Pequot War

He died. I wish he didn’t, but he died. We couldn’t do anything about it. He helped save some little kids and was a hero. He was one of the only people who understood me. Johnny isn’t dead, I thought to myself. I remember a quote. “I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.”. J.R.R Tolkien said this. I remember this so clearly. I burst into tears. Grief isn’t always bad. Grief is like thanking someone for what they did for humanity, or even specifically just one person. The…

When Jenkins joined the army, he was scared, nervous, skittish, but he only joined since his father, a colonel, wants Jenkins to have a military career. His father and other family members were also in the army. When he arrived to the military grounds, in Vietnam, he was put in a squad with Perry, Peewee, and Richie, and they all became splendid friends. Though on account of Jenkins feelings, him being scared most of the time, he didn’t paid much attention to what he was doing. Jenkins simply…

The Hurt Locker tells the intense day of a specialist bomb disposal unit during the Iraq war led by Sergeant Thompson. It follows the daily work in Baghdad of three U.S. Marines, who make up a bomb disposal unit, as they specialist. These soldiers are in charge with carrying out one of the most dangerous jobs in the world that is defusing enemy bombs planted in war zones. When he dies during a mission, Sergeant James an unpredictable and reckless soldier takes his place and commands the unit.…

SUBJECT: Unified Land Operations 1. Purpose: To Provide an overview on Unified Land Operations 2. Facts: a. The idea of Army policy is to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative to gain and maintain a position of advantage in sustained land operations. The new operating concept is Unified Land Operations. b. The introduction to the Unified Land Operation (2011) changed from the AirLand Battle (1982-1993) and uses many of the full range operations within capabilities as fundamental to a…

Worton states, “… destruction and creation simply coexist, neither being superior to the other” (Worton 375). To put it another way, the very act of destruction will form new life. Such is the hope for the anarchists, to create a destructive force-explosion, in order to create a new form of hierarchy. The terrorists believe that they can reach equality in their society through harmful acts, as it will disrupt the balance of the hierarchy. This situation and contradiction create an interesting…

Burton Callicott's mural titled Conflict with the Indians depicts invading Spaniards and the Indians and their battle. Callicott created this mural in February 1934 showing De Soto’s exploration of West Tennessee . Conflict with the Indiansis is located at the Pink Palace in Memphis, Tennessee, and the mural was restored in 1995. The mural is a made with oil paints color which are mixed, and the Callicott originally wanted the mural to be fresco, but the committee wanted it on a canvas so it…

Chapter 17: Henry waits in the trenches in the middle of the battle in anger. He is still angry of the choice that he had ran from the battle the day before. In the battle he currently is, he is starting to get his weapon ready to fight the enemies. When he heard one of the gunshots go off in the battle again, he started to shoot his rifle in a frenzy. When still shooting in a frenzy, he noticed that almost nobody in his regiment is shooting but him. One of the soldiers starts telling Henry…

through violence isn't really peace. First, words can do a lot to obtain peace, more than war and violence can ever do. Let's look at Martin Luther King Jr. for example. His "I have a Dream" speech alone, brought about monumental results for obtaining equality between blacks and whites. He did not kill a single person on his quest for peace. Gandhi, as another example, achieved what he wanted through not war, death, and destruction, but rather through understanding and easy oral force. These…

Friendship is the core of what bonds and makes new relationships between people. Throughout A Separate Peace, John Knowles displays both the struggles and the special moments of having a true friendship. The main characters, Gene and Finny grow up despite their differences in personalities and opinions. This leading to some mishaps and misunderstandings. Friendship is needed in everyday life, however, it can also cause chaos between friends. From the very beginning, Knowles shows how friendship…

The theme of violence being used to rule over society has been explored in literature throughout history. Violence can take two primary forms: physical and psychological. In order for a group to maintain rule over a society, both forms of violence need to be used effectively. Two such tales are Macbeth by William Shakespeare and 1984 by George Orwell. Violence always requires an initiator and an inflictor. Macbeth is both the inflictor and initiator of regicide, murder and tyranny. Winston…