Flags of Our Fathers

the hard knock-out hits as well as the slow paced wrap-ups. Either way, players face potential danger during every single play. These hard and intense impacts have a possibility of causing injuries to those who are involved. Do we really want to put our kids through hundreds of direct…

Henry Oster was born and lived in Germany, for most of his life. Oster and his parents were deported to Poland. While in Poland his father passed away from malnutrition. Later on Oster and his mother were separated to different camps. Sadly Oster and his mother never got too see eachother again. Several years later Henry Oster was put on death row, and remained there till the liberation…

now heading towards social media to vent off their emotions. While many have their parents mediating their account, others have parents that influence their attitude towards society and the citizens of the world. In my case, it was the latter. Her father, while everyone is entitled to their own opinions, stood mocking a student at NCSU on twitter for her ethnicity. I was horrified by everything I found online, I came upon tweets mocking me, degrading me, and discriminating me. Her most recent…

it was evident in Count Nightburn’s mannerisms. Zhousbek sounded the order and then asked, “My Lord, where will I be going?” “You will accompany me to the Silver Talon. I want all my best fighters with me, in case of attack. They will not take my flag ship without losing every soldier they have.” At least that…

When Church and Family Collide The giant, sea foam green building with the cross on the front is where I learned about myself and spent the first half of my life. The last time I went to visit it was the year I started high school. The hallways that echoed with my laughs and the memories of my childhood now looked so small. The room with the music controls my dad used to use so the voice of the choir could be heard by all did not excite me as much. No more did the wall made of rocks look…

She discusses the controversy of German-American boys in America and the hatred for Kraut. Some German-American boys would claim their father was sick or dying and the boys needed to stay back to tend the farm. They would receive a draft deferment and that angered many people in the town. They believed they had to serve in the armed forces to prove their loyalty to America. To prove their…

The United States is supposed to be the land of the free, but instead people are frowned upon for wanting a better life for their family. Two generations after the end of legal discrimination, race still ignites political debates over Civil War flags, for example, or police profiling. But the wider public discussion of race relations seems muted by a full-employment economy and by a sense, particularly among many whites, that the time of large social remedies is past. Race relations are being…

The Salvation Army Introduction Mr. William Booth was the founder of The Salvation Army during the late 1800’s in London England. In one word Mr. Booth describes The Salvation Army is about taking care of others (The Salvation Army, 2016). Prior to starting The Salvation Army, Mr. Booth was a preacher who roamed the roads of London to preach the Gospel to whomever would listen. Mr. Booth’s preached a message of hope and salvation to thieves, prostitutes and the poor. One day during a…

American Politics have a variety of subjects. We are able to debate over our government officials, sports teams, and even our American way of life. However, along with the politics we are also able to find a sense of hypocrisy in the American spirit. America was unfortunately found upon greed, and power; and this still reigns true today. In the textbook “American Government” by Cal Jillson, the author interprets these political views and by doing so helps to see and understand the American…

When any American hears the word truck a certain image comes to their mind. Whether that image be a bright and shiny fully loaded vehicle, an old loud rusty piece of machinery that barely runs, or even a raised up truck with big tires covered with mud. What image pops into someone’s head when they hear that word depends on their social class and high culture compared to low culture. Socialization explains why people buy certain brands of trucks. Social norms also help play into the different…