Richie Ren

An assassin or a hero It is always about the perspective, the way people look at the matter defines how people judge the character involved under every circumstance. One character in question will be judged differently from the opposite perspective of people, one side says an assassin and the other says a hero. Some stories tell the sacrifices made by determining individuals in history to pursue a cause, although they must surrender their life to the hands of death. Nevertheless, the determination and the motivation will define who the person is at the finale, an assassin or a hero. In the history of China, since the ancient time during the Warring States period, an attempt of assassination toward an emperor in the history is a common act. From one dynasty to the other the attempt to topple the empire occurs as the result of an unfavorable ruling because of its tyrannical nature or simply a distasteful of the foreign ruling over a nation or various other reasons. But it always involves an executioner, an assassin to pull the task, to kill the emperor. In the movie “Hero”, the director, Zhang Yimou tells a story of a “nameless” swordsman who plots an assassination toward the emperor Qin Shi Huang. With the support of three other swordsmen, Nameless comes with a strategy on how to assassinate the Qin emperor, to avenge his parents’ deaths and to stop the emperor’s endless ambition in uniting the entire mainland at the cost of a substantial number of lives from the fallen…

American Sniper (2014), directed by Clint Eastwood, has been a film of much controversy. Many people believe that the film is propaganda glorifying war and American patriotism is being used as an excuse for war. Some were uncomfortable with the fact that the film shows women and children engaged in war and being shot down as enemies. The unfortunate truth is that women and children are indeed apart of urban warfare. To deny this fact is to deny the reality of war. No one knows this to be true…

Danger. Murder. Violence. Misery. What do these things have in common? Their all themes in The Most Dangerous Game and The Sniper. The Most Dangerous game is about a man named Rainsford who washes up on an island only to find a hunter, General Zaroff, who hunts the most dangerous and conniving thing possible, human. He faces many challenges, but overcomes them and defeats the General. The Sniper is a short story about a man who has a challenge to kill his enemy, he must shoot down the other…

kill the republican if there is any hope for survival “He had to kill his enemy he couldn't use his rifle he had only a revolver to do it” Pg 438 line 68. Man Vs Self is displayed when the sniper has killed his enemy. At first he is eager and happy about his success “He peered across the gutter in a cry of joy” Pg 439 line 87.After the snipers adrenaline died he wasn't happy about what he just did “The lust of battle died in him he was bitten by remorse”. After this event the sniper started to…

It was a dark, eerie night in the heart of Dublin where the sniper lay lonesome as he confidently watches over the roads. The streets were brimming with blood and corpses were mutilated and stacked on top of one another (Imagery). His rifle was hung perfectly to the right of him. Since the the barbarous assassin was not expecting any action, he conscientiously opened up a pack of cigarettes to help him relax. His cigarette was the only light that was visible in the dreary night sky that draped…

The message Liam O’Flaherty is trying to convey to the readers is that violence is the problem not the solution. “She was pointing to the roof where the sniper lay. An informer” (Page 17). This woman informed a man of the protagonist’s location, they both had the priority to kill the sniper but unfortunately for the 2 enemies, they both failed to accomplish their task. The incident was followed by “In the streets beneath all lay still” (Page 8). This line is similar to when the sniper has not…

In the book “War” by Sebastian Junger, people experienced combat for the first time in similar ways. When they got to the Korengal Valley many of the men like O'Byrne had never been shot at before. O’Byrne when he first got into a situation where he was being shot at “The first thing he did was stand up and look around -Pg 11”. He later says to Vandenberge “Fuck, I can't believe they just shot at me -Pg 11” because he was shocked that someone was actually shooting at him and trying to kill him.…

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…

In the middle of the page, there is a tree with roots. This tree embodies family because it has the meaning of a family tree. It is damaged and has many cuts because it represents the family is dying, because the connection between the two brothers are gone since they are on two different sides, and they have to fight each other. The theme of the story is about the separation of family, and all these are caused by wars. Behind the tree, there is a long bandage that is untied, coloured mostly…

If there is one subject I am worthy of teaching, it is how to kill everyone a player sees in Battlefield 4 (a wonderful video game) from 500 meters with a perfectly placed headshot. I am prepared to give three main tips for sniping success that everyone should know: always lead the target, always finish them off, and always check for other snipers. First off, players should always lead their target. Whether they are sprinting, walking, crouch-walking, or crawling, players will generally need to…