Patrick Ferguson Sniper

When people think of World War II they normally think about people fighting through forests or big bombs being dropped. Many people forget about the snipers that waited for hours and hours in freezing cold temperatures to get that perfect shot. They had to do all of their fighting alone. There was no one covering their back, if someone spotted them they were done for. Some snipers contributed huge amounts of kills like Simo Hayha, with 524 confirmed kills (Hiskey). To be a sniper you have to be one hundred percent controlled in extremely intense situations. The Soviet Union had many female snipers. They had to deal with all of the troubles of sniping on top of being a woman in the army. Many snipers were not just sniping, they had to pick up

War causes more than destruction it also causes a person to be separated from the people they love in this world.The short story “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty takes the reader inside the world of a sniper in war showing the dangers they go on a daily basis from having bullets fly over their heads to taking out the enemy in order to live.The poem “Thoughts of Hanoi” by Nguyen Thi Vinh tells the reader the story of brothers separated by war scared of meeting each other on the battlefield against each other.The article “On the Bloody Borders:Mexico’s Drug Wars” by Tim Padgett reveals just how dangerous the war of drug dealing in Mexico is by taking the reader inside the war.The common theme in all genres is war only finds new problems trauma,destruction, and death of loved ones.

“Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.” President John Fitzgerald Kennedy said to the United Nations General Assembly, on September 25th, 1961. This quote is saying that the killing of soldiers in war will soon destroy all. This relates to both stories because both soldiers regretted killing someone. In O’Flaherty’s “The Sniper” and Hardy’s “The Man He Killed” both works use plot, irony, and theme to portray the idea that war causes you to kill those you care or may have cared about.

In “The Sniper” by Liam O’ Flaherty, The Republican Sniper is shown as curious, courageous, and aware. The Sniper is shown to be curious in the story when he goes and looks at the dead sniper’s body. “When the sniper reached the laneway on the street level, he felt a sudden curiosity as to identify of the enemy sniper whom he had killed” (Flaherty 439). This quote shows that The Republican Sniper is curious because during this part, he wants to identify who he had killed. During the story, The Republican Sniper is also courageous. He shows that he is courageous when this happens “Cautiously he raised himself and peered over the parapet” (Flaherty 437). The Republican Sniper shows that he is courageous during this scene because he decides to look over the parapet even though he knows there is an enemy. Lastly, The Republican Sniper is also aware in the story. He is aware when he noticed this “Then round the corner of a side street came an old woman” (Flaherty 438). This part shows that The Republican Sniper is aware because he knows all about his surroundings. The Republican Sniper is aware, courageous,

The story named “The Sniper” shows how ideas and beliefs are not always worth fighting for. This

Liam O’Flaherty’s realistic fiction story, “The Sniper” takes place in Dublin, Ireland. The main character is a sniper fighting a civil war. He is on the Republican side who is fighting against the Free Staters. He does not put a lot of thought into his actions and it ends up costing him something big in the end. By using irony and description O’Flaherty shows that action without thought can lead to serious repercussions.

On August 9, 2014, eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was shot by Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. The shooting caused protests and has drawn the world’s attention because Michael Brown was an unarmed black man while Darren Wilson is a white police officer. People believe Michael Brown’s shooting involves a racial tension between blacks and whites since Brown was unarmed and surrendered. In Ferguson, the majority of people are African Americans, and the majority of police officers are white. On the night of the shooting incident, Brown was walking home and confronted by Wilson because Wilson thought Brown was suspicious. There was a struggle between Brown and Wilson. According to Brown’s friend, Wilson started the fight. Wilson was violent toward Brown and shot Brown several times even though Brown had already surrendered and put up his hands in the air. People who are on Brown’s side claim that a white police officer abused his power, and a sign of race discrimination among police officers.

