Sniper

Remarque, a victim and former soldier of war. The author served in the German army during the “Great War” and experienced traumatizing events, such as carrying a dying comrade and frequently working at the darkest hours of the night trying to avoid sniper fire. Once discharged from the military due to medical reasons, Remarque struggled through day to day life, constantly experiencing delusions and trauma from the war. Remarque published All Quiet on the Western Front ten years after the war…

In Lebanon, which is at war, she sleeps with a sniper who impregnates her. At first, he instructs her to get an abortion but changes his mind and indicates his interest in marrying her. Connecting the promise of marriage with the end of war, she decides to keep the baby and leaves. However, the sniper might have shot her for in the end, she finds herself bloodied and dying. Lying on the ground, Zahra’s thoughts spill as well:…

I just arrived home after being at a conference for teachers for several days. It was a great conference in general but for me, it was gut wrenching because I learned a few things that I was not expecting to learn. I am invisible in the eyes of most Americans. On July 7th I awoke to information that there were 2 documented accounts of yet another unarmed black men being killed by police officers. I learned this information via text and then from intermittent news coverage and comments from my…

Set in the Easter Rising, Sean O’Casey’s play, The Plough and the Stars, utilizes its setting to discuss the consequences of war and the idea of making a blood sacrifice for Irish independence. Prior its inception, Irish nationalist theatre consisted of works such as Cathleen Ni Houlihan by William Butler Yeats, which evokes a mythological sense of nationalist pride as it uses the figure of Sean-Bhean Bhocht, Poor Old Woman, who needs a young man to help her remove the invaders from her home,…

“All I know is that I am getting scared by the second in this horrible place with your scary face all over it,” She responded. Donald’s laughter was full of sarcasm. He moved to the extreme end of the room and brought out a bag and laid it beside Karsen on the bed. He smiled and looked at her face with an evil grin. “Miss Karsen, over the centuries humans have developed different ways of inflicting pain on each other. Each civilization has its own unique way of torturing. Should I say am a fan…

During his law enforcement career, he was a K-9 unit Sergeant, Marine Patrol Sergeant and served on a Street Crimes Unit. He also served on a SWAT team as an Operator, Sniper, SWAT Team Commander and as a Motorcycle Officer. He has a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice. His areas of instructional expertise include Sudden Custody Death, Hobble Restraint, TASER Master Instructor, K9, RADAR/LASER, EVOC (Emergency Vehicle…

The new age day of the wild, became the wilder, and the contentious citizens antithetical of the open carry law and are willing to defy this law on modern day ruthless outlaws. Texas lawmakers have in recent years proposed to the state of Texas their perception of open carry to their constituents, and in January 1, 2016 the 2nd amendment was promulgated. Texas lawmakers have this open carry supposition that passing this law could have the prospect to mitigate the communities’ in high crime…

in our eyes. Some heroes wore capes or crowns, but a big hero that gets overlooked often are the ones in combat boots. My hero is one of the men who wore combat boots his name is Chris Kyle. Kyle is known to the world for his famous movie “American Sniper”, but to the ones who knew him personally, he wasn’t just a soldier. He was a man who had compassion for the world. Above all Chris Kyle was such a loving and selflessness man who helped others overcome their obstacles on the homefront. Chris…

Yasser Arafat: Father of Modern Terrorism “I come bearing and olive branch in one hand, and a freedom fighters gun in the other. Don't let the olive branch fall from my hand.” This was Yasser Arafat’s most famous quote spoken when he addressed the United Nations. This was his life, a constant battle to try to gain that olive branch, freedom for Palestine, through way of the freedom fighter’s gun or war. He was fighting a losing battle, losing more men than Israel was. Yet through all this he…

Reinvention is a process of change; it means to make something again, but in a different form. There are many things in life you can reinvent, one of the most relevant examples would be oneself. A person could reinvent himself, and turn their entire outlook on life around. Michelle Knight is an example of someone who reinvented herself, and changed for the better.Michelle Knight endured a rough childhood and eleven years of torture in her kidnapper 's house, that made her feel hopeless and lost…