Beiyang Army

Weizhuang far beneath him on the social scale.” The townspeople see Ah-Q as a barbarian and want him to change his ways; many Chinese citizens and outsiders viewed the Qing dynasty the same way. Lu equates Ah-Q’s tribulations with issues that contributed to the fall of the Qing, specifically alluding to the Sino-Japanese War in one account. In 1896 the Qing navy lost to Japan in the Sino-Japanese War. Of the loss, Holcombe states, “despite the steps that had been taken toward “self-strengthening” during the Tongzhi Restoration, the Qing Dynasty was militarily humiliated when it became embroiled in a war with Japan.” The Qing did not consider Japan to be a serious competitor. According to Holcombe, “the Chinese army was nearly six times the size of the Japanese army, and the Chinese navy had twice as many ships.” Lu observes this defeat in his novel by saying, “this, in Ah-Q’s mental logbook of his life’s achievements, probably counted as his first true humiliation. Because of the man’s appalling whiskers, he had never had anything but pitying contempt for this Wang, who was too contemptible even to despise him back – much less raise a hand against him. But now here he was giving him a thrashing!” Ah-Q did not consider Wang a legitimate rival, and was shocked to find himself losing a fight with Wang. Lu believes this mentality is perilous and criticizes those feelings of superiority. Like Ah-Q, the Chinese government made no real effort to resolve the conflicts of the late…

The Vietnam War was a changing point in American history. Causing high tensions between the US and the Communists parties around the globe, the Vietnam War was another way people were effected by conflict. The Communist conflict in Vietnam effected soldiers and even the people back in the United States. There were rallies against the war. People were parading in the streets of Washington DC promoting the extraction of American soldiers from a war that they believe made no sense. Some anti-war…

Through my military career I’ve had the pleasure of having multiple role models. Some being family members others civilians that I’ve meet while accomplishing Army missions but most of my role models have been great individuals that I have had the pleasure of serving with in the military. One in particular stands out more than the others, his name is SSG Kenneth Moss or now SFC Kenneth Moss (R). SFC Moss (R) had the biggest impact on me as he was my first supervisor I had in the Army. His…

Marquaze Ward 07/30/14 FTR: Failure to Report Here in the Army, we have tools in place that keep us soldier’s discipline, responsible, and a well-trained machine. Some of those include customs and courtesies; Drills and ceremonies; team building skills and etc. Another important skill set is accountability; being where you need to be at all times and responsible for your action. Accountability is what keep the Army running smoothly; shows soldiers how to be account for their personal…

I have been in the Army for 22 years. My family and I have been to ten duty stations and I have been away from my family quite a few times. My wife and children have had to adjust to each duty station each time we moved. My wife has had some good paying jobs, and established friendships with people from work and the neighborhood. My kids have also made friends with children from various duty stations. I have missed a substantial amount of time from my family such as when my oldest son…

In the military or any army, relaying messages is a crucial part to the operations of the troops. Orders have to be given from one chain of command to the next. That is how the troops know what, when, where, how, and why to do their task. Important task such as this are placed in the hands of child soldiers. Little children running around a warzone camp to camp. Running under gunfire through fields of land mines, something a child simply should not be doing. As soon as a child is given orders to…

By carrying the pebble of Martha around, Jimmy Cross creates a false hope of them being together, knowingly distracting him from his duties as leader of his platoon. Not only did Lieutenant Cross carry a pebble, he also had a picture of her in the bottom of his knapsack, to keep him mentally grounded. By having her presence on him, he is able to imaginatively drift off into thought where they can be together back in New Jersey. While being distracted by the pebble, one of his platoon mates, Ted…

research proposes to integrate the disciplines of History and Psychology to examine military Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The history of the shifting diagnoses and treatments of military veterans with PTSD can be applied to civilians as well. Different forms of PTSD have changed over time from the Civil War to the present war in Iraq. An in-depth analysis of various treatments shows that modern day treatments have evolved over time. The treatments are better equipped to cure military…

Owen, Faulks and Barker attempt to express the horrors of trench warfare through carefully crafting their language but, in doing so, prove that the horrors are so great that no form of language can truly express it. Mansur, quoting Howard Pinter, argues that “the more tense the experience, the less articulate the expression”, believing Owen cannot communicate the true horrors of war however eloquently he writes. It can be presumed that Faulks and Barker, through vivid imagery, also fail to do…

all soldiers who suffered through the horrors of World War I. The protagonist and narrator of the movie is Paul Bäumer, a nineteen year old German soldier fighting in the trenches on the French front during World War I. He is kind, compassionate, and sensitive at first, shown by the laughing and playing him and the other recruits do when first entering the barracks, talking optimistically about where they want to be stationed. The brutal experience of warfare causes him to detach himself from…