First Liberian Civil War

The theme of “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty is that war reduces human beings to mere objects. to further explain it is that they have no names, no faces. That they are just targets and nothing more, to be shot at from a distance. Without knowing who are you shooting and knowing if they’re going yours or if their your friends or family. And there is no no winners,regardless of who you kills more people or takes more land. And the war knows no boundaries,age,gender,location, time of the day or…

you think about war? In the stories "The Sniper" and "Cranes" by Lian O'Flaherty's and Peter H.Lee both have the topic of war. "The Sniper" is about having no boundaries and shows violence. "Cranes" is about having freedon even if you made enough mistakes. Even though both stories show compare and contrast they are different. In comparison, "The Sniper" takes place in Dublins located in North and South Karea. The Republican Sniper didn't want to get caught in the war. His motive was…

Throughout many centuries, there has always been presents of war around the world. There have been signs of possible war all the way back from 12,000 to 14,000 years ago. In this article, researchers argue about the first signs of war and how it affects the human body and mind. Throughout this article, it talks about the hunter-gatherers thousands of years ago. I think that there were tons of warfare when the hunter-gatherers were around. If there are different groups and clans in the same…

“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put end to mankind.” On September 25, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy said this to the United Nation General Assembly. This quote is explaining that people must stop fighting in war or war will kill everybody. This quote relates to the short story “The Sniper” and the poem“The Man He Killed.” Through the literary devices of plot, irony and theme. The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and the poem “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy both…

provides an appreciated examination with her book Buried Secrets on the violence that overwhelmed Guatemala from the late 1970s through the 80s and in the early 90s. As a forensic anthropologist doing her work in Guatemala after the stir of the civil war, she unearthed many of the fatalities that the government would have preferred to have kept hidden from the world. Violence is something everyone would like to keep hidden despite how wrong it really is. Her work, includes numerous testimonies…

American Sniper is a first person recollection, by Chris Kyle, of his experiences in war being a Navy SEAL and becoming known as one of the most lethal snipers in United States history. The book takes the form of an autobiography with Chris telling his story from growing up to retiring from the military, but throughout the book, through the use of intermittent dialogues by his wife Taya, Chris’ conflicting thoughts during his enlistment, and the emotions that the reader is meant to feel, he…

behind to go fight and protect there country. When Chris Kyle first enlisted in the military he had no family besides his brother, until he met Taya Kyle (née…

Fighting War Is Not Loving Our Country Directed by famous director Clint Eastwood with six Oscar nominations, the film “American Sniper (2014)” is based on a book “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (2012)” by Kyle Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. Kyle Kyle starred by Bradley Cooper is the main character who sniped over 160 enemy combatants, which is officially confirmed by the Department of Defence, overriding Navy Seals sniper record…

Charles Taylor a former Liberian President on May 30, 2012 was sentenced to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting during the Sierra Leone civil war. The Special Court of Sierra Leone found him guilty on 11 counts of crimes such as terrorism, murder, and enslavement. Liberia and Sierra Leone Taylor was the first Liberian government official to be found guilty for receiving royalties from illegal diamond mines that were exchanged for armored weapons and utilities. The conflict or “blood”…

and soldiers affect their lives? Women and children enhanced the view of the Civil War during the mid- 19th century through their use of medical attention, active supportiveness, and soldier service that changed the viewpoint of their lives. Although women were not apart of the war, they were given the roles as nurses, supporters, and soldiers. As said in the journal of African American Women During The Civil War, women were used as a benefit of “free labor” in which they were assigned…