. “Al-Shaitan” “The American Sniper” by Chris Kyle is an account of the deadliest American sniper ever‚ called “the devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers. From 1999 to 2009‚ U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyle’s kills (the previous American record was 109). Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and
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MOVIE ANALYSIS REAL STEEL (Shawn Levy) MAIN CHARACTERS: * * Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton * Dakota Goyo as Max Kenton * Evangeline Lilly as Bailey Tallet * Anthony Mackie as Finn * Olga Fonda as Farra Lemkova * Karl Yune as Tak Mashido * Kevin Durand as Ricky * Hope Davis as Debra * James Rebhorn as Marvin SUMMARY Real Steal takes place in the near-future‚ where robots have taken the place of humans in the sport of boxing. Charlie Kenton is a former
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Alivah was running for her life through muddy fields and dense forest‚ attempting to evade the sniper who was on her tail. She’d been grounded by one of their anti aircraft missiles‚ and her parachute was kind enough to tangle itself into a chestnut tree‚ of all things. The spiky shells of the nuts had pierced the fabric of the chute and stuck as if they were deliberately trying to hinder her escape‚ and so she had to hurry to cut herself down. From her vantage point in the tree she couldn’t miss
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An unknown friendly soldier collapses as his head was just blown off by an enemy sniper in the distance. His M16 with a fully loaded magazine is within your reach; grab the weapon’s cold‚ metallic‚ handle getting ready to spring up‚ aim down the sight and kill the first enemy you spot. You get up and start shooting like a rookie in
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blocked. “Sniper! Everyone take cover!” The radio screamed to life for those who hadn’t seen or heard the crash. The convoy quickly followed their order. I grabbed my rifle and hit the ground in an instant. I left the door open for cover and peaked out from the area between the door and the ground‚ but I couldn’t see much of anything. I heard the air brakes of the semi as it quickly pulled to a stop‚ several soldiers got out of the back and took up position in the surrounding area. The snipers didn’t
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In William Blake’s poem‚ “the Chimney Sweeper‚” paradox‚ understatements‚ overstatements‚ and different forms of irony take place to tell the story of the young chimney sweeper. The speaker contradicts his placement as the chimney sweeper and how it affects his health if he were to or not to perform the task‚ “So if all do their duty the need not fear harm.” (24) The excerpt proposes paradox in that if the children were to not clean the chimneys‚ their masters would harm them but if they were to
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In Langston Hughes’ short story Thank You Ma’am‚ the main character Luella is filled with kindness. Luella is a strong‚ independent woman who normally doesn’t take any nonsense. Until a teenage boy named Roger ran into her while trying to steal her pocketbook. When Luella saw him she immediately starts treating him with kindness. Luella is caring because she gave Roger a chance‚ she took Roger in‚ and made an effort to make a difference in Roger’s life. Luella is caring because she gave Roger a chance
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scoped the area to see which entrances were blocked or guarded. He saw that the front of the building only had 1 person guarding it. He looked around to make sure that no alarms would go off if he eliminated him. Howard signaled the sniper to take out the guy. The sniper gave a quick
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The book‚ American Sniper‚ by Chris Kyle is an informative story of the life of Kyle and the delimas he went through in and out of the war. Kyle was extremely effective in showing the reader what the life of a Navy SEAL was like‚ both what he went through while at war and the controversies he went through out of service. The authors main point of writing the novel is to show everyone a SEAL’s point of view of war‚ instead of the “propaganda” seen on the news. Kyle shows the main points of the book
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nothing is off limits. Period 8 is a time of day in school where students can feel safe and comfort. The main character is a high school senior named Paul Baum. He is a guy who really wants to do the right thing‚ but ends up getting mixed up in both external and internal conflicts. He is committed to living a respected life‚ yet his choices are questioned. Paul Baum is a dynamic character‚ who undergoes various changes throughout the story. Throughout the novel Period 8 Paul presents himself as conscientious
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