Match's Suicide In The Centric Stellar Ops

For my ethnography paper, I analyzed Witching Culture: Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America by Sabina Magliocco. This book is part of a series among other ethnography books. Witching Culture is an ethnography about a religious movement in North America. This religious movement is Neo-Paganism and witchcraft, which are basically the same thing. In the book, Magliocco describes how anthropology and folklore are important aspects to the religious movement. She explores the different practices and beliefs of modern Pagans, as well as witches. There were three major themes that stood out to me the most. These themes were the nature of religion, the nature of the religious world, and the types of authority in the book.

“FIRE!” the captain screamed. The battle was at a draw with both the British and Americans firing volley after volley of lead at each other. The air was filled with smoke, the screams of dying men, and rumble of artillery near by. Then, all of a sudden the British pulled back and headed to their camp. The Americans were also heading back to their camp. The battle had started 2 days ago and both sides couldn’t break each other’s hold on the other. Both generals didn’t know what to do, but both vowed to never surrender.

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

After the venting session was complete, Colonel Cord moved the meeting forward to the situation of Colonel MacKenzie and the two men were surprised about the amount of support and respect they garnered among the special operations community. First, on the agenda, Colonel Cord covered the promotion list and described in detail Jackson’s arrest and subsequent flight home that almost killed him. These incidents shocked the officers, and they wondered how someone could get away with denying a wounded man medical treatment. Due to their knowledge of classified special operation missions and how they were carried out, none of the officers present accepted the army’s fabrication of lies because it didn’t fit with Jackson’s record of service and after

As the Revolutionary War faded in Gunner’s memory, another image filled his mind. The smell was one they remembered from their adventures during the Revolutionary War. It was gunpowder! “Not another war”, was all Gunner could think. As Gunner looked down, he saw that they were dressed in a Union uniform….

It seemed like ages before he was free. He ran back towards the British line, expecting at any moment to feel a bullet rip through him. Then, out of the blue, a single shot rumbled across the dormant battlefield. Ed spun around just in time to see the German commander’s pistol smoking. The machine gunner who had spared his life was slumped over, motionless.

When O?Brien is shot and calls for Bobby Jorgenson to come to his aid, he realizes that Jorgenson is too afraid to help his fellow soldiers out. O?Brien writes that he then felt a deep hatred for Jorgenson and wants to get him back. On the brink of a maniacal outburst against the new medic, O?Brien writes, ?I?d come to this war a quiet, thoughtful sort of person?, but after seven months in the bush I realized that those high, civilized trappings had somehow been crushed under the weight of the simple daily realities. I?d turned mean inside? (200). Here, O?Brien conveys to the reader that Vietnam had taken over nearly his entire body and personality, causing him to transform into an unrelenting, savage being. O?Brien learned that wars can change people, as the Vietnam War changed him. When Mark Fossie realizes that Mary Anne, along with the six Green Berets, has gone off into the jungles the previous night, he learns that the Vietnam War is a merciless trap that can take anybody or anything and transform it into something unrecognizable. He learns that the war has the power to completely change even somebody like his sweet girlfriend, Mary Anne. This insight causes Fossie to feel sorrow. ?The grief took (Fossie) by the throat and squeezed and would not let go? (105).

Now Sergeant of a platoon, Damon had plenty of responsibilities in which he proved competent, allowing his subordinates to trust and respect him in battle. He lead his platoon’s attacks decisively and confidently, and he saved lives despite a great remaining death toll that included some of his higher. This earned him much more respect than before and with much oblige, a Major of the battalion informally promoted him on the battlefield and put in a good word for him to get the Medal of Honor which he did ultimately receive (Myrer, 133).

It was 115 degrees; the platoon was walking through the middle of the desert each of them with 40 pounds of gear on and an M16A2 rifle. It was summer time in the country of Afghanistan and the temperature was rising. At this point I asked myself what the hell I am doing here and why did I join the United States Army? Right when I was thinking that I felt a tug on my leg and there stood a young boy about 7 years old with only one arm, “Candy,Candy” he asked. Upon speaking with the local villagers we found out that his arm was taken from an improvised explosive device (IED) planted

Dave Jensen was the victor of the fight, thoroughly crushing Lee Strunk's nose resulting in the need to be "choppered back to the rear, where he had his nose looked after; and two days later he rejoined us wearing a metal splint and lots of gauze". (62) At this point, the power in the story lies in the domination of Lee by Dave. But was it? Almost immediately Dave begins to worry, because "this was Vietnam, where guys carried guns". (62) Dave is worried of retaliation from the beating he gave Lee. We now find that the power interestingly starts a slow and methodical shift from Dave to Lee even though there were "no threats, no vows of revenge, just a silent tension". (63) Dave's own guilt actually gives power to Lee. By not being able to handle the tension that the broken nose festered, Dave is reduced to a neurotic paranoid.

Next, Marco and his squad went into one of the houses to kill the insurgents. They cleared the house. Behind that house was a guesthouse. There were five terrorists in the guesthouse. There were a few palm trees too. Marco ran behind one of the palm trees for cover. The other marines of his squad were behind a narrow wall. Marco found a RPG on his way running for cover behind the palm tree. He picked it up and tried to fire it at the enemy, but the RPG didn’t work. Marco then figured out the RPG had a dual trigger system. He figured it out, and fired it. Marco killed the insurgents and earned the Navy Cross.

With this intention, they want to create a greater sense of community, school pride and respect amongst students, and the hope to reduce disruptions because of inappropriate clothing(newlondon.org).” In this case, their efforts have paid off. According to the 2015 The Day article titled, New London High School no longer a 'turnaround school'. No longer does New London High represent a position in the lowest 5% of performing schools in the state(Bessette, Drelich 2015). The Day article also reflects upon the Principal's comment regarding the school's academic improvement, it reads, “We knew if we focused on the right things, then good things would happen(Bessette, Drelich 2015).” In effect, this could be due to a number of reasons, from sharpened academics and improved behavior to a change in attitude. With this in mind, the captivation of uniforms seems to have guided the school and the students in a positive

               “On Friday Mr. John Gray told me to go to his Ropewalk to                     make some cables. I went and worked till about 12, and                          then I saw a soldier coming down the outside ropewalk,

Forrest has conquered many hindrances that include attending college and playing for the college football team. Forrest enlists in the United States Army and shows a distinctive kind of intelligence by his prompt rifle assembly in a record setting time, the drill Sargent uses positive reinforcement (p. 42) to acknowledge

His fear overcame him and he froze up resulting in failing to accomplish his duty as a soldier. Once again, using deontological ethics, if the presence of a good will is what makes an action morally good, regardless of its consequence (Rosenstand 2013, page 284). So, even though the Corporal was not able to engage the enemy due to his fear overcoming him, he is still admirable for attempting to do the right thing.