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    Spartans and Special Forces; Who’s the toughest? Origins of Western Culture‚ HUM 101 The Spartans were the Special Forces (SF) of their time. Now we have Delta Force‚ Navy SEALS‚ Green Berets‚ Marine Force RECON and Army Rangers. All are small elite groups of warriors trained to kill. How many of today’s warriors would equal one Spartan? Given the vast differences in technology and the way that battles are fought‚ who would come out on top? Spartan warriors are taken from their

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    futures. In the Army it is extremely important to be accountable for one’s self and their soldiers. From the purposes of a squad leader it is always important to know where and what your soldiers are doing. Prime case is if you notice that your soldier is not at accountability formation and they never have missed that formation before it would probably behoove you to try and get in contact with the soldier. Granted their tardiness most likely may be due to something as trivial as oversleeping‚ forgetting

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    Army Professional Culture

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    Merriam-Webster (2016) defines a profession as “a calling requiring specialized knowledge and often long and intensive academic preparation.” To most people when they think of profession’s they do not consider being a Soldier a profession in the same respect they view a Physician‚ Lawyer or Police Officer. However‚ to many who have joined the Army‚ this a lifelong career for them. I will define what the Profession of Arms is‚ discuss the importance of the Army professional culture‚ tie in the

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    Merriam-Webster defines “Army” as: “The part of a country’s (in this case‚ The USA) military with soldiers trained to fight on land.” The US Army can be looked at as a “Society” by sociologists as opposed to just an organization. After having served myself‚ I can completely agree with the notion that the Army is definitely more of a society‚ in sociological terms‚ than an organization. Merriam-Webster defines “Society” as: “ people in general thought of as living together in organized communities

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    Wilfred Owens’ poetry on war can be described as a passionate expression of Owen’s outrage over the horrors of war and pity for the young soldiers sacrificed in it. His poetry is dramatic and memorable‚ whether describing shame and sorrow‚ such as in ’The Last Laugh’‚ or his description of the unseen psychological consequences of war detailed in ’The Next War’ and ’Anthem for Doomed Youth’. His diverse use of instantly understandable technique is what makes him the most memorable of the war poets

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    Tension In Soldier's Home

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    The research topic I chose‚ is the struggle a soldier may endure when trying to conform back to society after being away at war. Ernest Hemingway enlisted in the military shortly after graduating from High School in 1918 and was severely wounded before coming back home. In the short story “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway the character Krebs has enlisted in the military also. When Krebs arrived back home in the United States‚ he struggled with everyday life and trying to fit back into society

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    Acountability

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    because you have to set the standard for the soldiers that you are in charge of. If you cannot maintain accountability of your TA-50 then the soldiers will think they don’t have to as well. Accountability of TA-50 is important in the military because soldiers are often times required to perform extremely challenging duties and services. Without accountability‚ a soldier cannot be expected to meet these high demands and expectations. Enlisted soldiers are responsible for all items issued to him whether

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    VI. CONCLUSION The basic purpose of the United States Army is to fight and win our nation’s wars. Fundamentally‚ it is accomplished through the presence of soldiers on the ground in distant places‚ demonstrating military capability and commitment. Clearly‚ our strength to accomplish its mission rests with its soldiers.

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    Conquerors by Henry Treece 1933 ‘Conquerors’ written in 1933 by Henry Treece is a poem about the horrors of the aftermath of war in the point of view of a victorious soldier. Throughout the text the persona is a soldier as there is a sense a teamwork shown by the author’s use of “we” or “not one amongst us” eliminating one’s individuality. Also the last sentence implies that they are away from home as they are thinking about it rather than looking at it. By saying “No one told us victory was like

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    instills a bleak and dreary feeling while you read. The army is called “it” which was awakening. The river is described as “amber-tinted” like as if it was tainted by soldiers’ blood. The figurative language used in the passage to describe the weather such as “retiring fogs” and “cold passed reluctantly” feels like description of the soldiers’ emotion. | "Near the threshold he stopped‚ horror-stricken at the sight of a thing. He was being looked at by a dead man who was seated with his back against a

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