Call of Duty: World at War

War does not build courage, turn a boy into a man, or turn soldiers into heroes. It is the The Great War’s terrible conditions, odds, and despair where soldiers distinguish themselves as heroes through many acts of great courage. During battles and in the trenches, soldiers put others before themselves by risking their lives to save them. Charlie and Leo Clarke did everything they could to protect one another in times of need. Soldiers went above the call of duty in order change the course of…

A big conflict today between adults and teens is whether or not violent video games will cause you to act out violently and make you more aggressive. There is no solid evidence or data that links violent acts to playing these violent video games. Parents and experts feel that some games are just too violent and they demand the government to regulate the sales of these games. However, I believe violent video games do not cause an increase in violence and the idea to regulate these games is caused…

change the whole “game”. Being that it is January 30, 2017, there are technological advances, different views and opinions and many more changing factors. President Blank is in a whole other time period, meaning there’s various ways to perform the duties, compared to the early 1960s. The new man in office, President Blank has more access to information and technology, along with a population of people that are also different from those fifty-seven years ago. From the first day we are alive we…

A hundred and fifty six years ago, our nation was engaged in a Civil War. This war embodied a conflict that had enveloped the country since its discovery; the issue of slavery. Since the establishment of the first ever American colony Jamestown, the nation’s elite have imported Africans to America as their slaves. As the years went by, the frequency at which they were brought and the cruelty with which they were treated only increased. The slave trade brought wealth to thousands, but in turn…

explicitly state his view of the world around him and his abhorrence towards totalitarianism. The time he spent serving in the Spanish Civil War deepened this hatred. While fighting he saw democratic socialism twist into totalitarian socialism. This new form of socialism scared Orwell because it crushed the idea of equality and instead resembled fascism; consequently, changing his writing to become more political and against a fascist world. He lived in a totalitarian world and was thrown into…

In a review of Atwood's, The Handmaid's Tale, Anne Gardiner writes, "...Atwood calls attention to the 'civil war' that in her Tale is 'led' by Southern Baptists. One reviewer finds it odd that Southern Baptists should lead a counter-revolution against a fundamentalist theocracy..." Gardiner is quoting a reviewer who thinks it's odd that a certain…

simple freedoms for decades. Later on, he asks listeners to consider how hypocritical it is for Americans to proclaim that their nation is a country defined by freedom when an entire ethnic group is clearly discriminated against: “Are we to say to the world, and much more importantly, to each other that this is the land of the free except for the Negroes; that we have no second-class citizens except Negroes; that we have no class or caste system, no ghettoes, no master race except with respect…

Andrea del Verrocchio’s Bartolommeo Colleoni, a strong leader is to be militaristic: strong and powerful, educated in the art of war and precise with his commands. They are to be wise in their decisions and swift in their actions. These are a few traits that were highly sought after in royalty during the renaissance. One main characteristic of a great leader were his skills in war. “The first and true profession of the courtier must be that of arms; and this above everything else i wish him to…

Reasons of US invasion in Iraq and its Consequences The United States spends $648 billion of the total federal spending on the military. The U.S. has its military presence all around the world, and it is best known for their startle foreign policy. In addition, The Unites States has been involved in several political overthrows such as the intervention of Iraq. An invasion mandated by President George Bush in 2003 causing the death of 4,486 U.S. soldiers and a potential cost of up to $6…

Throughout history there have been numerous wars started because of the need to help others from living under a supposed harsh regime and save them from being persecuted because of their race, religion or class. Many of these types of wars have been unsuccessful in achieving this goal and only one notable, historical crusade has done this and has succeeded, but at a price. There hasn’t been a movement more momentous than the First Crusade. The First Crusade was a pilgrimage turned military…