Trench

Before Luke became a Jedi and savior of the galaxy he was a simple farm boy on a moisture farm. He was completely unaware that his actions would change the world around him. As the R2 unit his uncle chose had a malfunction he picked out R2-D2. This little droid would cause him to change his perspective and meet his father. When Old Ben (Obi-Wan Kenobi) ask him to go to Alderan with him he refuses because his Aunt and Uncle still need help on the farm. Luke finally goes when stormtroopers kill…

A person could never be the same after going through combat. Seeing the death and destruction of war, along with dealing with the mental and emotional tolls of fighting, would leave deep scars that stay with the person for their whole life. To me, there were two characters that really stood out in terms of the way that war affected them. In The Pacific, Eugene Sledge was the most visibly affected by combat, at least in the episodes that we watched in class. When we first met him, he seemed to be…

Over a million people killed or wounded in the bloodiest battles known as the Battle of Somme. I was deep in the trenches in that battle and saw a prolific amount of evil and death. Later, I became sick with trench fever which came from lice, which forced me back to England to heal and rest. During that time of convalescence, I started writing mythology mainly, which later became The Simarillion. During WWII, I wrote what later became known as my most famous works, Lord of the Rings. I used my…

Baumer to many is a of many traits; but when it comes to war he’s caring, a man scarred from war, and a brother to his comrades. When it came to his comrades, Baumer would do anything for them; they were apart of him that could never be left for dead. When in need of help, their voices “are more to [him] than life,”; they are the “most comforting thing there is” (Remarque 212). They have developed a brotherhood so strong that not even his relationship with his family compares to it. During his…

World War I World War I was a gruesome war that lasted a little over 4 years. The war started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by a Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914. This caused a chain reaction that entangled international alliances and caused the major powers to be at war in just a couple of weeks. This was one of the causes of the war that started rebellion and eventually lead to the splitting of two separate powers, or groups. The two powers…

by it and called for her arrest because they looked for somebody to blame. The second part of the book talks about our culture today and how we treat kids in our school. Dylan and Eric were not necessarily bullied but they were mocked for wearing trench coats to school and made fun of because of how they dressed. She talks about the hate videos on there laptops and how they talked about…

There are many events in my life that has shaped me and the way I am today; but there are two main events that have shaped me dramatically. First one when I six and one when I was in 8th grade, both two way different things but they both tie together and make me who I am and who I will always be. It all starts when I was six years old and I just got done playing my soccer game at the Blue Valley Activity Center (BVAC). It was a warm summer day and our game was over and it was time to go home.…

had started digging, just the once to tell my dog to get away. I tried but couldn’t pull them free, so he continued to dig a few minutes later telling me to try again. This time I was able to pull out. I was free. I hobbled out of what used to be a trench, and as I set foot out of it, I saw my mom. She had not known any of this had happened. She asked me why I looked so rough, and as I looked up I felt the tears forming in my eyes. How could I tell my own mother that her baby had almost died?…

Hammurabi was the king of a city-state called Babylon (in the kingdom of Babylonia) over 4,000 years ago. His reign lasted for 42 years. He was highly known for his code of 282 laws he created to protect his people and land. (BGE) However the question remains, Hammurabi's code: was it just? It was indeed just because of its family laws, property laws, and personal injury laws. The family law in Hammurabi’s code was just. It was just because it protects the people from unfairness. In law 168 it…

Olivia Denton Spanish II Sra. Miller October 31, 2014 Chile Chile stretches 4,300 km along the southwestern coast of South America (Welcome to Chile). The maximum length from east to west is 240 km (Welcome to Chile). To the north, Chile is bordered by Peru and Bolivia (Chile- Geography). The southernmost point is Cape Horn (Welcome to Chile). The southern border is the Drake Sea (Geography and Climate in Chile). To the east, Chile is bordered by Argentina (Chile- Geography). On the eastern…