Louis Zamperini

INTRO: The story “Unbroken” by Laura hillenbrand is an excellent book about Louis Zamperini a world class track star who gets drafted into the military during World War Two. During a routine flight Louis along with his crewmates they engines fall and their plane suddenly comes crashing down into the Pacific Sea. Only two other crewmates survive the crash and they are then stranded on a raft. They all knew that only through sheer willpower would they survive. Just as things started to look down

Unbroken was made into a book in 2010 by Laura Hillenbrand and later adapted into a movie in 2014. It is a story about a young Olympian named Louis “Louie” Zamperini who made it into the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He later gets drafted into the air force and fought in World War II only to get stranded in the ocean and captured by the Japanese. The book and the movie both cover the same main topics and are over the same events, but they aren’t both the same. The book goes into more detail than the movie

Louis Zamperini, the main character of Laura Hillenbrand’s biography Unbroken, led a promising running career in his life prior to his military service and captivity. In 1931, Louis was encouraged to join the Torrance High School track team by his older brother, Pete. Running came easily to Louis, and became a force to be reckoned with rapidly in the racing world, dropping his mile time to just under five minutes by 1933. He gave some of the fastest men in the country a scare at the 1936 Olympic

just accept it or give up. Shockingly in many of the stories I’ve read the exact opposite happens and they fight through these tough situations and always manage to stay positive no matter what is thrown at them. Anne Frank, Nelson Mandela and Louis Zamperini are perfect examples of people who were physically and emotionally incarcerated and they never let it bring them down. Instead, they used their incarceration as motivation to better the situation they were in. Reading many of the poems in class

Today’s heros have different traits than those heroes of the Trojan War. However, a few have survived the test of time. Many of modern day heroes, as well as past heroes, do hold these long enduring traits, like Nelson Mandela, Marcus Luttrell, Louis Zamperini, and the fictional Iron Man. Odysseus, the main character in The Odyssey by Homer, portrays the traits necessary to be dubbed a hero. One is a hero if he or she shows leadership, bravery, resilience, and creativity throughout their actions.

then said Louis had an announcement. The stadium grew quiet as Louis walked to the front of the stage “Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of Larry Stylinson things going around and there is something I want to say about it.” He glanced over at one of the Modest members who was signaling for him to stop talking but he ignored him and looked back at Harry and motioned for him to come over to him. “How many people here believe Harry and I are in a relationship?”The crowd began cheering then Louis got them

thing keeping Louis from running out of the building. “Up for a doughnut there, tommo?” And Niall’s boyish good looks, of course. “Nah mate, not today. I’m staying for a bit after class,” Louis tells him and he stands up, gathering his notes and books into a pile on the white wash table. He’s barely even moved a single sheet of paper before the boy slams his hand down right on Shakespeare’s face. “Apologize,” Louis says, and Niall laughs. “Absolutely not. Staying for what?” Louis’ stomach drops

“Come on Louis, just tip your head back.” Niall hissed. The other omega groaned and began to splash at the dirty tub water. Liam looked over his shoulder and frowned. He could see that his own omega was becoming frustrated. Like expected Louis was being difficult. He was beginning to wish Ed had given him more medication to make him sleep longer, it would certainly make it easier to get things done. Even though Louis couldn’t walk well yet, refused to speak, and was still quite out of it he managed

world and the new" (Ash Location 69), each would experience varying degrees of despair, hope, and restlessness. For John Robertson, it was his friends, family, and search for spiritual fulfillment that would play a major role in his ability to adjust. Louis Hughes a slave used the skills he learned as a manservant from Edmund McGehee, and his unwavering desire to truly become free that greatly helped his ability to adjust to daily life during and after the war. Cornelia McDonald grew up being waited on

The end of the Civil War was an unprecedented time in American History. It created a tremendous shift in the culture of the United States, especially in the South. In his book A Year in the South: 1865, Stephen Ash paints a powerful depiction of four different people whose lives were deeply affected by the end of the war. While some felt this shift more than others, these four people survived through a period of time when many others lost their lives. Coming out of this ordeal alive was a feat in