Jimmy Cross is the leader of the Alpha Platoon. Cross is full of guilt through his story because he believes that his preoccupation with his love for a girl named Martha and his tendency to follow orders‚ his better judgement caused the deaths of Ted Lavender and Kiowa. (O’Brien 110) Cross changes
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a character named Jimmy Cross. With the detail O’Brien uses in his book he must have experienced these events to be able to describe them in such a fashion. The many friendships and personal relationships Jimmy had could have just been O’Brien’s platoon he served with and actual girlfriend‚ possibly with different names. All of the feelings and emotions of a person who truly went to war are spread out into this book. If it is actually O’Brien’s past maybe this was the best way for him to put the
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their emotional arsenal by the time they reach adulthood. Some important capabilities that they must have in order to be a successful adult are the ability to: show empathy‚ appreciate diversity‚ negotiate fairly‚ seek help‚ and set and plan goals (Elias‚ 2003). For an individual to be able to show empathy throughout life as a means to connect with other people is considered to be important. An individual who isn’t able to understand somebody else’s feelings would not be considered as an appropriate
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24 January 2013 1. PURPOSE: This SOP defines how 3rd Platoon will conduct clearing‚ disassembling‚ cleaning‚ inspection for serviceability‚ and lubricating and reassembling of the M4 and/or the M4A1 carbine on a weekly basis. 2. APPLICABILITY: 3rd Platoon (Hardcore)‚ HHB‚ 3-7th FA‚ 3rd BCT‚ 25th ID. 3. REFERENCES: Lubricate order (LO); STP 21-1-SMCT; TM 9-1005-319-10; and DA From 2404‚ Equipment
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cartoon called Steamboat Willie. I chose Walt Disney because he changed family entertainment forever. Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5‚ 1901 to parents Elias and Flora Disney‚ in Chicago‚ Illinois. Elias and Flora were married in the spring of 1888. Elias took a job as a hotel manager at Daytona Beach. Later that year the Disney’s first son Herbert was born. In 1889 Elias moved his family to Chicago‚ IL. The Disney’s second son Raymond was born later on that year. Four years later
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squad‚ platoon‚ unit‚ or your own battle buddy or best friend? I think not. There are many other punishments such as life in prison. To lose a sensitive item can also be a violation of the army values. It violates the values of Duty and Integrity. It violates duty because without the proper equipment you cannot perform your duties. You also let down your platoon and/ or squad by not knowing where your items are. It violates the integrity of yourself by letting your platoon down. Your platoon counts
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The n word is used a lot though out the novel. The life of the black soldiers is shown as less valuable as the life of a white solider. In the beginning of the book when the platoon is being assembled the entire platoon is made of young black men and right away they are sent into the heat of battle. After Perrys platoon leader died in a firefight Lieutenant Gearhart took over. He was a white guy who thought just because he was white he was better then his fellow black soldiers. He would have the
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in every platoon‚ and the last is for the entire company of 200 Marines. I lead people before‚ as a Martial Arts Instructor for the Marine Corps but it was still not enough. Fox 10 Alpha is the range that honestly and humbly tested my grit and my mental capacity. It tests the ability and knowledge of marines with a minimum of 8 years’ experience in leadership. This intricate range consisted of the platoon firing 25 mm cannons‚ 81 mm
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team‚ who competed April 30th in a statewide competition hosted in Lakeland‚ Florida. The team stood out among 106 rival schools by bringing home 4 awards. The team earned awards in individual and dual exhibition‚ as well as armed and unarmed male platoon. (grade) Robert Traitz described the competition as “Unlike any other competition that public schools have to offer.” The team’s success was partly owed to the great deal of time spent practicing throughout the school year. In the two weeks before
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commander drafts an order notifying the mayor--“At 0600 tomorrow the evacuation will begin. If people refuse to cooperate‚ we will use force to remove them from their houses. Additionally‚ we will destroy the houses of those who refuse to leave.” The platoon sergeant asked you‚ the senior squad leader‚ to review the order‚ provide him feedback before the commander releases
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