Essays about War Page 2

            The Hundred Years War was a series of armed conflict fought for by the English and French from 1337 until 1453. In actuality, the war was characterized by different short conflicts interspersed by numerous peace treaties and truces. The war in its entirety was fought in French soil (Henneman).             According to historians, the…

In the book The War Between The Classes, the theme of the book was to teach the reader through the characters the ways to overcome the prejudices of society. Through the characters the author showed that people could still unite despite their ethnic background or class. It showed how males and females are treated differently…

Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden. Tomorrow when the war began by John Marsden is an exceptional novel filled with action, suspense and tension. The author tells the story of seven stereotypical examples of teenagers heading up into the hills to camp for a while when they suddenly find themselves drawn into the…

Cause and effects!Jeff BrownThe History of Western Civilization IIProfessor ZarrilloWhat would the state of the free world be today if the alliance of the war of the Austrian Succession had not reversed in the Seven Years War?Would we speak French, still be New England, or perhaps New Spain? The fact is that while we may…

The Sniper Commentary “The Sniper” by Liam O’ Flaherty is a short story about a sniper, set in the Irish Civil War. The author uses characterization, symbolism and third person limited point of view to develop the central theme of the horrors of war. The main character in the story is the mysterious Sniper, who…

Walls (written by Jeannie Barroga) “The Never-Ending War”             A Milwaukee, Wisconsin native,  Jeannie Barroga was born into a Filipino family in a predominantly white community where she  had to prove herself at every turn and overcome the cultural barriers or ‘walls’ growing up. Born in the late 1940’s, she did not write Walls until…

The Opium War, generally taken as the opening event of Chinas modern history, has cynical Chinese patriots and ashamed devoted Westerners for more than a century. In mainland China it is used today not only as indication of firmly established Western immorality, but precisely as proof of the Marxist-Leninist principle that free-enterprise capitalism leads to…

The version of War of the Worlds I found most effective in creating fear amongst its audience was the radio broadcast. In both the novel version and the radio broadcast the alien creature that lands on Earth are described in great detail. Its grotesque features are planted in our mind as the narrator tell us…

The portrayal of war in WW1 literature demonstrates a transition between glorification and futility. Through a detailed discussion of Birdsong, a selection of War Poetry and reference to Journey’s End, explore this portrayal. The people of 21st century Britain are very much aware that World War One was a bloodbath in which the lives of…

WW1The first “World War,” also known as the Great War, took place shortly after the turn of the century from 1914-1918, and was so named because it was the first conflict of global proportions. The war resulted in the loss of millions of lives and the virtual destruction of Europe. The stunning proportions of the…