Greco-Persian Wars

names refer to themselves. Our identity is developed at such a young age and it will stay with us for our whole lives. We take it with us wherever we go and as we grow it grows with us. It’s who we are. More often than not soldiers who return home from war are not the same people who left home for it. You would have to be crazy to think that they escaped with their mental health intact. Just like the soldiers these boys went through hell on that island and there is no way they could have gone…

and Conflicts of Sergeant X In the short story, “For Esme - with Love and Squalor” by J.D. Salinger, the narrator faces many hardships. Sergeant X, a young man fighting in World War II, struggles with his motivation, and with his internal conflict based on the struggles of the war. He chooses to let the harshness of war consume him, and the only way he recovers is communication with Esme, a young girl he met while in London. Esme saves Sergeant X by taking him out of the present and reminding…

Women act as an escape for the men from the sad reality into an idealistic fantasy. The placement of Martha’s persona by O’Brien is also used to make this prominent. Her character acts as a gateway to a desirable reality. Jimmy Cross is seen constantly reminiscing about Martha and pondering over her on a day-to-day basis. One day, during a mission to destroy tunnel complexes, he “suddenly...was thinking about Martha” (11). Distracting himself from the true purpose of the task, he starts thinking…

F. Conflict Escalation The influx of refugees created by affirming the resolution leads to conflict in two ways. First, Amanda Ekey finds that refugees pose a security risk to host countries. Based on empirical data from 2005, a 1% increase in the size of a country’s refugee population creates a corresponding 18% increase in terrorist attacks. (Amanda Ekey) Secondly, refugee movements create tension and disputes between countries. The University of Texas calculates that the flow of 20,000…

Phineas begins to recognize the severity of the war and stops believing that it is fake, which is shown when Gene describes, “He brought his wide-set eyes up, his grin flashed and faded, and then he murmured, ‘Sure. There isn’t any war’ ” (Knowles 158). It appears that Finny is beginning to mature, when he suddenly doubts his theory that the war is fake and does not make comments about Leper being crazy. I infer that his sudden attitude change is due to the fact that he is realizing that he is…

talk about war. This particular individual had grown up in the Democratic Republic of Congo and immigrated to the United Sates at the age of 12. He talked about how in his country problems like domestic abuse and bullying were never really brought up, because there were more important things at hand, war. He pointed out that growing up in a war-torn country was quite different from growing up in the United States. He shared his thoughts of it was easy for Americans to not associate their war…

In this story” Battle Royal” talks about a black man that remembers the advice that his dying grandfather gave to his son (the narrator’s father) and his remembrance of a cruel betrayal that confirms the grandfather’s advice. The grandfather tells his son to “keep up the good fight,” That means keep fighting for your rights don't give up on anything. The conflict in this story "Battle Royal" is between the narrator's desire for what he (in a slip of the tongue) calls "social equality," or…

Are child soldiers victims or perpetrators? To some people it really depends on their origin. If they want to fight and have the feeling to kill, I would consider them perpetrators, if they are forced to kill and don't want to, they are victims. A lot of people are asking this question, should child soldiers be given amnesty? Many might say it's not their fault because they are forced to kill. Others might say it is their fault because they have the choice to do this or not, but what they…

The state of the world is closer to being a dystopian society rather than a utopian society. More wars, more sickness and more ignorance is occurring all across the world. In a utopian society all those problems would seem to disappear and be left with a flawless world. But is it really that easy? War has been around in the world for centuries and there is no foreseen stopping anytime soon. Wars generate hostility in countries that develops fear in the civilians of the culture. There are many…

Are under age soldiers the number one problem for children? To begin with, children are taken against their will and forced to be used as soldiers. One wrong move can turn them from innocent children to dangerous soldiers. Child soldiers should not be put on trial for the crimes they commit. Why is this happening? For example, the children are required to serve as soldiers. Due to hunger and poverty, parents have no choice but to have their children become soldiers. A lot of violence and…