Commandant

Geneva conventions were a series of international treaties that ended, between 1864 and 1949 in Geneva, to make the results of war for soldiers and civilians better. German and Japanese Prisoner of War Camps are covered by the Geneva Conventions. The Geneva Convention was a treaty that only concerned wounded soldiers but eventually included others stuck in war who weren’t physically fighting in the war. The German and Japanese War Camps have a lot of similarities and differences. The Third…

that was happening during World War II. This movie was about a family who was moving from Berlin to Poland because the father Ralf was a Nazi soldier who had to move to a new house near a concentration camp with his family where he has now become a commandant. Bruno his son an 8 year old boy is very sad about moving to this new place and feels lonely so he wonders around his house and wants to explore behind his backyard. Bruno has been told by his dad that the concentration camp is a farm which…

Robert B. Neller, the commandant of the Marine Corps. This was said in a meeting specifically discussing females and their roles in the U.S military. The idea actually seemed to resonate quite well through the people present and many generals and top aids agreed that it needs to…

The historical fiction novel, Things Fall Apart written by a Nigerian author Chinua Achebe was written in the 1950’s, during the postcolonial era. The story takes place in Umuofia around nine villages and is about Okonkwo, a man who is living a life with anger and fear. He is a very respected person and is also a polygamous man. The white missionaries are represented differently. In the Ibo culture Okonkwo saw the white men as a threat due to their development in Umuofia. From beginning to end…

An Encounter with Quaid-e-Azam Excerpt from Baba Sahiba by Ashfaq Ahmed Amongst all the refugee camps, there was such an enormous extent of filth that no person could stay there for more than five minutes. Whenever Mumtaz Mufti and Khawaja Muhammad Shafi Dehlavi felt like eating lunch, they would come to my office. My announcing booth was completely air tight and I had used craft paper to seal the windows and doors. One of the windows had a twofold quilt crammed into it and a door had been…

The French and Indian war was a very curious conflict, and the way it began is even more curious. The start of this war can be traced back to a huge demand of beaver fur in Europe, and the competition between France and England for dominance over the most viable trapping territories. But during this war, one major figure in US history got thrust into the limelight, and that Figure was George Washington. In the Article “Ambition, Accomplishment, and acclaim” by Don Higginbotham he states that…

Why are orders important to the military lifestyle? Let me start answering this question by giving the definition of an order from the Merriam Webster Dictionary. Military Order: A command proceeding from a military superior. After hearing this definition many people immediately jump to the complaining and judging stage of following instruction. Comments such as, “Why would I follow one man’s opinion,” or “only certain orders apply to me,” are common place among lower ranks in the military.…

There are lines that divide us, cultures that define us, and boundaries that limits us. But what could happen if we neglect all of this and see the world through the eyes of a child? When we were a child, we look at the world with open eyes. We see the sky as always blue, the grass as always green and the world as both interesting and stunning. As children, we lean towards what is in store for the next day as if nothing wrong could ever happen. We get thrilled about the food that will be served…

What caused John Boyne to write this particular book? Tip: If you don’t remember the class discussion, you can look online. (30 pts.) From the background information I’ve read, it seems like it was a relatively important topic for John Boyne. He wanted his readers to get the moral of the story, but he wanted to do that without telling a story that actually happened exactly like that in real life. While I was researching, I read something about his dad. He was an Irish men that experienced…

Journal Entry Number 1: The Divide Between Black and White We are born unaware of the colour of our own skin Or simply the meaning of the colours we possess As time grows we begin to notice the differences Between those who are black and those who are white But who has created this divide? And who has built this unnecessary wall between races? We, created this divide We decided there is a difference We are born unaware of the colour of our own skin But choose to become aware We…