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    WWII will remain as one of the most tragic wars of all time. With an astounding death toll of over 60 million people- 3% of the world's population in 1940. In the books Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, and Night by Elie Wiesel the horrors of WWII are told in detail about the main characters near death experiences. Hope is a defining factor throughout the journeys of main characters Louie and Eliezer. The theme of hope in the face of adversity is a theme common to both stories. No matter how dire the

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    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

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    Victor Zalsavsky was born on September 26, 1937 in what was Leningrad, Russia at the time, now being St. Petersburg. His occupation was a Professor of Political Sociology Theorist and taught political sociology at various institutions throughout his long academic career. Some of those institutions included LUISS (Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli), Leningrad State University, Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John 's, Canada, University of California at Berkeley

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    survived 47 days of being stranded in the Pacific, no food, no water. Louie, a former italian olympian, was progressing to compete in the olympics in Japan. War interfered with the olympics and they got cancelled; Louie had to register for the military. Throughout his military experiences, he got in a plane crash, got stranded, then became a prisoner of war of Japan, and survived. From the book, Unbroken, Laura Hillenbrand, the two words that define Louie the most are that he is determined and brave. Through

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    1.What is the effect of reading the list of operations names in Perception Management? I think what the author is trying to show us how many operations are going on during the war. 2.How did the names make you feel? While I was reading the list of operations I felt like I was reading a list of codenames made by grade schoolers. For example, Bone breaker, Wolfhound furry, Lightning hammer, all sound like video game abilities, not military operations 3. What qualities do you think makes this

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    Habakkuk Analysis

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    outside, but what has become of his nation within(1:3). King Josiah’s edicts were considered to be turning the nation back to the Torah to restore the traditional Jewish cult. In the end, these reforms would not last. Josiah would lead his nation to war against the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho in battle and die along with many of countrymen resulting in Judah becoming a vassal state of Egypt. Habakkuk will make an interesting observation regarding the way people follow rulers. In chapter 1:14, he says that

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    Civil war, both military and civilian institutions started to realize the importance of a code of ethical treatment for soldiers on the battlefield. In 1864, the Red Cross in association with the international community created the Convention for the Amelioration of the Wounded in Time of War (Shaw, 2013). This document laid out ethical guidelines for the treatment of combatants and became the basis for the Geneva Conventions as we know them today. During the tumultuous events of World War I, the

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    During World War II American soldiers who were caught by the Japanese were sent to camps where they were kept under harsh conditions. These men were called the prisoners of war, also known as the POWs. The Japanese who were captured by the American lived a simple life. They were the Japanese internees of World War II. The POWs had more of a harsh time during World War II than the internees. While the internees did physically stay in the camps longer, the POWs had it worse mentally. In the book, Unbroken

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    The Third Geneva Convention is probably the most recognized and important treaty concerning prisoners of war to ever be put down on paper that is recognized by the world over. Though this treaty is very thorough and complete in its wording regarding those that are affected and bound by its wording, there still is one major defect in the treaty that needs to be rectified and dealt with. This flaw is that there is no independent court body or commission that oversees abuses by parties against others

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    Unbroken Quote Analysis

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    This quote is the resolution in Unbroken. After being rescued from Japan, the falling point of the book, Louie’s post-war life suffered from frequent flashbacks and nightmares and he struggled with alcoholism. He had secretly dedicated his life to killing his past tormentor, Mutushiro Watanabe, thinking it was the only way for him to move on. At one point, during one of Louie’s flashbacks, he began to choke his own child thinking it was Watanabe. His wife, Cynthia, had temporarily left him. However

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