suicide in the trenches

SuicideintheTrenchesWar,aslaughterofmankindthathasgoneonforhundredsandthousandsofyearsOneof themostgruesomewarswasWW1whichlastedfor4yearsfrom28July1914–11November1918.Inthis devastatingwar,thetotalnumberofcasualtiesincludesabout11millionmilitarypersonnelandabout7million civilians.Manyofthosesoldierswereyoungmen.Thepoem"Suicideinthetrenches"writtenbySiegfried Sassoondescribestheharshexperiencesinthetrenchesandhowmany...

SuicideintheTrenches-Analysis

SuicideInTheTrenchesInmyanalysis,IwilldemonstratehowSiegfredSassoonhasusedmanydifferent languagetechniquestoshowhisperspectiveonthetruemeaningofwar.Forexample,thepoethasusedsimplistic dictionthatcreatesanimageofthedestructionofa"simplesoldierboy"Atfirstweseehimwhistling,thisthen degradestodepressionwhichleadhimtocommittingsuicide.SiegfredSassoonconcludeshispoemwithanger andapowerfulmessage"Sneakhomeandprayyou'll

AnalysisOfSuicideInTheTrenches

SuicideintheTrenchesWar,aslaughterofmenthathasgoneonforhundreds&thousandsofyears.Oneofthe mostgruesomewarswasWW1whichlastedfor4years,28Jul.1914–11Nov.1918.Inthisdevastatingwar,the totalnumberofcasualtiesincludesabout11millionmilitarypersonnelandabout7millionciviliansManyof thosesoldierswereyoungmen.Thepoem"Suicideinthetrenches"writtenbySiegfriedSassoontellswhatthe harshtrencheshadbeinglikeandhowmanysoldiersbecame

matterofsuicideinthetrenchesisaboutthementalillnessandseveredepressionofayoungsoldierinthetrenches duringworldwar1Thesoldier'sdepressionisdisplayedclearlyevenbeforehissuicideisdescribedThispoem waswrittenbySiegfriedSassoontodisplaythehorridconditionsandmentalstateofyoungsoldiersinthetrenches duringthewarItisintendedtocriticisetheboredom,loneliness,healthconditionsandpatriotismthatmany soldiersfacedinthetrenches.Thepoem...

SiegfriedSassoon-SuicideintheTrenches

SuicideinthetrenchesTitleandAuthor:"SuicideintheTrenches"isapoemwrittenbySiegfriedSassoon SassoonwrotethispoemduringhisFirstWorldWarmilitaryserviceandpublishedinhis1918collection: "Counter-AttackandOtherPoems"FormandstyleThispoemisalyricwhichcontainsofthreestanzaseach containingfourlinesThisiswritteninrhymingcouplets,thestyleofthepoemseemsverysimpleandsong-like Warisdestructiveofyouthandinnocence.Thereisachange...

SuicideInTheTrenchesBySiegfriedSassoon

Thepoems'DulceetDecorumest'byWilfredOwenand'Suicideinthetrenches'bySiegfriedSassoonusedthe techniquesofpersonalpronounsandironytoconveythepoet'sfeelingstowardswar.FormerlyOwenandSassoon allwarpoemshadbeenpatrioticandwasusedtoencourageemploymentofyoungmeninwarBut,bothOwen andSassoonhadseenthehorrorsoftrenchwarfarethemselvesandtheirpoetrywasthereforebecomerealistic abouttheunforgivingrealitiesofwar.Owenstatedonhispoems...

