Peloponnesian War

Colonel Dax is very clearly the most honorable and respectable character in the film “Paths of Glory”, especially when compared to the individuals who out-rank him, such as General George Broulard, and General Paul Mireau, and even his inferiors, such as Lieutenant Roget. Numerous examples are set forth throughout the film that highlight Colonel Dax’s heroism and valor, while also showing how the other characters, or “scoundrels” as he puts it, are all weak-willed men who let their ambition,…

Additionally, though wars are universally considered a bad thing, sometimes they are necessary to eradicate evil factions such as the Nazis. This in turn produces a mindset in some that fighting for your country is glorious and patriotic in order to fend off those who are attacking you like in the American Civil War. For instance, in Ashley Gilbertson’s “The Life and Lonely Death of Noah Pierce” when veteran Noah Pierce…

In Fox’s new show Lethal Weapon (based on the movie series of the same name), we follow the characters of Martin Riggs, and ex- Navy SEAL, and his new partner at the Los Angeles Police Department, Roger Murtaugh. The show is serial, as each new episode follows a specific storyline and builds off the previous episode. Some spectacles are also included during the commercial breaks, where we see a character from the show using a new Microsoft Surface Pro. Although this is not important to the show,…

that were constructed, French decided the location was of such importance for military presence and trading relations that they decided to erect the stone fort made of local Illinois limestone. The fort never made any significant impact in any major wars, for it was only in service for the French about ten years after the completion of its construction. The British were given control of the fort by the French through the Treaty of Paris in 1763, but they found little use of the fort and…

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…