A Family at War

World War I divided rather than unified the Australian nation’. Critically discuss World War I played a significant role in Australian history between 1914 and 1918. Throughout this period of time Australians were rushing off with great passion to enlist and fight in a war that was meant to end all wars. Not only did this time period raise problems that progressed overtime, the consequences to the Australian nation were ones of conflict, grief and segregation of what could have been peaceful…

helps the reader understand the overall theme of how war can cause death and wreak havoc in a young person, how can be a struggle for the soldier’s family, and how disappointing it is when a man doesn’t reach his full potential in life because of being forced to go to war. Jarrell uses key words throughout his poem to show us how war can be a terrible thing, especially for the young people being forced to fight in wars. Many young men in previous wars were forced to participate because of the…

people associate to war. These words are commonly used by war poets, such as Bruce Dawe to express their passionate opinions about the war. In the poem Homecoming, Bruce Dawe is referring specifically to the Vietnam war and the young men and women who lost their lives. Dawe feels pity for these young soldiers as he believes that they were unappreciated for their bravery while facing the horrors of war. Dawe expresses the poem in a negative tone and tries to convey the message that war is…

War is a place no one wants to be. It is full of blood, violence, and death surrounding you wherever you go. However, some people use those moments in war to better their life. Those people realize that there cannot be anything worse that being in war. Some people are can be too young to even remember the one let alone know what war really is. In the Vietnam War, there was thousands of babies who dealt with the destruction of personal items and the loss of family members. This novel is filled…

Family Saves “Family isn’t always blood. It’s the people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile and who love you no matter what” -Unknown. This quote explains Ishmael and his friends and family. Ishmael Beah’s world gets turned upside down and twisted around within the course of two days. He loses his family, his friends, and his innocence. Family is the most important thing to Ishmael. It helps him survive day…

There is no doubt that war is evil. It is one of the most destructive things that can befall on human beings. War brings death, destruction, slaughter, starvation and chaos. In the novel, “ The Boy with the Striped Pajamas”, written by John Boyne, follows the period of the holocaust where a young German boy named Bruno discovers a Jewish boy on another side of a fence. Through his friends stories, We get a glipse of the hardships that Jewish people had to go through. In the article, “THE WWII…

different times. Salva’s taking place in 1985, and Nya’s taking place in 2008. Salva and Nya’s life journeys both involved war, walking, and family. In the end their lives connected each other together in a beautiful way. Salva and Nya’s journeys are alike because they both had to deal with the consequences of war within their country. Salva’s journey started with a war between Sudan’s government and its people. Salva’s school was attacked and bombed, he escaped and had to run away from the…

Family Ties There are photographs that have been passed down from my grandpa on my father’s side to my dad. All of the artifacts that my family have are images of my family in the army. The photograph that holds significance to my family particularly my father would be a picture of his uncle and my great uncle in his army uniform during WWII. This photograph was taken during the early 1940’s towards the end of the second World War. This image holds significance to my grandfather…

returning home For veterans, the war does not end on the battlefield. Mental illnesses such as PTSD and depression follow men and women into their homes, affecting their daily lives. In the article “Soldiers returning home are faced with a heartbreaking problem most people don’t understand” from Business Insider, Sebastian Junger states his symptoms of short term PTSD. When Junger returned home, he experienced lack of interest in things he once enjoyed. The switch from war to home was…

War and terrorism are men’s acts of violence. The history of humans is mainly characterized by intergroup conflicts, it can be between tribes, city–states, kingdoms, or nations. The effects of war are not the same on the population and soldiers at war. It is estimated that 2 million children have been killed, 4 million have been disabled, 1 million orphaned, and 12 million dislocated from their homes (UNICEF, 1996).At the beginning, children don’t realize the gravity of the situation. When…