SuicideInTheTrenchesLiteraryAnalysis

thoughtsgoingthroughtheirheads.InthebookAllQuietontheWesternFrontbyErichMaria,and"Suicidein thetrenches"bySiegfriedSassoon,althoughtheircharacterareindifferentpartsofWorldWar1theyhave numerousofthecomparablethoughtduringthistimePaulandSiegfriedhavesimilarconditionswhentheyare fightingonTheFront,asSiegfriedstatesinthepoem"...Inwintertrenches,cowedandglum,Withcrumpsandlice andlackofrum…''(Sassoon)Pauldescribesasimilarsetting

DulceEtDecorumEstAndSuicideInTheTrenches

TheoutstandingpoemsThatDispute'sagainstwarareSuicideinthetrenchesbySiegfriedSassoon,DulceEt DecorumEstbyWilfredOwen,InFlandersFieldsbyJohnMcCraeandAnthemofdoombyWilfredOwenThey allassociatetogethertodescribethehorrorandpainofwhatthefightershadtogothrougheveryday,Also describeofwhatthenationhavedonetoresolvethisissuesofdeathofthesoldiersandlastlytheyhelpedme understand,howthewholeideaofasoldierprospectiveandtheirexperience

DulceEtDecorumEstAndSuicideInTheTrenches

comparedtotherealitiesofwar.IchosetousetextswrittenmorethanonehundredyearsagoinWorldWarOne tohelpshowthethemeGlorificationvstherealityofwarMyfirsttwotextswere'DulceetDecorumest'by WilfredOwenand'Suicideinthetrenches'bySiegfriedSassoon,whichbothportraytherealitiesofwarand expresstheoppositeofpropagandaWhiletheothertwotexts,'Thesoldier'byRupertBrookeand'Who'sforthe Game'byJessiePope,whichportraytheoppositeoftheabove...

WilfredOwen'sDulceEtDecorumEst,TimOBrien'sTheThingsThey

Carried,andSiegfriedSassoon'sSuicideintheTrenches

WilfredOwen'sDulceEtDecorumEst,TimOBrien'sTheThingsTheyCarried,andSiegfriedSassoon'sSuicide intheTrenchesManywarpiecesexpressadistinctsenseoftruth,hatred,andangerthatcanbefoundinthestyle, tone,andimagerytheypossessIncredibleimagesarecreatedinonesmindaswarwritingsarereadandheard WorkswrittenbysuchwritersasSiegfriedSassoon,WilfredOwen,andTimOBrienreallyreachouttothe audiencebywayoftheauthorschoiceofwordsandimages...

ComparingWarPoemsEssays

ComparingWarPoemsDiedofWoundsandSuicideintheTrenchesaretwopoems,whichIwillbecomparing thesimilaritiesanddifferences,whichwerewrittenbythesameauthor.Boththesepoemswerewrittenbyaperson calledSiegfriedSasson,whowrotemostofhispoemsduringtheWorldWarOne,whichoutlinedhowbadthewar wastothoseathomeaftersufferingfrombeingShellShocked.Iwillbecomparingthelanguageituses,ideasit containsandthewayitisstructured

1HowdoesSassoonshowthedepressionoftheyoungsoldier?Thedepressionoftheyoungsoldierbeforehe commitssuicideisclearlydisplayedinthepoem.Atthestartofthepoem,theimageofahappy,young,and perhapsrathernaÃveboyisplacedbeforeus;'Simple'tellsusthatheisinnocent,perhapsrathernaÃve,and doesn'tunderstandtheconceptofwar'Grinnedatlifeinemptyjoy'suggeststousthathewaspleasedby anything,ahappycarefreeyoungman.Hewasyoungandhad...

Pau'sStruggleInAllQuietOnTheWesternFront

one…"Suicidetriggeredbypost-combatdepressionhasbeenalargeissuefordecades,creatingaverypressing situationtryingtofindasolution....

AnalysisOfThePoem'SiegfriedSassoon'

Poetryisapowerfulexpressionofhumanexperiencethatcanimpactpoliticalactionsandhavemajor repercussionsonaglobalscale.SiegfriedSassoonwasapoetthatrealizedthetruepowerandcapabilitiesofpoetry andwhatitcouldaccomplish.Sassoonusedhisgiftofpoetrytoadvancehumanity'sviewsonwarandhelpthem betterunderstandtheterrifyingimprintitleftontheworldSiegfriedSassoonisrememberedforthefurythathis poemsencompassed.HewrotepoetryduringWorldWarI...

