“Old Blood and Guts”
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and written by Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North, Patton tells the story of General George S. Patton, Jr. This film shows what Patton was like as a person and as a soldier. Patton was cruel, blunt, and just an all-around gruff person. He was given the nickname “Old Blood and Guts” because of his coldness and lust for battle. Patton’s troops were trained with relentless discipline. Not only was Patton a cold person he also didn’t know when to keep his mouth shut. However, throughout the movie, General George Patton’s rough personality and hardheartedness brought the Allies many victories in World War II. As General Patton said, “No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.” Patton is a name that I heard a few times sitting in my History classes. The most that I ever remembered about him was that Patton was a general in World War II and brought victories to the Allies. I never learned or remembered what kind of person or soldier he was.
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One in the movie that I think really sets the stage for Patton’s personality and military success is when Eisenhower calls in General Patton to take command of II Corps and whip them back in to fighting shape (Yeide). Patton shows relentless discipline to the troops. The cook in the Mess Hall walks in without a uniform or helmet and addresses General Patton casually. Patton then commenced an intensive training and discipline program. His men were required to wear their uniform, shave every day, and even wear a tie to battle. Patton’s soldiers without a doubt complained about Patton and his techniques but, it all paid off in 1943 when his forces played a role in the German and Italian surrender in Tunisia (Sturgeon,
Martin Blumesfield's writing of this book is a very interesting book. His way of writing really gets the point across and makes you think like you there. He uses many rhetoric devices to enhance his writing and get what he's trying to do. He uses many similes and figurative language to back up his point of him being there. He has many of Patton's paper and he actually can relate to whats going on through his interpretation of the "Patton Papers." Many say this is the greatest Patton book out there and I agree. The way Blumesfield makes you feel is so real, you can appreciate a good writer when you find one like Blumesfield.
As with any genre, all novels termed ‘war stories’ share certain elements in common. The place and time settings of the novels, obviously, take in at least some aspect of at least one war or conflict. The characters tend to either be soldiers or are at least immediately affected by the military. An ever present sense of doom with punctuated moments of peace is almost a standard of the war novel. Beyond the basic similarities, however, each of these battle books stands apart as an individual. Charles Yale Harrison’s World War I novel, Generals Die in Bed is, in essence, quite different than Colin McDougall’s Execution. Coming years earlier, Generals can almost be seen to hold the wisdom one would expect see in an older sibling, while Execution suffers the growing pains that the younger child inevitably feels.
...tories dedicated to many more heroes of “the greatest generation.” He mentions a man by the name of Jack Hemingway, who parachuted into France behind enemy lines, where he was taken prisoner by the Germans, and a woman named Helen Strauss, who was nominated as New Jersey’s Psychologist of the Year in 1997 for her hard work and dedication to children and low-income families. She was also known as a great woman for her service in the Navy. Brokaw also mentions Bill Mauldin, a writer who “shared with those on the front lines as well as those at home the hard truths and dark humor of life at war.”(p381) With Brokaw’s use of “hard truths,” again, the image of savage fighting appears to the reader. Another picture comes forth in the reader’s mind from Brokaw’s use of “dark humor.” A picture of a bleak and cloudy memories that the soldier’s mask with a sense of humor.
Chapter 4 discusses the several states of consciousness: the nature of consciousness, sleep and dreams, psychoactive drugs, hypnosis, and meditation. Consciousness is a crucial part of human experience, it represents that private inner mind where we think, feel, plan, wish, pray, omagine, and quietly relive experiences. William James described the mind as a stream of consciousness, a continuous flow of changing sensations, images thoughts, and feelings. Consciousness has two major parts: awareness and arousal. Awareness includes the awareness of the self and thoughts about one's experiences. Arousal is the physiological state of being engaged with the environment. Theory of mind refers to individuals understanding that they and others think,
Have you ever heard of General George Patton Jr. who helped stopped the Nazis from taking over the world? He has an interesting childhood, college life, and a diverse military career.
The word Patton is not man but of legend. His legacy changed the World War II and warfare forever. Born with a passion and a uniqueness Patton was simply the greatest General of the U.S Army. Patton realized his potential when he was just a child. His thirst grew as he fought in action, his thirst so great he could only pacify it. Patton is legend spoken by many and his instinct of war could only be described as godlike. Patton is not a man but a legend who will live on for generations.
“Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching” (qtd in The Official, Quotes). The quote was said by the mighty General George S. Patton, and the quote also sums up his personality. Patton was a man with a family tree of fighters. In about every war the U.S. has been in before World War I, Patton’s family was there to fight. Before World War I, Patton had experience fighting and trying to find Poncho Villa, in Mexico. After the Villa thing, Patton served in World War I, as amazing tank commander against the Central Powers. Since Patton has gotten familiar with warfare, he put his experience to good use in one of the greatest wars in the world, World War II. But in the end, Patton didn’t die on a battlefield. He died in a simple car accident, shortly after WWII. George S. Patton became the legend that he is today because of his leadership style and accomplishments before and during World War II.
