Black Hawk War

Tobias Lindholm is a commendable Danish writer-director who proved his tremendous quality in intelligent, realistic dramas such as “R” and “A Highjacking”. In his latest, entitled “A War”, he earnestly portrays a thorny occurrence that deeply affects the life of a soldier in two different fronts: the military and the civilian. Commander Claus Pedersen (compellingly played by Lindholm’s regular, Pilou Asbæk) leaves his wife and three little children in Denmark and sets foot in the Afghan Helmand…

“Maybe life isn’t about avoiding the bruises. Maybe it’s about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it.” -Unknown, Washington’s troops showed up at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777. The troops built huts that had no ventilation, but they were large enough for 12 men to sleep together on the muddy, straw covered floor. The men would have to stay in these huts for the next 6 months not knowing what they were going to have to endure. If you had to be at Valley Forge, would you have…

of America’s war loving behavior. But people respond to the rewards and punishments of any particular system, and if our system rewards greed and self-interest that is the way we will behave in the world. My theory of why America goes to war can be narrowed down to four words: America’s brand of capitalism. The America focused on power, wealth, and privilege is hooked on war, because without war it can no longer function correctly, or in other words, yield the desired profits. Wars are a…

In our lives we can chose what happens in them. The sports gene is about Donald Thomas that was born with an Achilles tendon and about Stephon Holm who wasn’t born with an achilleas tendon. They compete against each other in high jumping. Thomas doesn't even have to train because of his achilleas tendon which allows him to jump higher than Stephon who does train. Into the wild is about Chris McCandless who sells all his stuff, donates all his money, and gives up his education at Emory University…

Thousands of children around the world are faced with hardships each and everyday. None compare to being forced to fight and murder. This is what is happening to child soldiers all over. Often, they are very young and told to either fight or die, with no other choice. The children do not know any better and in most cases are given drugs to help trick them into this. If a child was truly forced on their life to do something so terrible such as being a child soldier, exceptions should be made.…

We must always learn from our past to improve our future. Until we as a people are able to move past our petty differences and work together towards a common goal, there will always be wars. Making mistakes and capturing enemies are elements of war. Mistreatment and unfounded cruelty is an act of hate. Always accomplish your mission, whatever and wherever that may be, but never let hate or misunderstanding be placed before compassion or integrity. Follow your orders, until you feel the…

Kickstarter campaign for War of Rights - a game about the American Civil War. War of Rights intends to be the most historically accurate game about the American Civil War to date, but at the same time wants to be fun to play. With that being said you will find yourself toting a musket most of the time, and it wont be reloading fast. Nope, the game intends to stick to its historical accuracy and simulate authentic reloading - players will have the choice of manually reloading their black powder…

The lack of morality in war results in the perversion of what is normal and long lasting traumatic psychological damage to soldiers. During war, the line is blurred between between what is moral and what is not. The mistreatment of the dead is commonplace. In The Iliad, after Achilles kills Hector, he proceeds to abuse his corpse by dragging the body on a chariot behind him. In The Things They Carried we see the soldiers kicking corpses and cutting off thumbs. Death has become so normalized to…

An assassin or a hero It is always about the perspective, the way people look at the matter defines how people judge the character involved under every circumstance. One character in question will be judged differently from the opposite perspective of people, one side says an assassin and the other says a hero. Some stories tell the sacrifices made by determining individuals in history to pursue a cause, although they must surrender their life to the hands of death. Nevertheless, the…

living with their families. “Forced to make decisions far beyond their years(In a war children without a childhood).” Many kids are forced to make adult decisions that they will not realize will affect other people or their own lives in the future. Some kids may know what will happen…