Women's Land Army

members of my family that were in the military were my grandfather on my step-mother’s side, whom was in the Air Force, my father’s brother, whom was in the Navy, my step-brother, whom is in the Marines, and my uncle on my mother’s side, whom was in the Army. The main family member that influenced me to work with the military was my step-grandfather/grandfather. He fought in the Vietnam War and every year on the fourth of July him and my step-grandmother/grandfather would never shoot off…

When discussing leadership in various classes, it is always stated that people can be taught to be leaders. I have to disagree with this based on my own personal judgments and experience. People can be taught how to be leaders, but people cannot be taught to be leaders. Leadership is a trait that you either have inside of you or you don’t. However, everyone has the ability to lead and those who have the ability to lead have the responsibility to lead. Leadership is the backbone of the…

The Things They Carried is a novel written by Tim O’Brien that consists of multiple short stories that occurred around the time of the Vietnam War. The short stories within the book revolve around their struggles and hardships that Tim O’Brien’s platoon experienced during the war. In the book The Things They Carried, Tim O’Brien tells stories of Martha, Mary Anne, and Linda in order to show how women were used as coping devices for soldiers during the war. Their stories as a whole help develop…

Septimius Severus, a Roman emperor, acted the part of both a fox and lion as Machiavelli puts it. In other words, he acted as a fierce, clever lion and a very cunning fox. This was illustrated when he was seeking to become emperor of Rome. Severus and his army moved to Rome after Julian was put to death and the Senate voted him emperor out of…

describes as “All Quiet on the Western Front” (Remarque, 1987, pg. 296). This is the main irony of the novel because he died one month before the peace treaty to end the war was signed. The years of war he struggled through were meaningless and in turn the Army made his life meaningless by describing the day he dies as “all quiet,” (Remarque, 1987, pg. 296). This, more than anything else, highlights the epitome of the war’s senselessness and the tragedy found…

government and policy; the military commander and his forces; and the resolve of the people which describe the nature of war. While the characteristics of war shifted in the make-up of the soldier and his leader, the expansion of domain from strictly land based to extensive sea based offense and defense, and a growing reliance on firepower; the outcomes and nature by which wars from Frederick the Great to the early nineteenth century have been carried out were greatly influenced by people and…

During the final moments of William Faulkner’s short story Two Soldiers, it is easy to envision the young boy, 8 years and 10 months old, defiantly and passionately stand up to army men and high-ranking army officers demanding to see his newly enlisted older brother Pete. The young boy’s obstinate behavior is not surprising as it is consistent throughout his narration of the story. Aaron Schneider’s short film version of the Two Soldiers is consistent with the short story up until these final…

In “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner,” the usage of metaphors and imagery throughout Jarrell’s poem helps the reader understand the overall theme of how war can cause death and wreak havoc in a young person, how can be a struggle for the soldier’s family, and how disappointing it is when a man doesn’t reach his full potential in life because of being forced to go to war. Jarrell uses key words throughout his poem to show us how war can be a terrible thing, especially for the young people…

The destruction of man is one that has been written in stone since the day they inhabited the Earth. Whether this is through global warming or catastrophic event, who knows? The most likely candidate for the destruction of mankind is mankind itself. The warring and destructive powers of humans has been on display since prehistoric times with many tribes constantly finding ways to fight and kill one another for their own benefit. This long term warring shows that human beings have a natural…

The first scene of Gallipoli the film begins with a teenage boy timing his sprint speed on a dirt and gravel track in Australia around 8 months after the start of WWI, the boy would become known as Archie. Archie wants to enlist for the army and since he can ride, he hopes to enter the Light Horse although he is underage for the military entirely. One day when Archie gets into a heated discrepancy with a man by the name of Les McCann a race is organized between the two, with McCann on horseback…