The novel I read is titled Soldier's Heart written by Gary Paulsen.The book consisted of 128 pages which seemed to be a fairly easy read in my opinion. Soldier's Heart is a historical war novel that is based on a true story of a boy who joins the Union Army. Gary Paulsen writes about his main character that takes you on an adventure from Winona, Minnesota all the way to the battle fields of Gettysburg where the novel ends. The location is also spread across the United States cities such as in Chicago, St. Louis , many of the main battle fields of the civil war for example the Battle of Bull Run. The book takes place in a span of about seven years from 1861 through 1868 when the main character finally dies from earlier war related wounds that at the time were incurable.…
John meets Polly. She was the type of person everyone gravitated towards and wanted to be around because she had such a sunny disposition and warm brown eyes that were trusting. After a year he began to court her and they fell in love. He eventually asked for her hand in marriage and they got married. Soon after the wedding, John and Polly moved into a house together and in May they had their first child, whom they called George. Alex Wilson was not a very determined or highly motivated person. He may work in his parents’ business but his laziness burned it to the ground. In order to salvage what he lost, he scammed various people for their money, including his own family. John took money out of his own business to help but things continued to get worse. He started stealing money from his brother-in-law, Jim Hutchison to pay back the creditors but his attempts were futile and rendered useless. The Wilson’s good reputation was ruined and John was humiliated. He wanted to let things die down for a while so he decided to go to Canada for a year. He told Polly it would be just enough time to let the townspeople forget about the scandal. John promised to write lots of letters and then he was off, leaving behind his 6-month pregnant wife. Saskatoon was where John chose to go. He was intrigued by this prairie city because it was “The Fastest Growing City in the World”. All it needed were more people. In Saskatoon, the trains never arrived on time but imagine the surprise on the citizens of Saskatoon’s faces when John’s train arrived on schedule. It was so surprising that it even made the news. John immediately got a job and found a place to stay in a rooming house. On every Sunday, he would write long letters to Polly and also send home quite a bit of money.…
The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, nicknamed the "Swamp Angels", was an infantry regiment that saw broad administration in the Union Army in the American Civil War. The regiment was one of the main authority African-American units in the United States in the Civil War. Numerous African-Americans had battled in the American Revolution and the War of 1812 on both sides.…
The fiction book Solider Boys, was written by Dean Hughes in 2001. The book takes place during WWII and talks about the war life, struggles, and thoughts of the boys from the Hitler Youth and the Americans.…
In the movie Sergeant York my group and I decided to do the scene in which Alvin York gets struck by lightning. In my opinion is the turning point of the character, because Alvin is known as the “bad boy” in town. He does not have very much respect, and this scene is completely life changing to the character. The scene first starts off Alvin riding his horse in a very bad thunderstorm. The sound is a non-diegetic orchestra that is playing immensely loud. The orchestra music builds a lot of tension because while its playing there is lighting striking. The music perfectly captures the audience attention because viewers will be sucked in thinking that Alvin York is gonna die or get struck by lighting because the music is emphasized with its weird medallic tune that creates the eerie feeling of “whats going to happen”. Coincidentally Alvin ends up getting struck by lighting. Almost immediately after he gets struck by lightning, the orchestra music is switched to the background with a different tone. Initially the tone of Alvin riding his horse during the storm was very unpleasant and suspenseful but the aftermath of being hit by the lightning changed it from being a dark atmosphere to a light. The music changes to a very peaceful and calm orchestra. With the music becoming very calm signifies Alvin York’s reawakening as a character. During the impact of him being…
Lieutenant Colonel William Bliss White Hall on August 17 was born in New York, 1815. He is in class 9 ranking in September at the age of 17, he July 1, 1833 graduated in 1829 the United States Military Academy at West Point 43 graduates entered. He was considered a child prodigy in his friends call him the Academy "Perfect Bliss." Later the family of Zachary Taylor was nicknamed like him. He was a master of six languages with a reading knowledge of scholars and 13 languages. His information was during the military tactics in philosophy. His first service after graduation was as a lieutenant of infantry in the contract for the Cherokee (between 1834-1833). In between 1,840 and 1,834 academic talent this young man has taught mathematics at the US Military Academy. 1840 his services in the field against the Florida Indian -1841 was followed by General Taylor,…
