they have done for us‚ medals seem insufficient. All veterans deserve to be recognized for their valiant actions. Veterans‚ who have served in wars‚ such as Vietnam‚ the Korean Expedition‚ and most recently‚ the war in Iraq‚ had to spend months at a time‚ not only away from their family‚ but also in very dangerous battle zones. In 2010‚ Sergeant Salvatore A. Giunta sprinted through heavy fire to get his squad leader to safety in Afghanistan. He fired at the enemy while running
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sides of the dispute? Or does one side continually get the edge over another‚ getting more press coverage and a more positive attitude from the media? The situation with the United States and Iraq is a prime example of American media favoring one side of an issue. The public always hears reports about how Iraq is "stubborn" and how the U.S. is doing its best to "resolve" the situation. The word "stubborn" connotes a negative attitude of obstinacy‚ while "resolve" means to bring about a positive‚ successful
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Moreover‚ if we look into some examples of our modern day wars‚ it becomes obvious that they are as useless and horrible as they have always been. The film of Oren Moverman The Messenger (2009) is another good example which shows horrible consequences of Iraq war. It pictures soldiers and their families suffering from it at our present days. Given examples of war-stories from three different generations describe the pain and horror of a war and how soldiers return home injured physically and mentally‚ and
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American Idiot is a song written by the band Green Day criticising America’s response to the September 11 attacks. They attack the government & the media even going as far as to call the government rednecks. I chose this song because it offers up several controversial topics such as September 11 and the media subliminally controlling the American public through television and newspapers. Through-out the song Green Day use thought provoking language that really gets you thinking. Green Day start
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and go on to something else. At a pause in history‚ as at present‚ if you tote up the score‚ close up the board‚ and go home‚ you’re making a disastrous mistake. A lot of the antiwar movement has done that in the wake of our second Iraq war. And I don’t blame them. All those people marching. All that opposition .And still a war -- and look at the opinion polls. She wants us to acknowledge the darkness
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Canada’s Role in Peacekeeping Canada’s long experience in peace missions puts our military in high demand when an crisis state arises. Undeniably‚ in many ways the Canadian Forces members who participate in international peace and humanitarian support efforts act as Canada’s ambassadors; the face of our country in places of turmoil. These men and women provide a range of expertise and using both the skills of war and the skills of peace which enables them to able to fulfill a wide variety of important
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"Everyday the sun comes up‚ says something about us". This was one of the very last lines in the intense‚ impacting movie‚ 13 Days. This line poses many very interesting meanings. The fact that God allows the sun to come up must mean that there is still hope in the world. The sun rising is a metaphor for human dignity and human hope. Throughout the movie this metaphor about the sun was used frequently. I think it was a perfect way to sum up the situation of the hawks versus the doves and the
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Before 1940‚ the military budget took up two percent of the GDP. After 1940‚ the highest the budget has sailed was 41 percent {now dropped to seven percent in recent years}. The point being that our military is always changing‚ evolving and learning. Incidentally‚ one of the US’s first learning points was Vietnam. Clueless as to there being three different groups all fighting in the same country‚ the military was at a loss. Vietcong troops killed an inordinate amount of US troops because they didn’t
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United States Constitution dictates that the government has the right to take actions and make laws that are necessary to the welfare of the nation. Therefore‚ George W. Bush was just following the rules when he led a “coalition of the willing” into Iraq. (Greene) So what may be illegal to the United Nations might be perfectly permissible to the United States. Technicalities like this one have brought about tensions between a once healthy relationship between the US and the UN‚ but it’s surely to no
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HESIS STATEMENTS Thesis statements are helpful because they: • help writers maintain focus as they write • signal readers as to what they should expect in this paper When composing your thesis sentence: • make sure your thesis reflects the full scope of your argument. • avoid using a thesis that is too broad to be defended in your paper or too narrow to be a full response to the assignment. • argue as conceptually rich a position as you can support. Ask yourself How? and Why? questions
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