A Family at War

The novel Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai takes place in Saigon, Vietnam, and Alabama, U.S.A, in 1975 through 1976. It revolves around Ha and her family, refugees from the Vietnam war. People become refugees for many reasons, mostly because of war or natural disasters. Like Ha’s experiences, refugees face many challenges as they flee and find a new place to call home. When Ha was in Vietnam, she had a lot of strong traits. Some of her most important traits, however, were her defiance…

that are essential in charactering he transforms from a young fraternity boy then the comparison of him as a mature soldier in World War I. Not to mention, a third portrait in images printed on the pages of the short story, demonstrating the soldier’s character is incapable of “accept the old norms” once departing from the war (DeFalco 90). These norms and his war experience cause Harold…

Gender effect in the Sierra Leone War Through Ishmael Beah and Mariatu Kamara’s autobiographies, the world learned about the devastating war in Sierra Leone through the eyes of a boy and a girl. The civil war stripped children from their families and killed many innocent civilians. In A Long Way Gone by Beah Beah he says, “One of the main aims of the rebels was to force the civilians to stay with them, especially women and children” (Beah 37). The rebels used the civilians as either bait for…

In the 1800s young boys did not have a very long childhood. At a certain age they would be sent off to war to fight for their country and people. In this story I will tell about a drummer boy on the night before the “Battle of Shiloh”. It was on April 6, 1862 near a church. More than 23,000 soldiers died those two days. In the story a moth brushed across his face but it was a blossom, it symbolised that the boys can shave their faces meaning that if they couldn't fell the blossoms then their…

Historically, war is not an uncommon thing. If we want to examine any war we must look at the two parts of that war. The two parts of any war are the battle field and the home front. In this paper the American home front during WWII will be examined. Although the war was waged on the battle fields of Europe the American army and to some extent the allies were equipped with supplies coming from the US home front. The importance of the home front cannot be underestimated for any reason.…

many, war is cruel, aggressive, and ugly. The true definition of this word is, “A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties.” (“The American Heritage”). War brings disagreements and hardships for not only the soldiers, but also amongst the families on the home-front. Luckily, times are a little better now than they were in the twentieth century. On December 7, 1941 the attack on Pearl Harbor started what is known as World War II. A family…

World War II World War II was one of the most intense wars of all time. Millions of people died doing what they thought was right and just trying to get away and protect their family. It destroyed many people’s lives by tearing them apart. Many of the people who did survive and make it through the war still think about their family, wondering if they made it through or not, they could never know. This and many other reasons are why World War II was such a difficult time for anyone and everyone.…

The war in Vietnam lasted for nearly 10 years and took a toll on both the American and Vietnamese people. The war in Vietnam produced large numbers of casualties and a rapid loss of support from the American people. The American leadership, both in Washington D.C. and on the ground had a lot of responsibility for the outcome. This is a piece of history that we don’t want to repeat in the future. This paper will prove that the Vietnam War was almost impossible to win and caused great loss and…

famous military Leader known best for his time serving during the Civil War. Lee was the general of the Confederates from 1861 to 1865 and was previously involved in the U.S. Army (Pryor). Although Lee was highly esteemed for his service, his actions during battle invoked various consequences. Robert E. Lee 's decision to side with the Confederacy during the Civil War was strongly influenced by his military background with family and friends; his decision caused a great controversy to arise.…

Women who served during World War II contributed greatly as pilots, nurses, and in the home front. During 1942 the United States had built many planes in the war factories each month for the war, in addition, these military planes happened to be needed to be delivered to air bases, but the U.S. was short in supply of pilots, however, in 1943, there had been a call out to women to do the flying, in place of the men. There were twenty five thousand women who’d applied, but only 1,100 got chosen as…