The Red Poppy

This emotionally-powerful idea snags the attention of the reader and reiterates the theme that soldiers confront several obstacles. Once more, Alexander communicates, “In practice, November 11 is clouded with ambiguous symbolism, and has become our most awkward holiday.” This quote exposes the uncomfortable situations that a plethora of veterans find themselves in. The very holidays meant to honor these soldiers has suffocated them with the question, “Why come back alive when you could have died a hero?” By explaining the social pressures soldiers face, the author restated her claims of the adversity soldiers find themselves in. While both of these articles use ample pathos, they also use logos to support their claim.

In Otto Dix’s “Shock Troops Advance Under Gas”, Dix presents the brutality of war for everyone to see. From the barbed wire snagging a troop’s arm to the gas masks, this work illustrates true horror. Dix’s illustration of war helps display that war truly is not something to write home about with pride. Thus, I present the argument that war is not something to be patriotic over, and it is not something we should be thanking the troops for. They are brave individuals, but the duties they perform are not – they are the product of cowardly nations. The purpose of this paper is to convey my personal feelings towards this work, war and how it is not the answer, and tying in my visit to the McNay Art Museum back to aspects of war.

how beautiful ideals were painted for our boys who were sent out to die. In War is a Racket, the

A similar idea is used In Bruce Dawes poem “Homecoming”, he uses vivid imagery and other poetic techniques to display his opinion on war. He uses his unique Australian cultural context that helps connect

This all aims at promoting the emotion of pity, to empathize upon the suffering forced upon the soldiers that Owen wishes the audience to feel, to recognize the irony on the glorification of war.

Every year on November 11 we have the opportunity to remember the efforts of Canadians who fought for us and our country, we pause for two minutes of silent commendation, and we attend remembrance ceremonies in memory of our country's war dead. We wear Poppies as they represent as a symbol of remembrance, a reminder of the blood-red flower that still grows to this day. Traditionally the poppies which we wear today were originally made by disabled Veterans. Poppies are reminders of those who died while fighting for our country's peace, we wear them as reminders of the peace they fought hard to attain.

War requires people to give up their lives to reach a common goal. These sacrifices create opportunities that allow people to grow. In The Red Badge of Courage, Henry and Wilson make sacrifices which lead to growth.

Ic Canada on November 11th people like to wear red flowers to remember and honor the people that have died in the war. They began the tradition from a poem that was written about world war 1 called "In Flanders Fields." written by Colonel John McCrae. His poem is about sadness and

An anti-war poem inspired by the events of the Vietnam War, Homecoming inspires us to think about the victims of the war: not only the soldiers who suffered but also the mortuary workers tagging the bodies and the families of those who died in the fighting. The author, Australian poet Bruce Dawe, wrote the poem in response to a news article describing how, at Californian Oaklands Air /Base, at one end of the airport families were farewelling their sons as they left for Vietnam and at the other end the bodies of dead soldiers were being brought home. Additionally, he wrote in response to a photograph, publishes in Newsweek, of American tanks (termed ‘Grants’ in the poem) piled with the bodies of the dead soldiers as they returned to the

When the soldier steps on the battlefield, defending our country, risking his/her life they experience hopelessness, shock and scariness. Then design that I have came up with is puzzle shaped camo flash poppy boots, “the camo flash” represents protection from the army’s enemies. As well as, the puzzle shaped camo flash pattern reveals how puzzled the soldier feels and the “poppy” represents strength and courage, standing strong on the battlefield. Even though the soldier is traumatized as to what is happening, on the battlefield, the soldier is standing strong, but at times the soldier will be emotionally overwhelmed and fall, but it is okay to fall sometimes you cannot

A Comparison of Dulce Et Decorum Est and Exposure Traditional war poetry gives the idea of patriotic idealism of war. This style of poetry implies that war is patriotic and that people who fight for their country are honorable. But many of the poets do not portray war as it really is, by glossing over the gory details with attractive images. Many traditional war poems were written before the war to persuade and encourage young boys to become loyal soldiers.

War is not heroic. War is sickness, struggle, and death. This is the message that poet and World War I soldier Wilfred Owen wanted to instill in his people back home. Those back home talked of glory and national pride and rooted for their soldiers, however, they were unaware of the horrors these soldiers witnessed and experienced. The soldiers and their people back home were not only separated by distance but by mental barriers, which Owen showcases in his poetry. Owen’s use of personification in “Anthem for Doomed Youth” degrades the soldiers to objects to show how the war dehumanized them to intentionally create a disconnect between the audience and the soldiers.

In my memorial, the poppy flower pedals represent approximately how many million letters were sent to the trenches per year of the war. In the primary source presented above, Chas tells his ‘Dearest girl’, whoever that may be, to continue writing letters. This made me realize how important these letters were to both the sender and receiver. The letter seemed to reassure both Chas and his ‘Dearest girl’. It helped Chas break away for a bit from the barbarous actions of the war. It helped who he was writing the letter to(his dearest girl) because it encourages her to keep a positive attitude and not worry herself sick thinking about Chas. According to the news site “bbc.com”, roughly 12 million letters were sent each week during WW1. This means

In majority of Owen’s poem, he demonstrates the true image of war and the impact it has on the soldiers rather than masking it with the lies of pride

John Griffith Chaney, best known by his pen name Jack London was an American writer; he was born in San Francisco, California on January 12th, 1876, and died in Glen Ellen, California on November 22nd, 1916. London had a difficult childhood, regarding London’s writing style, oxfordbibliographies.com, (2012) mentions: “Perhaps in part because of the psychological dualities of his childhood, London frequently attempted to conjoin opposites in his work, such as socialism and individualism, wanderlust and love of home, travel overseas and California ranching, Friedrich Nietzsche versus Karl Marx or Charles Darwin, racism versus brotherhood”.