Automatic Virtue Summary

"The first casualty of war is innocence.” Said by screenwriter Oliver Stone. A Separate Peace by John Knowles is about a set of boys at a boarding school in New England. The reader can clearly see the theme war is unforgiving though war affects friendships, changes lives, and war kills a lot of people.

In the short story, “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien, the author develops the idea that when an individual experiences a feeling of shame and humiliation, they often tend to neglect their desires and convictions to impress society. Tim, the narrator, starts off by describing his feeling of embarrassment, “I’ve had to live with it, feeling the shame”, before even elaborating on the cause of the feeling. Near the end of the story, he admits he does not run off and escape to Canada because it had nothing to do with his, “mortality...Embarrassment, that’s all it was”. The narrator experiences this feeling of intense shame and then he decides that he will be “a coward” and go to war. His personal desire is that he wishes to live a normal life and could never imagine himself charging at an enemy position nor ever taking aim at another human being. However, due to societal

“Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state”, said Thomas Jefferson. Since the beginning of history, men have been drafted into the wars whether it be by force or simply choosing to fight for their country. Millions upon trillions of families have had their families cruelly torn apart from the loss of military men. There are multiple military forces in which you have to pledge to confirm your loyalty to our country to even be involved. Military forces today such as: marines, army, coast guard, and air force have men that choose to fight for our country, risking their lives everyday. There should not be a mandatory military draft due to fact that military deployment should be by choice, not everyone is physically or mentally stable enough to handle the military setting, and if men are forced to be within the military they will not be as dedicated or fight is hard for our country, so the purpose would be defeated.

My historical novel is titled Sunrise over Fallujah. The Author 's name is Walter Dean Myers. This book is a sequel to his earlier book Fallen Angels. This book centers on Robin “Birdy” Perry and his new life joining the United States army. Robin is from Harlem, NY and was living a normal life until the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He felt as if he was obligated to serve in the military to defend his home and his country. His father was outraged and was against it but his uncle understands his decision to wants him to defend the country. His father has no choice but to respect his decision even though he doesn’t like it. On the plane going to the U.S. military base in Doha, he meets a few of his fellow soldiers. They all have conversations about

Sickness hangs heavy in the air with the stench of death. Soldiers walk by me in tattered clothes, some missing shoes and toes. As I lay on the ground of my hut, trying to sleep, that another poor soldier had to build, I shiver and huddle in a ball to try to keep my body heat toward me in an attempt to keep me somewhat warm. The Continental Army made their winter camp in a town called Valley Forge, located eighteen miles out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During the winters of 1777 and 1778, there was freezing weather and a couple thousand of sick soldiers and dead soldiers (Busch, 147). Many soldiers are not re-enlisting or are deserting before their nine-month re-enlistment has ended. General Washington, desperate to keep an army together to fight the war against Britain has asked us soldiers look into our hearts and ask ourselves the following question: Will you quit? To quit would be to not re-enlist. I have decided to not re-enlist for three reasons which are high chances of illness, horrible lodging and weather, and sparse food and clothing.

He describes what he first thought was drafted into the war and what he did. He escaped and went to Canada after deciding he did not want to go. He met an old man there who changed his decision without even trying and helped him through it. While on the boat for a fishing day, Tim started to rethink things about the war and if he would be brave enough to go. He started seeing his family and even his future kids. After crying for a while, he decided that he did not want to be a coward. He explained this by saying “The day was cloudy. I passed through towns with familiar names, through the pine forest and down to the prairie, and then to Vietnam, where I was a soldier, and then home again. I survived, but it’s not a happy ending. I was a coward. I went to war” (O’brien 58). In this quote Tim O’brien uses the story of when he found out he had to go to war. He did not want to go but forced himself and regretted it. He did not regret going to the war afterwards but he did when he first made the choice. He called himself a coward for deciding that he was going to do it, based on everything he knew about war. He knew he would have to kill or that he could be killed himself, he felt stupid for convincing himself to go, like it was not the right choice but deep down he knew it was. At the same time he did regret talking and forcing himself into

The military as well as the police force have continuously abused their preeminent title of being a hero. The word is so broadly defined that even a newly recruited military member, who wears the uniform, but has not yet served still qualifies as one. No matter how they treat others or represent themselves; if they wear a badge they get the praise and approval of everyone. However, David Masciotra bluntly shows the true colors of our role models. By defining hostily what doesn’t qualify and bringing up emotionally furtive secrets, he effectively demands that the carte blanche interpretation behind the word hero gets a slimmer and clearly definitive meaning.

