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    the most impressive mark on the world. The person who succeeded significantly is Clara Barton. She paved way for an improved health organization all across America that would live on for over a century. Her most notable achievement was founding the American Red Cross but she actually did much more. Beginning her impressive impression on the world, Clara Barton began the first free public school in New Jersey. This may seem almost menial work compared to what someone can accomplish in today’s world

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    a person’s life, especially one that involves real life wars has to be convincing. That means the actor must be compelling of who the character actually is, in addition to the scenes being true to the actual event, place and time. I also believe the plot of the story is essential as a true drama is one classified as the hero dying or making you feel sad. ”American Sniper”, a drama and true story about a legendary sniper and navy seal, Kris Kyle accomplishes the heartfelt experience of family, death

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    much like the one described in William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick’s fictional novel “The Ugly American.” I will illustrate how the “The Ugly American” characters, who embodied the SOF Imperatives were successful and how the absence of the SOF imperatives led to failure. I will then quantify that illustration, with a personal experience using the same imperatives to support my assessment of the characters. My analysis begins with Thomas Knox and his consideration for long-term effects, as he urged

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    North and South Vietnam started to build over which government should be established, communism or democracy. Paired with the book The Quiet American, a novel based on the conflicts and perspectives of both Pyle, a character that represents America and Fowler, a character who represents the colonial powers getting involved with Vietnam. Between both the characters, Pyle wanted to benefit from Vietnam, while Fowler

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    much like the one described in William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick’s fictional novel The Ugly American. I will illustrate how the novel’s characters that embodied the SOF imperatives were successful, or those who did not utilize the imperatives experienced failure. I will then reinforce that illustration, with my personal experiences using the same imperatives to support my assessment of the characters. My analysis begins with Thomas Knox and his consideration for long-term effects, as he urged

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    The American character, as a whole, is one of both individual liberty and general respectability. Due primarily to the parts of European life that contradicted this character, as well as their effects on the European people, it has been developing since long before the first European colonisation of the Americas. Although the character was somewhat influenced by the environment in which the colonies were founded, as well as the challenges these colonies faced individually, the ideas at its core were

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    American sniper the movie that is having shots at Muslims The main idea of American Sniper is, to portray the life of an American man that was a sniper in Iraq and managed to achieve the title of ‘the legend’ The main characters of the story are Chris Kyle (Bradley cooper) and Taya Ranae Kyle (sienna miller) these two characters are different because Chris Kyle has the highest reputation as the best sniper and Taya ranae Kyle is his wife. The story takes place mostly in Iraq, with the country being

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    on. Outsiders do not have the same opportunities as the insiders, they are not as respected by society due to discrimination and lack of respect for their values. Michael Jackson and Barack Obama are both idols of this disturbing occurrence. The American Outsider is a stereotypical checklist that brainwashes those who are followers. Those who are petrified of going against society and understanding that it is wrong to do such cruel things to someone like themselves. Those who have been excluded or

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    American diplomats, soldiers, and business men use their experiences and knowledge daily to further US foreign policy abroad. The characters in The Ugly American succeeded or failed in moving the US foreign policy forward due to their personal talents and experiences. In this paper, I will compare, and contrast my experiences with the character narratives from The Ugly American. I will use Special Operations Forces (SOF) Imperatives as a metric for comparing, and contrasting each selected character

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    Christopher Kyle was a standout soldier and citizen in all respects. He displayed the utmost character, bravery and integrity, both professionally and in his personal life, which ended in an ironic tragedy, according to Karen McVeigh in “Former Navy Seal Sniper Chris Kyle Shot Dead at Texas Gun Range”. In December of 2014 the movie “The American Sniper” documenting Kyle’s life premiered and instantly won national acclaim. . McVeigh goes on to elaborate that Kyle actually was killed while trying

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