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    Tennessee? Well i have and it was a great time. Why not go to Tennessee is you can because if you can you should. Tennessee us a great place‚ it has good food and buildings. I will always love Tennessee. Why i went to Tennessee I went to Tennessee because why not? I went because i had to‚ it is a family vacation every year. I also went because it was a free week out of school and I got a free cabin because my grandma and grandpa payed for it. I also went because it is just a beautiful place and has

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    Buffalo Soldiers The focal point of my paper will be on the changes in the United States (US) armed forces over the last century. I chose to compare the Buffalo Soldiers‚ who existed from 1867-1896‚ and their experiences with the current state of the US armed forces. I was drawn to author‚ ZZ Packer’s “Buffalo Soldiers” because of my experience in the US armed services and‚ as I read the book it became clear that the US armed services today is very different from what it was at the time when the

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    Child Soldiers In over 18 countries in the world‚ child soldiers and utilized and direct participants of war. These children‚ are denied a real childhood or any real life other then the destruction and death that surrounds them‚ an estimated 200‚000 to 300‚000 children are serving as soldiers for rebel groups and the government in wars that are going on in the world today. All of these children‚ from a young age participate in modern warfare. They hold AK-47s and M-16s on the front lines of these

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    I personally feel that James Cameron falls into the auteur theory as a director and falls within the parameters of the definition provided in the reading‚ “directorial style.” (Gocsik 92) Cameron is an auteur of his own filmography. Any concept‚ style of any idea‚ theme or attitude that can be considered as obsessively used. In Cameron’s case this can be seen with his obsession of space and water or combination of both. Cameron’s obsessiveness is apparently clear in his filmography‚ taking into account

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    Why War Is Bad

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    I Am Anti-War War‚ what is it good for? I feel war‚ is good for absolutely nothing at all. What is the value of a life? Why do some feel that war is acceptable? Is war part of our biological make up? Could we seek out an alternative to war? These are some of the questions that are asked when it comes to the controversy surrounding war. There are differing opinions and views as well‚ from the pro-war‚ too the activists against war‚ the political‚ and the philosophy of war. No matter how you look

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    Stereotypes Of A Soldier

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    ruthless men of war. Embodying the soldier identity takes a lot of grit. A cautious soldier will inevitably be met with failure and disappointment in the daily battles which accompany war. When faced with gruesome reality‚ unfamiliar to Vietnam’s fresh recruits‚ these boys of war must choose to embrace the soldier persona or fall victim of their own cowardice. A young man’s ability to take up his soldier duties determines whether or not the will come home as a hero‚ or not at all. Being at war puts immense

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    Buffalo Soldiers The Buffalo Soldiers or the "Negro Calvary" were an elite group of soldiers that in the Civil War‚ Spanish-American War‚ World War1 and up to World War 2. These men were African American soldiers. The first Buffalo regiment formed on September 21‚ 1866 in Fort Leavenworth‚ Kansas. The Buffalo Soldiers started out as an all-black peacetime regiment that fought alongside the Union army during the Civil War. The Buffalo Soldiers were composed of 2 regiments which is the 9th and

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    College Enhancements College is the most important part of a young person’s life. It determines the path a person makes and follows throughout their career. This is stressed in the poem written by Martín Espada “Why I went to College” which emphasizes the importance of college for both the parents and for the child’s future and security. Of course‚ the emphasis is applied to the parent’s character for desiring an enhanced life. This instinct is compounded with the research that has been conducted

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    alone and so without hope that I can confront them without fear" War is a political hotbed. Regardless of the warring nations’ reasons or the outcome‚ in the wake of the battle‚ the soldier‚ or country’s hero‚ actually becomes the victim. Youth is sacrificed‚ lives are lost‚ and the survivors are forever altered. In the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ written by Erich Maria Remarque‚ the characters sacrificed their youth in the war and their innocence was lost. Paul Bäumer‚ the narrator‚ was

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    The Responsibilities of a Soldier As an opening I will be giving a short summary on the different responsibilities a soldier has and what I will be covering in this essay. The Army itself is a large responsibility that every soldier has. As I’m often told it’s the little stuff that really matter because all the little things amount to bigger things. Each and every soldier is responsible for their appearance‚ being on time‚ physical fitness and a good deal of other thing that form their responsibilities

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