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war based writings. Soldiers that are seen fighting for their country can be represented as prideful or questionable on their nationalism for their country due to specific circumstances. Pride is one thing a reader can find in Chris Kyle’s, American Sniper. Kyle explains his pride by saying, “I’ve lived the literal meaning of the “land of the free” and “home of the brave.” It’s not corny for me. I feel it in my heart. I feel it in my chest” ( ). Chris wanted to fight for his country and was…

The two movies American Sniper and 12 Strong both have similar themes. In both movies the similar theme between the two are the men who put their lives on the line in order to protect their country. In American Sniper, Chris Kyle joined the military after seeing the Twin Towers being bombed on September 11, 2001. In this movie, Kyle is a sniper who is ordered to shoot anyone who may be in pursuit to hurt American soldiers. In 12 Strong there is a team of men being deployed to Afghanistan after…

In the short story The Sniper and the poem The Man He Killed, authors Liam O’Flaherty and Thomas Hardy send the message that war influences people to perform actions that they would never repeat in other circumstances, ripping families apart and destroying lives. Both authors use the literary device of irony to convey their points. In The Sniper, a sniper shoots and kills an enemy before he “[turns] over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face”. O’Flaherty expresses the sentiment that…

Title: American Sniper Author: Chris Kyle w/ Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice Text Type: Autobiography This novel is a thrilling personal account of Chris Kyle who is better known as the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history. A Texan saddle bronc rider turned navy seal with over 150 kills confirmed to his name across 4 tours spent in Iraq, Kyle earned a legendary status among his fellow soldiers and struck fear in the eyes of his enemies who nicknamed him “the devil”. A gripping memoir of…

happiest moments in my life. The beauty of youth is you don’t have much to worry about except school. However, when I was reading “Teen Sniper” by Adam Johnson, it makes me appreciate how lucky I am. My parents are always there for me if I need anything. This may not be the case for everyone but I am lucky to have my parents help during my younger age. In “Teen Sniper”, the narrator has to kill people even though he was only a teenager. I cannot imagine if I was given the task…

resolved and lead to a theme in “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty would be when the republican soldier was shot by the enemy in the forearm but thought of a plan and killed the other soldier because he’s taught to not let his emotions get in the way of his job. It was unfair that he was put to a disadvantage, but he had to deal with it in order to kill the other soldier, who was firing at him, and in order to survive. Being shot is a major conflict in “The Sniper”, not only because it put him to a…

the peace and freedom of this great nation. War has been upon us for many years now. Currently fighting ISIS on the front of terror has been a disaster. I encourage anyone to watch the movie American Sniper, (based on a true story) you will see what Chris Kyle (the skilled 150+ confirmed kills sniper-man) goes through after his many tours in Iraq. It becomes quite obvious what he is suffering from (PTSD). From what the movie shows he is not interested in getting help or talking about his…

determination you can do anything.Two literary characters that showed this trait very well were the ira sniper from the short story ‘The Sniper’ and Mark Watney from The book The Martian. The ira sniper and Mark Watney both showed determination throughout their actions not to die in there both respectful situations whether that was on Mars for Mark Watney or Dublin, Ireland in 1922 for the ira sniper. Mark watney showed a lot of determination on Mars thought his action to not die on Mars and to…

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 sniper that on the enemy's side. After he kills the man he has…

night, a shark fin circle the swimmer, or a sniper take a breath before the shot. In the story “The Sniper,” by Liam O’Flaherty, there are many moments of suspense. Suspense to me is the feeling of uncertainty and anxiousness you feel about what might happen. 3 moments of suspense that caught my attention are, right before the sniper flipped over his brother’s lifeless body, when he shot the man in the turret, and right before he shot the enemy sniper with his revolver. My first example…