Day 1: Conflict - A Navajo boy, from the book Code Talker was in an Indian tribe, and attending a boarding school for many years. It was very hard for him because he couldn't speak his native language, nor act the way he normally does. As the years go by he was in a school assembly, and it was about going to the marines and he seemed so into the idea he decided to join, his family and friends were really sad. That he was leaving, and he was a bit young for the military and was going to lie about his age.
Day 2: Setting - This Navajo Indian boy, from Code Talker was in a long plained area, with buildings, and other things miles away from his house. For the most part of the book Code Talker it takes place at a military base in his location.
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He is a very strong worker, and very dedicated to being in the marines with the U.S military, for World War 2. He is starting to miss his family, and is noticing how hard boot camp is, he thinks to himself how much longer he can put up with this. He reminds me of how hard I work, once I start something I always finish it, and that’s what he does as well. This boy has a lot of fears from his childhood such as swimming, snakes, and sharp objects. Being in the military is changing him not to fear them as much anymore.
Day 4: Plot - This Navajo boy was forced by his drill instructor to go into a military training school in World War 2. This school was a few miles north of San Diego. He was very confused what was going on because he thought he had already completed school. He figured out along the way that they were using him to translate languages and teach other military higher ups this Indian
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They thought it was a enemy, and it was a huge threat. So the Japanese started shooting down every U.S military base they knew. When the code talkers spoke on radio they had to make sure to use the words ‘New Mexico’ or Arizona so they knew it wasn't a problem.
Day 9: Conflict - He is on a military mission in the Arizona desert to find a Japanese secret base, or to see if it was there at all. On the way the days were hot, and lots of them emptied their canteens on the first day. All of the Navajos in the squad secretly picked a cactus removed the spikes, and sucked all the juice out. Mostly all of the other marines are out of water and it was at the point where they could die if they don't get water soon. They walked and walked where they thought the base would be, but it wasn't.
Day 10: Setting - They were in Hawaii in WW2 seeing everything that is going on there. Lots of dead bodies and bullets are left from the war, but they spot someone. Mostly all of the people left on this Island are Indians that hid during the war was happening they survived on homemade things from the jungle. They had to be very careful in the jungle because they don't know if any Japanese troops are arranging an ambush. Yes the setting is real and it did happen along time ago, back in World War
Plot- The story was about Howard when he was in the Navy Seal Team Six. He was in a secret unit made up of the best soldiers. Howard was in U.S. Navy Seals as Special Forces snipers and Medic. His training started with underwater rescue, which was the hardest part. The first place he went was Operation Desert Storm as a member of Seal Team Two. Howard reached his goal and became one of the best snipers on the planet. He also was in The Battle of Mogadishu. He told about the abuse he endured and
of young Navajo men were enlisted under a TOP SECRET project to train them as Marine
Characters are always changing, in speech, thoughts, actions, and looks, overall changing themselves in a variety of ways. In the story, Code Talker, by Joseph Bruchac, the protagonist, Kii Yazhi(Ned Begay) changes mentally and physically through the story in many different ways from the beginning to the end. His mindset and opinions on many important things in his life change majorly as he develops himself as a person. Ned’s mentality on his heritage develops in a positive manner through the different major events that occur in his life as he goes through his own unique adventure.
A warrior is a hero, a role-model, fearless, loyal, persevering, brave - there are few that are able to fulfill these standards. Yet Melba Beals, a fifteen year old girl, not only claims this illusive role, but cannot escape it. Through the journey into integration Melba acts as a dynamic juxtaposition, moving from a scared little girl to a fierce soldier, yet never truly satisfied with her position. This conflict arises from her personal, family, and religious values, the impact of integration in Little Rock, and her experiences during her time at Central High. The title Warriors Don't Cry is employed as a command as well as a way of life and later a regret as this memoir progresses.
a Vietnamese man in a hut he was supposed to check out, and from this point on he does a lot of thinking about why he is fighting in the war. From experiences like this Perry changes both
“It takes a warrior to fight a battle and survive. This here is a battle if I’ve ever seen one” (Beals 113). In the novel Warriors Don’t Cry, nine students from Little Rock Arkansas are set out on the battlefield for integration. Melba Pattillo and eight other friends are challenged with starting off the integration of Little Rock’s Central High School. The students were signed up and asked to attend the high school in hopes of getting rid of segregation. Although entering high school may seem as easy as signing in and going to class, the test and trials the Little Rock nine went through shows a true test of determination. Comparatively, the “Arab Spring”, a movement of protests in the Middle East, has caused controversy all over the world. Citizens are rebelling against an unfair government in hopes of create a new way of life. Tired of all the disrespect, unjust, and oppressive government Muslims and Middle Easterners have created a battle of their own. While trying to create a better life for themselves, the Little Rock Nine and those involved in the Arab Spring uprisings have stepped on to the battlefield for fair human rights.
