Combat

In Molly M. Ginty’s article “All Guts, No Glory”, she explores the issue of women serving in combat and the unfair reality that females have faced in the U.S. armed forces. In my opinion I strongly believe that women should be allowed to participate in combat. Many reasons why are if she signed up for this and has all the right training for it she should be allowed to go into war and fight for our country the same way men do. Women put their life at risk the same way males do getting shipped out…

things, as the shuriken. As many don’t know yet, but the Shuriken has influenced many of the present day actions. This handheld weapon was unique and important at its time. In the past, samurais and ninjas had weapons that could be used in close combat only, such as swords. Samurais always carried katanas, wakizashi, and tachi. Ninjas carried a similar sword to the Katana known as the Ninjatō. The introduction of the Shuriken brought a unique way of fighting effectively with stealthiness and…

women in her piece “Military Women in Combat: Why making it Official Matters.” McGregor was inspired to write this piece because many people are under the misconception that women and men are treated as equals and some may…

finally recognized the important roles women have in the military by allowing them to play a part in ground combat. The idea of women fighting alongside men is heavily debated. Some actions women personnel have displayed are too significant to be overlooked. Women have been playing crucial roles in the United States military since the Revolutionary War, whether serving as nurses or serving in combat, women have been vital in the success of the military. Women have been fighting for their…

the wraith. Then, it morphs to a scene of you fighting your son, Dirhael, before the Black Gate is attacked. This is where you learn the basics of combat, including how to parry and attack. It then changes to when the Black Gate is attacked, where you are fighting orcs with your son. This is where you are taught to execute orcs and learn more about combat. You then send your son off to find your wife, Loreth. After that scene, it cuts back to you holding your broken sword. It then changes to a…

thought process children have when growing up with Barbie, as well as those who they look up to, based off her own experiences. “Let Women Fight,” by Megan H. Mackenzie, attempts to persuade the reader to believe that women should have the right to hold combat positions in the U.S. military. Both pieces have drastically…

Killing from a distance, a goal which mankind has reached for since the stone age. This has been and continues to be the deciding factor in military dominance. But, can we go too far, is it possible to take this to such an extreme as to make human soldiers irrelevant? Even if we can go that far, should we? These are the questions we face in the 21st Century. As a military force, the United States has had ‘fire and forget weapons’ since the late 1950’s. These weapons have been able to detect…

When deciding whether women should be allowed to participate in direct ground combat, it’s very meaningful to look at how successful are armies that already allow women to serve in military combat. One of the most important militaries, where women aren’t only permitted to serve, but are required to do military service, is the IDF. IDF stands for the Israel Defense Forces, and “ it’s three things; it’s ground, navy, and air.” (Dobrzynki) Since the year 2000, after the amendment to military law,…

for national security it means that apart from the mechanism that international and domestic law has in place to combat these threats, the private sector and the civilian population are included, not as a line of defense, but more so a line of prevention of risk both prior to and after an attack. Using the redundancy approach does more than back up what the government has in place to combat these threats with the civilian population and private sectors, it also puts a line of defense in areas…

“Swords are a long-edged piece of forged metal used in civilizations throughout the world, they are used primarily as a cutting or thrusting weapon and occasionally for clubbing” (“Medieval Weapons & Armour”). “The word sword comes from the Old English sweord, from a Proto-Indo-European root *swer- "to wound, to cut"(“Medieval Weapons & Armour“). Falchion “(from Old French fauchon, ultimately from Latin falx "sickle”) “is a one-handed, single-edged sword of European origin, whose design is…