Peninsular War

in War In this panel from Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, Marji is at a party with her friends having a great time not aware of what is happening out on the front lines to child soldiers. Growing up in a time of war can affect children’s views on what’s right or wrong through the government's actions. On page 102, Satrapi depicts child soldiers dying on the front lines with keys around their necks. The government gave these children keys saying that if they were lucky enough to die in war…

Notice that all of these countries are poor and falling apart at the seams, having barely any funding for their military. Many people would take advantage of this governmental confusion and use children as weapons of war, not thinking twice about the child’s life or their possibly future. This torture may seem medieval, but it is not. The subject of child soldiers is not old news. These kids are being used to this day for things like labor, sex, and, of course, as soldiers…

I sit with my back against the wall pretending to read and braid my hair. My parents are talking outside. I catch pieces of the conversation, they're talking about the war. Everyone is always talking about the war now. We're scared. We aren't prepared, the number of people in the army is low and dropping fast. We think they may start drafting soon. If they did they would choose the houses oldest son, and if there are no sons or the oldest son is still too young to fight, then the father will…

Set during the infamous World War II, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, unfolds into a story of a growing rivalry between two close friends. English Devon High School students, Gene Forrester and Phineas, are the best of friends, with the perfect balance of athletics and academics. However, Gene’s enmity towards Phineas drives him to have the ideal image of competing to become the top student at Devon. However, ultimately, when the two friends decide to jump off of a limb and into a river, Gene…

The title of my book is American Sniper. The main character is Chris Kyle. Chris grew up in Texas, lusting for a rodeo career since he first straddled a bull. He also worked as a cowboy on a friend's ranch for multiple years, while attending college. After his injuries cut that dream off, he turned to the military. Despite a setback du e to pins in his arm, he continued into BUDS training. After making it through intense and painful training and injuries, he becomes a SEAL. Just like in any…

suicide epidemic, which was featured on The Hill in early 2016, tackles the sensitive topic of veteran suicide. Westley is also the creator of War Virgin, a platform to inspire personal liberation and promote equality, and has been featured in numerous other publications such as NPR, The Washington Post, Military Times, and The Huffington Post. Using her Iraqi war experience for good, Westley is a role model…

Conflict theorists Pruitt, Rubin and Kim (2003) list five changes that occur as a conflict escalates. First, parties move from light tactics to heavy tactics. Light tactics include such things as persuasive arguments, promises, and efforts to please the other side, while heavy tactics include threats, power plays, and even violence. Second, the conflict grows in size. The numbers of issues in contention expands, and parties devote more resources to the struggle. Third, issues move from specific…

Violence is an aura surrounding all people in everything they do, physical and mental. People are constantly at war either with themselves or others over things sometimes simply resolved and others resolved by hundreds of bloody battles. War has existed our entire history, before humans even roamed the Earth. Animals naturally fight to protect what is theirs and to gain power, just as humans do. Throughout Candide, the protagonist expresses many instinctive acts of violence in the face of threat…

Tweet 1: It’s the first day. Several friends of mine are already injured or dead. We're giving it to them though. The conditions for the trench warfare are unbearable. Tweet 2: The intensity of this war has drastically increased. All these innocent people are being killed by machine guns and gas! All I see is blood and dead bodies around me. Tweet 3: The news is spreading around that men on the Eastern front are starting to lose their faith. I, however, am motivated to never give up! Tweet…

Wars are often glamorized and glorified by governments and state officials, when in reality wars are psychologically destructive and life changing events. These tactics that were used to reel in naïve men, failed to expose them with the realities of what was to become of them after the war. The short stories “Soldier’s Home” and “A Perfect Day for Bananafish,” offer an insight to how life really is after war veterans return back home. These stories not only realistically depict how detrimental…