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    In the narrative The Sniper, which is written by Liam O'Flaherty, is about a war in which Republicans and Free state people are going into war. The sniper end up shooting an enemy from the other side and at the end he realizes he is his brother. Yet, in the narrative The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, is about an older brother that has a younger brother, Doodle, who cannot walk and the older brother tries to help him walk, but they have many difficulties on the way. Some things that both of the…

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    War and Combatants When two different parties have opposite opinions, there is always a confliction somewhere. In the case of American Sniper, there is a scene where the sniper is in position and looking out for his troops that are passing through town. The sniper is up on top of a building and he sees two civilians in his sights. One female civilian who appears to be a young adult and one male civilian who appears to be young about ten years old. The two are seen walking out of a building and…

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    The theme of the story, "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty is there are no true survivors in war. A person can leave a war realizing they did something they didn't intend to do. An individual may go into war with the idea that they will fight for their country, and not realize that they have become a cold-blooded killer simply because of circumstance, just like what happened to the Republican sniper after he shot the Free Stater, "Then when the smoke cleared, he peered across and uttered a cry of…

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    Liam O’Flaherty’s realistic fiction story “The Sniper” takes place in Dublin, Ireland.The main character is a young sniper in the civil war going on in Ireland. He fights for the Republican side and he is in a sniper to sniper combat when the story starts. By using description and suspense he portrays the lesson that violence hurts everyone some way and somehow. The story shows violence hurts everyone when the main character shoots his enemy sniper. When the main character shoots the his…

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    do your work, or maybe you are just lazy. But besides all of that. There are even more difficult or even life risking to do. And some or most people are working hard to solve those difficult and or dangerous problems such as The Sniper and Wei-Dong. Wei-Dong and The Sniper are both hard-working and are both problem solvers because they get into problems in which they later on solve afterwards. Wei-Dong is hard working because he works hard for his team to help them and himself progress. First,…

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    Importance of theme using “The Sniper” In the story “Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty. The reader is introduced a central theme of the story, which is that Violence is something people can not control. One way this theme is evident is through how the main character got shot. Another way the theme is developed is how the character shot the targets. Throughout the story, the author refers to the characters feelings and thoughts which further develops the theme. The theme is significant because it is a…

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    In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty, the central idea of the story is war changes people. War changes people because at the beginning of the story “he finished the sandwich taking a flask of whiskey from his pocket”(O’Flaherty 1). When a person is in the military using a high powered weapon for example; sniper, machine gun,assault rifle, etc. You would expect that person to be 100% sober and not under the influence of anything.To show how war changes people at the end, the sniper had shot…

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    like the entire world is rooting against you; a brother is, more or less, a best friend for life, but what happens when life comes between this brotherly bond? In both The Scarlet Ibis and The Sniper a brother dies, more or less, at the hands of his brother. Although this is true, the death In The Sniper is from a bullet shot from the siblings own gun, while the death in Scarlet Ibis is caused by a natural tragedy concerning his disabilities.…

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    (Why Is American Sniper Banned?) The ALA bans books for bad language, sexual themes, and so much more. Some are reasonable and some are not. Religion is a big part of banning also, people go crazy over religious things too. The “American Sniper” is banned for many different reasons, mostly violence and foul language. Violence, foul language, and religious beliefs are the top reasons of banning this novel. Violence is the main reason for banning this book. “I pushed my finger against the trigger…

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