Laotian Civil War

Stephen Crane wrote The Red Badge of Courage to depict realistic depiction of war and violence. He sought to transform events from the Civil War (which happened three decades earlier) into everyday depictions of an ordinary, young soldier. Although he did not participate in the actual events of the Civil War, Crane delivered an imagination of circumstances that were precise and accurate in description. The pessimistic point of view from both Crane and the main character, Henry Fleming, serves to

1. This story is most definitely timely. In terms of the book, the story falls into the category of The Big Time. This story falls in this category because it takes places not long after the shooting but it then continues on to the time after the shooting when the average population has seemingly gotten over the shooting and shows that the victims need more time to heal than the general public. This piece is a really interesting feature because even though it is a sad statement there are a lot

away right after I was born. Shortly after, my father left the country and traveled to the United States with the goal of finding a job that would lead to a better lifestyle for his family. On March 23, 1991, a civil war started which became known as, “The Sierra Leone Civil War.” This war took everything from me and turned my life upside down. It brought so many tragedies; it took my grandmother away from me, educational

one could never perfectly analyze one of his works of art. Sticking to this trend, The Face of War is a somewhat ugly landscape painting with a moving meaning behind every stroke. The desert-set painting features a snake inundated, skull-like face which was drawn to personify everything that war is. The subtleties in the picture help describe this personification further, as it fleshes out the idea that war is an atrocious and terrifying occurrence that leaves sheer agony in the wake of everything it

The novel The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt shares many events about Holling, the narrator, throughout September to Spring. Holling’s first day in 7th grade was rough. His teacher Mrs.Baker has been giving these weird stares which make Holling think that he will have a horrible 7th grade. Holling is self-centered and only thinks of himself, but throughout the novel, Holling has changed to be the better version of himself. Though Holling didn’t have the start he wanted in 7th grade, he was able

that all of the untried men possessed great and correct confidence. He now was in a measure reassured (Author pg).” The Red Badge of Courage is written by Stephen Crane and tells the story of a young man who joins the Union Army during the American Civil War. In this novel some people believe that what Henry has done throughout the course of the novel makes him a hero, others believe that is past actions will always overshadow what he accomplishes, making him a coward. Henry from the Red Badge of Courage

in America, during the Civil War. The three main themes are the brutality of war, facing fears, and indifference in nature. The brutality of war is a main theme in the story. First, during the war people die everywhere in the battles. Henry sees this when he is in or when he watches the battles. For example, “Men punched in bullets, fell in grotesque agonies” (110). People in Henry’s regiment die as they move forward showing the brutality of war. Lastly, the brutality of war is shown when dead or

In the short story “The Sniper”, by Liam O’Flaherty, a gun battle is shown between two snipers on opposite sides of a war. The republican sniper, the protagonist, cleverly tricks the other sniper to believe that he is dead and then, he himself shoots the other sniper and kills him. The sniper is curious to know the identity of the fallen sniper, and turns over the dead man and finds his “brother’s face”. The republican sniper is a protagonist that is least effective, due to poor characterization

Throughout the years, war was meant to shape the future of our society and offer a sense of hope to civilians. It is intended to destroy the worst of warlords and restore sanity within society but can often worsen the future of a nation. War can be described as the unforeseen plague that lingers within society, making its appearance throughout the centuries. When reading about the events in Black Hawk Down written by Mark Bowden, it is evident that war is the main perpetrator of a soldier’s identity

shows him getting the influence to do such after watching news of the 1998 attack on the U.S. embassy in Kenya. While he training and gaining a new sense of sself in the armed forces, he meets his new wife Taya. Now, 9/11 happens, and after 9/11, the war in Iraq starts where Kyle gets put to work as an sharpshooter, which the film shows his notorious skills in this area. The American Sniper captivaitated the real life depiction of Kyle gaining over 160 confirmed kills, which made him the deadliest