Claymore

painful as possible in order to gain cooperation fast from a subject. This is purposefully done to get the officer out of a dangerous situation fast. The non lethal claymore, is placed in an area a uncooperative subject is attempting to flee to. When detonated its causes hundreds of small rubber balls to be propelled by explosion at the fleeing subject (Nye, 2015). It is meant to cause maximum pain and enough injury to cause the subject to either give up or go unconscious from the pain (Nye,…

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious psychological disorder. It is characterized by many symptoms including impulsive and reckless behaviors, severe anger issues, and a pattern of unstable personal relationships (National Institute of Mental Health, 2014). Many people will be affected by borderline personality disorder at some point in their life, and those that develop BPD are at an increased chance to have other disorders including depression and eating disorders (National…

this book Tim O’Brien tells about one of his friends, Ted Lavender. With the men being so bored and unhappy during the war, Lavender decides to adopt a puppy to take care of while in Vietnam. On one of their off days, Azar strapped the puppy to a Claymore and triggered it. When ridiculed…

Battle cries were heard as the Asgardian army led by Thor, trapped the remaining enemies upon a cliff side near the edges of there world. The inferno monsters had nowhere else to go, they would either face them or fall to there deaths below. Although both sides had lost many lives, Thor worried little about the outcome of this final battle. With hammer in hand he charged, lunging his weapon through his enemies. Six stood before him and the edge of the cliff, the monsters were a good eight feet…

The main character is William Wallace, who is a fairly tall man. He stands tall, wearing leather armor and his kilt representing his family tartan, and carrying a Claymore ready to fight any Englishman that comes his way. On the opposite side of the spectrum with the English you have the man that Wallace wants to kill and free Scotland from, King Edward the First of England. King Edward the First is an egotistical…

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…

flailing desperation” ( Stephen Holden; nytimes.com) ‘One problem is the ambivalent nature of Susanna's condition ("ambivalent" is one of her favorite words). She isn't disturbed enough to require treatment, but she becomes strangely absorbed inside Claymore, as if it provides structure and entertainment she misses on the outside” (Roger Ebert; rogerebert.com). The one time the women felt free was when they sneak to go bowling and they excitement of not being under anyone…

his stories and makes you consider the question, “What is the purpose of war?” In the authors first short story titled, “The Things They Carried” it talked about what soldiers carry throughout their time during the war. The items ranged from claymores, grenades, Ak-47s, M-16, etc. to toothbrushes, tranquilizers, photographs of…

The Vietnam War brought many concerns to American Citizens. Protesters throughout the United States claimed America’s involvement in the war was both unjust and unethical. Likewise, Tim O’Brien, the author of many Vietnam based novels, expressed the same feelings of unjust and unethical means for America’s involvement in the war. In 1968, O’Brien graduated with his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and within the same year was drafted to the United States Army and served his time in…

In todays ever connected and forever growing society, it has become more socially acceptable for groups of people to be divided by the state of their bank account. Not only is this an issue in the developed world, but also it has a large influence on the developing world. I noticed this on my trip to Ecuador with my school in which I spend a month in both urban society and rural society. The wide range of economic disparity demonstrated through the difference in living conditions was a clear…