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One Tin Soldier by The Original Caste is a song written by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter in the 1960s. It was first recorded by the Canadian pop group The Original Caste in 1969 and became one of the most popular songs in the early 1970s due to its powerful message and creative story line. This song tells the story of two neighboring nations, the more peaceful mountain kingdom and the war-like valley people who are fighting over the mountain people’s hidden treasures. This song has been seen…

Heather Perry’s Recycling the disabled, explores the mechanized, industrial production of turning disabled army veterans back into the depleted German workforce. Looking at army veterans during and after the First World War (1914-1918), Perry asserts that the “recycling of the disabled” was a combination of culture, medical and military processes. The War itself becomes the catalyst for this mobilization, creating a redefining of orthopedic medicine, economic reconstructing of the labor sector,…

Activity 2 War and patriotism seem to play a significant role in the United States laws and culture. It was insightful to learn as explained by Boris (nd) that “Following World War I, many soldiers who had been injured in Europe returned home. These war-related disabilities let to the passage of the Vocational Rehabilitation act of 1920” (p. 4). Throughout history, prior to this legislation, there is an implied callousness exhibited toward individuals with disabilities. However patriotic…

In the short story "The Things They Carried," all the soldiers physically carry heavy loads as well as emotional. Although they all have something interesting, one character stood out to me the most. Jimmy Cross, who is the Lieutenant of the Alpha Company, carries letters to remind him of the love he has for a girl back home named Martha. Jimmy would hold the letters and "imagine romantic camping trips into the white mountains in New Hampshire," (615) and think about what he could be doing…

Why do people feel ashamed for going to war? People feel shameful for things they possibly are not able to fix, but wish they could fix. Shame is a hard feeling to get over, especially if someone dies that you really care about and love. In the story, men and friends die, causing the other men to feel shameful for actions they did or did not do. Shame is a theme that is represented throughout the story The Things They Carried. The men face a lot of adversity but have to find a way to fight…

My uncle went to war once. He was gone for about year. Now he is in a position where if they were to take men into war he is one of the last they would ask. Also he goes around and talks to high school students that are thinking about joining the army. If we did not have our veterans we would not be free. If we were free then there would be major changes in how we are living today. My brothers friend went into the air force earlier this year. The other night i went into his room and his…

leadership is accepted by men ( and women!) to the extent that its warm, nurturing, and mutual. Women don't have the opportunity to help men survive and men don't have the opportunity to help women survive. People say that most women can't serve in the army because they need to take care of the children men can do what women do they just don't want to. Women and men are equal they can do what each other…

Colonel Dax is very clearly the most honorable and respectable character in the film “Paths of Glory”, especially when compared to the individuals who out-rank him, such as General George Broulard, and General Paul Mireau, and even his inferiors, such as Lieutenant Roget. Numerous examples are set forth throughout the film that highlight Colonel Dax’s heroism and valor, while also showing how the other characters, or “scoundrels” as he puts it, are all weak-willed men who let their ambition,…

Veterans have successfully led our country to where it stands today. Veterans are people who have served in the military. They stood up for our country to help get many things we have today such as freedom. They helped defend the United States’ independence in many wars against powerful nations overseas. Although there are many things that are important to a nation, its veterans are important to its history and future because they defended our country and developed a path that impacts the future…

Man’s sins have always brought a twisted beauty to life. War is no exception. As the essence of life itself abides beyond mere words, constantly slipping away from our crude means of humanizing the world, so does war gain immunity to our human romanticism. In The Things They Carried, novelist Tim O’Brien makes a clear point of this in the chapter “How to Tell a True War Story.” O’Brien recounts his experiences through fiction in order to capture the feeling of war as accurately as possible, but…