Today bring forth the case of Michael Brown vs. Darren Wilson firstly state the argument in the case as being unjust, unfair ruling for justice of his family and the community. From the New York Times ( Michael Brown 's family attorney says grand jury proceeding is unfair). By Paul Cassel, In his opposition, the Grand Jury took too long to make its decision while the family was waiting for the verdict without reason. That is not a proper use of the grand jury decision, which made it harder to take the objections seriously. Which also criticized the parallel federal investigation for taking too long. The main purpose of the consideration of length is the prosecutor, Robert McCulloch, said he would present each bit “of confirmation and his testimony, which is significantly more data than a usually given.” (McCulloch, 2014).

George Washington, one of our nation's greatest leaders is now revered as a tactical genius and a literal textbook example for qualities in leadership, has historically been severely underestimated, simply because of the many battles he lost. However, he had a talent for turning small losses into net gains. Upon closer inspecting the history, it becomes clear that Washington constantly worked to refine his strategic knowledge against his opponents, always finding ways to relevantly apply new information he gathered (especially from his losses). With "extraordinary stamina", he tirelessly pushed forward and, despite countless setbacks during the American Revolution, managed to claim victory. It was Washington's fierce ethical and moral values/qualities coupled with his natural ability to lead that makes him stand out as a maverick amongst military leaders (Harvey, 2008).

Chris Kyle, a United States Navy Seal who served ten years in the United States Navy is labeled as the most deadly sniper in the United States military. Serving four tours in Iraq, Kyle is credited with over 160 kills according to the Department of Defense. Five years after being honorably discharged from the military, the film American Sniper was

The sniper was very happy about how he got revenge on the enemy for slaying his mother, but he also felt a bit weird about it. He didn’t know what the feeling was, but he wasn’t satisfied with all of the events that just took place. He thought there could’ve been another way to have kept his mother alive and then he started thinking about who the enemy could’ve been. He decided to reach for his flask of whiskey to celebrate, but then a shot that came from where the enemy died had hit him right in his chest. With that, he collapsed and fell off the the roof. He hit the ground with a thud then he started thinking and understanding the world in his last few moments. He thought about the pointlessness of war, how it leaves so many consequences for little gain. He reflected on his live, regretting some of the petty stuff that he did in live like fighting with his family members. The sniper then heard the sound of death coming towards him to take him away. He started praying for the health of his father, brother, and everyone else he cared about. Then, death came and turned his body over. Death had the face of his

The death of Michael Brown at the hands of an armed law enforcement officer Darren Wilson with Michael being unarmed in the whole case presents an opportunity for the analysts and students to understand and study the use of force. There are different schools of thought in this case whether this was a justified use of force by the police officer or not, but all of this needs to be set aside when the verdict of grand jury comes in the favor of the police officer. Different eye witnesses had different opinions and statements on the real scenario which made the case more complicated. One could talk about various aspects related to this case as of why did this happen but the reality seems to

This can be seen through the basic principle of valuing human life. Taylor had difficulty expressing to his platoon that these people were still humans and should be treated as such, but it is seen that Sergeant Barnes did not see this as he shot a woman who was not threatening him in any way. It can also be interpreted through the response of Sergeant Elias who physically fought Sergeant Barnes once he had realized what had happened. Some could argue that the emotional stress and grief could be valid justification for the actions seen, but there is no ethical justification for murdering an innocent civilian who is causing no threat to the Sergeant’s

A soldier is being shot at by enemy troops; he can’t just stand there and die, he has to shoot to protect himself and the others around him. The United States Military protects us and sometimes has to take drastic measures to do it. No one should want to take another’s life, but in the situation of war, the men and women are surrounded by war criminals and enemies who want to do them harm and have the justifiable right to shoot back. Killing another can be justifiable when it is used for self defense. Other cases such as hunting for sport are also justifiable, as it help reduce over populated species of animals.

Do you show mercy in your life? One man shows leniency even though the other’s deeds have been, for us, unforgivable. This person has been the victim of attempted assassination but still finds the good in himself to show forgiveness. In Vatican City, the Pope John Paul II had done just that. Pope John Paul II shows mercy because he forgives, visits and talks to his shooter.