War correspondent

War correspondents have one of the most dangerous jobs on earth. When controversy breaks out across the globe, it’s war correspondents who muster up the courage to go directly to the fighting and report the warfare; more specifically, they go to the heart of the controversial issue. This is where a war correspondent is most likely to get the declared truth for either side participating in the war. The core of the issue is the most dangerous place for anyone to be – especially, a non-fighting war correspondent who is experienced in journalism, and not warfare. One might ask, why would anyone travel to the heart of a fight just to report what is happening? Is it because they’re crazy? Is it because they badly need a job? … maybe, it’s because…

One of America’s most popular war correspondent in history was Ernie Pyle, an American journalist, who told stories of residents living in rural America. Later on, during World War II, Pyle shared insights into lives of the brave ordinary men fighting in the European and Pacific theatres. He would report from all branches of the military, from foot-soldiers to pilots. At the time, his convincing and vivid descriptions of war were talked about across the country. Pyle described the hardships and…

Cancian & Gibson provide a 21st century snapshot on wars 1980s Iran-Irak (US Navy Patrol in Persian Gulf), Israeli invasion of Lebanon and prolonged conflict with Palestinians, Russian invasion of Afganistan, US invasion of Grenada, Guerrillas and counterinsurgencies campaigns in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Angola, South Africa and Third World countries. Can War be considered as a natural everyday phenomenon?From comparative research in human society “War is not natural” “We created the war system…

belief in a God. Over the ages, we as human beings have seen may wars waged. However, a vast amount of these wars have varying principles on which war had begun.War is defined as the state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country ( Oxford Dictionary); Some debate on whether the root cause of warfare is deeper than just misconceptions, or the overall security of citizens. Experts as well as journalist have come to think of something much more complex.…

Imagine a young woman is helping a young soldier who had been shot in the arm, when she feels a bullet rip through her sleeve. That bullet kills the man she was providing first aid to. This is just one of the many experiences Clara Barton had during the Civil War. When Clara Barton volunteered to help some soldiers, she did not expect to become the “Angel of the Battlefield”. She had left teaching to work as a copyist. She ended up having a huge impact during the Civil War, where she nursed for…

The horror of a senseless death or the sweetness of victory, how should one respond to matters of life or death? In these poems “Charge of the Light Brigade” and “Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” many may ask themselves these questions concerning life or death during war. There are many emotions involved when discussing any war. There are many states who have benefited from wars, and some who have suffered from wars. There are people who have lost their lives on the battlefield and honored as…

Generally, this fervent hope for their loved ones often brought the military wives, mothers and daughters together since they all knew the same fear of their soldier’s death. As Moore-Lanning describes, she and the other military wives saw their husbands, newly ordered to serve in Vietnam, as “lambs- cute, adorable, lovable, and, in unguarded moments, as innocents being prepared for slaughter”. Considering such a viewpoint, Moore-Lanning explains that she and the others feel such a way since…

have waves and what controls these acts of nature? Does the universe care for us? We as human beings have many questions and are always looking for an answer; But what if your question has no answer? The short story “The Open Boat “ by Stephan crane dives deep into the good and bad of nature and explains a journey to find a purpose in the universe. On December 31, 1896 Stephan crane boarded the commodore in Jacksonville Florida to cover the Spanish American war in Cuba. This marked a turning…

The warm welcome from everyone on shore contrasted greatly with the silence brought with the corpse that was carried onto the beach from the ocean waves. After their whole experience of surviving this, the lasting crew members perceived the waves and sounds of the ocean as something they could now fully understand. Throughout “The Open Boat,” Crane uses an unique use of a shifting point of view. His story was written from the perspective of every crew member. The passages of dialogue, which the…

Stephen Crane was an American poet, novelist, impressionist, and a naturalist. His father was a Methodist minister and his mother was a woman with social concerns. Yet, he did not accept religious and social traditions. Crane was obsessed with war and very interested in any type of violence either physical or psychic. Even though he had never fought in war, he was a war correspondent. In his poems, "War is Kind" and "A Man Said to the Universe" Crane writes about war and the nature of human life…