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and how important it was for him to defend the freedom of the United States. On the other hand, in some films the characters give different or no reasons why they joined the war. For example, in Full Metal Jacket the protagonist indicates that he enlisted to the marines to become “a killing machine”. In Apocalypse Now the main character Captain Willard is rather anxious to return to the war. Moreover, in both Forest Gump and Good Morning Vietnam the main characters do not give any specific…

Synthesis Essay – Julius Caesar MSgt Frederick E. Stevenson Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy Introduction Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘Rome wasn’t built in one day’? I’m pretty sure you have. In fact, it took decades for the Roman empire to become the historic civilization we’ve read in books or watched in a documentary. The empire didn’t just sprout out of nowhere, it’s expansion to a super power of the time was cultivated by the idea and concepts of a leader. That…

PSCI 101: Five Concepts Final Essay To begin, I would like to thank Dr. SASS for all of the things she taught me about the American federal government. Prior to taking this course, I didn’t care to know at all about the government; all I knew was that Obama was the president. However after taking this class, I know all that I need to know about the government and why I should care. The five concepts I have chosen to outline for this essay are the two big powers of government, why federalism…

Albert Einstein once said: “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and do nothing.” The Civil War started because of differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. The war was fought from 1861-1865, and it was the bloodiest 4 years in U.S. history. It started when the Confederates bombarded the Union soldiers at Fort Sumter.…

confession, a historical document, an exposition of dogma, an interesting story, and something that is just brimming full of Medieval knowledge. (Diversity of Dante) Overall, Dante starts his journey by waking up in the middle of a forest that was “so rank, so arduous a wilderness,” (5) and farther down the valley he sees a gleaming hill. However, when he starts up the hill, a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf begin to attack him, but before they can kill him, Virgil (an ancient Roman poet) stops…

Josef Mengele was born in Gunzburg, Germany on March 16, 1911 and he was the oldest of three sons which were named Karl and Alois. Mengele’s nickname growing up was Beppo which could be another way of spelling Josef. Mengele was often complimented by his teachers for having great intelligence and behavior in the classroom. He grew up wanting to someday have a career in science and anthropology. In 1930 Mengele graduated from Gunzburg and and passed his college exam well enough to be accepted…

The purpose of this paper is to describe the attributes and competencies of former Army Staff Sergeant (SSG) Ashley Kennedy. Most leaders impact their soldiers, but it is a much more impressive feat to leave a lasting impact on a generation of new leaders; SSG Kennedy accomplished that and more. Through his leadership successes and, to an extent, his personal failings, SSG Kennedy directly contributed to the growth of numerous soldiers who were eventually “handed the reigns” of the NCO Corps…

Social Problems Associated with Street Gangs Gangs are getting to be pervasive in today's general public and inside of our schools. More youngsters are swinging to groups trying to get away from their regular lives and the future, which they see as horrid and somber. They are at first pulled in to the glory and income, which is glamorized by the street posse. Numerous packs are effectively included in criminal wrongdoing, for example, medication and firearm trafficking, robberies and…

Vietcong and North Vietnamese soldiers could see, hear, and even smell the Americans and place plans in action before the foreign fighters had any idea they were about to get ambushed. Going into the Vietnam War, the Americans had more advanced technology, firepower, and supplies. The one thing, the most important advantage the Vietnamese had more of was their determination. It was through that determination that thousands of American lives were lost in an undeclared war in a foreign nation that…

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “A riot is the language of the unheard.” The White Night Riots of 1979 was the language of thousands of queer people whose voices had been unheard. A prominent figure of the San Francisco queer community was assassinated, and his murderer was sentenced to a lesser charge; people were angry and took to the San Francisco City Hall to express their feelings in the form of a riot. A riot was the only way these people thought they would be heard after having a…