The author, Lauren F. Serrano, believes women should not serve in the U.S Infantry. Serrano’s article, “Why Women Do Not Belong in the U.S. Infantry”, provides arguments supporting her main points. The main points Serrano includes; why the U.S. is not in need for women on the frontlines, the infantry brotherhood, and sexual assault cases. Serrano served as a Marine Officer and contributes her personal experiences from her service. Although Serrano agrees women are capable to serve in the military, she stresses the infantry is not the main job females should focus on.…
The author of the essay, “Military Women in Combat, Why Making It Official Matters”, Jena McGregor starts right off by telling you the topic she will cover. She starts the essay with the sentence, “It’s been a big couple of weeks for women in the military” to draw in her audience by leaving them intrigued from something that hasn’t changed in years. After using that sentence to catch the audience’s attention, she then states, “Last week, female soldiers began formally moving into jobs in previously all-male battalions, a program that will later go Army-wide” as a strong thesis. McGregor goes on to talk about how many jobs have opened to women in the military by the rules getting changed. Although she adds this huge fact she also added how…
It is 1973, the Vietnam War is still going strong and will continue for two more years. The women’s liberation movement has payed-off with the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the world is still adjusting to this new layer of freedom and equality. It’s in the midst of this upheaval that 18 year old Carmon R. Bulkley will begin her journey to become the first female helicopter mechanic working on the flight line. I had the honor of interviewing Carmon, now Carmon Hepp, the following are her recollections and my interpretations on the impact she has had upon women and the military of today.…
The Woman Warrior confronting the Baron and killing him as a woman, inspires Kingston to embrace her own female identity. Kingston recalls Fa Mu Lan’s intention to kill the Baron to avenge her village, but first reveals herself which inspires Kingston. Kingston state’s, “You’ve done this,’ I said, and ripped off my shirt to show him my back. ‘You are responsible for this.’ When I saw his startled eyes at my breasts, I slashed him across the face and on the second stroke cut off his head.”…
Mulan and the Woman Warrior both tell a story about a Chinese woman who couldn't find her place in the world, but finally did after becoming a warrior in war. The book, Woman Warrior, and the movie, Mulan, both teach us a little about women traditions in China. Mulan and The Woman Warrior were both compelling stories about a women who found her place in the world as a warrior. Mulans training, battles, and relationships all helped her find her way in the world and become the women she became. Mulans training in Woman Warrior was much different from the training in Mulan.…
This is similar to Kingston’s Woman Warrior in that she was taught to stick within her gender roles and behavior. Kingston constantly battles keeping quieting and wanting to voice her opinion. In chapter one, she is taught that if she has extramarital affairs, she will be treated like that aunt that she is told not to talk about because she was basically excommunicated from the family for getting pregnant not by her husband. She even has an encounter in the chapter titled “A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe” with a girl in the bathroom who does not speak, and Kingston begs her to speak – “Talk. Please Talk.”…
The Woman Warrior is regarded as an iconic work of ethnic writing especially for the Asian American minority who flee China to America. It talks about the Chinese immigrants who suffer from isolation in the United States of America. It expresses how they feel that they…
Through The Woman Warrior Maxine Hong Kingston recounts on her life as well as her family’s past. Her cultural background calls for many unheard of customs and stories. Kingston’s mother teaches her daughter lessons through stories to show the importance of a message. Both death and ghosts reappear throughout the memoir and how ghosts never die. Kingston describes how revenge is a driving force for many actions throughout the memoir and how death seems to be answer to all issues but is not.…
Women in combat. It has recently sparked a debate on whether women should be allowed in combat or not. In my opinion, women shouldn’t be allowed in combat because they are too emotional to handle the long periods of time of being on tour, they aren’t physically built like men, and there would be too many problems with having men and women living together. Women are way too emotional to withstand being in combat. They wouldn’t be able to handle the 100+ degree temperatures, the stress of being away from their families for long periods of time, and they wouldn’t be able to handle being shot at all the time.…
‘The Warrior Ethos’ By Steven Pressfield ‘The Warrior Ethos’ is a book written by former Marine Steven Pressfield and is a short compilation of concepts and stories based on historical events that discuss the ‘warrior ethos’ and describe what it means to be a warrior. This book uses examples set by Alexander the Great, King Leonidas and other historical figures to show how throughout history great leaders and warriors have led by example and fought with the professionalism and dedication to duty of a true warrior without ever betraying their comrades or their honor. The Warrior Ethos first explores the ingrained instincts that make humans warriors. From being lured to sin by the serpent in the Garden of Eden to becoming hunter-gatherers…
Maxine Hong Kingston shows that one can form an identity through silence in The Woman Warrior; Kingston develops this theme through different stories her mother tells her. Throughout The Woman Warrior, Kingston slowly finds her own identity by examining heavily weighted talk-stories, stories containing the mores and values of society through many generations. These stories are relayed to Kingston through her mother, Brave Orchid. Convinced by her mother’s stories, Kingston grew up believing, “we failed if we grew up to be but wives or slaves” (Kingston 18).…
Conformity in Chinese and American Society Woman Warrior, written by Maxine Hong Kingston, focuses on the topic of conformity. Throughout the novel, Kingston is forced to conform to both Chinese traditions and American society. Her mother, Brave Orchid, pressures Kingston to conform to Chinese tradition, which is believed to keep her safe and make her a strong Chinese woman. However, Kingston, who is growing up in American society, is confronted with the new American beliefs, offering more freedom, but go against her Chinese roots.…
The warrior class attacks at close range, and they deal insane levels of damage to their enemies with a two-handed sword. It wreaks chaos and destruction upon your enemies, and the warrior class comes from the same roots that you find with the force shielders. The biggest different between the two is that a force shielder focuses on the defense aspect of fighting while the warrior class is more like a loose cannon. On the battlefield, their very presence will increase ally morale and strike fear into the hearts of enemy opponents. Features of the Warrior Class…
The War Heroine She’d lost her mind over the War Heroine. She’d lost her mind in love, lust, compassion, laughter, friendship, trust, strength and everything that the War Heroine was; everything the War Heroine had given her. She was depressed without the War Heroine in her life--hell, she was depressed with the War Heroine in her life. But that didn’t matter--it was a good kind of depression; the exhilarating kind that only few are able to obtain and those who have had it wish to have it back.…
Maxine Hong Kingston shows that one can form an identity by breaking silence in The Woman Warrior; Kingston develops this theme through different talk-stories stories her mother tells her. Throughout The Woman Warrior, Kingston gradually finds her own identity by examining heavily weighted talk-stories. Through these stories told to her by her mother and her aunt, she is able to express a part of her which her own experiences cannot explain as a Chinese-American female. Convinced by her mother’s stories, Kingston grew up believing, “we failed if we grew up to be but wives or slaves” (Kingston 18).…