Just last year, when i was in 9th grade, I had times where it was hard to be strong due to mental issues. It was really hard to be independent when I just wanted someone to be there. Although many times I was not the strongest and did some really dumb things like getting bad grades and getting into trouble. I finally got over it, most of the time it was on my own too. I realized that if i wanted my life to change then I had to do something about it, and not let others bring me down or tell me what i can and can’t do. Over the summer I became very independent and I am so much happier now than I was before. My story shows how people can be very independent. Which relates to Mac and the sniper showing independence through the things they feel …show more content…
He doesn’t go only through physical pain or only emotional pain but both. For example the text says, “When the sniper reached the laneway on the street level, he felt a sudden curiosity as to the identity of the enemy sniper whom he had killed… The sniper darted across the street. A machine gun tore up the ground around him with a hail of bullets, but he escaped. He threw himself face downward beside the corpse. The machine gun stopped… Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face”. (O’Flaherty 5) This quote shows how even though the sniper already won the battle between him and an enemy sniper, he was curious enough to risk getting shot at my something else (the machine gun) and see who the person he shot and killed was. It turns out that the person he shot was someone relatively close to him. Due to this critical information he is now facing many physical and emotional pain independently. Even though Mackenzie is very independent with the way he solves his problems, the sniper is clearly more independent. He goes through so much more without the choice of wanting to give up, unlike
“The Sniper” and “The Most Dangerous” Game are both different stories, written by different authors. Liam O’Flaherty is the author of “The Sniper”. He was born on one of Ireland’s Aran Islands, in a large family. Since the Aran Islands have a tradition of oral storytelling, Liam O’Flaherty’s house was full of different kinds of stories. He also wrote about Irish peasant life and captured the struggles of the Irish Civil War. His best known novel is “The Informal”, and it talks about a betrayal set during the Irish Troubles.
After watching the movie and then reading the book American Sniper I noticed a few different things. Comparing the two and thinking about the similarities and differences. There are not many differences from the movie American sniper and the book American Sniper except that the book talks about his childhood life more. The comparison between the two is interesting because Chris Kyle wrote one while other people directed the other.
As a socialistic society we live in we find ourselves in positions were conflicts arise between friends or family. 'The Sniper'; was written by Liam O ' Flaherty to express a subtle yet powerful opinion on such a conflict. With references this essay will analyse the short story bringing to light the structure used to contribute to the theme.
The author writes, “It was dangerous. The flash might be seen in the darkness, and there were enemies watching. He decided to take the risk” (10). The Sniper realises that what he is doing is risky, but he disregards the warning from his brain and continues on. The Sniper knows what the enemy looks for as he lights his cigarette anyway. The author says that “The sniper darted across the street. A machine gun tore up the ground around him with a hail of bullets, but he escaped” (14). There are people out there ready to shoot him but the Sniper decides to go out and see who the other soldier was. As bullets rain down on the Sniper, he courageously rushes on, even though his life is at risk. The Sniper’s bravery is exposed in his ability to stay calm and keep his composure until the job is
"There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful thananything that bleeds. Don 't wait until you break. - Laurell Hamilton" This is oftentimes the sentiment felt by soldiers who have served in active duty and have been witnesses to tragedies that leave them emotionally scarred. The Clint Eastwood directed film, American Sniper is amovie that features the real life tragedy of American soldier, Chris Kyle, who served in theUnited States military as a Navy Seal, which is an elite group (Kenny, 2014 and Treitschke,2015). His story is unique in that he himself suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD), but as he worked to recover, he valiantly served again by helping fellow soldiers withPTSD ("Chris Kyle," 2013), and was senselessly gunned
In both “The Sniper” and “The Man He Killed” a person dies from a gunshot wound. Both persons had gotten shot because they were the enemy. Each selection is ironic in some way because in the story “The Sniper” the man thinks he shot the enemy but soon he starts growing curious about who he shot, when he gets a closer a look at the person he shot it was his brother. In the poem “The Man He Killed” the soldier towards the end of the poem implies that if it was not for war soldiers and the enemies would get along. Both selections say that war is horrible due to the many
The editorial piece that I have decided to write on is “The real American Sniper was a hate-filled killer. Why are simplistic patriots treating him as a hero?” by Lindy West of theguardian.com. In this piece, West talks about her beliefs on the character of deceased Navy SEAL, Chris Kyle. She focuses on describing Kyles darker side rather than what was displayed on Clint Eastwood’s Hollywood drama, American Sniper. In the movie, as well as in the media, Kyle is described as a loyal patriot. He was performing his duty with honor and courage, saving countless American lives along the way. West paints a much different story, stating “Right wing conservatives are treating it with the same unconsidered, rah-rah reverence that they would the national anthem or the flag itself.”According to West, Kyle is not the American hero that many have come to believe and is getting more credit than he deserves.
