Trench warfare

In “The Things They Carried”, we are presented with a story about a group of military men during the Vietnam War. The story is told by an unnamed narrator, from a third-person subjective (limited omniscient) point of view. While the story goes on to describe what each of the characters carried during their missions in Vietnam. The author focuses mainly on the emotional dilemma of the group’s lieutenant ,Jimmy Cross, and the effect it has on his group. Being that the conflict is an emotional…

Andrew Brown, a MLB player once said, ”The Internet is so big, so powerful and pointless that for some people it is a complete substitute for life.” Technology can be defined as the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. To add on, the story “There Will Come Soft Rains,” by Ray Bradbury shows the aftermath of an atomic bomb. Ray Bradbury was born on August 22, 1920 and died on June 5, 2012. In his lifetime he published over 30 books. In my opinion,…

Hiroshima and Nagasaki stand as the worst atrocities ever committed in the history of warfare. The United States committed the most terrible mistake in its history, that they could not foresee all these catastrophic consequences and radiation of the atomic bomb. Only after this historical event, people gained a knowledge about the atomic weapon itself and about its horrifying impact on the life. Albert Einstein said that ‘‘I know with what kind of weapons World War Three will be fought, but…

The Bombing of Hiroshima is the first-hand account of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. It was written by Yamaoka Michicho in order to express her opinion on the use of the atomic bomb. She believes that using the atomic bomb was inhumane and inexcusable. She intended for this to be seen by the Americans; to inform them of the pain and tragedy that they caused when they dropped the atomic bomb. Michicho writes about the effects of the bomb on ordinary citizens, who had done nothing to provoke…

The British navy, what was first thought to be a second line of defense during the Elizabethan era, after the 1640s, it was realistic to think of it as first line of defense. As Britain rise as a powerful navy, allowing England to flourish as a country as a whole, the question behind Britain’s motivation arises: What was the motivation behind Britain’s naval mastery during the seventeenth and eighteenth century? Different historians, such as Alfred T. Mahan, Roger Morriss, and Paul Kennedy, that…

I’ve only seen one Stanley Kubrick film, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” and I liked it very much. For my next foray into the venerated director’s filmography, I watched his previous picture: “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. My recent venture into black comedy with “MASH” didn’t go so well, but I was sure I’d like this Kubrick film. And I did like it, but I still think it shows that I am out of my element with this subgenre of black comedy. “Dr. Strangelove” tells…

Anthrax is thought to be an ancient illness. While there is no way to be completely sure, as it was not referred to as anthrax at the time, many scholars date anthrax all the way back to 700 BC during the periods of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (CDC, 2016). According to the CDC, “Many scholars think that in Moses’ time, during the 10 plagues of Egypt, anthrax may have caused what was known as the fifth plague, described as a sickness affecting horses, cattle, sheep, camels and oxen” (CDC, 2016)…

From November 1955 to April 1975, Americans at war faced harsh conditions and learned what defeat felt like. The dreadful Vietnam War brought many tragedies and horrifying memories to both soldiers and Americans at home. Both “I am the Grass,” a short story where a man loses himself and tries to fix it, and “How to Tell a True War Story,” a short story about a man who talks about his friend's death, are complex war stories written by two American soldiers. These two authors use different…

The Phoenix is a mythological character in the Greek mythology. The legend has it that The Phoenix is a large, grand bird, and eagle like. According to the ancient Greek mythology, the Phoenix’s true home is the paradise, a land of unimaginable beauty lying beyond the distant horizon towards the rising sun. Nothing dies in Paradise. After a thousand years had passed, The Phoenix had become oppressed by the burden of its age, and the time had come for it to die. To do so, the Phoenix had to fly…

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States of America. He was aprt of the democratic party. Truman also served as an U.S senator in Missouri from 1935-1945 and shortly as vice president for President Roosevelt before he died, and Truman who suddenly thrust into the presidential light of the trying times of the 1940’s, while serving as vice president for president Roosevelt, he only served officially 82 days as (V.P) before president Roosevelt died. He had to take on an…