Richie Ren

The theme of “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty is that war reduces human beings to mere objects. to further explain it is that they have no names, no faces. That they are just targets and nothing more, to be shot at from a distance. Without knowing who are you shooting and knowing if they’re going yours or if their your friends or family. And there is no no winners,regardless of who you kills more people or takes more land. And the war knows no boundaries,age,gender,location, time of the day or…

Carolina Orsini January 22,2016 Compare and Contrast Essay The Sniper and Cranes Violence is not the answer, so what you think about war? In the stories "The Sniper" and "Cranes" by Lian O'Flaherty's and Peter H.Lee both have the topic of war. "The Sniper" is about having no boundaries and shows violence. "Cranes" is about having freedon even if you made enough mistakes. Even though both stories show compare and contrast they are different. In comparison, "The Sniper"…

“Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put end to mankind.” On September 25, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy said this to the United Nation General Assembly. This quote is explaining that people must stop fighting in war or war will kill everybody. This quote relates to the short story “The Sniper” and the poem“The Man He Killed.” Through the literary devices of plot, irony and theme. The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and the poem “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy both…

American Sniper Chris Kyle and Jim DeFelice William Morrow and Company Publishing Jaida Ramsdell : Hour 6  American Sniper Author’s Qualifications This is Chris Kyle’s autobiography, much of which was derived from personal diaries throughout his life. These excerpts were eventually developed into a book with the help of his friend, Jim DeFelice. His qualifications are also made evident by the US military commendations he received which include: two Silver stars, five Bronze stars with Valor…

American Sniper is a first person recollection, by Chris Kyle, of his experiences in war being a Navy SEAL and becoming known as one of the most lethal snipers in United States history. The book takes the form of an autobiography with Chris telling his story from growing up to retiring from the military, but throughout the book, through the use of intermittent dialogues by his wife Taya, Chris’ conflicting thoughts during his enlistment, and the emotions that the reader is meant to feel, he…

The book “American Sniper” is a very well written book, it is very interesting in the way the writer explained the way Chris Kyle pushed himself to point break, the book is action packed with every page keeping you on the edge of your seat and the writer making you want to read more. This book is a well written book that takes you through Chris Kyle's life and how he was able to push his limits by leaving his family behind to go to Iraq to fight for his country and helps people understand…

Fighting War Is Not Loving Our Country Directed by famous director Clint Eastwood with six Oscar nominations, the film “American Sniper (2014)” is based on a book “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (2012)” by Kyle Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. Kyle Kyle starred by Bradley Cooper is the main character who sniped over 160 enemy combatants, which is officially confirmed by the Department of Defence, overriding Navy Seals sniper record…

ESA-The Sniper The sniper lay alone in the streets of Dublin eager for battle to begin that morning. It was a dark and eerie night. Not a single ray of moonlight shone to the ground. The sidewalks were uneven and blood streamed through the gutters. He had cautiously opened his pack of cigarettes. He took one cigarette out, lit it, and took a puff. As he exhaled he grinned and smirked at the dead bodies lying around. His gun, a sniper, rested on the wall next to him. The cold blooded…

The realistic fiction story “The Sniper” by Liam O'Flaherty occurs in Dublin, Ireland during a civil war. It begins with a sniper on a roof during the night and there was hardly anyone on the streets. He is hidden on a rooftop eating a sandwich and scouring for threats. The author creates an eerie environment and also uses irony to create the theme that a person needs to think before acting. The Sniper, not thinking about his actions, results in consequences for himself. An example of this…

The Russian winter was more unforgiving than past years. Which in return made it difficult for the young Soviet sniper to hold his rifle steadily, due to the shaking and trembling of his hands and body. His name is Aleksei Sokolov, he is 18 and he will have been in combat for about 4 months by tomorrow. He used to work under his father in the family’s watch store in Kronstadt in Saint Petersburg, Russia. That is, until Germany broke the non-aggression pact and began invading his motherland.…