this documentary because it was like no other I have ever watched. This documentary highlights the struggles of soldiers returning to civil society after going to war. We were able to see the hardships of a soldier trying to return to his old life even though he was permanently scarred‚ both physically and mentally. As we discussed in class‚ we are able to see that not only are the soldiers affected by the war‚ but also their family and those closes to them. In the film‚ the wife is the one who is directly
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Just as the fly escapes one close scrape with death only to find itself doused with one blot of ink‚ then another‚ and another‚ many of the young soldiers in World War One were thrust forward into battle again and again until they‚ like the fly‚ were killed. As the fly is the boss’s plaything‚ able to live or die based on the latter’s whim‚ the soldiers were little more than
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My family and I hear banging and yelling at our door as we know who are visitors are‚ the Nazi’s. We are violently being pushed around as the soldiers yell into our ears making me feel almost deaf. I’m pushed away from my family as I see their faces of fear. I can see children crying and begging to soldiers for their parents as parents yelled and screamed back. We are taken to the camps that will be our new home for now. I finally get to meet up with my mother again as she puts her hands on my face
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program protects everyone in the army no matter what race‚ sex‚ religious preference‚ etc. from discrimination from anyone. The equal opporunity program is considered a commanders program. They should be able to point out discrimination against a soldier and do what needs to be done to fix the problem. Eliminating discrimination inside units allows for greater trust within the unit‚ higher moral‚ unit cohesion‚ and a stronger unit as a whole. The equal opportunity program has a diversity roadmap
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the soldiers are very young. They do not know what they are doing. People in the town almost like the soldiers‚ including the young boy in this story. The solider that he befriends is not cruel or inhuman. In fact‚ he brings good food for the boy and the family all of the time. He does not do it because he has to; he does it because he wants to be kind. One would not expect a German solider to act in such a manner. However‚ this soldier is more of a boy than a man. In fact‚ all of the soldiers are
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the poet is trying to prove wrong. Tone: Horrific‚ truthful‚ critical Theme: To witness death during war is horrific and dying for ones country is not what people make it sound like. Speaker: The poem is written by a soldier‚ in first
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Dear Mike Hum The article “Is Abu Ghraib the military version of reality TV?” is unpleasant to read. It tries to give the reader‚ the vision that US soldiers in this period are not responsible for their actions on torturing of other peoples (Iraqis) but rather the orders in chief. The soldiers act was because of hypothetical imperative and not by their own desires. This is total disagreeable. The most categorical imperative act is when your own life is at risk and to save it you must commit things
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we should uphold proudly every day‚ living the life of a Soldier. Lacking discipline and self-standards will adversely impact the entire chain of command within the Army‚ and may affect that chain from the bottom to top. A disregard for self-discipline also diminishes the continuity and readiness of our force and destroys the trust‚ good faith‚ and hope that the American public which has been placed in the hands of each and every Soldier in the Army. Discipline is not a punishment‚ it is a behavior
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squad leaders to individual soldiers; it is paramount that leaders are able to trust their subordinates to complete assigned tasks correctly‚ and in a timely manner. In addition‚ something as simple as being at you assigned place of duty and the assigned time that you are supposed to be there is an example of integrity in itself. When you are told be somewhere be your leader they are trusting that you will follow that order‚ and it is your responsibility as a soldier to follow through. This also
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Realist American Literature. The story “A Mystery of Heroism” begins with a description of two armies battling against each other. The protagonist Fred Collins was a union soldier in the Civil War who served in the A Company and is described is a simple and ordinary man. During the battle when the dead bodies and injured soldiers are lying around him‚ the ground is full of holes dug by explosive shells Fred Collins is feeling very thirsty. “Thunder! I wish I had a drink. Ain´t there any water round
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