Essays Tagged: "Wars and Conflicts"

Why do you go on the streets against war?

Why I go on the streets. There is a person, which wants to make war because of personal, economical and emotional reasons. This man lives in a so-called democracy where one person can decide on thousa ... out of equilibrate as it is planed. The oil industry has great influence on the current government and it?s obvious, that they take advantage out of this situation to exploit new resources. Of course ...

(1 pages) 25 1 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Personal Analysis of past events by Ralph (diary form).

ie ganze Insel umhüllte, die blauen Blumen, das rote Felsenriff - alles war wieder da. Und die Anderen. Jack, Robert, Samneric, Roger, Maurice, Bill . . . ich spüre das dämonische Kreis ... igetragen. Wir sahen keine Grenzen mehr. Zwar habe ich als Anführer ständig versucht, die Anderen zum organisierten Leben zu bewegen, aber die permanente Suche nach Spiel und Spass, wie sie ...

(2 pages) 28 0 3.5 Sep/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The things they carried, tim o'brien, use of irony, symbol, and point of view to reveal his thoughts on war

How does O'Brien use irony, symbol, and point of view to reveal his thoughts on war?O'Brien uses irony, symbol, and point of view to sho ... hts on war?O'Brien uses irony, symbol, and point of view to show the reader different angles of war and how he feels about it. By doing this he can jump around and explore angles of his feelings befor ... By doing this he can jump around and explore angles of his feelings before the war, during the war, and after the war much better.In the chapter The Man I Killed he talks about a man he killed and wha ...

(1 pages) 89 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Evils of war

ation of mankind, a tool exploited to gain power and financial benefits. There are many reasons for wars, but one must understand that there is always more beneath the surface. If a country says that ...

(2 pages) 35 2 2.6 Jun/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Art Of Life

n who was leading us into this battle field ready to kill an hour ago, was now telling us to relax, and think of lost forgotten time. A tear came to my eye as the thought that I will never see my love ... ver to hold, or to praise.As the man sitting on the rock behind me stud to his feet with weapon in hand started to walk to the front. I could hear the words filled with such angst comming from deep wi ...

(1 pages) 51 3 4.2 Sep/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

A Short Story--The Old Days Again

BACK IN THE DAYGrandpa was sitting down on his favourite chair telling us about the old days. Boy it was boring. He'd ... like you lot." He'd then go on saying how we all deserved a flogging. Tell you now it was boring.Grandpa, he's an old bloke in his nineties, but still had life left in him, boy did he pack a punch, m ... life left in him, boy did he pack a punch, my dad told me about this one time last year where my grandpa beat up this young bloke with his bear hands, knocked him out cold. Dad said that grandpa was ...

(4 pages) 23 0 3.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

The Plague of War

n wait for evil days.The plague of war is brewing,In the hearts of mortal men.Those who often begin wars,Now do so once again.And even though the needs for warAre not the views of all.It is because th ...

(1 pages) 1045 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Father and son relationship - Eulogy

I stand before you today to pay my last respects, and to say my final goodbye, to my dear father.Those o ... was not an easy man to live with or love. In particular, he was not what you would call a good husband, for he could only bring my mother a great deal of unhappiness. He was extremely fussy and nothi ... he right books to read, no lightweight rubbish or anything whingeing. For a long time, I understood and perceived him the way that you do today, but it was not until recently that I came to realise ju ...

(2 pages) 21 0 2.0 Aug/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

World War 1 Letter Home

tern front people die every day my friends included, nicks in the hospital with an amputated leg me and Jerrod came so close to death today German soldiers nearly blew both are heads. My friend Alan i ... P.O.W it makes me so angry that we have to be in this war we don't even belong here we try so hard and loose our friends and we do it all for nothing. The smell of death rolled in with the wind this ...

(1 pages) 1090 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

What Idea Does The Author Develop Regarding Ruling Passions

author develop regarding ruling passions? Thesis: War will make you automatic like a robot and the only way we know we are still alive is when our passion rules out and over all other judgmen ... d over all other judgments.There is a passion that many people in the book had over rule them, love and wanting to survive past their death.Lady sorrel was played as a ghost in the book she kept herse ...

(2 pages) 1320 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Thoughts of War

tes Being here is torture. I can't even feel my own heath all I feel is pain. My arms are so stiff, and my legs are week and brittle my stomach is sore and head is heavy. I don't know how much longer ... know how much longer I can fight. Sometimes I feel like taking my riffle, putting it up to my head and pulling the trigger, but then that would mean I failed my mission to fight for our country. Ever ...

(2 pages) 6 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry