No man's land

The White Man’s Burden was a poem written by Rudyard Kipling. Rudyard Kipling was a British imperial poet, who wanted to respond after the Spanish-American war had concluded. His responses were on America taking over the Philippines, after the war had ended. The White Man’s Burden was made to display European imperialism, during the 19th century. The White Man’s Burden was also written to show motive, on how European turn non-whites into the European standard of civilization. Rudyard Kipling uses

Band Played Waltzing Matilda" song, "No Man's Land" song, "Only nineteen" song and "Masters of War" song are against war. "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" song describes the war as something terrible. "No Man's Land" and "Masters of War" song said the war was useless and cause loss. Just like the song "Only nineteen" that says the story of the battle is not seem as his father told the children. The soldiers that mentioned in the song "No Man's Land", "Ballad of the Green Berets" and "Masters

hostility between both the white man and Native Americans. Similar to what we had learned in class about the constant hostility that was present with many white men and Native Americans due to the white man essentially taking over the Native American’s land. I observed how the Native Americans slowly became like the white man once he was brought into his home. This again reminded me of what we had learned in class about how Native Americans were encouraged to take up farming, wear clothes like white men

were taking in attempt to civilize the world to their standards, what would become known as the White Man’s burden. While we continue to call it a burden, it seemed anything but to those on the “civilized” side of it. “American Progress” shows the joy of bringing enlightenment to those believed to be in need of help. Despite being labeled as a strenuous responsibility, fulfilling the White Man’s burden was something powerful countries enjoyed and by accomplishing this onus they themselves created

“We have a spell from the rats in the trench. They are in No Man’s Land- we know what for. They grow fat; when we see one we have a crack at it” (Remarque 128). Remarque explains through his novel that the rats are fat, numerous, and feast off bodies in No Man’s Land. All of these statements are factual. Anthony Brandt, *credibility needed*, explains that “As the machine of war ground away, so many corpses accumulated in no-man's-land that the stench of rotting flesh became ubiquitous. The corpses

foremost themes of the novel is the concept of belonging to a place, in particular the connection to a homeland. A disturbance in the main environment signifies as the stimulating factor for the disruption of the man’s sense of belonging. There exists an fragmented sense of existence in the old land, something that is established primarily by the ominous, malicious serpent like figures that

I can no longer remember what life beyond the front was like. I long for life and yet I cannot seem to find it. I yearn for the long days spent relaxing with my mind at ease. The days when adulthood seemed so far away, when growing up was not viewed as a problem. Life on the front seems so repetitive; bombardments come and go but never disappear completely. The barbed wire fence is the only object between us and the other soldiers. Bodies are piled on top of each other above the muddy ground. The

Not all Boys Grow up to be like their Father As the United States expands westward in the late 1800’s, Native American tribes that live on these frontier lands, are often feared ,misunderstood, and despised by white settlers who want to move onto the new lands. In “Fools Crow” by James Welch, the story of the Blackfoot Indians of Montana shares the growth and experiences of the Pikunis tribe and its people as they confront new white settlers and its impact on their society and culture. Blackfoot

The novel, Fools Crow, was written by James Welch as a Native American narrative set in 1870.  It followed the evolution of White Man’s Dog, later known as Fools Crow, an adolescent Pikunis Blackfeet Indian from the band Lone Eaters, who yearned to become wealthy and honored. An opportunity to attain the respect he desired emerged when Fast Horse and Yellow Kidney invited him along to a horse raid against the Crow despite his reputation for misfortune. While on their journey to Crow camp, Fast Horse

INTRODUCTION The earliest recorded example of trench warfare occurred during the appropriately named Battle of the Trench, which took place in the year 627 A.D. Muhammad had ordered his Muslim followers to defend the region known as Medina, and in response, a man named Salman the Persian introduced the tactic of digging defensive trenches around the soldier’s positions as a means of protection and surprise (The Islam Project). The strategy earned the Muslims a decisive victory and has been implemented