Essays About Government

In 1961, the United States was embarking on its involvement in the most devastating conflict ever. The North Vietnamese, also known as the Viet Cong, launched an invasion of the South in their quest to gain complete control over the country. This move was viewed by America and other democratic nations as a possible catalyst […]

War is a constant in our world and it affects not only our society, but those soldiers who do the fighting to protect the rights of their country. It is a sacrifice for the soldiers involved in war, and one that may cause him to pay the ultimate price – his death. In both Wallace […]

Extract A is a poem called ‘Dauntless Dan’ was written by Maurice McGill for his father who fought in the Boer War from 1899 to 1902. The poem is a celebration of Dan McGill’s bravery on the battlefield and his endless amount of skill. The poem ‘The Conscript’ is Extract B and was written by […]

A sonnet is a poem fourteen lines in length. Sonnets follow various rhyming patterns, such as the idea of three quatrains and a rhyming couplet, as was promoted by the sonnets written by William Shakespeare. The Iambic Pentameter, the idea of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable, is a common feature of sonnets, […]

Bernard Ashley wrote the novel ‘little soldier’. It is set in modern day London. The novel tells the story of a teenage black boy from East Africa, his life torn apart in war and loss, he is rescued by the UN, but all he want is to fight the enemy. The main genre of the […]

‘The Soldier’, penned by Wilfred Owen, and ‘Dulce et Decorum est’, authored by Rupert Brooke, were both written during the period of World War 1, also known as ‘The Great War’, which took place from 1914 to 1918. This conflict was a significant event that shaped the course of European history. During World War 1, […]

Surreptitiously, she placed the corroded, antiquated key into the timeworn lock of the decrepit leather trunk, glancing circumspectly over her shoulder to distinguish whether or not she was being watched. She wasn’t. Her tenuous, slender fingers trembled with tangible trepidation as she gradually rotated the ancient, rusty key. Click. The lock was open. Breathing heavily, […]

This poem is made up of three sections, each describing a different type of grief. This is why the title contains the word “grief’s” because, although it is grammatically incorrect, it is saying that there is more than one type of grief. Each section describes a different type of grief, national grief, personal grief and, […]

Love, hatred, and lies are prevalent emotions in Romeo and Juliet, The Hero, and The Soldier. This analysis explores the presentation of emotions by writers and their relation to the context of their works. Love, a commonly portrayed negative emotion in texts, is depicted as causing pain and negative feelings among characters by the writers […]

The Hoplite is likely the first thing that comes to mind when talking about warfare in the Ancient Greek world. The history of hoplite warfare in the Aegean is often overlooked in discussions of Ancient warfare, particularly in relation to Greece’s western neighbors, who would later dominate European history for several centuries. As a result, […]

Madox Ford’s masterpiece, The Good Soldier, utilizes a variety of literary techniques to construct meaning and propel imaginative power. Ford uses figurative language to initiate the polarity of “Convention and Passion” and a divergent narrative style and structure to present cultural issues such as the quest for human knowledge and the imprisonment of society. “The […]

John Ruskin, an English critic of art and society, wrote a passage arguing that we should be giving precedence to the soldier rather than to the merchant or manufacturer. In today’s world many people debate about who deserves to be emphasized in society. Ruskin’s argument is invalid because of his use of generalization, false dilemma, […]

The effect of war on the human psyche. The story shows how wars significantly change a person’s psychological state. Krebs, the story’s protagonist, was dehumanized because of the trauma he experienced fighting as a Marine in the war. He reveals that he has been frightened all the time—soldiers are subjected to constant threat of physical […]

As it is well known in any of the military branches, the chain of command is of high importance. The chain of command is built of out a single soldier. Those single soldiers are made into a squad. Two to four of those squads put together a platoon. From there, three to five platoons makes […]

Man should have some ambition in life. When I will grow up, I want to became a soldier in order to serve my motherland. And that is my ambition in life. Among my friends, someone wants to become a doctor, an engineer, a lawyer, or a professor. But I want to become army personnel. Why? […]

We were soldiers is a fact-based tale of men under fire, their common acts of uncommon valor, and their loyalty to and love for one another during one of the most savage military battles in U. S. history. On November 14, 1965, in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam, in a small clearing called Landing […]

In the U. S. Military services, rank determines who gets to tell whom what to do. The higher one’s rank the more authority (and responsibility) they have. U. S. Military personnel fall into one of three categories: (1) enlisted members, (2) warrant officers, and (3) commissioned officers. Warrant officers outrank all enlisted members, and commissioned […]

O’Brien’s ‘‘Speaking of Courage’’ and Ernest Hemingway’s ‘’Soldier’s Home’’ are about two soldiers who comes home from war uncelebrated. Harold Krebs and Paul Berlin have many similarities and differences. They are both soldiers and each have been fighting a war, Berlin the Vietnam war, Krebs World War 1. Both of the characters get antisocial and […]

The United States of America will always be known as the land of the free and the brave. Its history attests to this assertion and the marked and unmarked graves of its fallen heroes are more than enough proof to the unwavering spirit of its people – ready to do whatever it takes to make […]

The Greek state of Sparta was unlike any other Greek state. It did not follow the traditional character of art, culture, family and society. It had a single objective and that is to transform themselves into an efficient fighting force. Its whole society revolved around this. Its citizens did not indulge in commerce or toil […]

The speech ‘Funeral Service of the Unknown Australian Soldier’ by former Prime Minister Paul Keating has been chosen as the basis of this commentary. It was given on 11th of November 1993 at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra as a commemoration in honour of all of the soldiers who have served for Australia in […]

It is quite possible that never have two poems offered such contrasting opinions on one subject as Dulce et Decorum Est and The Soldier. And the subject, war, is their only connection. Whether or not it is right to die for your country, both poets are vehement in their convictions. It is through the various […]