In the video “ Go To School: Spread The WORD” by Drew Vai he states how he thought killing for his family was the way to protect his family’s name instead of getting an education. Vai was part of a class which was mostly Pacific Islanders, the class got asked, “Raise your hand if you would kill for your family?” Vai thought that hurting someone would protect the pride of his family but he later then realized that he was looking at it the wrong way. The next question the class got asked was,“ Then
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How does Mr. Prud’homme react to Finny’s explanation for missing dinner? At first Mr. Prud’homme was going to punish them but after Finny told him about the tree, Mr. Prud’homme had found his explanation amusing. He just stared at him for a little bit and that was all. How does Gene feel about that? Finny is a little amazed that they will not be getting in trouble and that the teacher was not mad at them. He is glad that they had gotten away with not going to dinner. Describe how Finny is a rule
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schoolmates, was the first seventeen-year old at Devon to enlist into the war. He has come back from training in an unstable emotional state. Leper possesses knowledge that could hold far-reaching consequences for Gene and Finny. Leper had seen Gene purposely jounce the limb and in his current state of mind there is no way of knowing whom he could reveal this fact to. He has experienced very demanding and arduous things during the war and his time there has changed his personality. Leper is no longer the
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Deadly fighters are seen as bad people, because most of the time people think that if a person kills, is automatically seen as bad and as criminals. People don’t realize that sometimes you need to kill to create peace, like when the USA Army went to war against the Nazi army and saved millions of Jews by fighting. Ishamel Beah is a character that has been through a lot, one of his most remarkable changes is that he has gone from being a peaceful , shy, scared young boy to being a deadly killing machine
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uses the war to symbolize Gene’s journey as he deals with his internal struggles with hatred towards Finny, and confusion in himself. In the beginning of the story, Gene is ignorant towards his internal struggles as he becomes jealous of Finny. Similarly, the war is not acknowledged by Finny, which is evident when he states, “the fat old men who don’t want us crowding them out of their jobs. They’ve made it all up. There isn’t any food shortage, for instance” (115). Finny pretends the war is not real
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cars and enjoying childhood while other ten-year-olds are being scarred for life with gruesome images of war. Child soldiers are robbed of their childhood and of their childlike qualities; one of the
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Both Soldier’s Heart and Red Badge of Courage demonstrate how ironic it is that nature does not stop, even while a bloody war among men of the same country is occurring. In their first battles, both Charlie and Henry are petrified at the thought of being at war just minutes after the battle begins. Both main characters miraculously convert into incredible fighters and patriots in their second battles. Both main characters undergo the transition
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Todd Greentree was a junior officer for the Embassy in El Salvador and was one of the Americans to personally survey the situation by talking with army officials and the local population. He was convinced, as it is listed in his reports, that something bad had occurred in El Mozote and the surrounding areas but there was no definite on exactly what happened, only assumptions he can make based on the cautious behavior of the locals and the uncooperative officials (108). The author’s purpose in The
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soldiers for a war, or a rebellion becomes more about cruelty than passion. During this time, countries turn to children. Whether they volunteer themselves, or are forced to join a militia, underage kids are seen holding weapons and killing people. The majority of people are strongly against this, but the controversy is whether to grant amnesty to these junior soldiers, or prosecute them for their crimes. The children may not be able to make healthy decisions while their home is a war zone, but they
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When we sit down and think we realize that everything has its own history; from the evolution of the horse to the way humans communicate to each other. Back in the olden days, Romans had what was known to be gladiators; they would take prisoners and have them battle together in front of hundreds of people until one man was left standing. Does that sound familiar? Yes, it should sound like what Americans know to be as boxing and also to Joyce Carol Oates, “The Cruelest Sport”. “The Cruelest Sport”
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