While most countries during World War II refused to put women on the front lines the Soviet Union was not afraid to do so. The Soviet Union had recruited 2000 women snipers for World War II but one of the most successful women snipers was Lyudmila Pavlichenko. To this day she is the best female sniper in all of history with 309 confirmed kills. Lyudmila Pavlichenko was born on July 12‚ 1916 in Bila Tserkva. At the age of fourteen Pavlichenko and her family moved to the town of Kiev. There she
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soldier from a specific country can be seen as a hero and as(enleve le mot) a murderer at the same time‚(depending on the viewpoint) . This contrast involving the good and the bad is reflected in the caracter of Liam O’Flaherty’s short story "The Sniper"(met l’annee de publication entre parentheses). Whether it is by his presentation‚ his mental activity or by his actions‚ the sniper’s character is definitely a subject to debate on. To open up(To begin)‚ what catches the eye at first is when the
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“The Sniper” v. “Cranes” What do you think is more important; fidelity to your duty as a citizen‚ or loyalty to your obligation as a friend? The two short stories‚ “Cranes” and “The Sniper”‚ both argue this point. They are centered around war‚ and the difficulties it brings amongst friends and family. Both face the same dilemma‚ but under different circumstances. They must make one of the hardest decisions in war: whether to value their duty or their friendship. In “The Sniper”‚ the
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The Sniper has all sorts of divisions‚ both figurative and literal. The story happens just before dawn‚ division between night and day. Until the end‚ the action takes place on the rooftops of Dublin‚ where a Republican sniper and an enemy sniper face each other on roofs across the street from one another‚ a literal division. At the end of the story‚ when the Republican sniper realizes that the man he just killed was also his brother‚ the
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unusual manner. While some people obtain support from others and learn how to handle situations correctly‚ others fight their battles alone and find themselves committing unthinkable acts. One taking a dispositional view would allegedly reach the conclusion that those who perform these unthinkable acts must suffer from insanity. With an opposing outlook‚ social psychologists observe how certain individuals react to difficult circumstances and determine why particular escapades occur as a result of
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Mrs. Maloney in “Lamb to the Slaughter.” An example of a scapegoat‚ which is a character archetype‚ is Tessie Hutchinson in “The Lottery” where she is stoned to death. Finally‚ an example of a light/darkness symbolic archetype can be found in “The Sniper” where in this case darkness defeats light. An unhealable wound is a physical or psychological wound that cannot be fully healed. An excellent example of this type of situational archetype can be found in the short story‚ “Lamb to the Slaughter”
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Kubart‚ the guy Mr. MacBride’s brother mentioned yesterday in the LMC. In this scene‚ this group of American soldiers finally found and wounded the sniper that had already killed 3 of their men. One of which is Joker’s‚ the protagonist’s‚ best friend‚ Cowboy. In the scene we just watched‚ the sniper was wounded‚ and Baldwin wanted to leave the sniper to rot‚ but Joker kills her instead. This leads the audience wonder: “Did Joker kill her because he wanted to end her misery‚ or did he kill her out
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The 1972 Olympics took place in Munich Germany and it was an opportunity for Germany to redeem themselves from the last time they held the Olympics. In 1936 the summer Olympics were held in Berlin Germany under the rule of Adolf Hitler. These games were marred because of Hitler’s racism and discrimination. The 1972 Olympics was Germany’s chance to repaint their image from the violent‚ hate-filled country of 1936‚ to a country that cares for all people. Germany wanted to show the world that they were
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ISU Journal #2 ENG4U Characterization: Arrow (Chapter 1) * 28 years old‚ female sniper * She only shoots enemy soldiers in the hills “There is a difference between Arrow and the snipers in the hill; she shoots only soldiers. They shoot men‚ women and children.” (Pg. 11) * Arrow shoots the soldiers because; “Arrow pulls the trigger and ends the life of one of the soldiers in her sight‚ she’ll do so not because she wants him dead‚ although she can’t deny that she does but because the
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through the enemy’s flesh‚ painting the pavement with blood. Torn fabric flew into the air hindering my line of sight. As the fabric clears I can start to make out Russian sniper aiming in my direction‚ ready to fire. Before I could react the bullet left the snipers barrel and quickly closes the distance between me‚ and the sniper. The bullet ripped through my uniform and penetrated my shoulder‚ tearing flesh and splintering bone. The bullet recoiled me away from my gun. Holding my shoulder in pain
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