Prisoners of war

Did you know that Andrew Jackson was the only president to be a prisoner of war? Andrew Jackson created the Democratic party, and was the target of the first presidential assassination. He also killed a man in duel, and while he was president, he had to deal with the Second Bank of the United States and the Indian Removal Act. Andrew Jackson was a military general who managed to successfully lead America through difficult times, and his experience and qualities of being, loyal, tough, and…

Thorsness and his fellow POWs began to expand their capabilities as prisoners through exemplifying patriotism, continuing cultural traditions, and keeping a positive and hopeful mindset. In the book Surviving Hell by Leo Thorsness, he and other POWs thrive off of miniscule enterprises through keeping an optimistic outlook despite being prisoners in Vietnam. Since a majority of a POW’s time was spent sitting in a large jail cell, the prisoners had a lot of time to talk to each other. Many POWs…

was a prisoner of war and here is a little imformation about his story. When the Germans came to Poland Isak left his family and fled to Russia. While he was there he worked as a carpenter. When Hitler finally invaded Russia, Isak enlisted in the Russian army to escape the immediate threat of being departed. Before his army could fight they were captured by the Germans. He was stationed in Kremenchung, Ukraine when the Nazi’s captured him and his entire troop. They were sent to a Prisoner of…

astonishing story of Louis Zamperini's life is revealed in the novel unbroken in 2010 by Laura Hillenbrand. The story circumducts around Louis (Louie) Zamperini who is kept company by Russell Allen Phillips (Phil) and Francis McNamara (Mac) and the prisoners of war (POW). The novel is brought to life in the film "Unbroken" which came out in 2014, directed by Angelina Jolie, Louis Zamperini being played by Jack O'Connell, Russell Allen Phillips being played by Domhnall Gleeson and Francis…

as they feel they are unfit to live in society or hold a normal job. Some may be suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) which is a disease that some veterans suffer from that gives them terrifying flash backs or similar symptoms from war, and living in a normal environment may frighten them because there may be to many people around or loud noises. This is where a nonprofit organization called the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans. “The National Coalition for Homeless…

back into Henry’s life; hoping to rekindle their bond and mutual love for the car. Lyman had already fixed the car into perfect shape so he decided to do a little damage to it so Henry could start back on working on it and hopefully forget about the war and get back to normal. The brotherhood bond that was between them was still there, the old convertible just had to be fixed. After quite some time, Henry got the car running and invited Lyman to go for a ride. Their sister even came out and took…

American philosopher David Cottrell once said, “Doing the right thing isn't always easy, in fact, sometimes it's real hard, but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.” For approximately twenty-eight months, Louis Zamperini, a prisoner of war, was victimized in as many barbaric ways as possible. Deranged Japanese guards, especially “the Bird”, made certain that Zamperini suffered from not just malnutrition, exposure, and grim conditions but also excessive physical and…

able to leave the POW camp and stay in Japan as a propaganda tool. When Louis refused he was brought back to the camp where “The Bird” was infuriated that Louis did not do the propaganda as he was told, so he punished Louis by having every single prisoner punch him in the face for not showing his respect to japan. While Louis was being punched he kept flashing back to what his brother would say “If you can take it, you can make it”, “If you can take it, you can make it”, “If you can take it, you…

officer. It was morning and somehow it was still cold. A guard was yanking on my clothes and yelling at me in a foreign language, which I know was Russian. During a failed defence at the Alaskan front during the Russian-American war, thousands of POW’s or “ Prisoners of War”, were captured and not just soldiers, civilians were captured as POWs also. I was a soldier that was fighting on the Anchorage front line defensive. We were forced to surrender after they launched a huge artillery and…

Cool Hand Luke is about a troubled war veteran, Luke Jackson, who protested to any rules or authority. The movie is centered around his need to fight against conformity with a juxtaposition to the other characters who are obedient to authority and conform to the prison rules. Luke reflects non-conformity in his ways to tease the authorities and will not take any advice from the other prisoners. Conformity is expressed through the prison guards clothing, and the prisoner’s actions. Obedience to…