Peasants' War

The main character is Henry Fleming. He is a young man who believes he is ready to fight in the war. “He had, of course, dreamed of battles all his life--of vague and bloody conflicts that had thrilled him with their sweep and fire. In visions he had seen himself in many struggles.”(pg. 3) He has an immature notion that fighting in a war would be exciting. It is not until he is in the thick of the war does he realize the true meaning of courage and how he must earn it. You do not start with…

Hook. in E.ECummings poem “next to god of course america I” soldiers think they are fighting and later on be respected but the author writes otherwise, also in the story “The Deer at Providencia” Annie Dillard writes about a woman see a deer suffer, and later on in the story, compares it to a man who burned his face twice. E.E Cummings shows irony through the warriors and Annie Dillard shows irony through the Deer and Alan, and they both show irony in their situations with god. In Cummings…

American Sniper” is possibly the best action movie out there. This movie was directed my Clint Eastwood and is based on Chris Kyle’s autobiography published in 2012. “The American Sniper” did a great job of hitting all the core aspects of a thrilling war movie such as keeping the viewer engaged throughout the movie, establishing a bond with the main character, and creating a realistic experience of a soldier’s life. The film openly shared both struggles and victories. Bonded Brotherhoods were…

Violence is never the answer. It is a much heard phrase, however, these wise words are almost never followed. Violence seems like a fragile beast that no one has full control over. People, groups, and states all display acts of violence and the reasons why can vary. Some rely on violence when they feel as if they have no other option, and there are people whose basic instinct is to commit a violent act. The basic reasons violence exists is, because it is a potential option. It can be used as a…

The United States killed up to 150,000 Cambodian farmers and peasants that lived in the rural area where the Vietcong were hiding. This forced the farmers and peasants to move to bigger cities to remain same from these bombings (1). In 1969, the Khmer Rouge had only 10,000 troops, but the bombings were bringing the peasants and farmers to the Khmer Rouge for help. By 1973, The Khmer Rouge had 200,000 troops (Morris 5). In January of 1973, the…

Why did the United States find it so difficult to ends its involvement in the Vietnam War? In this essay, I will outline and explore the reasoning behind the United States involvement and withdrawal from Vietnam and why the decision to withdraw from the war, was one of great complexity. The Vietnam War was a civil war fought between the communist’s states of North Vietnam and the capitalist South. The North Vietnamese wanted to join with the south as one united communist country. Whilst the…

enlist. By his glares and control, he could influence and manipulate the students’ ideas about war. These young men are quite innocent and are easily persuaded. Overall, this general statement is agreeable since narrow-minded people are capable of manipulating others in which could provoke unhappiness. 2. Joseph Behm, one of Paul’s classmate, is chubby and unappealing. He was reluctant in volunteering for the war when Kantorek insisted. Eventually, Behm, not wanting to be called a…

During the Vietnam War there were many tactics used by either side with varying degrees of success. One of the more distinct methods was the use of a very unconventional style of warfare used by the Vietnamese that was called guerrilla warfare. This baffled the Americans as they had never encountered this style before and were only used to the conventional style of warfare. The Vietcong was a very different enemy to any that the US had ever faced before and would challenge their fighting…

The Vietnam war is probably the most controversial war in United States history. Many people wanted the U.S. to never join the war, but then when we joined, people got mad. People in the U.S. even rallied to leave the war. There were many new weapons and war tactics that were introduced in the Vietnam war and have become well known today. The biggest thing that was introduced and was a huge factor in the war was the war tactic, Guerilla warfare, that the Vietcong used. It was a very successful…

battle formations were deadly effective at stopping cavalry, while still being able to protect themselves from enemy archer fire. Part of the reasoning for the strength of the Swiss army was that Swiss peasants used the halberd in their daily…