We were soldiers is a fact-based tale of men under fire‚ their common acts of uncommon valor‚ and their loyalty to and love for one another during one of the most savage military battles in U.S. history. On November 14‚ 1965‚ in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam‚ in a small clearing called Landing Zone X-Ray‚ Lieutenant Colonel Hal Moore and 400 troopers from the U.S. 7th Air Cavalry are surrounded by 2000 enemy soldiers in what would become the first‚ and perhaps the worst‚ major battle of the Vietnam
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CHAPTER SEVEN “THE GOOD SOLDIER SCHWEIK” - FRIEDRICH VON PAULUS “I am very fond of the good soldier Schweik…. He did not set fire to the temple of the goddess at Ephesus…. And that‚ in itself‚ is enough.” Jarsolav Hasek‚ “The Good Soldier Schweik”‚ 1930 Translated by Paul Selver I Despite his lengthy service in the German army‚ Friedrich von Paulus had never directly commanded any military formation larger than a battalion. He had spent a large part of his career serving as a staff officer. Yet
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In the first instance the cunning of Philocomasium will be examined in order to begin to definitively show that the female characters‚ in Plautus’ ‘The Swaggering Soldier’‚ are smarter than most of the men; there will be consideration of the puppeteer of the play‚ Palaestrio‚ and the very few intelligent ideas and actions of a couple of the other men‚ and finally the manipulative intelligence of Acroteleutium and Milphidippa will be discussed. Throughout the play‚ Philocomasium’s intelligence‚
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"Departmental" by Robert Frost is a poem written in rhymed couplets with three beats per line (trimeter). Throughout the poem‚ Frost uses poetic devices such as personification‚ allusion‚ rhyme‚ and alliteration. The poem as a whole serves as a metaphor for the way humans deal with issues like death. The poem begins with a description of a scene familiar to many‚ "an ant on a tablecloth " Then the ant bumps into a day drowsy moth that is much larger than him. The ant seems a tad bit jealous that
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In this Speech by Mr Frost His his intention is to form an argument against the statements put forward by the Principle in her previous speech‚ his first statement outlines this "To Speak against the proposal"‚ which immediately informs of us of his Differing view. Mr Frost begins with a simile about how the proposed ideas are too harsh that there isn’t a need in his opinion for such strictness‚ that they are extremes. His use of Inclusive language in his opening statements allow him to create a
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Our countries soldiers don’t get to voice the daily hardships that they endure. Through an email message to his friends and family‚ this American soldier gets a chance to portray his typical day to day experiences overseas. The readers get to hear a story from a unique point of view: that of a soldier in 2003-2004 in Iraq. He effectively gets his readers to truly feel what he would feel through his appeal to the audience‚ their pathos and ethos‚ and through the tone and diction that appears within
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a Snowy Evening Robert Frost was an amazing poet with poems that ring out with “autumnal tones of New England” (Charters‚ 862). Robert was born in San Francisco in 1874 but did not truly begin his life until 1912 when he and his family moved to England and he was able to pursue his writings. Frost has many amazing works of poetry and like most poets‚ he has many poems that went unnoticed. The Road Not Taken and Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening both embody the classic Frost ambiance; they are
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Robert Frost and Edgar Allen Poe Over the history of poetry there have been countless and countless numbers of poets‚ some good‚ some bad‚ and some who will be revered forever. Their many characteristics‚ backgrounds and life experiences affect their style of writing and allowed them to differ from one poet to another. Edgar Allen Poe and Robert Frost‚ two of the most known poets that have ever put pen to paper. Poe and Frost are two perfect examples of two poets that have had different life experiences
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mentally and emotionally as they become aware of themselves and the world around them. The 3 texts the show the physical journeys lead to a greater understanding are a poem by Robert Frost "The Road Not Taken"‚ a play called "Away" by Michael Gow and a cartoon entitled "You and Me" by Michael Leunig. ’The Road Not Taken’ by Frost portrays the fact that physically journeys result in change and a sense of understanding of yourself. The poem is a metaphor for life in the fact that we have to make decisions
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Edgar Allan Poe Compared to Robert Frost HUM 2000 A1 Apryl Price July 25‚ 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Compared to Robert Frost When comparing Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” to Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” it seems that there are plenty of obvious similarities that are on the surface and there are subtle differences that one can find when they truly look deep into the meanings of things. In both poems the speaker is putting all meaning into what they are seeing. The speaker in
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