Just like other Indian kids on reservation, Crow Dog’s childhood was poor in everyway; didn’t have enough food, clothes, education, and parents’ love. She was kidnapped to boarding school where Indian children are imp...
The time spent at training camp prepared the boys for what was to come, by making them tough and brutal, while at the same time creating an army that does not stop to question its orders.
This book shows that in highly emotional situations you react before thinking. Two soldiers named Strunk and Jensen got into a fight. Strunk stole Jensen’s jackknife. When Jensen found out, he retaliated by breaking Strunk’s nose. This shows that people don 't always think and just react to situations. Also there is irony in this. They both are fighting on the same team in this war, but yet are fighting each other.
On the other hand Marine Winston, African-American, got into trouble by getting involved in small fights. He was also involved in an altercation with the police, and because of this he wound up being sent to jail and was later shipped to Japan. While living in Japan he says that everything there was beautiful, orderly, and without violence or trouble. But he still got into another altercation there. Overall he says that the Marines still have many issues dealing with racism, but he’s glad that he joined because it got him.Thomas Ricks, author of “Making the Corps”, gives a description about the United States Marine Corps’ basic military training. The book’s main focal point is Platoon 3086 at Parris Island, S.C., in 1995. Their story is about their eleven weeks boot camp training to become a full-fledged marine. Mr. Ricks writes about what separates the marines from American society, he writes how the Marine Corps differ from other branches of the Unites States military, as well as life after boot camp.
Two young boys Andrej and Tomas are forced to live their life traveling from town to town scavenging for things to keep them alive whilst caring for their baby sister Wilma after soldiers tore them away from their family. Experiencing their family being ripped apart and loved ones murdered before their eyes the boys are left questioning what did they do to deserve this? The boys have learned to live
When we read and watched the movie “The Secret Path” illustrated by Jeff Lemire and sang by Gord Downie I found the story thought provoking. The story was about a 129-year-old boy named Chanie Wenjack who was forced out of his home to attend a residential school. Chanie found that the schools were a horrifying and confusing experience, just like the other 150,000 First Nation and Indigenous children who were forcedto face the Residential School System. Chanie attended the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School for three years until one day, at the age of 12, he saw his chance and ran away with two of his friends, Ralph and Jackie Macdonald. They ran 50 miles to get to Ralph and Jackie's uncle Kelly and
On December of 1992, U.S. troops landed in Somalia. It was Thomas E. Ricks’ first deployment as a Pentagon Reporter. Opening the beginning chapter, he speaks of his first-hand experience he encountered while traveling with a squad from Alpha Company of the 1st battalion of the 7th Marines. Exceptionally qualified, his work on Making The Corps was cited by Thomas E. Ricks himself. Few events were videotaped, and some related by several participants and observers. Thoughts of Platoon 3086 and military documentations, such as “Recruit Incident Reports” and “Recruit Evaluation Cards”, were used as well to get an inside feel of the way recruits and Drill Instructors see Boot Camp.
I've always been a fan of war books, and when it came to this project, I decided to stick with the books that interest me the most. When I heard that O'Brien wrote bestselling books from his experiences in Vietnam I deicide to do my project on him as the author. To be honest I wasn't even planning on reading If I Die in a Combat Zone at first, but as I read the first page, I see the detail and clarity of his writing, and I know it will be a great book. "Count themthat's ten times to day! Ever been shot at ten times in one day?"(2). When ever I read a line like this I am amazed, its just hard to grasp the fact that in one day his company got shot at ten plus times. Not to mention the mines they had to watch out for, and all of the VC booby-traps. I am doing my project on Tim O'Brien. So this book is a perfect fit because it is one of his great books about Vietnam. Not only is it a great fit for my project, it is also a very good book. I had no...
The author, Tim O'Brien, is writing about an experience of a tour in the Vietnam conflict. This short story deals with inner conflicts of some individual soldiers and how they chose to deal with the realities of the Vietnam conflict, each in their own individual way as men, as soldiers.