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    “Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put end to mankind.” On September 25, 1961, John Fitzgerald Kennedy said this to the United Nation General Assembly. This quote is explaining that people must stop fighting in war or war will kill everybody. This quote relates to the short story “The Sniper” and the poem“The Man He Killed.” Through the literary devices of plot, irony and theme. The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty and the poem “The Man He Killed” by Thomas Hardy both…

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    provides an appreciated examination with her book Buried Secrets on the violence that overwhelmed Guatemala from the late 1970s through the 80s and in the early 90s. As a forensic anthropologist doing her work in Guatemala after the stir of the civil war, she unearthed many of the fatalities that the government would have preferred to have kept hidden from the world. Violence is something everyone would like to keep hidden despite how wrong it really is. Her work, includes numerous testimonies…

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    American Sniper Thesis

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    American Sniper is a first person recollection, by Chris Kyle, of his experiences in war being a Navy SEAL and becoming known as one of the most lethal snipers in United States history. The book takes the form of an autobiography with Chris telling his story from growing up to retiring from the military, but throughout the book, through the use of intermittent dialogues by his wife Taya, Chris’ conflicting thoughts during his enlistment, and the emotions that the reader is meant to feel, he…

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    The book “American Sniper” is a very well written book, it is very interesting in the way the writer explained the way Chris Kyle pushed himself to point break, the book is action packed with every page keeping you on the edge of your seat and the writer making you want to read more. This book is a well written book that takes you through Chris Kyle's life and how he was able to push his limits by leaving his family behind to go to Iraq to fight for his country and helps people understand…

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    Fighting War Is Not Loving Our Country Directed by famous director Clint Eastwood with six Oscar nominations, the film “American Sniper (2014)” is based on a book “American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (2012)” by Kyle Kyle, with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. Kyle Kyle starred by Bradley Cooper is the main character who sniped over 160 enemy combatants, which is officially confirmed by the Department of Defence, overriding Navy Seals sniper record…

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    and soldiers affect their lives? Women and children enhanced the view of the Civil War during the mid- 19th century through their use of medical attention, active supportiveness, and soldier service that changed the viewpoint of their lives. Although women were not apart of the war, they were given the roles as nurses, supporters, and soldiers. As said in the journal of African American Women During The Civil War, women were used as a benefit of “free labor” in which they were assigned…

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    The American Civil War was a conflict between Northern and Southern states of the United States between 1861 and 1865. The Valley of the Shadow archive was put together to tell the stories of the residents of Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin County, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. From 1862 to 1864 Nancy Emerson of Augusta County kept a diary detailing her life during the war. In the year 1863, Rachel Cormany kept a diary of her life in Franklin County. Life in both counties during…

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    Dorothea Dix Thesis

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    Dorothea Dix is an American social reformer with a huge impact of saving lives before and during The Civil War. In her early life, she opened a school for children including poor and neglected to help out on their reading and writing. Dix is more compassionate to teach the poor and neglected children, who can’t afford or able to make it to school, by coming to their houses because she felt the same connection during her childhood years under her strict and alcoholic father. Luckily her wealthy…

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    the Civil War When the Civil War is mentioned, many people first think of the men who lost their lives in the fight for freedom and the preservation of the Union. What isn’t taken into account is the women who risked their lives for these very same causes. Not only did these women fight in the front line for their beliefs, but they were also behind the scenes; as nurses, spies, and even just staying at home to take care of their families and their homesteads. Without women during the Civil War,…

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    They were extremely helpful as they assisted the soldiers in any way possible and they helped around the army a lot taking care of large or small tasks. Some of the jobs they took upon themselves were as maids, cooks, and many of them became army nurses. Nursing was known as a service that came with a payroll and it usually meant nurturing for the troops. They were not regarded as professional nurses trained to allocate medicines and compress the wounds, however most of them were followers and…

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