Which excerpt from dispatches contains a paradox?

a.) and at night, all of it seemed more possible. at night in khe sanh, waiting there, thinking about all of them (40,000, some said), thinking that they might really try it, could keep you up.
b.) if they did, when they did, it might not matter that you were in the best bunker in the dmz, wouldn’t matter that you were young and had plans, that you were loved, that you were a noncombatant, an observer.
c.) because if it came, it would be in a bloodswarm of killing, and credentials would not be examined.
d.) anxiety was a luxury, a joke you had no room for once you knew the variety of deaths and mutilations the war offered

In this excerpt, romeo’s reaction to light illustrates his tiring work schedule. budding romance. gloomy mood. religious faith.

“tell me o swan, your ancient tale” by kabir “the swan” by rilke “spanish dancer” by rilke “your laughter” by pablo neruda “birthplace” by shaffarzadeh “it’s this way” by nazim hikmet “counting small-boned bodies” by robert bly choose two poems that you would like to write about. analyze each poem. study the perspective, or point of view, of the speaker in each of the two poems that you select for this assignment. consider these questions: who is the speaker in each of these poems? what is the speaker’s tone? is there a conflict? is there a message? what does each of the poems have in common? what is different about each of the poems? which literary devices are used in the poems? are these literary devices found in both of the poems? what does the speaker hope to achieve in each of the poems? how are these achievements/goals been met? directions: using the two poems of your choosing, write a clear, concise, two hundred and fifty word essay that compares and contrasts the two poems. make sure you include at least two of the following to support your thesis: tone, point of view, literary devices, and meter.

According to the study what did john steinbeck do to prepare for his book the grapes of wrath