Zamperini

The American Olympic Champion and inductee of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame Gail Devers once said, “Sometimes we fall, sometimes we stumble, but we can't stay 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”. In Laura Hillenbrand’s book Unbroken, the determined Louis Zamperini exemplified Devers’ words when, against all odds, he survived his bomber crashing into the Pacific where he was marooned for 47 days during World War ll. It goes without saying, it was Louie’s own will to survive that Hillenbrand refined to tell his distingué story.

I was Born December 21st, 1925 in Cincinnati Ohio. My parents are Nick and Johanna Kamenshek. I was an only child my whole life but I had large dreams. I dreamed of becoming a nurse and I wanted to help everyone, small problem with that. My only way of becoming a nurse was by enlisting but my mother was worried and wouldn't let me

Laura Hillenbrand’s biography titled Unbroken recounts the life of Louie Zamperini and major events that occurred throughout it. Hillenbrand’s purpose was to emphasize the inspirational story of heroic Zamperini as he qualified and participated in the Olympics, as well as describe the endless struggle of pain in the plane crash and in the Japanese POW camps. She also portrays the importance of dignity and resilience and how without it, the chances of surviving the cruel events Louie experienced during World War II would have been minimal.

World War Two, a time of gore, the type of war, humanity can’t stand or bear to imagine! This was a time where six million Jews were sent to their deaths. The war, known as the Holocaust, lasted from 1939-1945. Yet, the question asked by all, how does the spirit triumph? Our spirit’s triumph by these “big things”, known as love, laughter, and nature.

A.Author's Purpose- Laura Hillenbrand’s primary purpose of writing this novel was to inform readers about World War II through the eyes of Louie Zamperini. Unbroken describes in intense detail the hardships and challenges Louie Zamperini faced with such great bravery and strength. Louie’s great odyssey attracted Hillenbrand because he had to face one of the hardest challenges in his time. Louie and, his partner, Phil had survived 46 days at sea, battling sharks, bombers, and food and water shortages, and beating the previous record of 24 days. Louie and Phil were hopeful for survival even though they, “could see the bend of their thighbones under their skin, their knees bulging in the centers of birdlike legs, their bellies hollow, their ribs stark...They held their sun-scorched eyes to the horizon, searching for land, but there was none (Hillenbrand 172).” These men were at there last stage of starvation, but were so hopeful to survive that they used every strength they had to avoid the next obstacle. Sadly, their journey does not end when they reached land because the floated to Japanese territory. Louie faces challenge after challenge and has so much motivation to keep pushing and to keep fighting which is what makes him so interesting for Hillenbrand to interview him and write her novel on his life.

From two different perspectives of the war, the author of this book showed that, depending on location and timing, everyone can be affected differently by warfare. It followed the story of two children who grew up on opposite sides of World War II. When their paths crossed, they developed feelings for one another, disregarding the fact that their historical circumstances placed them on opposing sides of the war. In the book All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr depicted how internal principles were able to overpower external pressures.

What would you do if you got a letter saying you were going to get bombed in very little time, or being in a building that got hit by an airplane, many soldiers and civilians had to go through this. These are events that we will never forget, they changed many things in normal people’s lives. They caused many terrible things. This is what we are going to talk talk today. One of the changes that these two horrible events brought was the perspective on war.

During the second World War, an olympic record holder, Louie Zamperini, was one of the few men that got shot down into the ocean and was stranded for 47 days on a lonely, little raft. The great American hero we all have heard of didn’t start out like you would have thought. He was a young scoundrel who was influenced by his brother to run for something better than away from is problems. After years of running and going to the German Olympics to set the best lap run in the 5,000 meters, Louie had gone into the Air Force and had gotten into trouble at a Japanese POW camp after a crash. The book Unbroken, written by Laura Hillenbrand, expresses Louie’s life exceptionally well, especially

On September 1, 1939, 12 year-old Jack was being slowly pulled into War World II even though he didn’t know it. One of the things he did was

From the earliest times, war has existed as a painful reality. Stories are passed down from generation to generation about brave men fighting epic battles in ancient civilizations. Occasionally a different type of legend emerges: the homefront hero. In Ancient Greece and Rome, elderly statesmen prevented famine and raised supplies for their distant armies in wartime. From then on through history, those left behind, from the leaders of countries tested in resolve and commitment by wars to the ordinary citizens who rise above their routines to serve their countries, are powerful forces behind victories. World War II was no exception. While the soldiers abroad were undoubtedly true heroes of the war, the parents, siblings, and children they left behind also assisted in the war effort. No one remained truly unaffected by the war. Without the labors of women, the efforts of schoolchildren, and the institution of rationing, World War II could not have been won.

The term “war” is a scary word that brings terrible memories especially to the families that lost someone on WWII, and left many with mental and physical scars. Even though seventy-two years had pass, we can still see the impact that this war left not just in the United State but the rest of the world. This war is know as the “Good War” because despite all the destruction it caused it actually brought positive changes in America that still effect us today.

On March 25th, 2017, I interviewed Charlotte “Putse” McCarroll who was born on June 3rd, 1935 in Cyrus, Minnesota. I asked her about her life and experiences during WWII. She doesn’t recall much about the actual War. She was a 4-year-old child during the start of the War and was in grade school when the War ended. She didn’t have any family members that she remembers actually being in the War. Putse told me that while the war was occurring she just stayed at home or went to school. She kind of remembers gathering around with her family and just praying for it to end. She said that life was very different because everyone was scared and no one knew what was going to happen. She thought to herself that anything could

Even though World War I wasn’t “the war to end all wars,” it still caused many of its participants lasting emotional and physical pain that would follow them throughout almost every aspect of life. Those who fought in the war were known as the “lost generation”, and struggled to find a purpose in life as their hopes and aspirations had been swept away during the fighting. In Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, a small group of veterans of the war have trouble adjusting to life after the war. Some have mental wounds that need to be healed, and some even have physical injuries that can never be healed.

Today I will be speaking in front many people in NY. I am very anxious, but I want to change people’s perception of war. Since my friends in high school found it amazing that I was in the war. I and my squadron were persuaded to seek revenge on the rebels for murdering our families. After UNICEF took me out of the war I didn’t want to leave because I was not done with the rebels. From here on I have moved on, but I have not forgotten. I have learned to live with it. Now I am a human rights activist. I am very thankful for UNICEF for taking me out the war and my foster mom Laura Simms. She helped me develop my

The year was 1972, we moved through the battlefields of Vietnam with extreme caution, never knowing if we would make it to the next sunrise. With me I always carried my lucky penny, but on December 23rd that penny failed me; our whole unit had been captured in a raid, I still remember the fear that was embedded in me that day. They blindfolded and threw us in the back of a truck after striking and beating us with the butts of their rifles. We arrived at the camp at what seemed to be around 6 in the morning, the sun had been peeking through the forest with a morning glow, I remember in that moment thinking of God and how he let my lucky penny fail, “How could he?” Each one of us was assigned a tormenter who would come in every day and simply