Insurgent : A Brief Story

In FOUR, the conflict is exhibited within the main character. Tobias chooses the Dauntless faction, opposite from the Agnegation faction; himself, being in pain from abuse and death there. Now as an initiate

What simile does Fitzgerald use to describe the way people came and went to Gatsby’s parties? (39)

The book starts out by telling us about an ordinary young boy, who happens to be Jewish living in Sighet, Transylvani. He introduces the reader to his family, community and especially to his interest in the jewish faith. When his father would not help Ellie to find a master to pursue his studies of the cabbala on account that Ellie was still too young, Ellie finds a master for himself. Moshe the Beadle, a poor man of all work, who lived humbly, and was liked by all in the community. He also happens to be a foreigner who one day was expelled from the town of Sighet. Rumors of horrible things happening to the expelled were all around the town, but nobody

Iraq is very attractive to colonizers due to its high amounts of oil and other natural resources. this made it the perfect target for a post world war one great britain, who needed oil to supply their machinery and troops after they had used so much of it. after the ottoman empire fell after WWI, Iraq became a mandate of the British empire in 1919 and was used primarily for oil and gas. when they took over many arab states after the ottomans, they drew random borders, which mixed ethnicities and beliefs. This resulted in many conflicts between cultures, the kurds and sunnis, and made life for many in the country hard. The anti colonial movement began the next year in 1920, during the Iraqi revolts, which were

In the future in Chicago, there's five factions. Children join in the factions. The factions are Abnegation, Amity, Candor, Dauntless, and Erudite. To figure out which faction you have an aptitude for, you took an aptitude test. Tris, Four, Caleb, Peter, and Marcus travel to Amity, where some of the surviving Abnegation were. Erudite and Dauntless, traitors, go to Amity to find Abnegation members. Tris, Four, and Caleb escape by jumping onto an oncoming train full of factionless, The group is lead to factionless leader, Four's mother. During this she threatens Tris. Tris and Four travel to Candor headquarters. Dauntless traitors led by Eric attack Candor. Tris and Uriah are captured by Eric. His orders from Jeanine are to take two Divergent back to Erudite headquarters and execute the rest. Dauntless takes control. After the attack, Candor’s leader, Jack arranges a meeting with Erudite and they demand that Candor turn over Eric and all of the Divergent. Tris

They gave in, and decided to take the offer. Unfortunately for them, this plan lead them strait into a trap. They tried to escape, but most of the people in the group were shot. The others were put in jail, but fortunately for them, they eventually escaped. During the shooting, Harris ran for his life, while leaving everyone else behind.

The story begins with the terrible happening of rebel attacks while Ishmael is far from his family. He had travelled to this city near his home to attend a talent show. Soon, as they return, they take notice of the attacks and have no choice rather than fleeing far from their home. Accompanied by his older brother and a few friends, they suffer in staying alive while trying to keep away from the war the best they can. With no map, they begin their journey. Hunger, fear,

The second season of the podcast series, Serial, hosted by Sarah Koenig, an American Journalist, focuses on a soldier named Bowe Bergdahl, who, at the age of 19, enlisted into the Coast Guard. Bowe Bergdahl only lasted a couple weeks in training due to the fact that he was diagnosed with situational anxiety. Without proper guidance, the Army did not look into Bergdahl 's diagnosis. Therefore, Bowe Bergdahl was able to re-enlist into the army. Because the Army neglected to check Bowe’s medical history, Bowe caused a Dustwun in the middle of Afghanistan in 2009, and was later captured by the Taliban. As a result, the Taliban established a trade with the United States. In exchange for Bowe Bergdahl, the Taliban wanted five of their commanders who were held by the United States in Guantanamo Bay. However, the Army could have prevented Bowe from being held captive, if the military had checked Bowe’s records. Therefore, the army was at fault for allowing a mentally ill soldier to re-enlist in the army.

The sound of gunfire deluged the air. Bodies of fallen insurgents littered the streets, and buildings lay in ruin. Smoke filled the skies, and the occasional explosion shook the earth. This was only a piece of the chaos that was the Second Battle Of Fallujah. This decisive battle is also known as Operation Al-Fajr was fought from 7 November – 23 December 2004 in the Iraqi town of Fallujah, and is considered the most dangerous, devastating, and influential battle of the US/Iraq war.

On August 2nd, 1990 Iraqi military forces invaded and occupied the small Arab state of Kuwait. The order was given by Iraqi dictatorial president Saddam Hussein. His aim was apparently to take control Kuwait's oil reserves (despite its small size Kuwait is a huge oil producer; it has about 10 per cent of the world's oil reserves ). Iraq accused Kuwait, and also the United Arab Emirates, of breaking agreements that limit oil production in the Middle East. According to Saddam Hussein, this brought down world oil prices severely and caused financial loss of billions of dollars in Iraq's annual revenue.

JRTN has approximately 1,500 to 5,000 members throughout Iraq. Due to the leadership’s prior military experience, the group is broken down into subordinate units in the same manner as a modern army. After recruitment, members undergo extensive military training. JRTN operates primarily in Northern and Central Iraq. Despite all this training and experience within JRTN, JRTN typically contracts their attacks to other insurgent groups (SITE). They do so in order to have plausible deniability if innocent Iraqi civilians die. In exchange for these attacks, JRTN provides finance, logistics, and intelligence.

The iconic American sitcom Seinfeld has this episode where George Costanza, the show’s lovable loser, mopes to friend Jerry Seinfeld: “My life is the opposite of everything I want it to be. Every instinct I have..it 's all been wrong.” Jerry deadpans back, “If every instinct you have is wrong, then the opposite would have to be right.” Washington will eventually have its own George Costanza moment on Afghanistan, and the futility of an open-ended war. The only question is how many more dead soldiers and civilians will it take to have this epiphany.

The war on Isis is a very sad and terrible thing. I feel as though I should tell you about it though, to give you a better understanding. The war on Isis stretches all across the middle east and other parts of the world such as Germany and Belgium. Many other countries besides the U.S are at war with Isis. Many countries hate Isis because of their terror. Isis is very similar to a terrorist group led by Osama bin Laden called Al-Queda. They want people to cower down in fear of them. The countries at war with them will not cower down in fear. We have showed that we are strong together and will fight against them.

Tris is the main character and narrator of the story. She is a strong-willed sixteen year old who despises being seen as an incapable person. She is born into the Abnegation faction, but she eventually transfers into the Dauntless faction. During initiation, Tris learns she is not selfish and that there are people she would die for. She has to be cautious about what she does and hide the fact that she is divergent.

On March 20, 2003, the combined military forces of the United States and Britain crossed the southern border of Iraq and Kuwait with the intent of capitulating the government of Saddam Hussein. Over the course of 21 days, the joint task force moved quickly and decisively to seize major objective cities along the road to Baghdad using aviation, armor, artillery, and infantry. Following the overwhelming success of the primary combat operations of the invasion, stability and support systems proved insufficient as sectarian violence and other criminal activity among the local population of Iraq increased.