Essays On Politics

The Navy Multiband Terminal (NMT) Program is the next generation maritime military satellite communications terminal. The NMT Program is the required Navy component to the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) Program for enhancing protected and survivable satellite communications to Naval forces. NMT multiband communication capabilities will communicate via two way Ka-Band on Wideband Global Satellite […]

Soldier accountability is the one of the main responsibilities of the leadership in the Army. Whether it comes from the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) support channel or from the actual chain of command. The NCO support channel plays the biggest role in the accountability process. During any type of formation you will notice that the process […]

The two poems “The Charge of the Light Brigade” and “Vitae Lampada” are both from the 19th century; they are also both based on war. Lord Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light brigade” tends to be more specific whereas Henry Newbolt’s “Vitae Lampada” doesn’t actually give information as to where or when the combat incident […]

Paramilitary forces which are assigned specific functions and have organization that is same as those of military forces, however, paramilitary are considered as not having same status as those of the military. Paramilitary term is subjective and is used pertaining to what is considered same to a military force, it can be the police, the […]

The Continental Army and revolutionary experience portrayed individuals’ sheer determination and will power under a very difficult unimaginable situation. The ever-vigilant General George Washington and his soldiers, already exhausted from battles, long marches, and persistent scarce supplies, arrived at Valley Forge on the winter of 1777. A severe winter weather that caused an extensive illness […]

First off, scheduling work is a very important duty of any leader in the Army or the Armed Forces to tackle every day. Being at the right place at the right time for any member of the army is extremely essential to the defense of the entire United States of America. Dependability, accountability, consistency and […]

Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (September 11, 1917 – September 28, 1989) was the 10th President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, a member of the Philippine House of Representatives (1949–1959) and a member of the Philippine Senate (1959–1965). He was Senate President from 1963-1965. He claimed to have led a […]

Rome’s response was hindered due to the pre-occupied Roman legions, already involved in quelling an uprising in Spain and the Third Mithridatic War. Additionally, the Romans viewed the insurrection more as a law enforcement issue than a war. Thus, Rome sent a militia led by praetor Gaius Claudius Glaberus to siege the slaves on the […]

In the military where you are constantly working with one another on a day to day basis including deployments to various parts of the world relationships tend to form. In order to be able to keep the relationship healthy an understanding of perceptions, emotions, and nonverbal expression must be understood. While working in the same […]

The Battle of Cambrai took place in the early morning of November 20th, 1917. While the Battle of Passchendaele was being fought, British Commander-in-Chief Sir Douglas Haig approved a plan that involved overtaking the German army by sweeping around the town of Cambrai and encircling them. To this day, Haig is one of the most […]

Girl Power! What does that mean? Women who openly display their power, knowledge, and skill, receiving public recognition and honor. But also females who manage to wield power in societies that try to limit it or decree female submission; where their leadership is stigmatized and their creativity disdained. And women who resist and overthrow oppressive […]

Rainbow Six is a book written by Thomas Leo Clancy Jr. , who is commonly known as Tom Clancy. Tom is the author of numerous best-selling thrillers involving political controversies and espionage using military science and technology. Like most of his novels, Rainbow Six is also a techno-thriller that features the international counter-terrorist unit group […]

The film “Michael Collins” is devoted to one of the brightest personae in the turbulent history of Ireland of the 20th century – the legendary Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins. The movie was directed and written by Neil Jordan, who fostered the idea of this film for 13 years before finally making it. The role […]

Giving respect to a NCO is an important role as a soldier in the United States military. Respect is one of the core Army values that we are taught upon us first entering the military. NCO’s have earned the respect throughout the years of service they have given and by proving to their chain of […]

According to Kates and Don (2000), a gun is defined as a cannon that fires projectiles from a long tube known as the barrel at high velocities and in a low, flat trajectory. The fired projectile usually carries a charge that explodes when it hits its target. Some guns use ammunition that can pierce an […]

Despite both ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ and ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ depicting the downfall of soldiers in battle, they each convey this event uniquely. ‘Dulce et Decorum Est,’ is deeply based on the experiences from World War I as narrated by Wilfred Owen, who shares his personal struggles and incidents during the conflict. […]

In the following essay I will be comparing two poems on war. Of the poems I have studied, I have chosen, “The Charge of the Light Brigade” written by Alfred Lord Tennyson in the 1800’s, and “Dulce et Decorum Est” by Wilfred Owen, written after the first World War in 1914. Both poems deal with […]

In this essay, I will be trying to explain the diverse ways in which the poem, “Dulce et Decorum Est”, written by Wilfred Owen, the film All Quiet On The Western Front, made from a book which became a world best seller by Erich Maria Remarque and the television show, “Good byeee” ( Blackadder) show […]

The first civil war was a war lasting numerous years. Throughout the war it was never certain who was going to win. In the end however, Parliament succeeded and gained a great victory whilst that of King Charles and his Royalist side failed. Why did Parliament win the civil war? Firstly, the generals were a […]

As both Britain and Germany were forced to direct all efforts of the nation’s people and resources into the war, the war was no longer fought only on the battlefield – a new front was created. The home front. The lives of civilians were greatly affected as their countries economies and supplies suffered and the […]

Gladiator is the critically acclaimed 2000 film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Academy award winning actor Russell Crowe. Nominated for one hundred and nineteen awards, the film won forty-eight, including a BAFTA award for Best Film. In this essay I will be studying the techniques used by Scott and how they enhance our enjoyment […]

The tactics and strategies employed by the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army, and the US and Australian Armed forces, were to become the prime determinants of the outcome of the conflict. Despite America’s abundant resources and advanced technology, their various tactics such as ‘search and destroy’, Operation Rolling Thunder, defoliation, air attacks, the […]