WhyIsRobertGravesConsideredToBeASoldierInTheTrenches?

anofficerorlieutenantThepartofthisbookthatIwasinterestedinwasdefinitelywaswhenheservedintheFirst WorldWarasayoungofficer.Though,evenfurtherindepth,IhadthoughtthatthescenesthatGravesdescribed beinginthetrenchesandcomingupondeadbodieswasaninterestingpart.Themilitaryandcombathadalways beenaninterestingtopic,butthestoriesfromsoldiersandveteranshadfurtheredmyunderstandingWhensoldiers tell...

WhatIsTheThemeOfThePoemBySiegfriedSassoon

SiegfriedSassoonisoneofthemostfamousofallthewarpoetsHewasasoldierinWWIandhispoemisbased onhisownexperienceinthewar."Attack"and"Suicideinthetrenches",bothpoemsdescribesenseofhorrorand sympathyforthesoldiers,deathandcriticismsupporterofthewarThefirstsixlinesofdescribethelandscape;the nextsixlinesdescribethesoldiersastheygooverthetop."Attack"beginswithadescriptionofthelandscapeof war.Thefirstlineofthepoemgives...

TrenchDutySassoonEssay

wellashowdesperatetheyweretosurvivedespitetheunsuitableconditionsforlivingThus,TrenchDutyby Sassoonindicatesthephysicaltorturesoldiershavebeenthroughinworldwar1.Furthermore,Sassoonidentifies the"uglytruth"ofthetrenchesandsoldiers'emotionaldistressofanxiety,trauma,frightandshockThisisevident throughtheuseofmetaphorin"thedark'sglareofflickeringhorror".Theuseof...

Ww1Dbq

andciviliansThesedeathsweretheresultofnewmilitaryweapons,diseaseandconsentbattlesintheTrenches WW1wasadeadlywarworldwidewithmanycasualties,destructionanddeathduetomilitarism,...

TheNotsoGreatsideoftheGreatWarEssay

notwantedpeopletoknowaboutalltheatrocitiesandmadness.Forinstance,Owenillustrateshowwhenamen shothimself,thearmydidnotreportthetruth,butinsteadtoldhisfamilyhediedfromasoldier'sdeath;they wouldnotreportedasasuicide(p.103).Theywantedtocoverallthehorrificrealitiesofthewarfrontsopeople wouldkeepenlistinginthearmy,sotheywouldnothavefearandinsteadhavethecouragetofightfortheir country.Moreover,mostSergeantsbelievedthat"warshould...

AnalysisOfSiegfriedSassoon's'TheWar'

effectsofthewaronsoldiersHebroughtenlightenmenttothematterinhispoem'Suicideinthetrenches'by exhibitingthedeadlyrepercussionthatwarbringstoyoungsoldiers.Thequote'Heputabulletthroughhisbrain/ Noonespokeofhimagain.'delineatesthehorrendousrealityofwarusingimagery.Besidestheterribleaspectof takingone'sownlife,thewriteralsospeaksaboutthedeadpanreactionofsuicidewitnessesin'Noonespokeof himagain'andthisisimportant...

SuicideDitches

soldiersintwenty-fiveminutesWasthisvitalinformation,thatwouldhavestopanyoneelsetravelingtothese 'suicideditches',releasedatthetime?Noitcertainlywasn't.Whileofcourseitisbrave,courageousandshows hugeprideforyourcountrytofightforyourcountryandactasasoldier/militaryofficer,itwasmenagainstboys attimesanditwasreallyacaseof"suicideditches"asyoubarelystoodachanceofsurvivingThemedia, newspapers,poets,poems,films/cinema,andthe...

