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At 0900 hours the shelling started again. Our commander stood, and yelled, “Take cover!” It was a mistake on his part, because when he came back down, half of his face was gone. This was above and beyond the call. I wanted to be a hero, not a corpse. With the staccato firing of the machine guns, I felt even more tense and wondered, What in God’s green earth am I doing here? For many, the First World War was a time of great anticipation and anxiety. It was shed in different lights, sometimes good…

Prior to the Battle of Vimy Ridge, WWI was beginning to seem endless. Casualties began to build up to drastic numbers, forces were weakening, trenches were in horrible condition, and valuable resources needed for the war were depleting. A few number of battles during the First World War were somewhat successful, while most were considered a ground of large-scale chaos and butchery, which often resulted in a stalemate. One successful battle amongst the many that took place during World War I was…

corporate empire, Chaldea didn't care. The only positive was that if Meleoron died, so did the Goblin. So Meleoron at least got to live. Unfortunately, the Goblin had stuck him in the brig of a ship and filled that ship with tons of narcotic gas grenades. If Meleoron did anything but sit quiet and visible in his cell, his guards would contact the Goblin and the whole ship would go up in smoke. As a chameleon kind of dude, Meleoron had two forms of invisibility. He could turn invisible at will,…

times. There is a three-hour time limit for completing this task, per the Army prerequisite tactical foot march, and she finishes with about fifteen minutes to spare. The instructions for the hike also dictate that the candidates must carry their rifles in a ready position, meaning that the weapon must be ready for use against enemy combatants. Streiff tells us that “the 12-mile forced march is not a ceiling to be sought, it is a floor of expectations”. In other words, she should be ready to…

“I'm so sorry, Margaret,” I said, extending my arms so the pie’s warmth and smell floated below her nose. “I know it’s not enough, but I hope it’s worth something.” I imagined Margaret thinking of all the hours I spent comforting her until she was strong enough to move on with her life. She had to forgive me, I thought, because friendship couldn’t expire from actions that weren’t even mine. She only blinked, as if I hadn't said a word. I felt like a fool. I looked at my shoes— brown Birkenstocks…

Through the thick smog of the Vietnam War, a group of men emerge: lovingly labeled McNamara’s morons, their lack of intellect faced with the horrors of death and destruction exposes the corruption in the United States Military. Men who served in Vietnam feared them, not enemy soldiers, but their own comrades and platoon mates. Infamous for going AWOL (Absent Without Leave), outbursts, and generally being described as incompetent, the men were also nicknamed The Moron Corp. The men are part of…

3.) REASONS FOR THEIR INDUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT We have discussed who is a Child Soldier. Now, the more important question surfaces: Why do armed factions resort to use of children or why do children voluntarily enrol? The reasons for this are manifold. A.) INVOLUNTARY CONSCRIPTION First coming to the reasons to why Children are enrolled contrary to what they may wish. a.) The rebel groups more frequently resort to the use of child soldiers, as these groups often revolt against the current…

Paul Bauer from the novel All Quiet on the Western Front and Adolf Eichmann were both guilty of a lot, granted one character is a piece of historical fiction while the other is real, but how similar are they, really? Paul Bauer and other German soldiers committed atrocities upon the opposing armies during World War 1 such as the use chlorine gas. Adolf Eichmann is responsible for sending millions of Jewish people to what were essentially death camps, where some were worked to nigh death and…

The most difficult moment for Paul is when he faces a French soldier. This was truly a tragic moment that changed Paul’s perspective of war. The language that Remarque uses is so simple and yet very touching. The sentences in this chapter are particularly “short and bring out the constant sense of fear and the threat of death that accompany battle; longer ones are employed for the self-analysis that Paul undergoes” (Hutchinson 60). The whole idea of war and patriotism falls into questioning. The…

Impact of World War Two on the United States Intro about ww2... After World War 1 has ended in 1918, Germany has given up on land and had banned having any armed forces. And during Germanys depression Adolf Hitler came to their aid as the country was weak and opened to any options to get there country back to the way it was. And while the country was like that he ran for office and gained power later on. As Hitler gained power he created an army called the Nazis. World War two has started when…