Harry Brubaker In The Bridges At Toko-Ri By James Michener

One of America’s greatest athletes and three-time Olympic champion once said, “Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can’t stay down. We can’t allow life to beat us down. Everything happens for a reason, and it builds character in us, and it tells us what we are about and how strong we really are when we didn’t think we could be that strong.” The leadership Louie Zamperini portrayed in Laura Hillenbrand’s nonfiction book Unbroken, helps his remaining crew when they were trapped in the Pacific Ocean all alone. In short, Louie stepped up and showed his crewmates that he could be strong for them, leading them to safety on the island in the distance. This courageous act act leads me to believe that Hillenbrand emphasized this act of

Friendship can be shown through the words of anyone in any form, whether it is short or long, in a simple poem to a complicated novel, even in a simple common book such as, Bridge to Terabithia. The author, Paterson, uses many of reasonable literary elements in her book, such elements encompass: character, plot, setting, theme, style, point of view, and tone. These seven elements show us that friendship between the main characters, Jesse and Leslie, in Bridge to Terabithia, although interrupted by many everyday occurrences, can develop quickly, without one's realization. And that friendship, that was suddenly started, can be suddenly gone with the least suspected. In this instance, friendship is suddenly ended, there would be the

In this both heart wrenching and slightly humorous memoir, journalist Jeannette Walls tells the bittersweet story of her rather dysfunctional and poverty stricken upbringing. Walls grows up in a family trailed by the ubiquitous presence of hunger and broken homes. Throughout the memoir she recounts memories of moving from one dilapidated neighborhood to another with her three other siblings, insanely "free sprinted" mother, and incredibly intelligent yet alcoholic father. The author focuses on her unconventional childhood with parents who were too lazy and self-absorbed to obtain decent jobs. Although Walls's childhood gushes with heartbreaking tales of searching through dumpsters for food, she remains as unbitter as possible and

For at least one serviceman from Wichita, Kansas, the irony of being asked to die for a country that denied him basic civil rights was too much. James Thompson wrote to the Pittsburg Courier, and asked “Should I sacrifice to live ‘half American?” The newspaper responded by calling for a “Double V” campaign. The campaign borrowed on the well-known two-finger “V for Victory” salute from Winston Churchill. The paper proclaimed that blacks should work for the victory of democracy both at home and abroad. The Double V campaign caught on.

War requires a lot out of soldiers. They give themselves wholly to their country, including their mind, body, and soul. However, one thing that seems to vary among these men is their sense of duty. In Frank O’Connor’s “Guests of the Nation,” three Irish soldiers form an unlikely friendship with their British prisoners of war. However, things take a turn when they are given orders to execute their new-found friends. When the order reaches the men, the three of them interpret their new duty in various ways. Through the orders of execution, “Guests of the Nation” emphasizes how people react to a sense of duty in varied ways from embracing it with pride, carrying out their duty with confusion and regret, and disobeying by limited participation.

This summer I was at the Ottawa County fair doing the off-road Derby. I wasn't sure about doing it at first, but my mom and dad said I would be fine.I got to choose what number I was and I got to choose what color it was too. In the end my mom and dad were right, it was fun and I got 3rd place for my first time. By doing the derby for the first time I showed Bravery. Bravery has risks and to other people they could be good risks and bad risks.The character’s Louie from the book Unbroken and the sniper from the short story “The Sniper” shows Bravery through the joining the war while trying to survive, and already being in the war while being prepared and trying to survive.

Broz, Svetlana. "Courage Under Fire." Greater Good. Berkley, 1 Sept. 2006. Web. 29 Mar. 2017.

Conscientious objector status was granted to the men that demonstrated, ‘“a sincerity to believe in religious teachings combined with a profound moral aversion to war”’(United States Imposes The Draft). The majority of the conscientious objectors were Quakers, but roughly 75% of them wanted to fight in the way anyways. Rather than fighting in the war, the conscientious objectors had to perform an alternative service in the Civilian Public Service Camps. These camps entailed long hours of dangerous work resulting in no compensation (Franklin Roosevelt Approves Military Draft).

As aircraft evolved during the First World War, some of the best “Aces” were emerging in the sky. Captain Edward Rickenbacker and Lt Frank Luke Jr, both recipients of the Medal of Honor, made significant contributions to the American war effort. Although Lt Luke, the “Arizona Balloon Buster,” is commended for his valiant sacrifice, I believe Captain Rickenbacker made the more valuable contribution during World War 1, by exemplifying better leadership, professionalism, and intellectual power as an American air warrior. Lt Luke was an outstanding young ace pilot, but his arrogance and disobedient actions may have affected him malignantly during World War 1.

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These examples show us so much insight into the real Valley Forge. They show us the brutal conditions of the lives of these poor men who deserved better. The sacrifices that they made were tremendous and often a matter of life and death, before any shots were fired. Again, if it were my decision, I would have strayed from Valley Forge. The thought of leaving my family and the possibility of death before battle would not have been worth the

Markham’s depiction of a pilot’s relationship to his/her instruments portrays the sense of pride that one feels towards his/her passion in life. As Tom teaches Beryl how to fly, he explains that “[i]f you can’t fly without looking at you airspeed and you altimeter and your back-and-turn indicator you can’t fly” (Markham186). Additionally, Tom compares one who must rely on these tools to “somebody who only knows what they think after reading his newspaper” (186). Tom’s explanation of the use of instruments illustrates his years of experience as a pilot. As a result of his numerous flights throughout the world, Tom has developed confidence in his ability to fly. Additionally, Tom is certain that Markham will also acquire the same certainty in her “speed sense, sense of height, and sense of error” (187) as she gains experience. As the passage continues, the reader begins to sense the pride that Tom maintains towards his

In Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain, the theme of music is one of the novel’s most powerful themes. From symbolizing character growth to the healing of physical wounds, music plays an integral part in this novel. While many critics will point out that music has little effect on the human psyche, Charles Frazier shows his belief that music does indeed have a profound effect on the human mind throughout Cold Mountain. Throughout the novel, Inman, Ada, Ruby, Stobrod, and many other characters experience music that allows them to keep faith against the odds or even heal their wounds! There are three major types of music used in this novel; hymn music, folk music, and “natural music”. It is through these types of music that

It’s that need to test oneself against both physical and moral adversity, coupled with the blunt Spartan courage in the face of overwhelming odds, Pressfield believes, that gives us the warrior ethos of today. But despite the military component of society being increasingly marginalized in the West, young men and women still flock to recruiting stations to challenge themselves and see how well they perform under adverse conditions.

As Dr. Foster said in his seminar: ‘The 20th Century was the American Century.’ It was where it’s popular culture, and subsequently the culture that is present today, was shaped. We’re talking about the space race, wars including World War One and Two, Vietnam war, the cold war, feminism, the civil rights movement, just to name a few. Catch-22 captures much of America’s development between the 1940s-60s through a satirical perspective of the American ideologies, particularly in regard to World War Two, and foreshadowed attitudes to the Vietnam war. Heller’s protagonist, a World War Two pilot, recognises that only an insane person would want to fly any more missions. However, when he tells his superiors this, they say that the fact that he wants to be grounded proves his sanity, so must keep flying. The popularity of Heller’s novel led to the use of “catch-22” in common conversation to describe any impossible bureaucratic dilemma.