Women's Land Army

The main character in The Red Badge Of Courage is Henry Fleming. Henry thinks that he will become a hero in war and he wants to go to war. By the end of the book, although with many distractions, Henry learns that courage comes in many forms, sometimes it's fighting, but sometimes it is standing up for what you believe. In the beginning Henry's mom tells him that he should not go to war because he is a better use on the family farm, but Henry believes that if he goes to war then he will become…

The majority of critics view The Things they Carried as one of the most honest depictions of the Vietnam War that has ever been written. Very few authors combine writing a vivid description of war with the pure emotion that the soldiers felt during the war as appropriately as O’Brien does. However, despite the clear depiction of war, this novel raises the question, “What is true?”. Through analyzing this novel, it is clear the author believes that the happening-truth of a story is far less…

Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried is a war story that is put together with many different stories of the main character Tim’s deployment in Vietnam. In the book, the author includes stories of soldiers that ultimately changed their lives. He writes stories of love, loss, and mystery along with multiple other themes. But, the main theme for this book is the soldiers’ fear of showing signs of weakness. The soldiers do not want people to see them as weak including: their friends, family, and…

Imagery plays a prominent role in this novel. The utilization of imagery is used to establish two major things. One, it provides the reader with a better perception on the situation and create and illusion as if the reader is actually there. In addition, the imagery is used to demonstrate how Ishmael's mentality and morals are altered by war all through the novel. Towards the end of the novel, Beah reminisces much of what he had witnessed and endured in the war, which left him in a daze. At one…

Federal band started to play “Home, Sweet Home” within minutes, a Southern band joined in, and the bands played together in what was a unique expression of mutual longing for home and family” (New Year's). Some soldiers that enlisted in the Union army applied because the “Boston Transcript publicly announced that a famous band would be attached to some particular regiment” (The Civil War Bands). Even before the war, music was used for…

The main characters in Tim O’Brien’s’ Enemies Friends, turn hatred into the definition of friendship by unmasking war-infected minds during Vietnam. Between the ages of two and three, people are rewarded for doing right; however, punished for doing wrong. Yet, when thrown into a war, where innocence is lost, what truly is right. The narrator states ‘A missing jackknife’ (59), is what caused this fight. As the jackknife is not something most would hover over as if it’s a diamond. He held the…

The Civil War does not conform to the just war theory cannot be considered a just war. The first reason why the civil war was an unjust was is that civilians are being attacked. “ As the military conflict escalated into a total war in which traditional separation of civilians and military disappeared, some civilians hid in the cellars when their communities became battle ground” ( Jean beaked). That’s when the civil war became a total war civilian communities were being attacked. The civilians…

The difficulties the infantry found in taking enemy positions without accurate and heavy artillery support. The uncritical atmosphere that existed at the First Army Headquarters, which were mostly officers who knew Haig and his methods, never questioned or challenged his opinions. Haig did not spend a great deal of time before the war to analysis the use of artillery. He believed that artillery was there to assist…

How are drones affecting the humankind? This is the 21st century’s most representative question. Lately, the robots are used in almost every industry, doing jobs that are too dangerous or impossible for humans. However, the new technology is mainly used by the military, the most known example being drones that are used for espionage and even armed attacks against human beings. Drone aircrafts have had a huge impact on modern warfare, being able to provide surveillance and combat capabilities at…

Many opinions come with the idea of war. Some see it as a chance to fight for what they believe in, while others claim it wastes a country’s money and resources. The difference in people’s views could be influenced by the media or the government. Either way, both sides can agree that when soldiers come back, they are different after fighting on the battlefield. War changes men whether they want it or not. After experiencing the horrors of war, soldiers form their own opinions about it. In the…