Armoured warfare

Tim OBriens story, The Things They Carried, is more than just a war story. It beautifully depicts the shame and guilt that soldiers had to live for throughout the war, and unfortunately, the rest of their lives. Through the stories and experiences of soldiers in Tim OBriens vicinity, the Alpha Company, we get to know them not as mindless soldiers fighting for their country, but as people. Shame and guilt is a recurring theme in the book all soldiers in the story have experienced it one way or…

It can be hard to tell who is right and wrong during the aftermath of a supposed nuclear holocaust. The Chrysalids, which is a book written by John Wyndham in 1955, tells a story that is unique, because throughout, it can be unclear who the reader should be rooting for. Waknuk and Sealand seem to be the most civilized communities thriving after the Tribulations, but their views differ in many ways. Both communities could potentially be the cause of a second nuclear holocaust, but it is more…

In the short story written by Tim O'Brien, "The Things They Carried," O'Brien writes about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. He writes about the items soldiers carried on their backs and on their minds. This is similar to other wars such as the Gulf War in 1990. However, the technology, geographical features, and the politics of the two wars have several differences. There are similarities between Vietnam and Iraq: In both conflicts, there was pressure…

Was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified? This is a controversial topic that some would argue it was. However the bombing was not justified. The bomb used was the largest bomb ever used yet in history of welfare and was far more destructive than the bomb used on Pearl Harbor. The United States responded brutally, and unnecessarily. Things could have been handled way differently. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was unjustified because many innocent lives were lost, the U.S. could…

With the invention of the atomic bomb and the rise of the nuclear arms race, the post-nuclear war setting of the novel is reflective of the fears of atomic age society. After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the power of the atomic bomb was one that generated international shock and awe. Many people were afraid of this powerful weapon, and westerners were especially afraid of the Soviets gaining power to this technology. However, the Soviets surprised the Americans by detonating an atomic…

Argumentive Essay Was the US justified in dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the Second World War? Many people have been arguing this topic for years. But were they really justified? You decide. First off, if you know nothing about Hiroshima and Nagasaki, then I will give you the history of how it all started, and then maybe you can have an easier time to decide if the US was justified. From the start of the first war in 1939 American scientist, and many of them were…

During the time of WWT many scientists were helping to make atomic weapons. Some of the scientist who helped created the atomic weapons were not happy about the way they were used for various reasons. Other scientists were angry at America for deploying these weapons against Japan. They felt like it was unnecessary to drop atomic bombs. This is why many scientist spoke up when they heard how the bomb was being used and who it was being used against. In the being American first intended to…

Hi classmates; I have chosen to write my essay on “The Things They Carried” and the use of setting.in a story. Working Thesis and Introduction The use of setting in a story is a vital component in developing background upon which the story will play out. In the short stories by Tim O’Brien, “The Things That They Carried” action takes place in the Vietnam War Era. Throughout this period, there was plenty of political and social conflict taking place in the United States and from this conflict;…

Saints and Soldiers tells the journey of American soldiers Deacon, Kendrick, Gould and Gunderson after they escape the invasion of German forces during World War II. While walking, they meet British Sergeant Winley, who has possession of crucial intelligence and needs to get back to the Allied Command Center. They trudge for miles and eventually find a house where a mother and daughter live; they are given food and a place to stay until the Germans attack the home. The next morning they flee,…

The physical journey into the jungle that took place in the film Apocalypse Now directed by Francis Ford Coppola, was shadowed by the psychological journey that Captain Benjamin Willard went through in his search for Colonel Kurtz. The expedition became a physical chase for Kurtz, but also a symbolic journey in which Captain Willard confronted his own darkness. The journey began in a cluttered hotel room in Saigon, where an intoxicated Captain Willard is desperate for an assignment. His mental…