John Wilson in the beginning is an honest man trying to make a better life for his family back home in Scotland. My opinion of John Wilson started out as him use being a nicenguyntrying to help everyone out. John starts life out in Canada pretty rough, he can't find good work and the climate is hard on his lungs. In an attempt to get back home he applies for the army but is turned down because of his lung condition with a little luck he lands a good job with the Police force. John meets Jessie Patterson, who he immediately takes an interest in and John being all bright and using his brain has a wife and 2 children back home but that doesn't stop him for going for Jessie. John's feelings toward Jessie turn serious and shortly after a rumor that the Mountie in fact is still married appears. When confronted about this by Jessie's dad he says that he was married, but his wife died after he left the old country John lies to cover up his old marriage and i think that is completely wrong and makes him a huge liar!…
In the novel The Things They Carried the young soldiers are afraid of seeming weak. O’ Brien didn’t want to go to war. He was even considering fleeing to Canada. O’ Brien eventually decided to go because he was afraid of seeming like a coward to his family and town. He went to war out of fear of appearing weak to his peers. He believed it would be shameful if he didn’t go to the war. The soldiers in the novel were cautious to show any sign of fear. They were in an unpredictable and strange environment for an unknown cause, for most of them. They were young and proud and the last thing the tough, ammunition charged soldiers, wanted is to show how afraid they were.…
In the 1600s, Matthew Maule builds a house next to a clear spring in what will become a small Massachusetts town. A local landowner named Colonel Pyncheon, who wants the land for himself, accuses Maule of witchcraft at a time of fear against witches. Maule is convicted and hanged, but before he dies, he warns that God will give Pyncheon blood to drink. Unaffected by this curse, Colonel Pyncheon builds a house with seven gables. Maule’s own son helps design and build the house, and on the day of its opening, a feast is held. When Pyncheon fails to greet his guests, they charge into one of his rooms, and find him sitting dead at his desk. There is no evidence of murder, but no one knows how he died. It is said that a mysterious figure was seen fleeing the scene.…
In W.W Jacob’s short story “The Monkey’s Paw,” there are many instances of foreshadowing in order to keep readers engaged and on the edge of their seats. In part one of “The Monkey’s Paw” the White family is introduced to the monkey’s paw by, family friend, Sergeant Major Morris. Major Morris explains the indelible outcome of using the paw. Mrs. White asks if anyone has used the paw before and Major Morris responds with “‘The first man used his wishes, yes,’”...”’I don't know what his first two wishes were, but the third was for death. That's how I got the paw.’” (Jacobs 34-35) This shows that if the family decides to use the paw, then then there may be dreadful consequences.…
He is a middle age adult in his early 30s. Sergeant Lucas is very tall standing at 6 foot and 4 inches tall with light blue eyes, waxed eyebrows and a narrow nose. Sergeant Lucas, is from California, but he moved to Jasper Texas when he was 8 years, old him and his mother moved because of the cost of living was too high in California. Sergeant Lucas attended Jasper elementary which was one big school so that meant it went from kindergarten all the way to the 12th grade so it was the only school in the town. Sergeant Lucas was very educated during his 12 years, of education he finished in the top 5% of his class and he played point guard for Jasper Texas high school he received lots of scholarship offers from Texas State, Duke, Baylor, and many…
In the novel we first have the tale of the monkey king who is a deity but denied entrance to a party for being a monkey. The guard at the party says, "Look, you may be a king - you may even be a deity - but you are still a monkey" (15) completely embarrassing him in front of everyone at the party. He decides after beating everyone up that he will remove the characteristics…
A suspenseful and horrific piece of literature, “The Monkey Paw” is written by W.W Jacobs. A quaint family of three receives an unusual monkey paw that is capable of making any three wishes come true. Despite the caveat of a curse attached to the paw, the family chooses to make a wish, evoking from the story a suspenseful attitude as the reader becomes wrapped up in finding out the Smiths’ fated ends. With the combination of W.W Jacobs’ settings, characters, and foreshadowing, the theme of the story, “that fate cannot be decided upon by man” is delivered pointedly and with style.…
In his book, Ordinary Men, Christopher Browning describes the men of Reserve Police Battalion as “ordinary men” because he is attempting to portray them as any other man regardless of their nationality. Daniel Goldhagen, on the other hand, describes the men of the Police Battalion as “ordinary Germans” as to why they would voluntarily commit such horrendous acts of violence as a unique German mindset of the time.…
The first episode of Commanding Heights begins by showing a world with a global economy that is then torn apart by World War I. Following World War I two young economists emerged that hoped to solve the world’s economic troubles, John Meynard Keynes and Friederich Hayek.…
