In my opinion, the ending of The Red Badge of Courage was a perfect fit for the conflict going on. In the story, Henry was having trouble being able to face battles, because he wasn’t mature yet. He would constantly run from his fears, and never act like a brave soldier. Towards the end of the story, Henry was able to face his fears and become a grown mature man. The ending of the story perfectly showed how Henry was becoming the man he was supposed to be. From the very start, Henry was known…
Today's technology is evolving at an unprecedented rate making the use, and misuse, of cyberspace easily accessible to anyone with access to a computer, smartphone, and the internet. Many governments realize how invaluable of an asset the internet is and have integrated it as an integral part of their nation's infrastructure and society. Unfortunately, whether it be by way of an individual person or a national institution, it is not uncommon to have enemies' attempting to exploit weaknesses.…
During a scene in John Sayles’ Lone Star, a character named Otis Payne is having a long awaited conversation with his distant son, Colonel Delmar Payne, about Delmar’s current position as Colonel and Otis’ current position as the “Mayor of Darktown.” The “Mayor of Darktown” is a phrase used to show the influence Otis has on the black people of Fontera. After some discussion concering Delmar’s return to Fontera, the place Delmar likes to run away from, he said, “The Army hands you a command, you…
book had a chapter “Women on War” which, presented insight and very detailed criticism on the female poetry to come out of World War I. Khan offers some excellent opinions regarding the literary quality of various works arguing that the woman’s interpretation of war and in essence their poetry was “informed by a more mature, compassionate and discerning outlook” (9). Khan presents several poems comparing and contrasting them between a more traditional outlook of war ladled with heroism and the…
A Separate Peace written by John Knowles focuses on the story of the friendship of Gene Forrester and Phineas “Finny”, and emphasizes how their constant friendship/rivalry causes a feeling of envy leading to an ultimately hurtful relationship. In Chapter 2, readers see yet another example of how quickly Finny can get out of almost any situation due to his charismatic demeanor. When he talks his way out of getting in trouble for skipping dinner with Mr. Prud’homme, this can be seen as the moment…
Imagine children fighting in war -- many of them unaware of what’s happening around them. Now imagine you were one of the families that had to watch as one of the children of your family was whisked off to war. Even if that child has no intention of fighting, he/she eventually will fight. The child will have drugs in their system and those drugs will help brainwash them … until he/she is the perfect little soldier. How do you feel after imagining that? Do you believe that child soldiers should…
21- 06 -1915 It is my 100th day away from you ‘my love’ and it hasn’t gotten any better. I thought the training in Egypt was hard but now I’m here I’m really struggling. War is nothing like what they told usit would be. Remember Arthur Baldwin he was only 17 I watched him die yesterday. The anxiety and fear I live with is terrible. I just would like to be home. The boys need me. I think of them every day. Give them kisses…
“Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win”(Tzu). Warriors that win first and then go to war spend months, maybe years, preparing for war. John Perry from the novel Old Man’s War by John Scalzi and Ender Wiggin from the novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card both exemplify this prepare first mentality, which comes out in their battles. Perry practices patience before he attacks the Rraey by studying how to kill them, then uses…
There has been a lot of violence throughout time, but there never has been violence to where people cry of laughter. In the film of Monty Python there was an astounding scene which got the audience's complete attention. Who has ever heard of a limbless Black Knight who wanted to quarrel with King Arthur? Earlier towards the beginning of the film they had a scene where a man going town to town gathering dead people, dead or alive. During this medieval time the Bubonic Plague was growing intense…
11,000 child soldiers are serving with rebel groups, including the notorious White Army known for sending thousands of children into battles. 27% of child recruits during the Sierra Leone civil war who were interviewed by Theresa Betancourt’s research team had killed or injured others during the war. 77% saw stabbing and…