American Sniper is the autobiography of Chris Kyle. Chris Kyle is Navy SEAL sniper who has 160 confirmed kills during his military career. Even to this day that number has made him the most deadly sniper in American History. By his fellow friends and SEALs he was known as a “legend”, and he was feared by enemies. Not only was he a sniper but he was also a husband and a loving father.
Christopher Scott Kyle ‘American Sniper’ was an all American hero to so many people. Born on April 08, 1974, in Odessa, Texas to Deby Lynn and Wayne Kenneth Kyle(Burling #15). Joining the Navy in 1999 would soon set Chris on his path of destiny. Chris married his wife Taya Kyle in the mountains of Nevada in 2002.(biography.com) Chris soon returned to his duties after his wedding, by shipping out to Kuwait in 2002.(biography.com) By the end of his military career Chris had at least 160 confirmed kills by the Pentagon’s count.(biography.com However, by Chris’s own count—and the accounts of his Navy SEAL teammates—the number was closer to twice that amount.(Biography.com) In Chris’s four tours of duty in Iraq, Kyle earned two Silver Stars and
When it comes to stories, the most important exposition is setting, and we see that in Liam O’Flaherty’s “The Sniper”, where the setting enables action and conflict for the characters. “The Sniper” is a short story is about two snipers on opposing sides in an Irish civil war who battle on opposite rooftops for survival in the dark of night. This factor, the darkness, starts the whole battle. The time enables the conflict when the Republican sniper lights a cigarette, and it is said, “The flash might have be seen in the darkness, and there were enemies watching.” (O’Flaherty, 2000, p.6) As a result, the conflict between the two snipers begins when the other sniper fires. Along with time, location also matters. The Republican sniper is located
The Sniper is a suspenseful story that is written by Liam O’Flaherty. It is a battle between two snipers in an epic battle. The sniper is a story set in Dublin in the middle of the Irish civil war and it shows how war destroys families. The author uses pacing and order to create suspense by rapid conflicts, speeding up and slowing down the momentum of the story.
I am reaching what kind of tiring snipers go through. I will try to get most of my information from google. So most of the snipers go through acutely all snipers go through a school to learn how to be a good sniper in the field. They have to learn how to overcome the elements of the world like wind, air temperature, and gravity. But they have to be good at marksmanship, observation, and stalking.
Having great jobs, being invited to fancy parties is flattering and all… if only it were true. In the short story, “The Glass Slipper” by Alan Armer and Walter E. Grauman, the main characters Smitty and Duchess both go through many obstacles. As they go on with their life stories, neither of them know they are lying to each other. They continue to boast on about their accomplishments, but do realize they are digging their selves a bigger hole in the process. Within all of the obstacles, Smitty and Duchess will definitely result in not ending up together. This being the way they lie to each other and how they are insecure about what is going on in their real lives. The story begins as they dance and chat away.
2.The story took place in Ireland during the civil war. The author says that Dublin, the main character was completely surrounded in darkness in a sense that he was hiding, then talks about how he was too excited to eat it explains the anxious mood of the character. In the setting he hears guns , which also contributes to the excitement and uneasy feeling in the story.
In the movie American Sniper by Clint Eastwood we find ourselves in thrown into the heated and bloody War on Terror with a special group of men known as United States Navy Seals. The main characters of this incredible movie include Chris Kyle who becomes the most lethal sniper in American history played by Bradley Cooper, Taya who is Chris’s wife portrayed by Sienna Miller, Marc Lee who is a teammate and fellow operator on SEAL team 3 played by Luke Grimes and finally Biggle’s another operator on SEAL team 3 played by Jake McDorman.