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Ambrose Bierce's’ view on the military is much similar than the view of some of ours and he expresses his view throughout “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge.” Bierce looks at the military, or even war, with an opinion of pure violence. Bierce describes the war as violent and full of suffrage. Never once does Bierce describe war as a pleasing idea.

Due to George Orwell’s many successful works, he has remained a recognizable and respected author from his first moments of fame until now. Orwell’s novels and essays touch on aspects of government and human nature that will always remain relevant. With America’s changing values and controversial times, Orwell’s warning seem more relevant than ever and prove that with strong ideas, a novel can remain current beyond lifetimes.

“In our media-intensive culture it is not difficult to find differing opinions… The difficulty lies in deciding which opinion to agree with and which ‘experts’ seem the most credible” (Espejo 11). The perceptions of one age group in society of another age group are built upon assumptions that are made through what is visible. However, rarely is anyone willing to understand the reason behind someone’s actions. Sibling rivalry, the death of a loved one, moving to a new school, competition among peers, and the reputation adolescents have today often end up giving a misperception of society to teens and of teens to society, thus damaging the relationships between society, as illustrated by J.D. Salinger in The Catcher in the Rye.

The Terrible Old Man is a short story written in 1920 by H.P. Lovecraft, who was a famous author of sciene fiction, fantasy and last but not least horrer. I will, by analysing the characters, the setting and the ending, try to interpret and find the main theme of this story.

In Winston Churchill’s speech, ‘We Shall Fight On the Beaches’ he presents a powerful call to action directly to the British House of Commons in the year of 1940 on the forth of June. Winston uses the techniques of figurative language to capture his audience’s attention in a way they could understand the importance of his message, without disregarding his high level of intellect. In order for one to truly understand Churchill’s message one must understand the difficult task he was coined with prior to delivering this powerful message.

Sir Winston Churchill’s speech, ‘We Shall Fight on the Beaches’ was a wonderful piece of moving rhetoric. The diction that Churchill uses to deliver his message is not so advanced that one cannot understand him easily, but still manages to portray a sense of Churchill’s deeply intellectual status

Although, their conclusions can still be questioned, they have applied intensive and through analysis to their material, widening their subjects and have given legitimate reasoning for their views. While Brown has proven how terms such as War Hawks can be misleading, Horsman has provided enough evidence to prove that the War Hawks did exist and has successfully defined the term War Hawk with greater accuracy than other historians. Both the essays exhibit how historians should be aware of the material they use and careful about their generalizations when explaining such broad

1) Both Eugene V Debs and Randolph Bourne, thought that the US should not enter WWI in their own opinions. In Document 22-2, Reading the American Past, Eugene V Debs believed that the US shouldn’t enter WWI because he believed that the government and the upper class were the ones who made the decision to enter the war. The lower class, or the majority of the people who fought the war, didn’t have a say whether or not they should enter the war. Another reason why the US shouldn’t go to war is because Eugene saw no problem with the Germans. He stated in the document, “They tell us that we live in a great free republic; that our institutions are democratic; that we are a free and self-governing people.” My understanding from this is that we shouldn’t get involved in a war with another nation who has no wrong towards us. It will just create more troubles we have to live with. In Document 125, Voices of Freedom, Randolph Bourne believed that instead of ignoring

Following the destruction caused by World War I, it became obvious that the United States needed to rebuild itself. Jay Gatsby, even though fictionalized character, represented many of the hardships of the time, he “was promoted to be a major, and every Allied government gave me a decoration” (Fitzgerald 71), but yet when he came back from the war he had a very hard time finding a job or work.This lead to many long-held pre-war values and customs being rejected by a new rising youth culture, which made them seem irrelevant. Because of this, the American youth began rebelling against many of the social norms of their parents ' generation as they strove to create something uniquely their own. Even adults played a part with this new youth culture, as some attempted to imitate the new trends while others found themselves repulsed by them. But whatever adults of the time felt, they could not deny that the new world created by their country 's youth was having a drastic effect on the American population as a whole, as they synthesized new ideas from embattled traditions creating a complex movement that was reckless and moved without regard to others. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald highlights how the rising youth culture was personified by "flamboyant, reckless spirits" (Drowne and Huber 29). It was this spirit which lead to the moral depravity so often seen and exemplified by the youth culture, both the youth culture of the 1920s and the contemporary one.

Benedict Arnold has been well identified around the world as an American patriot who intentionally spied on American military for the British during the American Revolution. Before drawing conclusions there is more to his story than this crucial American sedition to determine his level of loyalty. In this analysis of the world renowned traitor, Benedict Arnold, his childhood, his teenage years, and how the betrayal of the country unraveled are all discussed in depth to determine whether or not he was a traitor, or just another man who had to make life decisions for his family. Arnold’s decisions that affected his life are going to be used are used to explain his decisions as a child, Americas ultimate neglect of his abilities as a military

Other scholarly opinions and arguments were to be left to others. It could be noted that his narrative, was a response to these oppositions and constraints. He made it an evident point that is the sole author, including two prefaces from Garrison

This statement piqued the intellectuals’ attention and revealed Orwell’s intelligence. Moreover,

On War is not just a manuscript on of how to understand war; it also provides insight into what Clausewitz thought about the dynamics of human thinking. Similar to what Claxton outlined in Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind, Clausewitz believed that, “knowledge must be absorbed into the mind that it almost ceases to exist in a separate, objective way.” (Clausewitz, p147). In other words, Clausewitz believed knowledge

Quote: “The boy man has become a central character in our culture, where culture of immaturity has become norm rather than the exception”. This quote means that in our culture people have made it okay for boys to be immature because they are boys, despite their age. Argument: Cross argues that there are different perceptions to being mature. That it’s not just not having fun and going out, but how you conduct yourself when you’re out and handling all your responsibilities.

The authors extend the comparisons using descriptions and adjectives. The past generation of youths was made up of go-getters eager to “hit the road and find freedom”; they were even the inspiration for Bruce Springsteen’s vivacious album, “Born to Run.” The authors claim that today’s youths are far from that, holding nothing back as they describe the young people of this generation. “Risk-averse and sedentary,” they don’t bother to get their driver’s licenses, are satisfied to be at home browsing Facebook, and put too much faith in luck than effort. In other words, “Generation Y has become Generation Why Bother.” The authors appeal to the audience’s sense of patriotism, stating that American is “a nation of movers and shakers” and enumerating the accounts of bravery shown by the youths of previous generations, images that are admittedly different from the image they have crafted of the modern young person. The praises and favorable descriptions that the authors lavish upon previous generations of youths contrast sharply with the lackluster and borderline-insulting descriptions of today’s young adults. The juxtapositions accentuate how far Generation Y has fallen from its predecessors and prove, once again, that its constituents are leading stagnant lives.