Ben‚ was a lieutenant pilot officer in the Air-Force Flight Demonstration Squadron‚ and was able to gain special permission from the Ministry Of Defense‚ which they kindly allowed me to ride on a fighter jet. It was a miracle! I am thrilled to bits the moment when I arrived at the Air base station ready in my G-suit and strapped into the rear ejection seat of a FA-18 Hornet. As the jet hurtled down the runway‚ my heart rate began to accelerate. As the jet was accelerating‚ Lieutenant Ben was the
Premium
Macbeth and Othello are Shakespeare’s famous tragedies. Macbeth is a basically good man who is troubled by his conscience and loyalty though at the same time ambitious and murderous. He is led to evil initially by the witches’ predictions and then by his wife’s goading‚ which he succumbs to because he loves her so. His obsession over the kingship shows a certain kind of egotism. And Othello is a black Moor who is the greatest army general in Venice. He is intelligent‚ courageous‚ and honorable. He
Premium Othello William Shakespeare Iago
In Another Life During the short story by Tim O’Brien “The Things They Carried” Lieutenant Jimmy Cross experiences physical and emotional discomforts due to the Vietnam War. At war‚ Lt. Cross bears a love for a woman named Martha. One of the things he carries is a picture of her so he can reminisce about the times he spent with her. Not only does Lt. Cross carry a physical image of Martha‚ he also carries the emotions he feels about her in his mind. Jimmy Cross would love Martha if it was not
Free Love Emotion
both. Iago’s feeling of hatred towards Othello is one of the main themes of the play. Don’t act the villain‚ don’t look it‚ or speak it! Everyone has dreams on becoming someone or something‚ just Iago‚ after being not being chosen on being lieutenant; his anger drove him to ruin another indivials life. Othello’s nature is to be loving and trusting‚ but he is cast as an outsider due to his dark skin tone. Iago is the villain in this Shakespeare play‚ as in he needs no motivation for antagonism
Premium William Shakespeare Othello Iago
Lieutenant Governor Patrick has done so much for Texas. He’s done a great job of ensuring that the children of Texas get a great education and that the ladies of Texas are secured. He is so included in ensuring everybody gets what they require. Ken Paxton
Premium Police Crime United States
Worth The Weight? “War is hell‚” a famous quote from General William Tecumseh Sherman. In The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien‚ we perceive the hell that men in war undergo. This enticing story is about the personal‚ mental‚ and physical hardships of soldiers in the Vietnam War. The title is revealing to the story itself by describing the items the soldiers carried. The tangible items that they lugged around are listed to the reader‚ but we are also shown the emotional burdens that lay deep in
Free Love Emotion Fear
Boy in the Striped Pajamas is about two young boys‚ one is Jewish and in a concentration camp‚ named Shmuel‚ and the other is not‚ named Bruno. When the two meet they become friends. The Lieutenant doesn’t scare Bruno‚ therefore he is trying to sound confident that any conflict between Shmuel and the lieutenant can be solved quickly and easily. The text explains "’I wouldn’t mind him‚’ said Bruno‚ trying to sound braver than he really was. ’This isn’t his house‚ it’s mine"(Boyne 21) and "but then
Premium Diplomacy Diplomacy Winston Churchill
The Victorian Era and The French Lieutenant ’s Woman The French Lieutenant ’s Woman is a 1981 film of historical fiction‚ contrasting present day relationships‚ morality and industry with that of the Victorian era in the 1850s. It is an adaptation of a novel by John Fowles‚ the script was written by Harold Pinter. The setting is in England‚ Lyme and London specifically‚ where Charles‚ a Darwinian scientist is courting the daughter of a wealthy businessman. The film depicts Charles as
Premium Charles Darwin Victorian era London
Good old Michael Cassio. He just had to get in the way‚ didn’t he? He was just too easy to manipulate. That’s just a sign that he was too weak and vulnerable for the rank of lieutenant. The night we arrived in Cyprus the party was going on while he was supposed to be in charge and on watch. It was his time to show his loyalty to the Moor‚ as the Moor was busy with Desdemona and someone needed to be on watch. I just couldn’t resist
Premium Othello Iago William Shakespeare
The Things They Carried Tim O’Brien First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from a girl named Martha‚ a junior at Mount Sebastian College in New Jersey. They were not love letters‚ but Lieutenant Cross was hoping‚ so he kept them folded in plastic at the bottom of his rucksack. In the late afternoon‚ after a day’s march‚ he would dig his foxhole‚ wash his hands under a canteen‚ unwrap the letters‚ hold them with the tips of his fingers‚ and spend the last hour of light pretending
Premium Army Vietnam War Fiction