Essays about War Page 57

When evaluating Ken Burns documentary series The Civil War (1990) in terms of establishing a  verdict on the inherent quality of the series, it is important to keep in mind that there two basic perspectives from which the film will ultimately viewed: the perspective of an “average” viewer, and the perspective of an historian.   The…

Junger’s view on war is exemplified by the quote “No finer death in all the world than…’ Anything to participate, not to have to stay at home.” Storm of Steel does seem to somewhat promote war compared to other accounts of World War I, like the film “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Junger glorifies…

            Franz Kafka takes his place in the annals of Western literature as an author and unique mind responsible for some of the most surreal, yet socially conscious works in history.  His impact remains so great that in certain situations of severe alienation and social confusion, people often use the term “Kafkaesque” to describe the…

The Vietnam War can be viewed in two different perspectives.  One of them is a struggle by the local population against a foreign (imperialist) power, assisted by their locally-installed puppet leaders. In its history, Vietnam has been the battleground of conquerors, particularly its powerful to the north, China.  Yet, despite being invaded several times, the…

Freeman’s story The Revolt of Mother is set at a time and place when family and the church were the only socialization environments. This made communication – or lack of it – between the pillars of a family a fundamental issue which influenced and even modeled people’s lives. The story details the gendered nature of…

            The time surrounding the Civil War and reconstruction effort could be described with plenty of adjectives.  Of those, revolutionary might be one that some choose to use. In the time leading up to the Civil War, the United States was a country in flux. Questions of state rights, slavery, and how the nation would…

Yom Kippur is a timefor people to seek forgiveness from others.Yom Kippur is important because itcomes just before the Jewish new year so that people can have a fresh start forthe new year.Yom Kippur also gives people a chance to look back on the pastyear and plan for the upcoming year. Yom Kippur dates back…

“daves” American Civil WarIt was a long tiring winter after the Union army pushed the Confederate army further south. The Union captured Forts Henry and Donelson on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. This is where I had to take over reporting the war for my brother Mike Bloom who was killed in the line of…

Why was there women’s liberation movement in the postwar period in the United States and to what degree was it successful? Women’s role was first rather being restricted to their domestic sphere. Women as angels of household, would rather raise their children, take care of their houses, provide a decent place for their husbands to…

These historians believe that the US and the USSR followed a pattern of action and reaction; and that neither nation had a definitive plan of action (Todd, 2009). Also, after President Roosevelt was replaced by Truman, the US foreign policy adopted a hardliner stance towards communism. Thus, President Trauma’s hardliner stance foreign policies played a…