The Presentation of War in the Play The Long, the Tall and the Short Willis Hall was a man who caught the tail end of a ferocious war. He used his knowledge of northern life from Leeds to represent realistic people in an all too realistic war. Even though he never participated in World War II, he went on post-military service, with war-hardened officers, telling of tales of death and destruction. It's these two details of realistic people and harsh representations of a bloody war, combined with his ear for language and eye for natural human behaviour which enabled him to portray a dramatically yet accurate representation of human hopes and fears strained to their limits in a devastating war. The play is about human survival stretched to its limits. Seven men who are thrown into the centre of a war filled Malaysian jungle find refuge in a hut. Two are war hardened veterans while the others are inexperienced to the cruel reality of war. Their only contact with the outside world is a fading radio transmitter. The realness of their situation doesn't first sink in and they banter along contentedly. But when they capture one of the enemies, tempers are flared, relationships are built and crumble, authority is questioned and accusations fly to form a disturbing climax. All characters are designed to contrast each other. They are all regional stereotypes so the audience already know what to expect from some of the characters; regional hostility towards each other. There are also the hierarchical stereotypes; the aggressive leader, the simple soldiers, the soldier given authority, caught between his comrades and his responsibiliti... ... middle of paper ... ...sensibility of the military and the proper treatment of POWs (at that time through the Geneva Convention). It also deals with human compassion, and how the human heart can change in a short period of time when faced near their probable doom. The play is a well-structured piece, graphically telling a tale of human spirit faced with impending doom in a war torn environment. It gives a rounded version of war, trying not to be biased. It portrays characters that everyone can relate to or understand, with each character representing a piece of humanity within everyone. Its unique grip of language makes it practically universal to all. Its shifting pace adds to the fast paced drama. An overall action-packed, drama filled, suspense laden epic which makes you ponder on the way that war is glorified in our modern day society.
Robert leaves from London to Waterloo where he rides by train and reaches a town called Magdalene Wood. It is here when he realizes that he has been separated with his bag. Robert is now left without rations, clean clothing, and his gun. Magdalene Wood lies about 12 miles from Bailleul. Robert decides he wants to make it before sunrise so he must walk the remainder of the way. Soon Robert joined two horsemen and rode the remainder of the way.
Lawrence Sullivan Ross or more commonly known as Sul Ross was born on September 27, 1838 in Bentonsport, Iowa Territory. He was a second son and fourth child of Catherine Fulkerson and Shapley Prince Ross (Benner). In 1839, Ross’ family moved to the new Republic of Texas where the young Ross had his first encounter with hostile Indians (Benner). Speaking about his education, Ross attended Baylor University in Texas for one year and then he transferred to Wesleyan University in Alabama, where he earned his A.B degree in 1859. Since a child, Ross has shown his ambition to be an Indian fighter like his father. Therefore, he did not waste a chance when there was an opportunity for him to enter the United States Army during a summer holiday in his junior year in college. Without a doubt, he signed himself as a leader of a group of Native American soldiers and participated in a campaign against Comanches in Indian Territory. This was Ross’ first experiences in the army action. Ross was wounded, but he won the battle and got much praise from regular army officers. Throughout his life, Ross has devoted his soul and time for the great state of Texas. He began to earn love from Texans when he joined the Texas Ranger and successfully recovered Cynthia Ann Parker from hostile Indians. In addition, Ross also served in civil war by signing up for the Confederate Army. Not only devoted himself in military aspect, Ross also served Texas in political aspect as both state senator and as governor. In addition, after Ross retired from politics, he was appointed president of the struggling Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (Texas A&M University). He was the one who saved the school from closure. Lawrence Sullivan Ross died in College Statio...
Sam R. Watkins was a Confederate soldier from Columbia, Tennessee. At age twenty-one, Watkins joined the First Tennessee Regiment along with one hundred and nineteen other young men and boys. He was one of only seven men to survive every one of its battles. He writes a memoir twenty years after being in the war about his experience as a private. Watkins juxtaposes stories of horror and gruesome death with humorous memories throughout his four years in the war.
