...There is no better representation of love than that of the book American Sniper written by Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. In his autobiography, Kyle loves two things above all: his family and his country, America. What I found interesting was that Kyle seemed to love America more than his family. Kyle says in his book, “I’ve lived the literal meaning of the ‘land of the free’ and ‘home of the brave.’ It’s not corny for me. I feel it in my heart. I feel it in my chest. Even at a ball game, when someone talks during the anthem or doesn’t take off his hat, it pisses me off. I’m not one to be quiet about it, either” (43). The way that Kyle describes his chauvinism is exhilarating as he tells us the pride that he feels in being an American. The feeling that he gets in his heart and the anger that he feels when someone does not share the same...
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...American Sniper is a book written by the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history Chris Kyle along with the assistance of Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. It contains a great deal of cuss words that gets the reader to pay attention to the feelings of Kyle and understand the story from his perspective. He takes you through his time as an American sniper to show you the way things actually happened during the Iraq War. Throughout this book you will be exposed to the lies you’ve been told about the war, and how much it can strain your life back at home. Chris Kyle went through four deployments in his time in the Navy lasting about 10 years and collecting two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars with other numerous citations to go along with...
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...American Sniper is a true story adapted from a book called “The Memoir of Navy SEAL, Chris Kyle.” This movie is directed by Clint Eastwood and the date of it being released in theaters was on January 16th 2015. Basically, this movie is about a Texan man, Chris Kyle, who dreamed of becoming a cowboy, but then he decided to join the Navy SEALs after seeing the TV coverage of the 1998 attacks on the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Therefore, he joined the SEALs in order to become a sniper. After marrying his wife, Taya, Kyle and the other team members were called for their first tour of Iraq. Kyle had killed 160 terrorists during all four tours in Iraq. However, Kyle’s struggle is not with this mission, but about his relationship with his...
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...Patrick Murray Composition 1110 Review Paper 1 May 2015 Review of American Sniper The movie American Sniper is a film based on the book written by the main character, Navy Seal Sniper Chris Kyle. The movie stars Bradley Cooper as Kyle and is directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by leading actor Cooper. Kyle is a Texas native who discovers his call to serve God and country later in life due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This movie follows the events that take place throughout and shortly after his career as a Navy Seal, as well as, the events that take place after his service to his country is complete. Unlike many other modern day war movies depicting recent events, American Sniper does not seem to be written as a modern war propaganda movie to support the war efforts, or made just win various awards from screenwriters guilds and academies, but made as a tribute to the most deadly sniper in history, Kyle. This movie does a wonderful job depicting the struggles both on and off the battlefield that a lot of soldiers have to deal with when coming home from the warzone. This was very well done by Director Eastwood by switching in between the battlefield and home life various times throughout the movie in order to keep the audiences attention. I believe that the true sense of loss that a soldier goes through was not properly conveyed,either due to the cast or the lack of suffering that the family and Kyle himself goes through. The length of the movie as a whole...
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...July 29, 2008 The History of Snipers Snipers are by definition expert marksmen. Even before firearms were invented, there have been soldiers such as archers, who were specially trained marksmen. Snipers have special abilities, training, and equipment that allow them to do jobs that deliver highly accurate rifle fire against enemy targets which can't be attacked by regular riflemen due to variables such as visibility, range, the opportunity, size, or location. Statistics compiled from the Vietnam conflict estimate that the average number of rounds used per kill by United States Army Soldiers were 200,000 however the average number of rounds used per kill by United States Army snipers in Vietnam was only 1.3 (History). From the days of Leonardo da Vinci to Gunny Sergeant Carlos Hathcock II days in the Vietnam conflict, the development and use of snipers in combat has significantly contributed to successful warfare. Leonardo da Vinci is considered one of the earliest rifle snipers in history. He reportedly defended the walls of besieged Florence with a rifle that he designed himself (Henderson, xii). Elite air-riflemen were trained to shoot knights for France's Louis XIV and were considered the first modern snipers. Some authorities claim that their use made the use of knights obsolete. Snipers had from the beginning of their history have proven their effectiveness. The outcome of the American War for Independence may have been very different had it not been...
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...American Sniper is a biographical war drama based on the life of Chris Kyle a sniper in the United States military. He holds the record for being the most deadly marksman in the history of the United States military with 225 kills, 160 of them being confirmed by the department of defense. (Kyle et. al. 2012) On his return home from combat, Kyle wrote an autobiographical book title the American Sniper which was later turned into a movie. The movie debuted with rave reviews; however, the remarks made by the viewers after the viewing showed some negative effects of the movie. Throughout his book and the movie, Kyle refers to all Middle Easterners as savages. He does not distinguish between militant groups and other innocent victims of the wars....
