Ortiz crossed paths with one of De Soto’s men Baltasar de Gallegos. He was under attack in an open field, Ortiz and his native followers confronted Baltasar de Gallegos and realized that Ortiz was a “Christian” and he took Ortiz to De Soto. De Soto used Ortiz as his guide because he was familiar with the land, as he stated in his letter “As soon as I landed I was informed that a Christian, Juan Ortiz, was in the power of a cacique of the country. I accordingly dispatched Baltasar de Gallegos with forty horsemen and as many foot soldiers, to bring him to camp.” Ortiz and ten of the natives met with Baltasar de Gallegos and De Soto as he stated, “I was much pleased with this good fortune.” The presence of Ortiz increased the possibility of…
I believe that this book more than anything was written to inform, us the people about who Paul Revere was and what he did. I believe that this book did a good job of informing us about Paul Revere a historical person who made a big impact in history. He is recognized by people for his famous ride because in that…
1. What was Harry Wiley's message? Did he relate it properly? How would you have received it?…
Mr. Meyers shows in this book how soldiers can grow brotherhood with other soldiers. He is very descriptive so it’s like you’re watching a movie. Meyers shows how gruesome war could really be. He also shows that the war could effect everyone including children.…
I think his writing was meant to be more on the inspiring and entertaining side, rather than informative. Although certain parts of the book were written very informatively, most of it was meant to tell a first-hand story about his experience. I believe he was writing for various reasons. Some of those include trying to get people to change their lives in some way, having people become…
This novel is very different from the others that I have read. Tim O’Brien wrote this book to show how it was at Vietnam and what soldiers have to go thru. However he wrote this book under the genre of fiction because this way he could write things that were not true and still make it billable to the reader. Rather than him just saying things as they are. Perhaps if he told things as they really happen then the reader might not be interested of what was going on. Now the author wrote this book for two reasons.…
I certainly enjoyed this autobiography. After reading this book about the author, Philip Caputo, as a young man enlisted and trained so hard to become an American Marine Lieutenant in the Vietnam War, it gave me a whole different perspective of the war. My views of the Vietnam War are usually from the stories my family used to tell me when I was little, but I have never heard it from the viewpoint of a lieutenant. I already knew that when there is a war declared, the war is always attractive to young men who know nothing about it, and even though the men know nothing about the war, the men drafted in the war are…
IT IS THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL SUCCEED WHERE ALL OTHERS FAIL.I CHOSE THIS BOOK TO GAIN A NEW OUTLOOK ON MY OWN WORK ETHIC AND TO REDEFINE MY OWN MOTIVATION IN THE MARINES CORPS…
I believe every marine should read this book. This book really describes what true honor, courage, and commitment is about, there is a lot to learn from this book, especially for young junior Marines. I agree with all the points that the author gave in his writing and think that this book should stay on the commanders reading list.…
I enjoyed this book thoroughly and always kept me intrigued until the end. It had small twists in it that were rather easy to interpret but it was also very interesting. I don’t particularly relate to this book, although situations that I’ve endured have changed my perspective on life, in a positive aspect, and made me unprejudiced and versatile and not so…
In Garcia’s study, she points out the different experiences that Latina girl’s and their mothers went through in terms of housework and outside labor. Mothers, for example, did paid labor outside the home and saw it as a necessity to being a good mother. Young Latina’s, however, often worked the “second shift” as well as their current job. This “second shift” is a term that was “introduced by sociologist Arlie Hochschild to describe the additional and unpaid labor done by some family members when they arrive from work.”(413) Some of these unpaid job duties include grocery shopping, cooking, running errands, household work and caring for the children. Latina mothers believed that working outside the home was essential to being a good mother as it allowed them to financially contribute to the family whether they were single or married women.…
"When you fight an enemy, you can't just win the fight. You have to knock them so far back that they won’t fight anymore. You have to win the battles to come before they happen.” A good quote from the character Ender Wiggin. I read the book Enders Game written by Orson Scott Card. It is a very good book in my opinion, there is many things that can be taken and learned from it. For example I learned that when leading your men you have to know their strengths and weaknesses and what they are good at, just like Marine Corps leadership principle number ten "employ your command in accordance with its capabilities". You can’t send your marines to accomplish something if they have no idea how to do it. Some marines are better at doing one thing than another, and other marines are better at other things. There are many things from this book that can be learned when leading your fellow marines.…
When reading this book, I truley learned the history and truth behind the United States Marine Corps. As a whole, the Marine Corps had a very long journey in the beginning. We have overcame so many obstacles and struggles along the way, and it has only made us stronger as a whole "team". As we began to learn to work together as a team, we started to prove ourselves. General Krulak shared secret behind-the-scenes information on new assult vehicles that were needed to attack on enemy beaches. These vehicles provided new technology for our Marine Corps. General Krulak convinced an admiral to board one of the demonstration vehicles. Krulak ended up attacking a coral reef and knocking the vehicle off track. The admiral was already enraged by taking up time to try and give this demonstration veicle a chance to prove his thoughts wrong. Admiral ended up jumping into the knee deep water and was sent back out to his ship shortly after. Later after reading, I came to find out the obstacles we had to overcome with making and carrying out actions with our bombs in specific weather conditions. The Marine Corps are not always given many materials to make "weapons" with. We were taught and coached on how to make do with what was given to us. We learned to innovate and try new things. We had to learn and abide by the term of being "frugal" with our belongings. We had to experiment and never give up. We had to never lose hope or give in. After a while of learning to use our stock wisely, we were able to invent new weapons. Towards the end of my reading, I started to relate to the book, thinking of my actions in my everyday lifestyle. It talks about the Marine Corps relationship with the public and how people kind of "percieve" the Marine Corps. As a Marine, I know that we uphold one of the highest images and are always know to be ready for anything, and because we have been molded and shaped into that type of team, it has withheld that image for the…
The first chapter is titled Ethos, which describes to the reader what it is that makes a Marine, and leading Marines, different from every other walk of life. Being a Marine a full-time gig, never a part-time mindset or a paycheck. When Marines do things in the civilian world, they often hear statements like "that's such a Marine thing to do", or "only a Marine..." This is because Marines have a special way of going about things, a different way of looking at life and all it entails. Young people join the Marines because they want to be different, because they want to stand out. Marines desire the challenge and all that comes with it, because it is under these conditions that we form the cherished and unbreakable elitists mindset and sense of brotherhood so well adorned by the Corp. All Marines wear the title Marine as…
Having proper accountability of your Marines is very important and crucial in many different ways. Most importantly when you have an accurate account of all your marines, you know that any given Marine is safe and not in trouble or in harms way, and more importantly you have at least a general picture of where that Marine is and you know if they are in the proper place that they are supposed to be and if they are there on time. Knowing where the Marines under…