ABriefNoteOnWw1AndTheWwiTrenches

LIFEINTHEWW1TRENCHESContentsPagePage1:ContentsPagePage2:Whatweretrenches?Atwhich battlesitesweretrenchesdugat?Whatweretrencheslike?Whattypesoftrenchingwerethere?Page3:WW1 trenchwarfareWhatweretheconditionsintrencheslike?Whatmedicalaidwasthere?Page4:WW1artillery Whatwasshell-shock?Whatwastheattitudetowardssoldierswithshellshock?Howdomoderngovernmentsand themilitarydealwiththeseissues?Page5:Bibliography...

TheMetamorphosisByFranzKafka

WritingisseenasawayfortheauthortofreelyexpresshisorherideastothepublicInwriting,theauthorhas controlofeveryaspectoftheirworkandthisallowsforthewriter,nomattertheworldstate,tohaveasenseof freedomandcontrolinsidetheirworkThe20thcentury,batteredbyeconomicdepressionandtwoworldwars, sawthesewriterstaketheircreativecontrolandemphasizethecurrentstateofthefreedomandcontrolofthe individualKafka'sTheMetamorphosis,various

TheDeathOfTheTrenches

withthepoems,"SuicideintheTrenches"bySiegfriedSassoon,"DulceetDecorumEst"byWilfredOwens,and "BlessedAre"byCharlesPeguyallcapturethehorrorsanddistresscausedbyWorldWar1.Whenitcametimeto enlistinthewar,youngmenwereecstaticaboutbecomingheroesbytheactofservingtheircountryAlthough,in realitythesemendidnotknowtheconsequencesthatcamewiththeirlifechangingdecisiontogointocombat. Sassoon's"SuicideintheTrenches"exposesthepsychological

Ww1TrenchWarfare

NatureofLifeintheTrenchesThenatureoflifeinthetrencheswasadangerousplace.Itwasaplaceforthedead orforthesurvivors.Trencheswereafrontlinewhichwasdugmetresunderground,insidethetrenches,were supplies,trainingareas,storesandmainlyheadquartersThetrencheswerethemainareatostorearmsofartillery andmortars.Lifewashellforsoldiers.Bearingthepaintheywentthrough,thediseases,theinfections,thebad conditionslivingin,havingtodealwith

ResearchPaperOnSiegfriedSassoon

I'vedecidedtodomyWarPoetsandWritersassignmentontheEnglishwarpoet,SiegfriedSassoon.Hewasborn onSeptember8th,1886inKent,EnglandHisfatherwaspartofaJewishmerchantfamily,andhismotherwasa partoftheartisticThorneycroftfamily.Healsohadtwobrothers,MichaelandHamo.Sassoonstudiedat CambridgeUniversity,butleftwithoutadegree.InMayof1915,hewasappointedtotheRoyalWelshFusiliers. Hewasgiventhenickname'MadJack'forthemanyacts

intensefightsonthebattlefieldAlso,thereweremanytrenchespresentatthebattlefieldinthemovieSincethe battlesshowninthemovietook...

AnalysisOfFranzKafka'sTheMetamorphosis

WritingandliteratureisseenasawayfortheauthortofreelyexpresshisorherideastothepublicInwriting,the authorhascontrolofeveryaspectoftheirworkandallowsforthewriter,nomattertheworldstate,asenseof freedominsidetheirworkThe20thcentury,batteredbyeconomicdepressionandtwoworldwars,sawthese writerstaketheircreativecontroltoemphasizethecurrentstateofthefreedomandcontroloftheindividual. Kafka'sTheMetamorphosis,variousWorldWar...

TrenchWarfare:HellonEarthEssay

ofeachcountry,devastatedtheworldEachsidefeltsuperiortotheotherandwouldnotstopuntilitemergedas thevictor.Thesecountriesalteredthestyleoffightingfromaprimitiveface-to-facecombattosystematicstyleof battlethroughtrenchesToadapttothisstyle,countriesdevelopednewweaponsandtacticstoprevailovertheir enemies.But,thewarsimplyremainedadraw.TrenchwarfareprolongedWorldWarIbyacausingabloody stalematewheremillionsdiedfrommodernweapons

manypeoplehavebeguntorealisethatAustraliawasinvolvedinothertheatresofthewar,andnotjustGallipoli ThefocusofthisessaywillbeontheEventsleadinguptoAustralia'sinvolvement,theweaponsofthewestern front,lifeinthetrenches,trenchwarfare,TheBattleofFromellesandtheEndofthewarEventsleadinguptothe WesternFront:Evenbeforethebeginningofthewar,therewasnodoubtthatthecountries...