He states “The soldiers, above all other men, is required to practice the greatest act of religious training - - sacrifice.” Since General MacArthur has been a part of multiple wars, he knows and understands the struggles and hardships war can bring. Through the wars we face today, all the way back to the first wars we ever saw or heard of, have scared veterans and brought them home with post traumatic stress disorder. One thing that training can also help because of the simple fact that it would allow the soldier to apply its knowledge, ability, and focus to the healing of psychological matters. MacArthur is an outstanding military figure who served in World War 1, World War 2, and the Korean War. As General, he’s experienced and knows a soldier “… mission remains fixed, determined, and inviolable: it is to win our wars.” He relates to the cadets by showing them he’s been in the same position they are in today. Due to his own personal experiences, any American soldier can prosper through the horrific ways of war because their duty and honor is to this country. Everyone needs to know that there is someone who understands and even a soldier needs to know that no matter how dark the times get that there is at least one person that will understand what goes on and happens in the hard

“True” is a word that defines as in accordance with fact or reality ("true: definition of true in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US)", 2016). The Things They Carried, a novel written by Tim O’Brien, defines as a “true” story because it discusses soldiers’ real experiences in the Vietnam War. Tim O’Brien wrote his novel based on his experience in the war as a young adult and his account of the Vietnam War has created discrepancy among readers on whether his novel is a “true” story or a glorified piece of exaggerated fiction. The Things They Carried was written to convey soldiers’ real experiences of the war and therefore is a “true” story.

Throughout history, countries are inevitably pulled into conflicts that result in war. These conflicts usually occur because of interests in: economic gain, territorial gain, religion, and nationalism. America, like every country, needs a military to defend itself, especially when tensions arise in other parts of the world and when militia numbers start to decrease. This then allows the government to draft its population to serve in the military. People argue that young men and women’s bright lives are often cut short, and not allowed their Constitutional right to “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”, but there are many benefits for the nation and the individual by serving one’s country. Due to the current state of the military and

You say to your soldier, 'Do this' and he does it. But I am obliged to say to the American, 'This is why you ought to do this' and then he does it”. This is a quote from Baron von Steuben he is basically saying that he gives them a reason of they should do this so he can understand. This is the life and events that happen during baron von steuben's life time. Baron von Steuben’s early life lead him into meeting people from America that could use his military experience for help during the revolution,then once the war was over he settled into the new country that he helped free.

Commitment, dedication, and motivation are the three most important values when joining the military. Background checks and months of training are required to ensure that the best is selected to stand strong as one for the best interest of all. Regardless of the requisites, hundreds of individuals devote their time to become part of the US military, unfortunately it is not meant for everyone. Even though the system tries to ensure that only the strong get chosen, it has been proven to be flawed. For example, ex-military personal, like Robert (Bowe) Bergdahl, have left base camps or leaked information to express their feelings towards the military. Powers argues that, when any member of armed forces deliberately walks away from a base camp or

To be a 1%. No, not those high-fashion celebrities or exclusive billionaires, I aspire to serve among the elite 1% of men and women who are U.S. Naval Officers. Within my family alone a 100% service rate has commanded its way through from WWII to the present. The Navy runs in my blood as an inspirational goal. Acquiring the moral responsibilities of a leader would ensure my personal attributions be a well-rounded design. I feel a debt of gratitude to America, and no better way to repay than through military service.

“ The only way to find out what kind of lives people led in any given period is to tunnel into their records and to let them speak for themselves” John Dos Passos (1896-1970). John Dos Passos and his works were very influenced by his world travels, World War 1, and the things he witnessed.

In the Oxford English dictionary propaganda is defined as “Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view”. Propaganda appears in various forms as one can use different medias to spread it. We often see texts, posters, movies, pictures, speeches but websites or posts on social media can also be propaganda. Propaganda is a political tool, so it is often used by governments and not just in the past, there is still false information, propaganda, happening today. Propaganda is not exclusive to totalitarian states, democratic states also use it.