Convoy

Soon after her commissioning, Texas saw action in Mexican waters following the "Tampico Incident" and made numerous sorties into the North Sea during World War I. When the United States formally entered World War II in 1941, Texas escorted war convoys across the Atlantic, and later shelled Axis-held beaches for the North African campaign and the Normandy Landings before being transferred to the Pacific Theater late in 1944 to provide naval gunfire support during the Battles of Iwo Jima and…

The Great War was one the first modern wars, as well as one of the deadliest at a world scale. Seventeen million people, civilian and soldier, died as a result of the outbreak of World War I. The war also wounded twenty million people with flying lead, poisonous gases, and roaring explosives. The border of Belgium and France became a series of trenches and a desolate field known as no-man 's land. Soldiers peering over trenches were shot by snipers on the opposite side of no-man’s land. Millions…

Speed, Dogs, and a Stunning Scenery: A Taste of Dog Sledding Text by Yati People of Tromsø were lucky to have a chance for a free dog sledding experience. On 17 April, Tromsø Villmarkssenter did an open day, starting with a free bus ride from the city center to their facility. The event included a short dog sled ride, cuddling dogs and puppies, free use of the lavvos (Sami tents) with open fire inside, and also outdoor bonfire where people can grill their own food. Utropia had a chance to speak…

In Oedipus Rex, the eponymous character attempts to thwart an oracle and in doing so unleashes tragedies far worse than he could have imagined. The suffering that King Oedipus unleashes upon the city of Thebes, Jocasta, and ultimately himself helps establish the play’s tragic vision about the inevitability of fate as well as the negative consequences that arise when one tries to outwit the gods and their oracles. When applied to Oedipus, Northrop Frye’s statement, “tragic heroes are so much the…

This film is set from the German perspective, where a sailor’s main focus was to attack Allied convoys and successfully complete their day-to-day responsibilities aboard the submarine. Captain, Werner throughout Das Boot tries his best to keep his men in order as well as on task with the small amount of materials that are available to them. Not only…

“All things truly wicked start from an innocence” - Ernest Hemingway. William Golding portrays innocence to wickedness through a character named Jack. The boys attempt to create a society after being stranded on the island. They will eventually fight for leadership. William Golding shows loss of innocence through a innocent choir boy who learns to hunt and ultimately a savage. In the beginning of Lord of the Flies, Jack is an innocent choir boy stranded on a island. When Ralph calls them…

The Dunkirk Evacuation Just imagine that you are a soldier in world war 2, you've been out from home for years and to top it all off… you are pinned on a small beach not knowing if you'll make it to tomorrow. The French and British army are trapped on a beach in the small town of Dunkirk, France. These poor souls are getting bombed almost every day waiting to be rescued. They pray every night just to make it home safe and sound. On May 29th, 1940 the germans attacked the french through a…

two years. This promotes national unity, ensures high levels of governmental participation, and can provide useful skills. Mandatory military service can promote national unity in a variety of ways. First, it admits civilians to gain knowledge and convoy together, creating that shared practice of having served in the military. Then, there is also that normal knowing of what life in the military is like, what is mandatory of the job, and what has to be done in order to safeguard the country.…

In other words, Britain’s violence in The Patriot (2000) suggested Benjamin’s militia was entitled to murder entire convoys and seek revenge for the Martin family. Besides, devotion to the American ideal is one of the major intrigues of the film, and the “cruel British” enhanced the story’s conflict substantially. The American Revolution’s reputation as a textbook example…

“Twenty years ago, I suspected dire consequences we are facing now; when the nation’s defense takes a back seat to political opportunists whom in the end sell us down the river.” “You saw this thing coming?” “Indeed,” said John nodding his head. “If Vietnam didn’t teach us enough of what betrayal was, it became an exercise in survival. I was a major then, and what I saw was more to do with keeping one another alive long enough to go home. Of course, there were the ones who were ‘gung-ho,’ and…