Abnormal Psychology Abnormal psychology in the area within psychology that is focused on maladaptive behavior-its causes, consequences, and treatment. Abnormal psychology deals with how it feels to be different, the meanings the get attached to being different, and how society deals with people whom it considers to be different. The spectrum of differences is wide, ranging from reality defying delusions and severe debilitations to worries and behavioral quirks that we would be better off not having but do not significantly interfere with our daily lives. An example of the milder end of the spectrum is a man who was an eminently successful district attorney, was elected governor of New York on three occasions, and was almost elected president of the United States in 1948. This man, Thomas E. Dewy, reached the pinnacle of success, displaying such qualities as rectitude, efficiency, precision, and nearly limitless capacity for hard work.
“Men like to fight, they always have and they always will, if not, they are not real men.” (A&E Networks) This quote from General Patton, signifies everything he was, and everything he stood for. Patton was a brutal man, who was very opinionated. For example, during WWII Patton made a statement in one of his speeches about how Americans and British are to rule the world after they become victorious in the war.
War is a drastic measure taken when disagreements and conflicts occur and happens all over the world, each executed in a different style. In “The Red Badge of Courage” war was perceived one way while “American Sniper” was an entirely different experience. While the goals were similar, the way in which they were achieve greatly varied. Both accounts portrayed the commonalities and differences of each war through displaying different fighting techniques, having both through the eyes of war heroes, and showing the emotions of the different soldiers and how war made them suffer.
First of all, George Patton is a very respectable man, and that is the reason why he rose through the ranks so quickly. When George Patton joined the military, he joined in the beginning of WWI. After WWI, he enlisted into the military once again in WWII. He was then promoted so many times that he became a Four Star General. He commanded many people on the battlefield, and he gave very inspiring speeches. In one of his speeches, George Patton said, "No person ever won a war by dying for his country. You won it by making the other poor dumb person die for his country." I believe that one
The psychoanalytic perspective grew out of subsequent psychoanalytic theories (1901, 1924, and 1940) following decades of interactions with clients with the use of an innovative procedure developed by Sigmund Freud that required lengthy verbal interactions with patients during which Freud probed deep into their lives. In a nutshell, the psychoanalytic perspective looked to explain personality, motivation, and psychological disorders by focussing on the influence of early childhood experiences, on unconscious motives and conflicts, and on the methods people use to cope with their sexual and aggressive urges. The Biological perspective on the other hand looks at the physiological bases of behaviour in humans and animals. It proposes that an organism’s functioning can be described in terms of the bodily structures and biochemical processes that cause behaviour. This paper attempts to examine the similarities and differences between the psychoanalytic perspective and the biological perspective with the key focus on the core assumptions and features of these perspectives as well as their individual strengths and weaknesses.
Standing in a crowd of hundreds, anxious about what is to come—combat; waiting for a man whose reputation greatly precedes him…the man who will lead you into battle—into a nightmare. As he took the microphone and declared, “you are here because you are real men and all real men like to fight.” These words are those of General George Patton…and he has your attention. Inspirational and blunt are just a couple of the many terms used to describe General Patton. General Patton was also a visionary in employment of combat forces; in fact, he was an expert on the subject. The manner in which he led his troops was in itself visionary. Despite his military prowess and formidable leadership, General Patton was humble in leadership and intellect. These three attributes will demonstrate that he was above all, a visionary and ethical leader.
For this essay the two films that were chosen to compare and contrast were Inglourious Basterds and Fury. Inglourious Basterds directed by Quentin Tarantino, and Fury directed by David Ayer, are two films that take place in Europe during World War II. Both of these films depict Brad Pitt as a leader of men who are fighting for the United States trying to defeat Nazi Germany. Although both films Inglourious Basterds and Fury display the gritty, brutal, life of soldiers and civilians during World War II, but they both do it in two totally different ways. My goal in this easy is to provide examples of how both Inglourious Basterds and Fury are both similar and different at the same time.
Bio-Psychologists study the principles of biology as it relates to the comprehension of psychology in the field neuroscience that underlies ones emotions, ideology, and actions (Brittanica). Based upon the conduction of research, the relationship between the brain and ones behavior extends to the physiological process in one’s intellect. Scientists are cognizant that neurotransmitters function as a significant role in mood regulation and other aspects of psychological problems including depression and anxiety. A biological perspective are relevant to psychology in three techniques including: the comparative method, physiology, and the investigation of inheritance (Saul Mc. Leod).