FutilityAndWilfredOwen'sTheHappyWarrior

sibilance,irony,ellipsis,contrastandrhymingintheirpoetrytodepictthehorroranddestructioncausedbywar, andsendapowerfulmessagetotheirreaders.WilfredOwen's'Futility'and'DulceetDecorumEst',Siegfried Sassoon's'SuicideintheTrenches'andHerbertRead's'TheHappyWarrior'areallpoemswhichreflectonthis,as wellasdepictthepsychologicalandphysicaldamagethewarhasontheyoungsoldiersandconveyaprofound pitytowardsthem.Thepoem'Futility',writtenby...

GreatWarImpactOnSociety

detailtoillustratethedestructionanddeathtoldofbythesewitnessesRemarqueinhisstorysaysthatwhenthey werefightinginthetrenchesduringthewar,theyhadbecomelikewildbeastsandnotmen(Remarque,1929).He saysthatitwerenotasiftheywereflingingbombsatmenbutatthedeaththatwashuntingthemdown

PersonalNarrativeEssay:TheVietnamWar

"Thatsmadness",nomanslandiscoveredwithlandminesandbooby-traps,chargingthroughitwouldbesuicide Butihavenochoice,warishorrific,butdesertionispunishablewithexecution."Shit,I'mgoingtodie".Myhorrid andbrokenbodyhashadenough,mypinkyfingerisbroken,Ihavebruisesallovermybody,cutsoverevery pieceofrevealed...

Aviation'sRoleInTrenchWarfare

Trenchesweredeepandlaidoutinverycomplicatedzig-zagpatternswithredundantlinesofdefense(Reiley13) Soldiersoccupyingthetrencheswouldrotateonaschedule,startinginthefronttrenches,andslowlyworkbackto thesupportline,thenthereserveline,andeventuallytherearline,repeatingthepatternasthedemandsofthe battledictated(Reiley14)Lifeinthetrencheswasmiserable,withmillionsofmeninthetrenches,diseasewas commonplace,and...

HowDidAustraliaContributeToTheWesternFront

experienced,whilstinthetrenches"Great,sleek,corpse-fedratsraninsquadsbetweenourlegs"depictsthedirty conditionsofwhich,theAustraliansexperienced,wheresixteenpercentdiedfromtyphoid,dysenteryand gastroenteritisThiswasthemajorcauseofdeathinAustraliantroopsInthewintertheweatherwouldgetdown tobelowzero.TherewerereportsofAustralianstoesfallingoff,afterfreezingandcontractinggangrene.This wouldoccurwhenthetrencheswerefilledwithmudup...

WorldWarI:TheGreatWar

PaigeDerlinga5/31/15USHistoryp7ThesisPaperWorldWar1-HellforSoldiersWorldWarI,alsoknownas theGreatWar,startedin1914whenAustria-HungarydeclaredwaronSerbia.Thisconflictwasoriginallyrather minor,butsoon,amultitudeofdifferentnationswerebecominginvolvedThereasonforthiswasmainlybecause ofthealliancesthatdifferentcountrieshadmadewitheachother.Thesecountries,suchasGermany,Russia,Great Britain,andFrancequicklybecameinvolvedin

