a vietnamese boy, that was younger than myself. My opinion went from horrified to understanding. War can change a person. Soliders such as Mr. Enright were just eighteen or ninteen year old kids fighting for their lives. To fire a gun was most likely a necessity in the situation that he was in. This is one story he told that really stuck with me.
Well when he says "Boys Take Orders".
I believe in that, I think if the military is going to be successful like they are, then they must have their enrollments listen and do what they tell them too. If boys didn't take orders, then they would die, they needed to respect the people in their group and cooperate as a collective group if they wanted to stay alive.
Just some of my thoughts.
Peace out.
Kevin Stineman wrote that above.
I messed up.
Period 7.
Now im out for good.
Peace.
I thought Mr. Enright's speech was going to be predictable. It a sense it was but he did say that the War was about uncertainty and ambiguity. He also refers to The things they carried novel as being confusing and disillusioned. He had a different type of humor but it was def. pretty funny at times. I couldn't believe he was shot that many times and still be living. He's def. lucky.
Mr. Enright's speech was unexpected. A lot of the stories he told made my jaw drop to the ground. They were amazing as well as astonishing. I'd never heard stories told in a way that could make me picture it so well~ t'was unique.
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