displaying the effects of a major war on a single soldier, Paul Baumer. The concept, brutality, and environment of World War I engulfs Paul and his comrades, desecrating them of any and all sensible thoughts, emotions, and attitudes. Paul and his friends succumb to the dangers and cruelties of war. They...
leaving him with no remorse. Throughout the dramatic monologue we the readers are exposed to the Duke of Ferrara showing off his paintings to a comrade, a comrade to the father of the new soon to be wife of the Duke; someone he should be watching his words more closely with. We do not know the comrade’s...
was at the battle of Ypres on April the 22nd and onlookers described it as a yellow-greenish cloud approaching them. I later heard from some of my comrades that it was chlorine, I only went to school for a couple of years so I’m not as educated as the others, but I’m sure that is pretty bad. It’s a...
in arms, to defend what the people of our socialist community have built. Never before in German history have weapons been carried for a nobler cause. Never forget that we must defend the fruits of the decades-long struggle of the working class and its Marxist-Leninist party. We carry the responsibility...
toward their comrades, along with their desire to work less than according to their capacity, led to their modification of the commandments, signifying their departure from the original revolutionary values. Despite Napoleon’s usage of absolute power, several animals are afraid to cause dissension under...
Marxist reading of Comrade by Maxim Gorky. Karl Marx was an ardent advocate of social justice. He advocated for the fight against unrighteous capitalism, elimination of class struggle and for socio-economic values which provide equality. Maxim Gorky’s story, Comrade, is based on the same lines. Maxim...
revolution against the greedy humans, who put animals into such a misery, Orwell depicts Karl Marx and his vision of a communist society of equal comrades, while criticizing the ineffective capitalists of the Russian autocracy that preceded the Revolution, as incapable of taking care of their farm and...
the greed within him unleash. Progressively throughout the book, Animal Farm’s principle of animalism transforms into a totalitarian regime with “Comrade Napoleon” at its head. Each event has a twisting return to the tyranny and fascism at the start of the book. The only real change is that of the leaders...
to help their cause. However, the Decepticons were relentless in their pursuit to destroy the Autobots. Optimus Prime did not care that he may die from this war, just as long as the rest of his fellow Autobots were safe. Optimus Prime was a true hero, who lived and died for a just cause. One of my many...
camaraderie, which is especially necessary during highly stressful combat situations. Loyalty to one’s own unit and to other soldiers also allows comrades to develop deep and lasting friendships that can help them get through the stresses of both combat life and life after it. Loyalty is a value that...
although also expressing the sadness and anguish at the unnecessary deaths of these young men, shown in the stanza, “They mingle not with their laughing comrades again/They sit no more at familiar tables at home/They have no lot in our labour of the day-time/They sleep beyond England's foam,” (For the Fallen)...
what are going to do, use our own urine? At least I’ve been pulled of the work detail, no more fighting the trench rats to move the bodies of our comrades which the docs say we have to so we don’t spread disease. Instead I’ve been put on the parapet as a sniper protecting part of our communication wire...
confrontation of a true battle, which consists of panic, confusion, and death. The results of his illusions of battle are his plain fears, which in effect cause him to run away from his regiment, at the first sign of a fight, like a coward. Crane point outs that Henry’s incentive for wanting to triumph in the...
may be war, the men on the opposing side are very similar to the men on his own side, they are fighting for their own country just like Paul and his comrades. While fighting in war, Paul learns to follow his conscience. He states “Promise everything in order to save myself” (225). Paul killed a man...
trenches. Visiting home while on leave, Paul’s isolation is better demonstrated than the scenes of him on the front; what he has gone through at the front causes him to be unable to return to the home he fights for (Andrew 4). Richard Church writes, “Most men who were engaged in active fighting during a long...
in the middle of nights from these nightmares that keep coming back to haunt him. Visions of him back on the torn battlefields, seeing friends and comrades in his battalion get their life taken. Because of this his life just doesn’t seem simple anymore. He still wonders to himself even though he is back...
these trials we found out that even though we have never met each other they are working towards the same cause as the rest of us. So we finally learned at basic training that our fellow comrades we call battle buddies have an important job to carry out just like the rest of us. Now you would have thought...
without it. Your weapon is considered a sensitive item because if it ends up in the enemies’ possession, it could possibly be used against you and your comrades. The United States has shed too many tears and money these past ten years that they do not need to shed any more due to negligence and not properly...
exhaustion he was either stabbed with a bayonet or knocked unconscious, and then the Japanese would force another American soldier to bury his fallen comrade alive. This Horrible treatment to our soldier needed to be put to a stop, and the atomic bomb was the answer. On December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor...
the mission comes first since you can no longer think as yourself as just one person you wouldn't be letting yourself down you would be letting your comrades down and the mission would not be complete. Now as a mother I find duty to be he hardest value to uphold to simply being I have now two obligations...
warriors. As time progressed the Samurai class and the bushi class merged together to form the Samurai or warrior-class we know today. This was the cause of the time in between wars when the Samurais had no set job other than to defend homes and such which the bushi were doing. The merging of the two...
found memories of their wives and sons, surely by now, after ten years of fighting in Troy, their sons have inherited their property, it will merely cause their confusion and disturbance for them. Their hearts are worn out from fighting wars and navigating the seas by means of constellations, and thus...
