Waking's 'Beware Of The Dog'

Hillenbrand aims the story towards anyone with a military backgroud or someone who is fond military survival stories. Hillenbrand references many WWII figures, places, techniques, or objects that people without knowledge of WWII or wars in general may not understand. This book could also be intended for anyone who is looking to gain determination or hope of their

The conflict spanned from 1914 - 1918 and led to many military developments which have greatly impacted us today. During the war, technology had rapidly advanced, In 1914 it would was unbelievable to think that in just the span of a few years war would change completely; Horses became tanks and soldiers wouldn’t only have to worry about rifle fire, but also: artillery, chemical weapons, enemy planes and much more. The war ended in 1918 with a total of more than 38 million casualties. World War 1 is the setting of thousands of stories, one of them being: “Goshawk Squadron”. “Goshawk Squadron” was written in 1971 by author: Derek Robinson. The story follows the titular Goshawk Squadron, a british air force squadron fighting along the western front in ww1. The squadron is led by 23 year old Major Stanley Woolley, a strict, cynical and aggressive leader who despises the idea of gallant and chivalrous fighting. One could argue that Major Stanley Woolley is a character to be admired. This will be proven by showing how his harsh treatment to his squad members is justifiable. Also in that face that Woolley is a persistent leader and fighter, and in the fact that Woolley is shown to care for those around them, even if he tries not to show it. The justification for Woolley being deserving of admiration will surely be made clear.

Generals Die in Bed by Charles Yale Harrison is told by a twenty-year-old anonymous narrator, who reminds us that the war is neither a glamorous nor glorious affair. It’s a graphic and poignant story of a young man sent to fight on the Western Front to fight against the German army. The experience of warfare in trenches takes on distinct animation as readers identify with the predicament of the youthful soldiers. It’s written in a blunt documentary style. With its raw and powerful prose, the insanity and destructive brutality of war is shown so realistically that reader start to question the meaning of truth, heroism, God and Devil.

In both Battle Scars and All Quiet on the Western Front the soldiers haft to go through horrific physical wounds. One of these wounds are lost of limbs. When “Kemmerich” “lost his foot” none of his comrades dared to tell him

Catch-22 by Joseph Keller is a story set during the second half of World War II, revealing the lives of soldiers, the dilemmas of war and the paradoxes made to keep men in war by country leaders. The main character, John Yossarian is a US Air Force bombardier who has a strong desire to stay out of war, but unfortunately is unable to because of the standards set by the government, increasing the number of missions a soldier had to fly before he could leave. His squadron is stationed on the island of Pianosa, near the Mediterranean Sea. The main paradox was that if a man proved his insanity, he would have to fly his missions in order to prove his insanity, yet if he were sane, he would still stay in war and fly. Either way, all soldiers, sane or not, had to stay.

“”Here,” he said. “Give me your hand. We are brothers. You are my son. I pass to you my vision, even though I cannot pass to you my knowledge. There lies in the ground not far from here one who truly was my son. He could not bear the pain of knowing two truths. And so I give my vision to you who knows one one. Perhaps it will be easier to bear. Perhaps it will be easier to share.”” Throughout the book Neither Wolf Nor Dog by Kent Nerburn, the author travels a long way from his home to visit the reservation of a Native American elder named Dan. Nerburn agrees to write a book for Dan that will attempt to convey some aspects of American Indian life and truth in contrast to false images displayed in pop culture. This passage contributes to the

Night is a story that reveals some of the worst of the human race. It is a re-telling of a young Jewish boy, Ellie Wiesel, coming of age in the midst of the Holocaust. The book is quite short and very clearly written, but it is still a very hard book to read. The young boy who is also the author of the book makes us, the readers, accompany him through many in-human and near-death experiences. These are written in such detail that anybody taking the time to read the book will be left with an in-depth knowledge of what we as humans are unfortunately capable of and a desire to contribute in any way possible preventing this part of our history to ever repeat itself. This, I believe, is the authors goal, to teach us, make us aware through his own experience, and hence give us a reason to hopefully prevent it in the future.

