How does Journey’s End show the effects of war on the men involved? Journey’s End is a play about British soldiers in World War One‚ and the effects the war has on them‚ both physically and mentally. The play explores many aspects of war life‚ including friendship‚ alcoholism‚ class boundaries and the lifestyle of the men in the trenches. This essay explores how the play shows the effects of war on those involved‚ looking at use of dialogue‚ lighting‚ props and other key dramatic devices. The essay
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Bioterrorism Bioterrorism is a type of terrorism that deals with the intentional release of biological agents. It is also known as germ warfare (Medicine Net). Some common‚well known biological agents are bacillus anthracis‚ variola major‚ and ricinus communis. These agents are better known as anthrax‚ smallpox‚ and ricin (Medicine Net). These are just three of the biological agents. Bioterrorism has been around since the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries (Pbs.org). People back then would load
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Biochemical weapons are a major factor in warfare in the upcoming years. These weapons are easy to make‚ efficient‚ and deadly which increases the threat even more if in the wrong hands. Biochemical weapons have been used in the past including World War 1‚ World War 2‚ Iran-Iraq War‚ and acts of terrorism. Many bacterial‚ viral agents and toxins can put public health in risk‚ in the case of biochemical attack. These pathogens‚ if used‚ will pose a huge dilemma with public health and can cost many
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“Their accounts conflict on significant details. But one thing they all agree on: the event provoked a seismic response” (Eksteins 10). Similarly‚ there are many accounts of what happened during The Great War‚ however‚ there is no accurate description of soldiers’ experiences. There are many resemblances between the opening night of Le Sacre du printemps and The Great War‚ but the resemblance that stands out the most is the different experiences each spectator had from both of these events. In “All
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hide what happened in the war. Krebs “... acquired nausea in regard to the experience that is the result of untruth or exaggeration” (134). In real life‚ many soldiers had “ stomach cramps occurred in men who knifed their enemies in the stomach” (Trench Warfare 1). The actions done in wartime had extreme effects when something reminded the soldier of it. When talking of actions‚ real or imaginary‚ the soldiers would remember what they had seen or did. Clearly‚ Hemingway describes Krebs’ physical experiences
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Dearest Mother‚ April 8‚ 1917 I hope all is well at home. Tell everyone that I miss them very much. I managed to find some paper to write on so I can send you this letter. It’s cold and rainy often here and they haven’t blown the whistle in a while. I have been in the trenches for nearly a month with the British troops. It feels like I have been here for years. “I am preparing to go to the
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of the war‚ but helped bring it to an end on November 11‚ 1918 (Duffy‚ 2009). * Discussion of weaponry used by soldiers in World War I‚ including but not limited to bayonets‚ flamethrowers‚ machine guns‚ pistols‚ mustard gas‚ rifles‚ tanks and trench mortars * The US Troops utilized many different types of weapons including the standard bayonet knife which served both as a utility tool and close combat weapon. Officers and NCOs were issued 45 caliber Colts‚ although some airmen had revolvers
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casually picking them off as they ran. It is as if I was not even there‚ as if I did not do as much as him in the attack.” (pg. 243) 4. “Those who aren’t collected we bury as best we’re able in the trench sides when they begin to stink and swell. I make sure to thank them for helping to strengthen the trench line‚ tell them that even in death they are still helping.” (pg 81) 5. “I fought like a lynx then‚ scratching at his eyes with my fingernails‚ biting him through his thick coat so that he screamed
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only been here 24 hours‚ and they couldn’t wait to get out of here. Whilst doing the handover I was speaking with one of their N.C.O’s‚ he explained that the reason they were in such a hurry to leave was because of what they found whilst widening the trench. He said his boys had been vomiting whilst carrying out the task; it seems that bodies were being unearthed with every shovel full of dirt that they removed. For that reason I am thankful that it took us longer than expected to get here‚ as finding
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The monotonous sound of raindrops beating on the helmets of the soldiers thundered down like bullets. Everything was miserable‚ grey‚ and lacklustre. The thick layer of mud squelched beneath my feet as I struggled to walk. The repulsive odour of the trench overpowered my mind‚ causing the young recruits to spew endlessly on the floors of the thin‚ muck ridden trenches. The deafening explosions of mortar over No Man’s Land pierce my ears and dirt spurts into my mouth as I choke in despair endlessly
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