Samson Lai Iskandar Book review Book Title: Animal Farm In "Animal Farm", Orwell describes how power turned the pigs from simple "comrades" to ruthless dictators who managed to walk on two legs, and carry whips. the story ends with a hair-raising warning to all humankind:" The creatures outside...
Rorke’s Drift occurred near the Buffalo River in the Natal Province, which is located adjacent to the lands of the Zulu kingdom (Zululand). The root cause of the Anglo-Zulu war was a desire by the British government, in particular Sir Henry Edward Bartles Freres (the Foreign Minister in charge of the Cape...
more than three decades , he has been active in cultural , political, and academic circles in Lebanon and the Arab world , defending the Palestinian cause, secular and democratic values, and the idea of a new Arab renaissance. PERSONAL HISTORY Elias Khoury born in Beirut on 12july,1948. He studied at...
problem would be to change from capitalism to socialism, where everyone makes the same amount of money. The meat factories, such as Durham's, were a cause of poverty. It was the bosses that determined the pay of the workers, and how much that they worked them. All the factories where on the "speeding up"...
naked soldiers as symbolizing men who condemn the war. They have shed their uniform in revolt against the government who put them and their fallen comrades, in harms way. The shell shocked faces are a result of the trauma they had to endure during the war. The cherubs, holding the floral wreath, signal...
back at her. Ammu tells her that she loves Rahel a little less, a statement that haunts Rahel for a long time. Back in the present, Rahel runs into Comrade Pillai, and he shows her a photograph of his son- Lenin, the twins and Sophie - taken shortly before Sophie died. The flashback in the narrative goes...
values. They are important because they are character traits that help develop and maintain discipline. These values and the resulting discipline, cause soldiers to do the right thing and continue doing the right thing even when it is hard. As Non-Commissioned Officers, these traits are doubly important...
stand alone, but with the support of our seniors, peers, and subordinates. As Army professionals, we do not shrug away from battle or leave fallen comrades. Discipline and standards are not extraordinarily complicated, or hard to maintain. Discipline and standards simply are the why and the how of being...
prophecies are the first major influence on Macbeth’s downfall. In the community, Macbeth is a respected Thane; he is trusted by King Duncan and his comrades, “For brave Macbeth – well he deserves that name… O valiant cousin! Worthy Gentleman!” He is noble and intelligent and has respect for Duncan and...
value, and as Orwell himself explained; "it is the history of a revolution that went wrong". The novel can be seen as a historical analysis of the causes of, and the eventual, yet long foreseen, failure of communism in Russia, yet also as a criticism of revolutions of any kind, in general. It tells the...
in the overall population exceed 50%. Historian James McPherson’s book, For Cause and Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War, analyzes letters, diaries, and other written documents and concludes that many men joined the Cause as a nationalistic endeavor rather than fighting strictly for slavery. The...
as long, with the dead bodies of his two sons almost before his eyes, the piled corpses of his seven slain comrades near and afar, a wife and a bereaved family listening in vain, and a Lost Cause, the dream of a lifetime, lying dead in his heart. . . .” (185) I found this quote very in depth with its...
others, he gives a good example when he talks of a soldier killing oneself when captured to stop him giving out vital information abouthis comrades whereabouts. This cause is for a greater good (consequentialist). I think when someone wishes to end their own life, it is often seen as a selfish act however...
fought at the Battle of Passchendaele and was injured in the groin when a shell exploded overhead at 22:30 on 22 September 1917, killing three of his comrades. He was removed from the front line and returned to England on 23 December 1917. Harry patch said "When the war ended, I don't know if I was more...
society into believing in an ideological world. In search for this perfect world, citizens were willing to completely devote themselves for a higher cause. This devotion gave the authority a superior ranking, as citizens needed guidance. Leaders and followers: Two separate ranking classes. “Separate but...
was a soldier who served in Iraq and began to suffer from extreme panic attacks shortly after arriving in Iraq. He received little support from his comrades and leaders because he was in an elite force in the military so Pogany was thought to be this tough guy that nothing could faze. Pogany was treated...
