Analysis Of The Book ' The 104th Platoon Squad ' By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The characters in the novel Tomorrow When the War Began (TWTWB) (1993) begin as very human, very believable and, very ordinary. Then their lives are changed in an instant and they are forced to respond, to change, to grow and to adapt.. The characterisation is so well done that Ellie, Robyn, Fi, Homer, Chris, Corrie, Kevin and Lee become real to the reader, and you find yourself relating to them as you would actual people. Author John Marsden creates characters based on Australia’s unique multicultural society in TWTWB. The novel is based on an Australian town where John Marsden uses stereotypes as the main characters. They start out as fairly stereotypical examples of teenagers, but they undergo a character metamorphosis as the story progresses. Characters such as Homer, first introduced as a very stereotypical law-breaking teenager often seen in todays society, undergoes a transformation into a strong leader as the story develops.

The Sniper, written by Liam O’Flaherty, is a story about a Republican sniper in the Irish civil war in 1922. This story tells of a night spent on a roof looking for the enemy, the Free-Staters. In this short description of the nights events, the sniper kills 3 people; a soldier, an informer, and finally an enemy sniper on the roof across the road from him. In the end this enemy sniper turns out to be the republicans brother. This story shows the the specific characteristics a sniper must have to carry out their duty. A key moment in this text which influenced the sniper is the Civil war itself.

Special Forces soldiers work in foreign lands with situations which are not always completely clear from its beginning. The Special Operation Imperatives serve as the base for success by providing the framework to develop and assist the host nation in achieving their desired goals. Through this essay I will use the novel “The Ugly American” (William J. Lederer & Eugene Burdick) to provide context to the benefits of applying such imperatives and the consequences of improper application. I will bring to light the actions of the characters and depict the reasons why the application of the imperative made the character succeed or fail in his desired goal.

Study by definition is the application of mind to the knowledge that one have, as by reading, observation, writing or talking. Many people have acknowledged the benefits of studies in lives and that is one of the reason why the education system exist. Studies have lots of advantages, but if people both study and apply it to their lives, the knowledge that they have would last longer and give more benefits to them. In “Of Studies,” Francis Bacon points out about the importance of studies and how it is useful in practical application. In “The Colonel,” Michael Hogan describes his experiences in learning tennis from an army colonel who also taught him life’s lessons. Although Bacon and Hogan are both writing about knowledge and lessons, that

The novel, Ghost Soldiers, written by Hampton Sides, is a great work of literature, depicting the true horrors of war, friendship, and the one thing that was never lost, hope. The non-fictional book takes place in the Philippines during the Japanese occupation of the islands from 1942 and goes through three gruesome years to end in the year of 1945. The book begins with the idea of surrendering Bataan, an American occupied area of the Philippines, because of the severe amount of wounded and very little defense to last out or defeat the incoming Imperial Army. General Edward King formally surrendered Bataan and this marked the start of what would be later called

I have put myself in the place of one of the soldiers in the boat. I am a reinforcement and a support to those already fighting and trying to conquer Constantinople.

Carolyn Forche, author of The Colonel, writes this poem in a prose style technique. Prose poetry is a communicative stye that sounds natural and uses correct grammatical structure, but refrains from employing rhythmic arrangement ("Prose Examples and Definition..."). The focus of the poem begins with an ordinary family and the details of a routine day; however, this quickly develops with the sudden detail “a pistol on the cushion beside him” and induces a major tonal shift. Forche commences objective imagery to exhibit the negative connotations the Colonel possesses and compares this to the normal lifestyle of the family. Readers of the poem may overlook the importance of blunt imagery and prose style poetry; however, a closer analysis allows

The book Eisenhower’s Armies focuses on the interactions between the British and American armies during World War II. Its purpose is to show the incredible amount of tension that existed between the two armies and that despite threatening to tear the alliance apart on several occasions they were able to maintain a working relationship and win the war. However, the book isn’t just about World War II, it also contains the history of relations between the two armies from the French and Indian War to the First World War. It also contains how the members of the two armies viewed each other and what they learned from each other. While the book is interesting to read and is very informative it contains several historical errors.

"I don't approve of you talking about my leader like that." I hissed, defending the very tom who had threatened me. By now Smokestorm and I were once again close enough to touch, only the thin border line separating

Stephen E. Ambrose’s book Band of Brothers was an historical account of the U.S Army’s 506th Regiment, Easy Company. The book focuses on Easy Company, an airborne infantry unit in the 101st Airborne Division from training camp all the way through the European Theater of WWII. The content of book was heavily based off interviews that Ambrose has conducted on each Easy Company man to ensure that the reading experience is authentic as possible and that the emotions being conveyed is hard hitting. Now moving onto the biographical portion of this paper.

"I wonder what made Double D so upset Ed" eddy said continuing to Edd s house. Even though he was pretty sure he knew the reason, he couldn't takes Ed s continuing nonsensical laughter. It worked as Ed stopped laughing and put on a serious face.

“Yes Ash, Your little sister is going to get whipped, and that is a direct result of you assaulting the peacekeeper that tried to put her back in line.”

Willow could barely snarl before Francis dug his claws into her throat. She shoved him off, only making the cut bigger. “Francis! That’s enough!” Ash cried. Francis looked at the smaller black cat, rage burning in his strange eyes. “Francis, do you hear me!? I said stop!” Ash snarled, as Francis padded silently closer until he loomed over the cat.

“I think they did,” I smirked. We all looked at each other with big grins.

"Marco," Star starts, her excitement beginning to dim as they walked on. "I 'm sorry, for this I mean." She gave a glance at the back of Marco 's head, stepping quickly to reach his side. "I never wanted this to turn out so badly."