E M O T I V E A N D D E S C R I P T I V E L A N G U A G E

Ethics and War

Uncertainty

“When our bus turned he corner and we no longer had to smile and wave, we settled back gravely in our seats.”

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Unfamiliar

“We sped out of the city southward along beautiful stretches of farmland, with dark newly turned soil.”

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Different

“We noticed to the left of us an entire block filled with rows of low shacks, resembling chicken houses.”

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Hopeful

“Oh, Dandelion, Dandelion, Despised and uprooted by all.”

“Henry tore off a fistful. Mother yelled at him. She thought the dandelions were the only beautiful things around this place. She thought we could turn them into a garden.”

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Confusion

“I remembered the wire fence encircling us, a knot of anger tightened in my breast. What was I doing behind a fence like a criminal?”

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