Black Hawk Down Essay

The story that this book tells is the personal story of the deployment of Nicholas Irving aka ‘The Reaper’ a Ranger sniper during a 100 day deployment to Afghanistan, during which this sniper has 33 confirmed kills. The author tells us of his feelings and his actions during the various encounters, and while he does not tell the story of each and every one of his kills, it shows stories of how the modern battlefield works in places like Afghanistan and Iraq.

“Nobody asks to be a hero; it just sometimes turns out that way,” SSGT Matt Eversmann said this while explaining to a solider the hardship of trying to explain to civilians the duties of a soldier. There have been many battles fought, and many have been lost. Black Hawk Down is an adaptation of the failed attempt to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid during the Battle of Mogadishu. It started on March 2001 and it was released January 18, 2002. During the real operation there was a dramatic change between it being a simple capture operation to it being a rescue mission that is shown in the movie. Black Hawk Down is historically accurate because the chronological sequence of the operation and rescue mission are correct.

“Hacksaw Ridge” represents one of the movies from last year that I was most curious about. I love Mel Gibson’s “Braveheart,” and the story here seemed interesting. Plus, I was curious to see how Hollywood would react to Gibson’s return to directing after his incendiary past. I finally caught up with the best picture nominee, and it’s certainly a good, but not great, movie.

Menace II Society, a film about a young Black man who has lived the “hustler” lifestyle and is struggling to leave it, is a perfect example of deviance as the main character, Caine Lawson, and the characters around him violate many of society’s norms. Throughout the film, the characters swear incessantly, carry around guns and drugs as most people would carry around cell phones, commit street crimes, especially burglary and mugging, on a regular basis, and beat and kill people unscrupulously. The following quote captures just how deviant Caine and the other characters in this film were, “[Caine] went into the store just to get a beer. Came out an accessory to murder and armed robbery. It's funny like that in the hood sometimes. You never

Sling Blade’s main theme is the redemption of Karl’s lost childhood. Karl Childer’s overly religious parents believed he was a punishment from God. They severely abused him, treated him like an animal, and forced him to live in a shed in solitude. Everyone in town picked on him and called him names. He was seen as a “retard” or slower than others. He had little to call his own. His only possessions were a Bible and several books on Christmas and carpentry. Karl was taught the Bible as a child, but it wasn’t really the Bible. The stories they told him were not in the Bible. His parents had made up their own stories and had led him astray on the rights and wrongs

In the middle 1960s, every male in America had to register for Selective Service Draft at age 18. He would then be eligible for the draft and could be inducted into the Army for a period of two years. If you were a college student, you could receive a deferment and would be able to finish college without the fear of being drafted. However, once finished with college, a students name would be put to the very top of the draft list and could be deployed at anytime. The anti-war movement was about young men being drafted and then sent into war that most Americans did not believe threatened the security of the US. The Vietnam War was America’s rebellious war, a war without popular support

Memoirs of war often reflect the positive or negative experiences endured throughout battle. Considered by many to be one of the best memoirs of World War I, Hervey Allen’s “Toward the Flame”, recalls his own experiences of battle. His recollection of events shows that he had a negative image of war and that there was nothing glorious about it. What started out looking like a man’s greatest adventure turned into a shell-shocking reality that war is actually horrible and trying. Allen’s experiences with consistent hunger, mustard gas, and artillery shellings led to his disillusionment with war, and left him with a permanent hatred of battle.

Black Hearts tells the story of a few bad soldiers from 1st platoon, Bravo company of the 1-502nd Infantry Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division, that was plagued with toxic leadership and lack of control over soldiers. The book documents the events that led to the ultimate demise of the soldiers involved in the horrific incident that occurred on March 12, 2006. Four soldiers were arrested in the brutal murder of an Iraqi family, which was a result of the lack of leadership and structure these soldiers received. Black Hearts takes a deep look into what happened to this troubled platoon and what unfortunate events occurred during their deployment.

When it comes to conflicts in literature there are two main types; internal and external. There are multiple different types of conflicts that can appear in literature, usually all stories or novels have at least one conflict. What is a story without a conflict? An internal conflict is a conflict that

The horrors of war were depicted by the constant threats to the characters lives, the brutal conditions of the bad weather, hunger and combat. Soldiers had to battle the enemy along with nature. Soldiers would become stressed, paranoid and start losing their personalities. As Captain Miller says, “I just know that every man I kill, the farther away from home I feel.” This quote shows the mental toll on these soldiers.

The Lambdas were given a choice whether to assist in the war or wait in camps until the war was over. A group of escaped Lambdas have started a rebellion to try and rescue the Lambdas that are forced to stay in these camps and to fight back against the government. The U.S military have explosives attached to each of their ankles in case one of them wanted to harm the military. If one of the Lambdas were to try and use their powers for evil the squad’s commander could detonate the bomb. This is an example of internal conflict since it makes the Lambdas want to go home but instead make a very difficult decision; this is also an example of an external conflict since they could be harmed for acting evil.

Meaning and purpose can be defined depending on the reader and the author that is defining it. The meaning and purpose of any form of literature is the main point of the piece of work, why it was created and what the author wants the reader to understand or get from his or her work. As for the movie Full Metal Jacket, the director, Stanley Kubrick, wanted to have a combination of comedy as well as a sense of realization when it comes to a soldier becoming a marine and what it takes to be one. The characters throughout the movie each show a different way of understanding and dealing with the problems that they had to quickly overcome.

Despite its highly anticipated and long awaited debut for fans, the DC Comics motion picture ‘Suicide Squad’ was annihilated by countless movie critics. One critic went for the jugular and calls the film, “...a tired image, a stale and meaningless stab at grandeur” (Lawson, “Suicide Squad Isn’t Even the Good Kind of Bad”). “Grandeur”? What were these critics expecting to see? There was never any misrepresentation. The movie was not made with any hopes to win an Oscar or a SAG nomination, nevertheless, for what it is; the film hit its mark (no Deadshot pun intended). At best, it may receive accolades at the MTV Movie Awards and more than likely, the film’s stars Will Smith (Deadshot), Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn) and Jared Leto (Joker) will gain a “golden popcorn” statue due to their on screen chemistry alone. The movie was not created for critics, it was made for fans of the comic book genre and its goal was not to win critical acclaim, but to make money, to entertain and to

Oftentimes people associate science fiction movies with futuristic galactic villains, visionary robots, spaceships, and odd gizmos. Science fiction films now offer a rim of exciting genres combined in one such as suspense, adventure, action, and romance. The film “Insurgent” release in 2015 directed by Robert Schwentke services as a perfect example. “Insurgent” captives its viewers by infusing a futuristic theme, non-stop mind stimulating action, and danger seeking missions, making it a must-see movie that family and friends will enjoy. Why also appealing to those who relish thought-provoking films. The movie introduces several new actors, and keeping the actors viewers growed to love or hate- Shailene Woodley (Tris), Theo James (Four), Ansel Elgort (Caleb), Miles Teller (Peter), Kate Winslet (Jeanine), Mekhi Phifer (Max), and Jai Cortney (Eric)( IMDb). The much-anticipated sequel builds on the solid foundation of Divergent, correlation into a bigger and intrepid movie sequel, leaving views dumbfounded about what may materialize in the final sequel (The Wrap).

As they were prepping to retreat, catastrophe struck. Planes and choppers were down; men caught ablaze, ammunition cooking off. It was a bad site. A mission to do a good deed and save