It seemed like ages before he was free. He ran back towards the British line, expecting at any moment to feel a bullet rip through him. Then, out of the blue, a single shot rumbled across the dormant battlefield. Ed spun around just in time to see the German commander’s pistol smoking. The machine gunner who had spared his life was slumped over, motionless.

In life, progressing ahead and following with society 's standards is something everyone tends to look up too. Wishing for events and things to occur is a constant worry in life as well. The downfall of this is that keeping high expectations can lead to even higher disappointments. Wanting and needing are too different aspects and many people have a hard time understanding this. This leads to difficult life situations and making hard decisions that could have been avoided in the very beginning. In both the novel Everybody has Everything by Katrina Onstad and the poem "The Wolves" by Paisley Rekdal, the two stories share a familiar idea in concept of appearance vs. reality and a mixture of rethinking identity. They use the comparison of appearance vs. reality to emphasize the actual significance of the main character as they experience intense feelings and emotion throughout the book/poem. As many people have said that everything in life is not as simple as it seems and the things that occur might not at all be what is it cut out to be. Different situations can change people for the better or the worse in many ways such as building them up or tearing them down as a person, taking an emotional toll on them. This alters their perspectives and is proved in these publications by characterization, tone and mood.

Mary Crow Dog published Lakota Woman in 1990. In the memoir, she describes her history of activism in the American Indian Movement including several seminal demonstrations during the 1970s. In the beginning of the book, it is immediately clear that Crow Dog’s life was incredibly difficult. She attended a Catholic boarding school, where she was always get beaten up for “being Indian” and holding hand with boys. When she was fifteen, she was raped because people believed a woman who is having her period or her “moon” is “too powerful”. During her time in school, she began to hate white people because the constant sexually harassment from white priests as well as the violence from white nuns. Crow Dog talks a lot about the patriarchal

“The English are fools!” Sprawled upon a sign hoisted above the German trenches. A hiss escaped behind me, ready to order gas masks I was surprised to find one of the senior commanders quietly laughing to himself. “ Is something funny sir?” I queried as he struggled to control himself. Regaining composure, he turned my shoulders to face the German trenches speaking to me quietly, “James, look out…. can’t you see the death and destruction? In this hopeless mess they try to provoke us with silly signs.” Leaving me with those words to ponder my senior officer disappeared further into the trench. Silly sign it may be, I ordered it shot down. Rifle shots made quick work of it, but not before one of the more junior members became over eager and exposed himself.

Love was very important to the Shakespearean audience. There is not a play written by Shakespeare that does not contain some form of a love relationship. These plays usually end happily, however in the case of “Macbeth”, the relationship that carries this important function, that is love, is conveyed in a way most peculiar. Instead of the average “happily ever after” ending an audience would expect, Shakespeare offers the audience, a villainous duo. One would expect that their relationship is an average husband and wife relationship, but there are many similarities and differences in the relationship which makes it even more enjoyable for the audience to watch the course of it.

The story “Where Have You Been, Charming Billy?” by Tim O’Brien is a story of the anticipation of undertaking something new. Going through his first time at war was an unfamiliar and frightening experience for Paul Berlin. He is always worried about his own fate in the war. His lack of courageous actions and multiple distracted thoughts make him seem as if he is weak, therefore, others look down on him. Evidently, Paul Berlin is not prepared mentally for the war he is fighting in, partially being that he is homesick.

I was born and raised here, in Flint Michigan, and grew up in a middle class home. Both parents had degrees and both parents worked; my mother’s career in healthcare and father was skilled trades at General Motors. Growing up, the language that I was exposed to for most of my adolescence was what I would consider Standard English. My parents occasionally enforced some grammar rules when we spoke, but more to reinforce the idea that speaking properly to an individual showed respect

Tyler woke to the feeling of a hand being placed on his shoulder. The hand was ice cold, and the feeling made him shiver and nearly fall out of bed. He turned around to see his son, a healthy little 6 year old.