Military veterans' affairs

Is it okay that the “lowest ranking soldiers in the U.S. military earn $8.86 an hour, while some fast food workers have been demanding $15 an hour to flip burgers” (Straub, 2014)? The average American makes $55,000.00, even though the most “a soldier can make in general is $35,000.00” (Army, 2014). The people who protect the country are making less than the people they are protecting. Is that right? Men and women risking their lives to protect those who pay them barely anything. If anything…

The common misconception that science and faith are in constant conflict, each hoping to disprove the other, is prevalent in the minds of so many people today that it has led to the belief that one must be wrong and the other right. Most people would be quick to side with science since they can see the visible signs that science bases its conclusions off of. However, science and faith are not in conflict and neither hopes to disprove the other. Rather science and Christian faith work together in…

The next summer I knew I needed to become a part of that support system for others and thus accepted the position as an EOF Resident Program Assistant. Throughout my undergraduate career and as an EOF student myself, I had many Student Affairs professionals guide me to academic success and personal development; as a result I found myself wanting to do the same for my fellow peers through the program. I worked with a diverse population of students, where the majority came from low-income…

The Dreyfus Affair in one of the most notorious trials in France, even still known as the “Affair” today. In 1894, an agent of counterespionage discovered a note, now known as the Bordereau, which included information about a new gun, information about different troops, artillery formation, information about Madagascar movements, and a draft for a firing manual. The firing manual was the most concerning to the French, who had discovered it since it was so difficult to obtain. This led to an…

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Albert Parsons is not guilty of bombing Haymarket Square because he is a family man. In his testimony to the court he said, “ We do not propose to bring an industrial confusionor state of anarchy… or to start revolution in this country. We are peaceable citizens, husbands, fathers. The working classes simply seek to improve their conditions. This is a natural feeling.” Albert Parsons couldn’t have done this crime because he is a father and husband. If he is…

They argue the significance of the affair lies in Dreyfus representation as a “symbol” that highlighted the many fundamental issues with the French republic, such as the rights of an individual and in the polarisations it provoked between those who believed the rights of an individual should be the utmost concern (the left) even if it meant a reprehended state system such as Zola who announced “There is no Dreyfus Affair any longer. There is only one issue: is France still the France of the…

their respective approaches to warfare in regards to tactics, strategy, and motivation of personnel, and actions to achieve victory. Both militaries displayed several of the modern Principles of War and used them in practice during planning and execution phases of operations. The Chinese and Roman empires were military superpowers of their regions. Modern militaries have incorporated principles taught and learned from the era into current strategies and tactics. Many of the strategic and…

during the war. On his journeys, Steinbeck recorded many aspects of the war that would otherwise go unnoticed. Throughout Steinbeck’s travels, he records accounts of how soldiers adjusted to military life, how life continued during the war, and how the soldiers reacted during combat. Adjusting to military life is no easy task. One day you are at home with a loving family and a warm meal, the next you are on a crowded boat with hundreds of other soldiers, waiting to eat subpar food. In the army…

The integration of women into the military ranks have added to the strength and diversity of our military. Women can bring in a different perspective to problem solving and new approaches to military situations. Consequently, there are still those that believe the United States military will not maintain its status of a super power due to the integration of women into the combat positions. The United States public on a whole have not supported the position that women will adversely affect the…

In the book For Cause & Comrades: Why Men Fought In The Civil War by James McPherson there were many important motivations, along with differences and similarities in motivation between Union and Confederate soldiers. McPherson wrote this book in order to figure out “What made these men do it? What motivated them to advance into that wall of fire? What caused them to go forward despite the high odds against coming out safely?” (McPherson, 3). He read through “at least 25,000 personal letters…