Captain Trask : A Story Of The Old Man?

4. What was the consolation of a ‘million dollar wound’ to a solider on duty?

In East of Eden, Steinbeck explores the inherent power of choice over evil by characterizing Cal Trask and his struggle to recognize this power within himself. From a young age, Cal feels condemned to act on his sinful impulses because of his mother’s evil constitution. Despite this, he wishes to lead a pure, honest life, highlighting the complexity, difficulty, and importance of choosing good over evil.

If you have ever been in one of the branches of services then you know that it will not be good news when people in uniform come to your house. Two people in uniform come to Justin’s house which is where most of the setting takes place (top row, middle picture). “Soldiers at the door could only mean one thing…..Kyle.” “What had happened to him? Had he been hurt (pg.9)”?

Group one received an artificial wound and it was injected with bacteria. Group two got either wood or glass splinters inserted into their wounds. Last, group three, received both wood and glass splinters.

you have been…to take a small mental voyage” (1-2). The soldier starts off by inviting

During the war, many soldiers get injured, incapacitated, and/or killed; thus physical wounds are something that every soldier accepts both mentally and physically. Tim O’Brien is shot twice during the war. The first time he is shot, the medic Rat risks his life to help Tim, but when he was shot the second time the new medic Jorgenson is too afraid to move, and Tim nearly dies from shock. This injury has a big impact on Tim, and he is not only physically wounded but also psychologically as he was traumatized from the incident. Tim suffers a lot from his wound. For example, he says that “a couple of weeks later my ass started to rot away. You could actually peel off chunks of skin with your fingernail” (190) but the worst part for him is the shame. Tim O’Brien explains that “Pride isn't the right word. I don't know the right word. All I know is, you shouldn't feel embarrassed. Humiliation shouldn't be part of it” (191) and this is why he wants to take revenge of Jorgenson. Although Tim overcomes the physical wound, he can’t let go of the emotional wounds

Which may or may not be the cleanest thing in the world. If any of these wounds got infected and were a limb, the best thing to do was amputate it. Amputations in the civil war were done quite often. Hence the nickname, Butchers, that were given to the surgeons. It was almost like a slaughterhouse there. I guess you could say that wound was tear-able.

He quickly dressed, grabbed his sword, and ran outside ready for action. Then he finally heard what people were shouting about. The British captured his family. He immediately rushed to the general’s tent, burst in it, hollering, “We must save them!” He saw with shock that the general’s pistol was on him. “Oh, it’s you,” said the general setting down his gun. “Now what’s all this about saving who and doing what?” he said. “My wife! And children!” Matthew gasped trying to catch his breath. “Why? What has happened?” the general inquired. “The redcoats have taken my family captive and I need permission to lead a rescue mission,” stated Major Matthew. “Granted!” barked the general, “Matthew! Get them home.” Matthew smiled and sprinted out of the tent calling to his men to prepare for battle and on the double. Five minutes later his men were in a diamond formation awaiting orders. “Innocent people’s lives are at stake,” roared Matthew, ”As a matter of fact my family’s lives are stake and they are being held hostage by the vile lobster-backs. I would ask you to follow me to save them and I would be forever in any man’s debt if he comes and fights for me. Who is with me!” he shouted. Matthew was surprised that not only all of his men cheered, but that 300 more voices around him also bellowed out. Recovering from his shock he said, “ We

Reports were reviewed by the team, agreeing that information provided covers the final process statement objective.

Reynolds was a Union infantry general that had great talent with battlefield positioning. He was very intelligent and strategic. His wound was infected with dirt debris and whatever else lay on the dirt road. The story states, “Reynolds lay in the dirt road, aides bending over him.”(202) In the story he was left untreated and died shortly after the battle of Gettysburg had begun. In this medical day of age the soldier would have immediately been rinsed with water to remove everything from the wound. Then cleaning agents such as alcohol and hydrogen peroxide would be used. The wound would lastly be covered with a gauze and wrapped in

SSG Rawlins was looking for high ground that had good cover and concealment. He wanted a place where he could spy the enemy and collect intel, he looked around for a few moments, “There at our fifteen hundred.” SSG Rawlins pointed at it. SGT Hammerston looked through his binoculars toward where SSG Rawlins was pointing. He scanned the area, “It looks good Staff Sergeant, but it’s going to take some doing to get over there.”

“You will be her guardian and safeguard her on this unruly journey.” Dominic was now going through an information overload and feeling the pressure pounds him.

Maisie Dobbs had a scar “just above her hairline at the nape of her neck, through her hair and into the scalp” (Winspear 258). Scar that Archie, a veteran who lived in the place called The Retreat, had was “running from his forehead across his nose and down to his jaw. There was no left eye where the left eye should have been, not even a glass one” (Winspear 225). Scars like Maisie’s, can be hidden with the help of long hair, whereas scars like Archie’s cannot be hidden. The scars are going to be on the body for the lifetime. James, Vincent,

Furthermore, according to Boyer and Nissenbaum, “it [was] clear that the girls themselves did not actually know most of the people they named.” This brings out the possibility that the trails were biased towards certain people. For example, in the case of Captain Alden, most of the afflicted girls were unable to recognize him until “a man standing behind one of the [girls] whispered into her ear.” In this case the girls were clueless on who Alden was until somebody identified him. Interestingly enough, when the girl’s interrogator asked her how she was able to identify Alden she claimed that, “the man told her so.” This account helps to show how some people could had an influence on the outcome of the trials. When a victim couldn 't identify the specter, people around would them bombard the victim with names. Some accounts also seem to suggest that Samuel Parris and his supporters terrorized villagers and even had some controlled over the trials. Considering that his two daughter were among the first to become “bewitch” it would make sense for Samuel Parris to take advantage of situation to get certain people out of the way.

Therefore, I asked him if I could interview him for my homework assignment. Of course he seem kind of surprise but agreed to do it. I told him I found his life to be interesting and would like to share it with my class. He joked as he seems to always do. So he said, “Do you want me to tell how to save six people from a burning building with flames all around me, or how I was in a bank shootout with three guys who had Ak47`s.” Then he laughed and said “does that not sound exciting enough for your class?” So what is your first question, he stated in his loud voice as he sat on the floor.