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The Role and Importance of Motivation in the Life of a Soldier (1104 words, 4 pages)

Picture this, a bleak, slow, rainy, day at workPeople are counting the minutes until they are able to punch out and leave. What makes someone want to stay at work? Motivation does. Motivation inspires people to do many things include finishing their job for the day, even if they do ... Read More

A Report on The Soldier’s Tale, a Theatrical Work by Igor Stravinsky (584 words, 2 pages)

The Performance was very interesting and I enjoyed every moment of the performance. The story The Soldiers Tale was about a shoulder in the military nameSaint Joseph. Saint Joseph had a picture of his girlfriend, a silver mirror, necklaces, and an old fiddle in his bag. A fiddle that wasnt ... Read More

The Chasm Between Everyday Americans and the Soldiers Fighting for them in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain (1028 words, 3 pages)

The nation has been at war for over a decade now, and as a country it has liked to tell itself that it supports the soldiers and knows what theyre going through. But there is a profound disconnect between what America likes to tell itself is happening and what really ... Read More

The Examination of War in Old Soldier by Charles Simic and Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen (563 words, 2 pages)

The speakers in Charles Simics Old Soldier and Wilfred Owens Dulce et Decorum Est examine war with two very different angles, but ultimately come to similar conclusions. The poems focus on the negative aspects of modern warfare. Both use very different points of view, imagery, and structure to argue that ... Read More

A Comparison of Earth and Soldiers by Hino Ashihei and the Idiot by Sakaguchi Ango (1305 words, 4 pages)

One does not have to look far to find horrifying depictions and descriptions of the detrimental pain caused by war. Other than propaganda almost universally decried as sensationalistic and absurd, virtually no works in modern or post-modern eras champion war as being beneficial to anyone except those who are at ... Read More

The Account of the Experiences of the American Soldiers in the Vietnam War in the Song, Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel (998 words, 3 pages)

Released by singer and songwriter Billy Joel on his 1982 album The Nylon Curtain, Goodnight Saigion is an account of the experiences of American soldiers as they endured the horrors of the Vietnam War. Throughout the song, references are made to different elements of these soldiers lives to honor the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Effects of the Involvement of Soldiers in Wars in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (639 words, 2 pages)

As shown in multiple instances in the history of combat and war, the effects of the involvement of soldiers carry out long after the events have concluded. These results are presented in the story, The Things They Carried written by Tim OBrien as he highly exaggerates many of the anecdotes ... Read More

My Fight in the Kokoda Campaign as an Australian Infantry Soldier (859 words, 3 pages)

Kokoda Empathy TaskIt is 1942 and the war is all around me. I am an Australian Infantry solider and am fighting in the Kokoda Campaign. I am in the 39th Battalion and my name is Thomas Smith. I am nineteen years old. I come from Melbourne, Victoria and was living ... Read More

The Struggle of Soldiers in The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (900 words, 3 pages)

OBriens The Things They Carried is about the physical and emotional weights carried by American soldiers fighting in Vietnam. It revolves around the temperament and fear of Lt. Jimmy Cross and the Alpha Company as they journey through Vietnam in a single unit. Lt. Cross is fixated on Martha, a ... Read More

An Evaluation of the Use of Black Soldiers and Its Impact on Equality for Blacks within the United States Military (1010 words, 3 pages)

During the Civil War, both the North and the South eventually decided to use blacks as soldiers. Before this, both sides used blacks as manual laborers and other non-combatant roles. By the end of the war, the Unions black troops amassed to ten percent of its total forces. On the ... Read More

Enlightenment through the Spectacles of Nicolo’s Eyes and Mind in A Soldier of the Great War, a Novel by Mark Helprin (1197 words, 4 pages)

Because of Alessandros spectacles, Nicol was able to see that the moon had mountains and seas. His sudden apprehension of the moon, so close and full, riding over them like a huge airship, endeared it to him forever. For perhaps the first time in his life he was lifted entirely ... Read More

An Analysis of the Roles of Art and Science in A Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin (898 words, 3 pages)

Science and Art Two Halves of a WholeYou cant understand science without art or art without science. Only the idiots in the two disciplines think that they are anything but two different expressions of the same thing (650).People often consider art and science two completely different and separate fields. However, ... Read More

The Beginning of the Revolutionary War and the Soldiers Participation in the Book 1776 by David McCullough (858 words, 3 pages)

1776 ReviewMany Americans are aware that the origins of the United States come from a sort of "underdog" story - that is, the American Revolution. The purpose of David McCullough's book 1776 is to inform readers about the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the soldiers, mainly rebel colonists, who ... Read More

The Social Injustice Inflicted upon the Black Soldiers in Will V-Day Be Me-Day Too, a Poem by Langston Hughes (1336 words, 4 pages)

Lest We Not Forget Historian Tom Brooks once said, "Knowledge is worthless, if it is notshared." The veracity of this statement is especially poignant when itcomes to the horrific subject of war. However, poet Langston Hughescombined this aspect of war with another ugly aspect of American history --racism and segregation ... Read More

An Analysis of the Struggles of Guillermo and Antonio in Hector Tobar’s The Tattooed Soldier (1216 words, 4 pages)

The Struggles of Guillermo and AntonioHector Tobars, The Tattooed Soldier, gives detailed insight into the lives of a soldier brainwashed by his country and a man who lost everything. This book critiques many different aspects of society including war, home and homelessness, trauma, and revenge. Revenge is the recurring theme ... Read More

A Discussion on the Senseless Violence in Iraq in The Good Soldiers (1010 words, 4 pages)