TheMurderOfMankindByIsaacRosenberg

TheMurderofMankindWarCriticUdariMunasingheunlockstheideologyofWar."Twoarmiesthatfighteach otherislikeonelargearmythatcommitssuicide"Patriotismtowardsone'shomeistheliethatresultedinthe murderofover17millionsoldiersduringWorldWaroneTheGreatWarwassaidtobethe"thewartoendall wars"butinsteadleadtomassslaughter.Manyofusstilldignifythewaringloryandhonour,however,intheeyes ofthesoldiers

feltitwasmydutytodefendourgloriousEmpireagainstthemalevolenthandsoftheviciousJerries.Iexpectedto gloriouslymarchintoEurope;butwitheveryincidentbringingmecloserandclosertodeath,IfeelasifIsigned myselfupforasuicidemission.ThedayIboardedtheRMSAlauniaisstillclearinmymemory.Thousandsof menlikemewerecrammedintothevessel,anticipatingtheimminentadventureandthechancetotravelabroad. Everyonewascertainthatthiswarwouldsoonbeover

ofthewayinwhichthesesoldiersendedtheirlivesConclusively,bothpoemsdelivergraphicandrealisticrelation towarthatmakesthemsolovedandrenownedthroughoutliterature.SiegfriedSassoon's'DoesitMatter'and 'SuicideintheTrenches'bothaimtotellthetruthaboutwarHewantedtoupsettheenthusiasticciviliansand thosethatmisleadinglyglorifiedthewar.Theywere...

CynicismInWw1

(Berenson434)Inadditiontoremarkingonthehardshipsofwar,inmanyofSassoon'spoems,hespeaksto civiliandisillusionmentWhichcanbeseeninthepoem"SuicideintheTrenches,"previouslydiscussed,and "DoesitMatter?"Thereisanunderlyingattitudethatwarwasa"futile,meaninglessandtragicwaste"In"Suicide intheTrenches"Sassoonalsodiscussescivilian'sdisillusionmentofthewarInthelaststanzaSassoonsayscalls thepeople"sumg-facedcrowds"showinghisbitternesstoward...

HowHasWarChangedOverTheLast100Years

theyareorderedtoleavethefriendstartstohaveameltdownWarcandothattoyoujustlikeithappensto soldiersnowadays.Thiseffectiscalledposttraumaticstressdisorder(PTSD)andisanxietythatcauses flashbacksThiscanleadtosuicideorothereffectsonthatperson'slifeInthewartodaywestilluse

JordanPhillipsBattleofYpresApril3,2017Dear,MomThebattleofYpresisoverThoughitwasawesometo winthewar,I'mgladthatitisdone.Manydreadfulthingshappenedthatwillcursemeforever.Thetrencheswe spentmonthsinwe'realwaysflooded,itwasbecauseofthebaddrainagewehadManymengotabadinfection namestrenchfoot.IthinkIhaveitbecauseeverytimeIwalkithurtsandIcanfeelitswellingeveryday.Rodents eatmydeadcomradesTherodentsprobably

ComparingDulceEDecorumEstAndTheChargeOfTheLight Brigade

DifferentTimePeriodsDulceeDecorumestbyWilfredOwen,SuicideIntheTrenchesbySiegfriedSassoonand TheChargeoftheLightBrigadebyAlfredTennyson.Fromstudyingtheselectionoftexts(PoetryandProse) whathaveyoulearntaboutthedifferentwaywritersfromdifferentperiodsdealwiththesubjectofwarThethree poemsthatIhavechosentotalkaboutare"DulceeDecorumest"byWilfredOwen,"SuicideIntheTrenches"by SiegfriedSassoonand"TheChargeoftheLightBrigade"

TechnologicalAdvancementsInWorldWarOne

notdoAtankwasausefulsourceoftechnologyas"Thetankhadbeeninventedtodealwithtwomajorproblems onthebattlefieldsoftheGreatWar.Thefirstwasthemachinegun,withoutarmorattackingatrenchlinedefended bymachinegunswassuicideforthefootsoldier.Secondproblemtheydealwithisthebattlefieldwastoorough forcarstodriveonmud,shellcraters,andbarbedwire"(Landships1-2)Tanksalsodealedwiththetrench

