Sri Lankan Civil War

Perhaps he had been in his own company before the split in the army. He decided to risk going over to have a look at him”(166). At this time the Sniper, didn’t know who he shot, but he had a feeling that he probably knew him before the start of the Civil War, only to find out it was his brother. These characters are surely similar to each other, but they hold their differences in the way they approach there appalling conflicts. Carter hesitates when he was about to shoot the enemy on horseback…

War can be deadly to everyone, it can affect everyone, and it can kill innocent people. The Revolutionary war between the Irish free staters, and the Irish republicans. The free staters want to agree to Britain's rules, and still be a territory of Britain but have a little more freedom. The Irish Republicans want total freedom from Britain they want to become totally separate. The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty uses the scenes of violence to depict that war is not always for a good…

The Hero’s Journey W.P. Inman, the main character of Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier, undergoes a transformation during his Hero’s Journey. After being hospitalized from a bullet to the neck, Inman leaves through the hospital physically and spiritually wounded. Eventually, Inman begins his journey back to his hometown, Cold Mountain. The author wrote the novel through the critical lenses of archetypal criticism, often drawing parallels to Homer’s Odyssey (“Cold Mountain as a Spiritual Quest”)…

O'Flaherty you will see how the author uses words to speed up, slow down the tempo, and use a rapid succession of conflicts in his story to see how he creates the theme of suspense. In his story, a student is waiting on a building in the middle of a war between the Free-staters and Republicans. It tells of how he faces danger many times throughout and what obstacles he goes through like being shot at by another sniper only to find out that the other sniper wasn’t who he thought. The author…

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 war caused the sniper to kill his own brother, an irreversible…

the innocence of children, and their interactions with the supernatural. He created a new type of horror films, which are similar in narrative and structure as they are based off of fantasy and gothic aspects. While Labyrinth mixed fairy tales with a war storyline, Devil’s Backbone replaces the fairies with ghosts. Pan 's Labyrinth concerns a little girl named Ofelia who discovers a magical faun that commands her to complete three tasks, each more difficult and terrifying than the previous to…

Throughout the early modern era there were varied causes for the wars, some more significant than others. Three of the main causes for the wars at this time were power and territory, material wealth, and nationalism. Power and territory influenced the rulers of each country that were trying to expand their nation and power, by gaining more territory. Material wealth was fought over, to expand the resources of the country and to have more personal gain. Nationalism was the third cause of warring…

The Problem of Child Soldiers: The Case of CAR After the Second World War, the nature wars have changed. They are no longer between states or alliances. They are within states. Usually as a result of parties within states rising up against unfair treatment, inequitable distribution of wealth that have led to economic disparities, control of resources, corruption or disdain for other ethnic groups within the same country. Reasons for the new phenomenon surrounding conflicts have not changed the…

The South Sudanese Civil War With so many entertaining events and programs going on in today’s society it’s hard to remember that the world is at war with one another. When people look past such distractions they soon realize how much violence, corruption and sorrow is truly permeating the planet. When it comes to wars this year, there are 10 to really keep a look out for. Out of those 10, though, one seemed quite interesting and that is the South Sudanese civil war. South Sudan is a fairly new…

ambushed Four Courts the overwhelming weapons thundered. All over through the city, assault rifles and rifles ended the hush of the night, uncontrollably, similar to pooches yapping on solitary ranches. Republicans and Free Staters were pursuing common war. On a housetop close O'Connell Bridge, a Republican marksman lay viewing. Close to him lay his rifle and over his shoulders was thrown a couple of field glasses. His face was the substance of an understudy, thin and self-denying,…