Barracks

Thomas Paine wrote a series of 16 pamphlets known as The American Crisis. “Crisis No. 1” is the first document of this pamphlet that was read aloud to the continental army. Paine wanted to unify the soldiers and boost morale before the Battle of Trenton. These soldiers were worn out colonists who were discouraged and exhausted from fighting. In addition to unifying the soldiers, Paine was determined to unify the nation to fight against Britain. Through personification, imagery and rhetorical…

spanish fluently and learn some other words in different languages such as Chinese, Arabic, and Korean. You can’t find many international students at your average school, but this is a rare thing that Riverside has. I was located in Bravo Company barracks throughout the entire year and was paired up with another cadet to be my roommate. He was from Florida. It was neat being able to see where he grew up and how it was different growing up in Florida then my hometown. I didn’t have any problems…

the commander, he finally registered for the draft but received a high number that was very unlikely to get pulled. After all this, Americans still elected him as president. He was the first pardoned felon to become president of the United States. Barrack Obama was another president who did not serve in the armed forces and made decisions to downsize the military in efforts to save money. With the surplus of military personnel being out of service, it made it extremely difficult for veterans to…

Earlier this morning, a photojournalist captured photos of an intoxicated man shooting aimlessly at people passing by the local grocery store, killing three and injuring twelve. Around 6:30am, just before sunrise, a presumably intoxicated man was swearing and grasping a gun in his left hand. “The man was screaming and swearing but his words were slurred” said Tabitha Smith, a bystander. There were few people at the Walmart Super Center on Market Street but that only seemed to play in favor for…

in the middle east, where Reagan sent over 800 Marines to Lebanon as a part of an international peacekeeping force. But in October of 1983, nearly one year after sending the troops into the country, a group of suicide bombers attacked the Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241…

When the Emperor was Divine Most of Julia Otsuka’s When the Emperor was Divine is written in short, choppy fragments, each conveying a different aspect of life in the camps. This style of writing has a very profound, yet subtle way of showing the reader how the lives of these Japanese-Americans had been shattered, as if in a blender, by the concentration camps. Their lives were filled with confusion and all they had ever known about America was jeopardized. Their freedom was stripped, their…

They arrived at a camp called Theresienstadt in June 1944 and planted gardens, painted houses renovated barracks. (Holocaust) They also practiced cultural programs for entertainment. While the Red Cross team came to visit, they stopped the deportation of Jews. After the Red Cross left they resumed the deportation of Jews which ended in October 1944. Before…

Obama has inspired and influenced me because through her I understand that any goals I set forth are attainable with hard work and dedication. Michelle has four main initiatives that she balances, on top of being a mom, a lawyer, and the wife of Barrack Obama. She focuses on helping people live healthier lives, supporting service members and their families, inspiring the youth to get higher educations, and giving girls who need it, help in reaching their full potential, and giving them a voice.…

From the years 1942 to 1945, The United States Of America interned over 115,000 Japanese and Japanese-Americans. In 1941, The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, this was the start of what was called The Pacific War during World War II. About 3 months later, President Roosevelt signed an order that ordered all people of Japanese ancestry living on the west coast, Oregon, Washington, and California, to be relocated to internment camps inside of the U.S.. Before Roosevelt signed the order, most…

When my family arrived the concentration camp I met a boy and his name was Michael. Me and Michael woke up at 5:00 am in the morning because the Kapo woke us up just to make our beds and scrub the floors more than once. After scrubbing the floors and fixing my bed, Me and Michael went to go get something to eat but we needed a Mess-tin so we can eat, so Michael found one on the floor and gave it to me so I can eat. Then I went to get some food and the Kapos gave me 10 ounces of bread and some…