Briseis. This enrages Achilles and he chooses to not participate in the war. I believe this was selfish yet somewhat justified of Achilles to let his comrades down due to Agamemnon’s foolish actions. Agamemnon’s pursuit of honor led him to affect not only Achilles but the entire Greek Army. Achilles worked...
and the legacy that He is. So in my attempt to honor this role model, you’ll have to pardon if in the middle of it all, I get a bit teary, a bit comrade like and have the edge to say Viva Rolihlahla Mandela. Tata Madiba was sent to prison for fighting for the freedom of His people, not only that...
the mission comes first since you can no longer think as yourself as just one person you wouldn't be letting yourself down you would be letting your comrades down and the mission would not be complete. Now as a mother I find duty to be he hardest value to uphold to simply being I have now two obligations...
advances in the Baltic and Bielorrussia. Needless to say, Lenin realised that those events could put his regime in danger and, not listening to his comrade Leon Trotsky , he accepted Germany’s terms and signed ‘The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk’ on March 3rd 1918. USA, in opossition to Russia, entered the...
were an opportune chance to steal something from a snack bar, knowing you would never get caught? Would this be a justifiable action? It is for a good cause… Given that most goals attained in life have a pleasant connotation, explains the fact that all kindness needs to be achieved with righteousness. All...
the hair (especially a woman's hair); verb arrange attractively coil - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops comrade - a friend who is frequently in the company of another. not cowrie - any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypress having highly...
that we have with everyone that we come in contact with, whether they be defense contractors, our superiors, customers, and with other employees or comrades such as ourselves. Our code defines in great detail how items such as gifts are permitted to be given and accepted. It states and explains when and...
the other. If one of the individual warriors, or "sons", failed to appear on the battlefield for even at a daily meeting or meal there was cause for alarm because one person missing could mean the difference between life and death. Even if the soldier had a legitimate reason, such as...
learn how much stronger I am than you are, and that another may fear to set himself up as equal or comparable with me” (Homer 1.183-1.188). This move causes a lot of Achilles and Agamemnon’s countrymen to die. So even though it is Achilles who is directly causing these deaths by not fighting, it is actually...
this beast, and who better to save them but the battle-tested hero, Beowulf? “The lord of Geats took eleven comrades / and went in a rage to reconnoitre. / By then he had discovered the cause of the affliction / being visited on the people. The precious cup / had come to him from the hand of the finder...
For more than three decades, he has been active in cultural, political, and academic circles in Lebanon and the Arab world, defending the Palestinian cause, secular and democratic values, and the idea of a new Arab renaissance. PERSONAL HISTORY Born in Beirut on 12 July 1948, Khoury studied at the Good...
emotions. Fear; apprehention;anxiety yet i felt that in some strange way i was doing the right thing. Doing the right thing by giving up my life for the cause of this stupid war. My life that would be cut short, i would amount to nothing. I wouldn't have a family. I wouldn't know what true happiness actually...
but it also degrades the private's trustworthiness. Trust is everything. Without trust, we would not be able to head in to battle knowing that my comrades will always have my back. Without trust, we cannot respect one another. Duty to me is accomplishing a task that needs to be done, no matter how much...
character or type-of people in the Russian Revolution, a direct comparison between Animal Farm, and a strong political movement that shocked the world. Comrade Napoleon, as he insisted the other animals called him, represents Joseph Stalin, a cruel leader during and after the revolution, who exiled other political...
lives of people in a totalitarian society where the ideal of equality was manipulated and power was misused. Orwell however, also depicts how power can cause positive effects on society. The Bolshevik/Animal Revolution themselves were based on a drive towards equality for all classes, expelling the humans...
their firearm as something you have to carry around all the time and less as an actual weapon that is used for the protection of themselves and their comrades. Lastly, distractions can play a key role in why weapons are left unattended. Different situations can bring their own share of distractions which...
dead one.” -“Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.” - “Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever.” - “The Seven Commandments: Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. Whatever goes upon four legs,...
The Civil War, also known as “the War Between the States,” began in the early 1860’s primarily over the issue of slavery. The initial cause of the war was due to Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the Presidential Election of 1860. The start of the war officially occurred when the state of South Carolina seceded...
reduced productivity, and usually the task will be handled by other employee which means another stressful task for them. Hijacking as one of turnover causes is becoming trend in recent days. For some company, hiring someone who trained well before will give extra advantage for the company, though usually...
Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects Report to the Seventeenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China on October 15, 2007 Comrades, Now I would like to make a report to the Seventeenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China {CPC} on behalf of the Sixteenth Central...
McKane turned to drugs to numb his senses. When those weren't enough, McKane said he and a fellow medic tried propofol, a powerful anesthetic. His comrade overdosed and died. When McKane returned home he tested positive for cocaine, he said. He is currently in prison awaiting a court martial on misconduct...
European imperialist powers that Garibaldi had hated so much. In a way by weakening Europe’s colonial possessions in South America he was helping the cause for Italy by directing their attention elsewhere. He was sending a message that even exiled he could still achieve his objectives in some way, and...