Ms. Regan Honors English 1 February 22‚ 2014 “The Sniper” War can either tear friends and family apart or bring them close together. In “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty‚ the sniper faces a surprise after deciding to go look at the enemy sniper. In the end of the story‚ it explains how the enemy sniper was the shooter’s brother. The theme of “The Sniper” is that war changes people and separates families because the sniper shot his own brother‚ and was mentally effected throughout the story
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The Sniper Questions 1. The names of the two sides involved in the conflict are the “Republicans” and the “Free Staters”. The protagonist (main character) is on the Republican side. 2. The story is set at night. The text states that “machine guns and rifles broke the silence of the night.” (O’ Flaherty 1) I believe that this is the case because they are fighting a civil war and the darkness makes the plot more intense since he decides to take a risk of lighting a cigarette. 3. The snipers
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The Sniper By: Liam O’flaherty A story about the Irish Civil War. The story takes place in Dublin around the beleaguered Four Courts in the middle of The City where gunfire of heavy guns‚ machine guns and rifles break the silence of the Night‚ spasmodically‚ like dogs barking on lone farms. The long June twilight faded into night. Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim Light of the moon that shone through fleecy clouds‚ casting pale light as of approaching Dawn over
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The War on Terrorism Before the September 11 attacks many Americans believed the United States‚ a country founded upon its bravery and freedom‚ was untouchable. On that dreadful day‚ America was knocked off its pedestal and forced into the war on terror. Inadvertently to many Americans‚ they fail to realize why this war was unique and not like any other conflict the United States has come across before. America now faced a new type of enemy the Taliban‚ an organization known for its ruthless behavior
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War can destroy a man both in body and mind for the rest of his life. In "The Sniper‚" Liam O’Flaherty suggests the horror of war not only by presenting its physical dangers‚ but also by showing its psychological effects. We are left to wonder which has the longer lasting effectthe visible physical scars or the ones on the inside? In this story the author shows how location plays a big part in how physically dangerous a war is. Gunshots heard throughout the city are a sign of how close the
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story written by Liam O’Flaherty‚ the story takes place in Dublin‚ Ireland during the 1920’s where a Republican sniper is involved with a terrible accident. He suffers dramatic injury to the soul and heart when someone that he loves dearly is shot. The story’s theme is intensified through situational irony‚ which shows the pointlessness of armed conflict. <br> <br>Unexpected senseless occurrences happen when situational irony comes to effect. Like the time the Republican sniper unnecessarily lights
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Brotherhood In James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues‚” the unspoken brotherly bond between the narrator and his younger brother Sonny is demonstrated through the narrator’s point of view. The two brothers have not spoken in years until the narrator receives a letter from Sonny after his daughter dies. He takes this moment as an important sign from Sonny‚ feeling the need to respond. While both Sonny and the narrator live in separate worlds‚ all Sonny needs is a brother to care for him while the narrator
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Research Paper Kate Chopin was named Catherine O’Flaherty in St.Louis‚ where she was born on February 8‚ 1850. Chopin was brought up in a home dominated by women. Her father‚ a successful Irish businessman that died when she was five years old. Her mother was Eliza Faris came from a old French family that lived closely to St.Louis. Chopin spent her childhood in a attic constantly reading new books as well as being told stories about her great-great-grandmother who was a very successful person. Chopin
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Photography is considered to be the origin of documentary film‚ capturing life as it is. Usually the photos were taken of people and places documenting it. What is unique about Robert Flaherty’s footage of Nanook inside his igloo? What Robert Flaherty did that was unique was he set up ice stacked to look like they were in an igloo‚ but in reality they were not. This gave him enough light to get the footage for the scene. A documentary documents an event but what else does it convey? A documentary
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The Sniper has been around since the early 1800’s and first started out with the British army. The First American Snipers were implemented as early as the American Revolutionary War. During this time the Colonists would climb trees and hide amongst the branch’s and leaves to keep concealed‚ and strike the enemy when they were within range. The early rifles used by Snipers were constructed of smooth barrels enabling from making accurate consisted shots. It wasn’t until gun manufactures started to
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