Once upon a time If the purpose of nationalist historiography is to construct a past worthy of the present and future then the role of heroic individuals in the course of key historical events and developments and the construction of suitable biographies to support the narrative is essential to the purpose. Episodes of warfare very often provide the most heroic figures‚ bolstering national imagery and myth with tales of renown as well as introducing a personal life-story element that not only anchors
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The Wounded Warrior Project The Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) was started in 2003 in Roanoke Virginia by John Melia. During John’s tour his Marine Corps helicopter crashed killing four and injuring 14 more including himself. His experience coming home opened up many gaps in service delivery to wounded military members. To help fill in these gaps John created WWP in his basement with 50 dollars. Today WWP is one of the nation’s most recognized and fastest growing veteran service charities. Melia brought
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Neil Whitehead‚ in The Snake Warriors‚ analysed Carib warfare‚ using historical texts to understand the changes in Carib war culture and society between 1500-1820. He described Carib military tactics prior to European contact and discussed the social and ideological context in which they were deployed. He also analyzed the effect European contact had on the war culture and ideology in Carib society‚ and how this change also contributed to the historical census of the Mesoamerican group. The ritual
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The 13th Warrior‚ a movie by Michael Crichton‚ along with John McTiernan. From the author of Jurassic Park together with the director of Die Hard‚ the majority expected this movie to be a smash at the box office. Consequently‚ it became one of the worst flops in history with nearly all critics calling it an exceptionally expensive forfeiture of $94‚150‚551. But why did it plunge with such an accomplished author and director involved? A film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times‚ Roger Ebert‚ wrote “this
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Warrior Ethos Lcpl Wein 20150206 Clb3-TSC 3rd Platoon Warrior ethos can mean very many different things depending on the situation. However the book‚ “Warrior Ethos” has given multiple definitions and examples to better understand the meaning. Although almost all can be compared in everyday life‚ all can be used in war. Part one of the book‚ “Warrior Ethos” can be the strongest and most impacting chapters of the book. Although two and three‚ will discuss in detail what is means to be a warrior
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Ojibwa Warrior by Dennis Banks Summary and Reflection There must first be the understanding that there were many nations who lived in the Northern Hemisphere before it became the nations of Canada‚ Mexico‚ and the United States of America. They were known as the Cherokee‚ the Creek‚ the Algonquin‚ or the Chippewa. These nations were established in relative proximity of others such as the Crow‚ the Shoshone‚ and the Iroquois. Many once sovereign Indian nations had resided throughout the easternmost
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The bombing of the Rainbow Warrior was an historical event in New Zealand that occurred on July 10th 1985 at Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour when French secret service agents planted two bombs on the hull of Greenpeace’s flagship‚ the Rainbow Warrior which sunk the flagship killing one crew member. It was caused by the French bombing Greenpeace’s flagship because of Greenpeace’s decision to protest against the French testing nuclear weapons in Maurora and by New Zealand’s unpopular position on the nuclear
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The Terra Cotta warriors were founded on March 29‚1974 when some farmers in the Shaanxi province were trying to dig up a well. Little did they know that a tomb for Qin Shi Huang (the first Emperor of China) lied only about 1 mile from their well. The first Emperor first came into power in 246BC when he was just thirteen years old. He spent most of his life building and uniting nations around forming what we now know it as “China”. He is known to be the father of all of china creating writing‚ currency
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[1] Mohawk writer Beth Brant is on a mission‚ a mission to redeem the reputations of Powhatan princess Pocahontas and Cherokee Beloved Woman Nancy Ward. Touted as "good friends" of the whiteman in white legend because of actions complicit with white welfare‚ these two famous Native American women are simultaneously scorned as "traitors" to their race. In "Grandmothers of a New World" (1988‚ 1994)‚ Brant joins with such other redeemers as Hanay Geiogamah and Monique Mojica in combating white "history"
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Peaceful Warrior is a semi-fictional biopic movie about the life of a gymnast‚ Dan Millman. In the movie‚ Dan learns how to become a better person and how to pursue his dream of becoming an Olympic gold medalist. Because success is the only acceptable option for Dan‚ his strong fear of failure is overwhelming him. The anxiety and fear of not qualifying for the Olympic team is always on Dan’s mind. Because Dan believes that all ideas‚ thoughts‚ and actions revolve around him‚ he experiences a major
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