Confederate States Army

Interested in the bloody, action-packed Civil War? Then read the books Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen and Red Badge of Courage by Steven Crane. The similarities between these two books are extremely uncanny. There are slight differences in the two books, though there are very few. These include the ages of the two soldiers, their origins, and minor differences in wounds. There is a heaping pile of similarities between the two novels that includes the war they fought in, all the way to both main…

"The Ghost Soldiers" section of the novel familiarizes the reader with what wartime fears are, through O'Brien's perspective. He begins by discussing the two occasions in which he had been shot. The first had occured in Tri Bihn where he was treated by the medic Rat Kiley. When recalling this experience he says that he felt only a throb because the medic had taken care of him properly, most importantly he treated for shock. The next time he got shot he was treated by Bobby Jorgenson who was…

into being more central to Japanese Society. Samurai were also know as great fighters and were very respected. Samurai were very advanced when it came to fighting or war. The Samurai's main job was to protect the land owned by the daimyo. Source 2 states that “When the land is at war he must be at camp and in the field day and nights and rarely knows a moment’s rest.” This statement adds onto my idea, that the Samurai’s main job in japan was to protect their people from any invaders…

Essay over Okay For Now Okay For Now is written by Gary D. Schmidt and it is a story about a kid whose dad made him and his family move to Marysville. The main character of the story is Doug Swieteck and he doesn't want to move to Marysville but they have to. His dad named Mr. Swieteck is not a nice dad and he is very abusive just like his brother named Christopher. Also, Doug has a brother who is currently serving in Vietnam. The book has many dynamic characters like Doug, Mr. Swieteck, and…

The death of Paul’s friends, the most brutal experiences of all, robs Paul of his emotional self, leaving a practical, cold shell. For example, when Kemmerich dies, Paul and his friends take a practical approach to his death: “We are by Kemmerich’s bed. He is dead. The face is still wet from the tears. The eyes are half open and yellow like old horn buttons… I feel a hunger, greater than comes from the belly alone”(33) Almost immediately after his dear friend died a gruesome death from a leg…

Combat Leadership Women currently make up more than 14% of the 1.4 million active military personnel but were not allowed to serve in over 230,000 combat positions; despite that they have increasingly served at the front lines (Goudreau, 2013). In 2013, the U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta decided to allow women to serve in military combat roles, reversing a 1994 policy that excluded women from serving in combat units. This ensures that the best person is in a leadership position regardless…

One effective technique that was used in the poem of Dulce Et Decorum Est and the Soldier was imagery. Rupert Brooke and Wilfred Owen uses imagery to create a visualization for the reader to deepen their understanding of the authors work that they may visualise the writer's purpose. For example; In the Dulce Et Decorum Est," His hanging face, like a devils sick of sin", Owen was describing how the soldier's face was so distressed that the soldier had turned into a demonic figure that is sick of…

Family, Love, and War The photograph “Wait For Me Daddy” was taken by Claude P. Dettloff on October 1, 1940 in Westminster, Canada. The photo was taken around the time of World War 2 where many men were sent to fight in the war leaving behind their grieving families. Most war photos come off as sad or violent to most people but this particular photo gave me the feeling of happiness more than anything, showing the love between a father and his child instead. It is a black and white photograph…

The Hindu Caste System, originally brought by the Aryans, defined the Ancient Indian people’s lives. This system defined the people’s lives because their caste was their job forever. They were born into their role and could not interact with anyone outside of their caste. This system practically controlled the Indians’ lives. It was separated into four classes, with a group at the bottom not considered in the system. The four castes in Ancient India considered in the system were Brahmins,…

A major way the text illustrates the importance of remaining connected to one’s humanity is through the contrast of Reinhard and the other combatants in the war. Those deeply entrenched in the war exhibit a lack of feeling and compassion and seem to be wholly consumed by the war. Paul Neumarkt, author of the text “The Orgy of Self-Renunciation an Analysis of the Motif of War in Modern Literature,” writes in depth about self-renunciation in war time settings. Neumarkt analyzes three different…