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...American sniper is the autobiography about Chris Kyle, an american war hero whos tour lasted between 1999-2009, four tours in total. Although he isnt a well washed authour, his words flow together smoothly to get his point across. If you find his writing a little crude, you will also find it bluntyly honest. Kyles controverisial tone and attitude give the right first person outlook on how war really is. His story starts with his upbringginggs; family philosopishes, personal goals, aspirations and all. He tells about his priorities and at times, they are twisted, never quite in the order as before. Slowly but surely his story progresses to the: number of kills, the reasoning behind what he does, how his wife and kids made him feel as if he...
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...Book review of American Sniper The book American Sniper, written by chris kyle, is a autobiography based on chris kyle's experiences as a navy seal and what he experienced during his deployment to iraq. Within his book, he describes the many heroic accomplishments during his deployment, including having the highest confirmed kill count of any U.S military sniper in history. While he has achieved such a thing, he continues he modest and almost quiet tone about it, showing his character as a person. Also included in the book are the viewpoints of his wife taya, showing the necessary second viewpoint in order to get a full grasp on what life was like for him and his wife. A personal favorite narrative of mine was the amount of humor within the...
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...Over 7 million American adults over 18 years of age have PTSD (ADAA, 2015). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by repeated episodes of re-experiencing a traumatic event that involved an actual or threat to death, serious injury to self or others. This person would have responded with extreme fear, helplessness or horror (Halter, 2014). A person can develop PTSD from military combat, natural disasters, crime related events and many other traumatic experiences. This paper will look at the portrayal of PTSD in the movie and story of Chris Kyle in American Sniper. The signs and symptoms of PTSD usually occur within 1-3 months of the traumatic event and must last at least one month. The signs and symptoms can include flashbacks, dreams of the event, avoiding any stimulants that trigger or are associated with the event, increased arousal, irritability, exaggerated startle responses, and chronic depression (Halter, 2014). In the movie American Sniper, Bradley Cooper who plays Chris...
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...Rhetorical analysis of American Sniper The theme in american sniper tends to reveal itself as justice. Chris kyle describes his first encounter with female combatant in iraq in which she tried to harm fellow american with an IED (improvised explosive device). He described shooting her with his rifle, but as he did he felt the fear as if he did something he wasn't supposed to. He then describes his feelings later on the subject “i had a job to do as a seal, i killed the enemy-an enemy i saw day in and day out plotting to kill my fellow americans. I'm haunted by the enemy’s successes. They were few, but even a single american life is one too many lost.” Chris kyle goes on to use a tone of sarcasm and annoyance to describe to people his perspective...
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...Chris Kyle is the American Sniper, he was the legendary Navy Seal sniper who the movie American Sniper was created after. Chris Kyle served on four tours to Iraq, and earned countless medals and rewards, while Chris Kyle was in Iraq the enemy had put a bounty on his head because he was such a dangerous sniper. During, his four tours he accounted for around 160 kills, and this was a record for any sniper in American history. Post-traumatic stress disorder was not very prevalent for Chris till he had to kill a child who was about to launch an RPG at other American soldiers, after this moment Chris was different towards his family after he finally went home in 2009. At, home Chris would close himself off from his wife and his children, he would...
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...American sniper is about a decorated sniper who had achieved the highest kill rate in us history to date. I’m going to discus the differences between the book and movie. In the movie it showed him shooting an enemy sniper for his longest shot of more than 2,000 yards, but in the book it reads as he kills an enemy with a RPG at that range. The book discusses more about the internal conflict of him being gone all the time. This time apart put also talks about him growing up in a religious family and how in the book and the movie how he protected his brother at school from bullies. The book tell more off how they met and there relationship was before they got married. In the movie Kyle shot a sniper more than a mile away from his position...
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...through the years. Today ghillies are typically made using a base, netting and jute. The base is usually some type of uniform. Whether a military uniform or a camouflage suit. It can also be either one piece (i.e. flight suit) or two pieces (trousers, coat). The netting can be any means to apply jute to the uniform. The most typical is a net like material that is sewn onto the back side of the suit. Jute is actually dehydrated plant fibers and has a stringy appearance. Most jute used today is made from burlap and dyed various colors for different camouflage blends. On the front of the ghillie it is recommended to sew on a canvas like material to protect it from damage while crawling. The best ghillies are handmade, usually by military snipers. It is estimated at least 100 man hours are needed to fully construct a suit. The netting is usually sewn on using something durable and hard to see like fishing...
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...In the movie american sniper it quotes, “Landon takes his sole mission -- protect his comrades -- to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good soldier and fight for his family back in the States, landon serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.” This is explaining how I am going to win because I took a shot from over two miles away, and I could shoot them without them having a chance to kill me. This could get there attention because it is hard to kill a person in a tree. This can show that a person with natural ability to shoot can have a far better chance than someone...
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...it is,” the second soldier has a sniper rifle he aims it at the beast and fires. The soldier missed, but just by a few inches. The creature runs off into the woods after a few seconds it comes back for revenge and knocks them out of the watch tower.The third soldier falls and breaks his legs the other soldiers take off...
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