Richard Bier's Farquhar: A True Hero

In this world, there is no individual more tragic than the one who gazes into their future and is only able to see a perpetual cycle of despair and agony. War, in particular, has this incomprehensibly dark power—the ability to drive even the most cheerful among us into the oppressive void of depression. Indeed, the total and complete loss of hope is among the most destructive consequences of war on the human psyche. An expression of this phenomenon is visible in Paul Baumer’s statement regarding the true psychological state of soldiers. When reflecting upon the experience of being in the military, Baumer says “We are little flames poorly sheltered by frail walls against the storm of dissolution and madness, in which we flicker and sometimes almost go out...Our only comfort is the steady breathing of our comrades asleep, and thus we

War has always existed. Although the purpose of war varies, the outcome is the same; many lives are changed and ruined. War is often used to gain power, resources, and land, but it disregards the lives of those fighting the fight. Martin Luther King stated, “The past is prophetic in that it asserts loudly that wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.” In three selections, “Medevac Missions,” “A Journey Taken with my Son,” and “At Lowe’s Home Improvement Center,” readers come to understand the truths of wars’ impact on the lives of those surrounding the soldier. Their friends change, their physical and psychological states change, but the hardest truth is adjusting to life back at home. Soldiers experience many life changes during active

To be engaged in war is to be engaged in an armed conflict. Death is an all too ordinary product of war. It is an unsolicited reward for many soldiers that are fighting for their country’s own fictitious freedom. For some of these men, the battlefield is a glimpse into hell, and for others, it is a means to heaven. Many people worry about what happens during war and what will become of their loved ones while they’re fighting, but few realize what happens to those soldiers once they come home. The short stories "Soldier's Home” by Ernest Hemingway and "Speaking of Courage” by Tim O'Brien explore the thematic after effects of war and how it impacts a young person's life. Young people who

“Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change” (Mary Shelley, Frankenstein). War can be a drastic change for the life of a person as war can ultimately morph them into a slave of the battlefield. In the book The Things They Carried, Tim O’ Brien describes the experiences of people in the Vietnam War and how they have become changed individuals from their past lives before combat. War pummels you with things that transcend your typical escapades and the more you try to understand them, the more you get sucked into the void of combat. The increased time the characters are in the battlefield, the more they have to think about it, thus shaping who they are. Only time can determine how much war can affect you.

Every war goes down as one of the most important moments in history, just as for the soldiers it symbolizes such a momentous event in their lives. These brave people fight for others freedom while they are incarcerating their own ego by experiencing such post traumatic events. Although the academies prepare their soldiers physically and mentally for what to expect, it is much more difficult to actually live it rather than to talk and strategize for the situations. A serviceman could develop what is referred to as PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) which is a condition in which a person experiences enduring psychological symptoms after a very extreme stressful event or series of events (Hall). War can save future generations and the lives

Lastly, the mechanized war, taught soldiers to strive for victory, even if it was through death and suffering. Nationalism and a sense of belonging, played a major role in the soldier’s courageous actions. Often, they fought their civic duties without empathy for their victims or comrades. Lives did not hold value, in fact humans, were just a component in the game of war. Soldiers were emotionally detached and desensitized from their surroundings. Ernst Junger recollects the battle in

War is a undescribable action that can be referred to as a mental or a physical struggle. A person that struggles mentally tend to fight battles within their minds that leads to a devastation action. Having a physical struggle can lead to an upstroke of horrifying violence that the mind isn’t prepared for. Soldiers and Veterans experience both of these cases which lead them to ethier addiction, suicides, or PTSD.

Death comprises an integral part of the war because the “war is all – fighting is all – everything else is cropped away” (Junger viii). Soldiers have to fight during the war and they have no other options. As they fight, they naturally die in the fight. In such a situation, traditional values and views of soldiers start changing, including their attitude to death: “‘what doesn’t kill me makes me stronger; and what kills me makes me incredibly strong’” (Junger xix). Hence, the author shows that death is not the ultimate point that puts the end to the soldier’s life or existence but it is just a stage in the soldier’s state of growing in power. The war brings pain and death is

Soldiers are often portrayed in many different ways, whether it be in music, movies, or games, there is a wide range of opinions on soldiers. Some think of them as monsters, some think of them as pawns, and some think of them as misunderstood people. I will be taking a look at how the directors of “Rambo: First Blood” directed by Ted Kotcheff, and “American Sniper” directed by Clint Eastwood, wanted us to think about soldiers. I will also be looking at the songs “Hero Of War” by Rise Against, and “War Pigs by Black Sabbath”, and how they wanted us to think about them, and how the connect with each other.

Throughout history, mankind has continued to find reasons to fight with each other. Some of these conflicts seem justified, while some do not. Some are resolved quickly and some last for decades. Some result in great accomplishments, while many, unfortunately, result in nothing but pain, suffering and death. While it is clear that no two wars are the same, almost every war requires at least one thing: men and women who are willing to risk their lives and fight them. Volunteering to fight in a war is a sacrifice that most of us will never even be able to comprehend making. Not only does fighting involve the obvious physical danger, but the mental and psychological toll that a war has on a soldier can be absolutely devastating

Soldiering has never been an easy job. In any period of history the risks are rarely any different, death and injury stalk every battlefield the world over. Egyptian and Greek warfare became sophisticated theatres of mortality and injury in their day, the means by which the enemy could be dispatched were numerous and effective. Rivalling this however, was nature; infection and disease were as big a risk to the soldier as any blade. Injury is also present in the mind of the warrior, the stress of battle, the grief, the inner turmoil caused by murder and the horrors one could witness remained long in the memory of every veteran and for some this manifested itself in mental

A soldier is the highest type of human that most people are scared to be. For

War: whether it is internally, externally, physically, emotionally or mentally, war is exhausting. People of present-day all have many of struggles on their own. Some of these imperious people believe the best way to handle what is spread about them is by making others feel even worse. In a world such as today’s, people need to know that the only way to help and to keep sanity is to stand up for the weak, protect the defenseless, obey those placed in authority, and respect the honor of all.

War and its effects on soldiers hurts the soldiers themselves, their families and all of society in an irrational way. Overall, war takes the biggest toll on soldiers themselves as it can leave them with psychological disorders in the aftermath of the war. These types of disorders should be able to be avoided as “the actual emotional effects of war on soldiers can be distressing and it seems so unfair to the family and friends of veterans that after all they've been through, they continue to suffer.” However, this idea does not compare to the effects that war has on the soldiers, civilians, and on me in general. Throughout history war and its effects on soldiers and society has taken a toll on people's lives and myself, leaving people wondering if war is worth the risk that comes with fighting for your country.

War has been the way through which man has found advancement, although it has not always been the most efficient method. Typically, armies met on a battlefield and exchanged fire until one side became overpowered and obliterated by the opposing side. The fuel of men going to war has been pride. The justifiable reason for joining one's brothers in arms at the front line has been for the proud moments of reflection one can have after living life on the edge, but only if one can overcome the post traumatic stress that follows.