It’s where large lines are dug into the ground where soldiers can hide from bullets and bombs. Some trenches can get big enough to carve out an underground base and machine guns. There are sand walls and barbed wires to stop bullets and soldiers from getting through. You have to guess well if you want to shoot or else by the time you stand…
There is much to say about the turbulent 1960s. It was an era of lingering racism during the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, a recession that started the decade, the assassinations of both John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr, not to mention a time when some of the most iconic music ever was produced. In the mix of all of this, was the growing scene of mobsters. Much like any powerful mafia, this mobsters in “A Bronx Tale” were a force to be reckoned with. Also known as wise guys,…
The novel “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles takes place in New England during World War 2. Gene and Finny’s friendship is a combination of different feelings. They admire and respect each other, but Gene is jealous of Finny’s athletic ability. Jealously causes Gene to compete with Finny. Gene tries to excel in his academics to even up with Finny. Their friendship blurs who they are, as Gene begins to live his life for Finny. Gene is becoming part of Finny, therefore losing his own identity. The…
Government? The simple answer is through the church. The church is the most powerful institution worldwide. We have more power than anyone might think. Using the church we could easily create bombs and armies to achieve this easy step in bringing heaven on earth. Once we have set up God 's army, and have full control of the Government, we can start to cleanse the Theocratic Coalition Under The Holy Bible (TCUHB) or the former United States. The…
This past Saturday my wife and I along with my daughter and her two kids rode the fan bus to the USM vs LSU game in Baton Rouge. Taking the bus and not having to drive in the traffic was a great decision! The trip and the first half of the game were perfect, but because this is a family blog, I will withhold my thoughts on the second half of the game. However, despite the second half disappointment, the trip was a success. Not only did my grandson who is a big LSU fan get to see the campus…
officers, felt bound by the personal oath of loyalty they had taken to Hitler in 1934. During late 1943 and early 1944 there were a series of attempts to get one of the military conspirators near enough to Hitler for long enough to kill him with a bomb or a revolver. Himmler and the Gestapo were increasingly suspicious of plots against Hitler, and specifically suspected the officers of the General Staff. All these attempts therefore failed, sometimes by a matter of minutes. In January &…
are killed in such large numbers but ironically they kill their own too. A good example is that of the Al Shabab militants who bomb even their own mosques. Osama bin Laden, the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist group told a CNN reporter that according to Islam, no non-Arabs should live in Arabia. So while, “kicking” the non-Arabs out of Arabia, he goes a step further to bomb the twin towers in the United States of America. Women’s rights are undermined In Islamic states, women have no freedom…
International and domestic law are not perfect instruments to fight against cyberattacks, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents and weapons, terrorism finance, or terrorism in general, the private sector and civilian population has to be involved. This is because the nature of these unconventional attacks, coupled with the impossibilities of “perfect security” only allows for a balancing of risk that can be achieved through a redundancy approach to managing these threats.…
It still is that way and he is in different states, or even countries, more than he is home. After he retired, he does environmental cleanup of old bomb sites or bombing ranges. The song Far Away by Nickelback brings back all of the sadness of watching him pack up his bags and walking out of the door time and time again. I always waited for an email, letter, post card, or something and I usually got…
First Semester Final I chose my first semester final for my portfolio because I found the theme of dehumanization and how it could be applied to many things from completely different time periods. When I wrote, “Jim is dehumanizing himself by putting a price on what he is worth. This is all Jim has known in his life; he does not know what is it like to be free. Jim shouldn’t have to price himself in any way because he is a human being” I was thinking about this quote from The Adventures of…