The Good SoldiersThe Iraq war was riddled with senseless violence, dismemberment, and killing that affected many American soldiers, most of which would never live normal lives again. The soldiers talked about in The Good Solders were sent to Iraq, hoping to bring democracy to the Iraqi people and return home ... Read More

An Analysis of the Distinctive and Contrasting Personalities of Antonio and Elena in Hector Tobar’s Novel The Tattooed Soldier (1340 words, 4 pages)

Passion and ValidationIn Hector Tobars The Tattooed Soldier the author introduces a collection of characters, each with distinctive and contrasting personalities. Rather than allow the characters of his novel to stand in simplistic compliment to the plot, Tobar chooses to engage in in-depth character development. In doing so, he is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topics of Race, Ethnic Identity, and Nationalism in Two Books: Anita Heiss’s Anthology of Australian Aboriginal Literature and Rob Spillman’s Gods and Soldiers (716 words, 3 pages)

Final PaperThis semester we have discussed many interesting topics. But there are three that were very interesting to me. Those three are race, ethnic identity, and nationalism. Race is defined as the labeling of people by physical or genetic traits. Ethnic identity is defined as the labeling of a person ... Read More

The Life of Soldiers Being in Front of the Line Trench (524 words, 2 pages)

As we have already read in Maisie Dobbs, trench warfare was a major part of the First World War much to the detriment of the soldiers returning from the front lines. But while the novel may refer in passing to trench warfare, it is important to examine the historical accuracy ... Read More

The Fictitious Narratives in The Soldier’s Tale in Suzan Whitfield’s Life Along the Silk Road (1218 words, 4 pages)

Life Along The Silk Road Paper 1In Suzan Whitfields Life Along the Silk Road she tells many fictitious narratives about the different perspectives of various people groups that traveled on the famous ancient trading route that has come to be known as the Silk Road. The shift from historical fact ... Read More

An Analysis of Two American Short Stories in Ernest Hemingway’s Soldier’s Home and David Updike’s Summer (1373 words, 4 pages)

One of the reasons that literature remains so relevant and insightful decades, or even centuries, after it is first written is because of the powerful insight that can be gleaned by taking on the perspective and setting of the storys narrator, protagonist, hero and heroine. One great example of this ... Read More

The Portrayal of Pain and Suffering of American Soldiers During War In “Curfew, a Poem by Brian Turner (748 words, 3 pages)

Brian Turners poem Curfew stands in stark contrast to the rest of his collection. It is a welcomed break from all the fucks and goddamns (Turner p11, line 4) that I came to expect from reading from Here, Bullet. I believe the narrator of the poem is an American soldier ... Read More

A Comparison Between Tim O’Brien’s Speaking of Courage and Ernest Hemingway’s Soldier’s Home (1704 words, 5 pages)

Comparing Soldiers Home and Speaking of CourageSoldiers Home by Ernest Hemingway and Speaking of Courage by Tim OBrien both deal with the acclimation difficulties experienced by veterans upon their return from war. The two stories deal with the events that occur when an elaborate hug and tear-filled homecoming celebration is ... Read More

The Expectations of Soldiers During War in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried (714 words, 3 pages)

There is a lot expected from soldiers during war, and one of those expectations is that every soldier must carry what is needed to complete each mission successfully. In The Things They Carried by Tim OBrien, he describes many of the objects that soldiers carry during war. Some things were ... Read More

An Analysis of Death in The Soldier by Brooke, When I’m Killed by Graves and Simplify Me When I’m Dead by Douglas (1393 words, 5 pages)

Brookes The Soldier, Gravess When Im Killed and Douglass Simplify Me When Im Dead all contain different points of view of death that are contemplated by each speaker. In the The Soldier the speaker finds a sense of nationalism and significance when thinking about his death, while in Simplify Me ... Read More

The Experience of Soldiers During Wars (1080 words, 4 pages)

My BrothersIn war, soldiers fight for the people at home waiting for them, the people who stand next to them, and for the people who they may never meet. In the two documentaries, Brothers at War and Restrepo, the viewers are able to see some of what it is like ... Read More

A Review of Valerie Zenatti’s Memoir, When I Was a Soldier (722 words, 2 pages)

When I Was A Soldier a memoir by Valrie Zenatti, 235Everyone has a period of time in their life in which they have experienced events that not only changed their lives but also changed the way they perceive the world. This period of time can end up dictating ones future. ... Read More

The Positive and Negative Ways Soldier Cope with War in the Novel The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien (868 words, 3 pages)

How do soldiers cope with war? For each soldier in the war, to deal with the traumas it is a necessary for them to find ways in coping with death of a fellow comrade or of a loved one. Coping with the stress and liability of war is not an ... Read More

The Portrayal of the Hardships and Difficulty of a Young Soldier in Bao Ninh’s Sorrow of War (1476 words, 5 pages)

Bao Ninhs Sorrow of War, portrays the hardships and the difficulty of a young soldier, Kien, during and after the Vietnamese War. The graphic imagery depicts an uncensored story of war and all of its effects on the Vietnamese populace. Nihn, who manipulates time and writes the book in no ... Read More

Soldiers, Trenches and Wartime in Rupert Brooke’s “The Soldier” (1023 words, 3 pages)

World War I Soldiers, Trenches, and WartimeMilitary forces, regardless of division, are a necessary means of both offense and defense for a country, whether that country is at war or not. World War I marks history as one of the most devastating wars that has ever been fought, due to ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013