As he immerses his audience into combat with the soldiers, Shaara demonstrates the more emotional aspects of war by highlighting the personal lives of the men fighting. For example, when Shaara reveals the pasts of James Longstreet and Lewis Armistead’s, I started to picture them as the men that they were and not as soldiers out for blood. After suffering a devastating loss of three of his children to fever, Longstreet is tossed into battle. In Armistead’s case, he not only suffered the loss of his wife, but also of a friend fighting on the Union side, General Winfield Scott Hancock. Shaara saves his readers a front row seat to the inner turmoil of General Chamberlain regarding his hindering duty as a soldier clashes with his duty to family as he strived to serve the Union as well as protec...
“To the world you may be just another person, but to one person you may just be the world (Snyder, ThinkExist.com). In Pat Frank’s book, Alas Babylon, Randy Bragg is no one of importance. He is failed politician that lives off his family’s land in a small town, Fort Repose, in Florida. But For this small town lawyer everything was about to change. The United States had been on edge of Nuclear Warfare with Russia for years. Frank writes on about how one man, Randy Bragg, redeems himself from a failed politician to a somewhat of a town hero (Frank).
For young people, the Vietnam War is a thing of the past and they can
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Tim O’Brien states in his novel The Things They Carried, “The truths are contradictory. It can be argued, for instance, that war is grotesque. But in truth war is also beauty. For all its horror, you can’t help but gape at the awful majesty of combat” (77). This profound statement captures not only his perspective of war from his experience in Vietnam but a collective truth about war across the ages. It is not called the art of combat without reason: this truth transcends time and can be found in the art produced and poetry written during the years of World War I. George Trakl creates beautiful images of the war in his poem “Grodek” but juxtaposes them with the harsh realities of war. Paul Nash, a World War I artist, invokes similar images in his paintings We are Making a New World and The Ypres Salient at Night. Guilaume Apollinaire’s writes about the beautiful atrocity that is war in his poem “Gala.”
Sledge has had a major transformation in his thought and role of war: from being a rookie thinking war would be a walk in the park, to being a leader among his peers and knowing what to expect and how to channel his fear. War is never an easy thing, but through his experiences Sledge was able to find the good in things and come out successful. Even with the extreme terror he always faced in battle, his mindset was more realistic and was an accurate representation of reality. One thing I have learned is that war is truly brutal but the brave men and women who devote themselves to this country keep the United States a country worth living in.
...is own. In an overall assessment of this book, Martin comes to the conclusion that “Campbell has succeeded in providing a thoughtful, very readable, and eminently useful survey of a fluid, exciting, and fascinating period of United States and Texas history through the lens of the life of the greatest Texas hero of them all” showing that Martin as well as Campbell seemed to be very fascinated by the heroism of Sam Houston (The Journal of Southern History, 60, November 1994, 796).
Being able to overcome anything in life is a great feeling. There is a special feeling in the body and the mind when the body achieves a goal, and the mind gets a feeling of satisfaction. Since, the mind chooses to go against the body's will to quit, you have to be mentally strong. In Richard Connell's short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” large game hunter Sanger Rainsford is tested in the following ways: strong versus the weak, the value of life, and becoming what he fears. To begin with, Rainsford has to pose as the weak against the strong, General Zaroff.
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The two poems, 'Dulce et decorum est' and 'Who's for the game?' are both very different war poems. Although they were both written about the First World War, they both had different purposes. The poems have aspects in which they are similar, but they also have very big differences.
Sun Tzu was a Chinese military general but most importantly a philosopher that lived in the 6th century BC. He is the author of The Art of War, a book about military strategy. The Art of war contains thirteen chapters all delivering keys to military strategy for success. It is a famous work of art that is used nowadays in many fields including business, sport and diplomacy. Business leaders develop strategies inspired form Sun Tzu ideas to reach their goals.
War has been a prominent phenomenon that can be seen throughout the history of mankind, and it has been used as a tool by people in order to fulfil their needs. It is influential in reaching a peaceful resolution, and it acts as a refresher because without it society would be in chaos. War has allowed great empires, like the Napoleon Empire, to flourish and prosper, and has caused great empires, like the Roman Empire, to fall. War is needed in order to maintain a healthy and stable society. It is beneficial to the strength and socialization of a society, the health of its people, the productivity of the economy, and it can be used to force social changes and call for justice.