1982 Lebanon War

We take it back to the times of world war 2, we see two best friends and a boarding school named Devon, just living life to the fullest. One boy is named Gene the other Phineas(also called Finny), they are your common roommates, Finny being the wild one, and Gene being the studier. Over time though, Gene starts to notice that Finny's popularity to get out of anything and making these activities is to wreck his studies. Genes envy towards Finny gets turned into a huge bulge of anger built up in…

Another large problem is that these strikes are secretive and lack legal oversight, which leads to us not being able to hold our leaders accountable. Drones are used in conflicts where war is not openly declared and authorized by Congress, allowing the executive branch to have virtually unlimited power over secret wars across the world. The CIA has yet to officially acknowledge its drone programs anywhere in the world, let alone describe the rules and procedures for compliance with US and…

child who was forced from a very young age to commit major war crimes, would you want to be held accountable for your involuntary actions, and then go to jail for them? Child amnesty: the act of forgiving a child. But would you forgive a child for a war crime? Since around 1993, children from various different countries like Burundi, Colombia, Liberia, Myanmar, and Uganda are being taken from their homes and then being forced to fight in war, sometimes even having to kill people. These kids,…

Independent novel The book American Sniper by Chris Kyle is the true story about himself a navy seal sniper and his experiences during war in the middle east. Chris Kyle was a small town farm boy who grew up to be one of the most lethal navy seal snipers that there was. Chris was born April 8, 1974, in Odessa Texas. In his own words, he was a “cowboy” which meant that he loved working on a ranch and getting his hands dirty with hard work. Later down the road, Chris decided to join the…

“War is kind” by Stephen Crane is the perfect example of irony. It also ties many war themes together nicely and is similar to “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh”, and “O Captain! My Captain!” in various underlying ways, including war themes, tone, and mood.. Even though it shares themes with other literary works, it brings Stephen Crane’s creative views on war onto paper and melds all of the pains focused on in the other passages into one. Crane’s poem has many…

Violence has been steadily increasing as nations have been consistently searching for greater national power. Because of the rise of aggression, unorthodox forms of warfare have been introduced. This radical form of exploitation includes the use of child soldiers. Although many Americans do not see this type of military effort within the United States, it has become a familiar sight in other developing countries. According to statistics, "in the last fifteen years, the use of child soldiers…

If a kids does a commit a war crime and is not charged for any crimes, then commanders can make the children do the most drastic decisions, and not worry about any charges against that child. Child soldiers should be punished so the commanders do have a fear in their minds of a…

Private First Class Daniel Wright has been placed in strange dilemma, in Trent Reedy’s novel, Divided We Fall. He has sworn loyalty to two different people, both of which want him to battle the other. PFC Wright is an Idaho National Guardsman. The President passed a law that the Idaho legislature disagreed with, claiming it to be unconstitutional. Riots broke out in response. Daniel, along with other National Guardsmen, were deployed to prevent things from getting violent. Instead of preventing…

INTRODUCTION Many people everyday are trying to figure out something to do in the future , some consider the peace corps and do some more research on how life would be in the peace corps! Most of the article online are not positive towards the peace corps and only express the negatives of joining and leaving your term . The peace corps is a great way to help people around the world…

Siege of Calais: Review The Siege of Calais play that was performed at GIHS in the PAC. The performers used costumes to represent the people of France and England in the Siege of Calais. The English are running out of food because the French are cutting off their supply routes. The English the surrender to get their supply routes back. The French want 6 hostages, all men, with white shirts and rope around their necks to arrive by sunset the English then send 5 men and 1 boy, all of them having a…