The story ends ironically when the IRA sniper realizes that the enemy he killed was his own brother. But there are larger ironies here: first‚ that all of the sniper’s Free State enemies are‚ in a sense‚ his brothers‚ for they had been comrades in arms fighting for the same cause; second‚ that all men are brothers as descendants of Adam and Eve. When they fight‚ they become Cain and Abel. No doubt‚ the IRA sniper now wonders about the identities of the turret gunner‚ the old woman‚ and the person
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Statement of Intent I am going to write a series of journal entries as a Sniper. I am a young adult involved in a Civil War of Dublin. I want to show the feeling of what it is like to be a part of Civil War‚ to be a sniper. The feeling of what it is like to kill someone. Day 1 As I laid on bed‚ with my room filled with silence‚ I suddenly heard a loud bang which awakened me from dead. Jumping out of bed with fear as if a lion standing in front of me. I quickly looked out the window. I saw police
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The Comparison of The Sniper and Beware the Dog This essay is going to compare the two short stories The Sniper and Beware the Dog. I will compare and contrast the differences and similarities of these two stories. I will also explain how they are and probably how I felt about it. The short stories The Sniper and Beware the Dog is similar because they both are involved in the war and they both lost something that as important to them. They also are similar because they both had something
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The Sniper Personality Profile In Liam O’Flaherty’s "The Sniper‚" O’Flaherty portrayed the ‘Sniper’ character as somebody who can have many different outcomes or profiles depending on how people see the character. We can kind of get an idea of how the Sniper looks‚ and his psychological profile. The way O’Flaherty describes the Sniper’s appearance‚ actions‚ and his thoughts‚ can give us subtle hints on his profile. The Sniper is described physically by having the face “of a student. When the
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Clint Eastwood makes American sniper the number seven on my top favorite movies. I think the story of Chris Kyle is the most powerful U.S military story I ever read and seen. This movie’s about a Texas man who always dreamed of becoming a cowboy and got bored and wanted to join the fight against terrorism. He goes to Iraq and saves US lives with his dangerous accuracy. I think this movie was one of the best military movies ever watch. This movie made me think of All the vets and people in our army
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The Sniper The sniper is a story about a civil war taken place in Dublin. It tells of a republican sniper sitting on a rooftop of a building near to O’Connell bridge. The war is between Republicans and the free states. the sniper is one of the fellow of republican‚ when a free state sniper shows himself on an opposite roof. they were waiting each other to see who would end up the better. Eventually the republican sniper gains the upper hand and after taking a bullet in the arm
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War has no boundaries like age‚ family‚ and time of day. In the story‚”The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty a sniper is stationed on a rooftop near O’Connell Bridge and is tasked to “take out” any hostiles. While staking out‚ the sniper got shot in the arm by a fellow sniper and is faced many challenges in order to survive. Despite the Sniper’s skill‚ the sniper is realizing how war shows no mercy. When O’Flaherty wrote‚“He paused for a moment‚ considering whether he should risk a smoke. . . He decided
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The sniper slowly turned over the dead body of his brother and looked into his face. Rapidly‚ he shook his hand away and looked deeply at the face of his brother with unblinking eyes. His heart raced twice as fast‚ his head pulsated‚ and his body was trembling with fear. Slowly‚ he struggled to manage to even sit up straight. He closed his eyes and had listened to the dim roaring of weaponry in the distance around him. Vibrant images of his perfect shot crashed through his head over and over again
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Austin Sheehan Mrs. Stitham English 10 Honors 10/24/14 Book Review for American Sniper – By: Chris Kyle (Autobiography) Before I start my book review‚ I would like to show respect to Chris Kyle‚ who died in an incident that occurred at a gun range in Erath County‚ Texas‚ where he and his good friend Chad Littlefield‚ were slain by a retired soldier “supposedly”‚ suffering from PTSD. I greatly appreciate his dedication and time spent protecting the United States of America. Overview: Chris Kyle
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The movie‚ American Sniper‚ has definitely been one of the most anticipated and controversial films of 2014. The movie is directed by Clint Eastwood‚ and stars Bradley Cooper. This movie tells the unique and complicated story of former navy seal‚ Chris Kyle. Chris Kyle is mostly known as the most lethal sniper in U.S military history. Chris had 160 confirmed kills in total of all of his tours of duty. Unfortunately‚ Chris Kyle was killed at a gun range by a former marine who had a history of mental
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