Tadhg Finnagian Deasmhumhain

Surviving the war was not a matter of intelligently planned decisions, but a series of reactions triggered by primal instincts. The animal instincts within strong soldiers inhibited

The fires of “combat frenzy” were quickly doused, however, as the war extended long past expectations and more and more men realized the horrors of combat during that time. Many letters used by McPherson, express soldier’s absolute terror after their first engagement. After “seeing the elephant” for the first time, few men had any desire to see it ever again. However, even with the sentiments of fear of combat, many soldiers stood strong, ready to continue the fight on to victory. Some wavered, but more replaced them as the war prolonged into 1863 and 1864.

If they didn’t have anyone to talk to or to give hope to, neither of

family. He was a waster, with no thought for their welfare. A man with no

Villains do not become malicious from thin air, there is always a reason behind their actions. In the book Day 21 by Kass Morgan, the reader is given more detail on the character Murphy. This character follows no rules and at first has his followers but that quickly changes. Murphy hunts down and in a way forces a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide, and is then banished from the camp. He eventually comes back and tries to kill several people.

Soldiers had to come prepared with the mindset that they could be killed during this war unlike the old men, who could sit back and not have to deal with any of the trauma that

The war also blurred the lines between fact and fiction for the soldiers. One such example can be seen in the actions of the men. While they woke up every day terrified of meeting their demise, they carried themselves with dignity and acted as if nothing bothered them, not because they were truly fearless, but rather

to die and that he didn’t want to. In the book he took the rope like a champ and said the Lord’s

By this quote one can conclude how war had a serious impact on the human psyche and how the young men suffered being there. They suffered in various ways such as emotional, psychological, mental and physical (hunger). This indicates how brutal war was and that no one could get themselves ready for the suffering they had to endure being in that situation at that time. This suffering does not only occur on the battlefield and stay there, but it goes with them everywhere- it is in their minds and also part of them.

July 1st, 1916: The Battle of the Somme begins and the British army suffers 57,470 casualties and 19,240 deaths in just one day 's time. In the span of that week, children were dying at the rate of one per hour from a polio epidemic in New York City alone. Yet, the American press turned all attention to the "man-eaters" on New Jersey 's shore during July of 1916, as five unprovoked attacks shocked America and it 's beach-goers.

Cape Fear where he ultimately died in 1972. Michael F. Edwards, a lifetime admirer and fan

Poorly armed, we marched onward. Our weapons were no match for the enemy's, of that we were certain, but our own freedom was at stake, and we were just as certain of that. And so we fought back, only with a larger sense of purpose and a stronger will. We were taking heavy losses, but nothing could discourage us at this point. We were so close, and had so much to lose, but just as much to gain. Organization was certainly not our strong suit, but yet we pressed on. This battle would be the most important of our lives, and we knew it. We were exhausted and the fighting had lasted for so long, but this would be the last of it. We would crush their remaining forces, or die trying. Our minds occupied only by the words of our leaders and the thoughts

what he gave to his youngest daughter Judith who isn’t spoken of much. There was also the

He went home that day a changed boy. He was going to point his family to Jesus and spread The Word as far as it will go.

He is a surreal photographer that gives the amazing touch of a dream to all his photographs.