SummaryOfStanleyKubrick'sPathsOfGlory

StanleyKubrick'sfilm"PathsofGlory"depictsthegrimrealitiesofthetrenchwarfarethathadbeenstagnatingthe WesternFrontfornearlytwoagonizingyearsThethemethroughoutthisfilmrevealsthedeepinnerstrugglesofa man'sdestiny,morality,andplaceinsuchasenselessworldofcarnage.Kubrickwasnotshyfromthebeginningin revealingthehypocrisyoftherulingclasswithintheFrencharmyKubricktrulypaintsapictureofinjusticethatis toshockanyoneoftherighteous...

AnalysisOfTheMemoirsOfNursesLaMotteAndBordenDuring WorldWarOne

theregimentwere.Theyrepresentedinequalitybetweenmen.Eventhoughttherewasstrongexamplesof InequalityinThebackwashofWar,theywerefocusedontheinequalitiesofregularsoldiersandtheBattalion de'Affrique."Theyfightinthetrenchesasdotheothers,butwithsmallchanceofbeingdecorated."(LaMotteLa PatrieReconnaissante)However,thereareexamplesmedalsawardedfortherightreasonsInTheForbiddenZone, medalsarealsoportrayedasthehighesthonorpossible....

EssayaboutTheBeginningofWorldWarI

thewarwasconveyedthroughthedrivingforcenationalismcreatedbypropagandaThechangingtechnologyof thewarfareonthebattlefieldwascombinedwitholdtactics,whicheventuallyeasedthetransitionintomodern warfareEachcountrydugtrenchesandwouldthrowpoisongas,orbombshellsintotheenemytrenchAlthough therewereheavycasualties,onesidedidnothaveasignificantadvantage,ordisadvantageandthewarquickly turnedintoastalemateThestalematecalledfornewtechnologies

ExamplesOfInnocenceInTheWarsByTimothyFindley

homelife.Alongwithseveralcompanionshemeetsduringhistourofduty,Robertissubjectedtoasequenceof eventsthatcausethemalltorealizethattheworldisamuchuglierplacethantheyhadknownittobe.Following hisfirstkillinthetrenchesand

TheFlamethrower:TheFirstWorldWar

asthemoremodernflamethrowers."Unlikegrenades,flamethrowerscould"neutralize"(i.e.burnalive)enemy soldiersintheseconfinedspaceswithoutinflictingstructuraldamage"Theseflamethrowerswereusedtoclearout largespacesinthetrenchesandchaindeaths.Thefireswouldspreadquicklyandincapacitateandkilltheenemy. ThiswouldcauseconfusionintheranksanddisrupttheorganizationoftroopsTheeffectivenessofthis technologyorweaponwasshownandmorefrequentlyused...

Analysis:WhyOurVeteransAreAmerica'sHeroes

WhyOurVeteransAreAmerica'sHeroes"Inwartheheroesalwaysoutnumberthesoldierstentoone"-HL Mencken.H.L.MenckenwasanAmericanjournalist,satirist,culturalcriticandscholarofAmericanEnglish.Our veteransareimportantbecausetheydefendedourcountry,foughtforourfreedom,andsacrificedtheirlifeforour freedom.Veteransareimportantbecausetheydefendedourcountry.Veteransarepeoplewhohavespentpartof theirlife,fromafewmonthstomanyyears,servingour

WwiEssay:WorldLiterature

DixinDingMs.SolderWorldLiteraturePeriod412February2017WWISynthesisEssay"Loveislikewar...easy tostart,difficulttoend,andimpossibletoforget"(Unknown).Withahalfcenturyofpeaceamongnations,people weredeemedunfittocomprehendthedevastatingrealitybehindwarWithrecentcampaignsbeingbriefand victorious,individualsbelievedthiswarwouldbenothingshortofthesame.Hence,thebuzzsurroundingthe beginningofthewarwasundeniable,fromthe

InAnUndergroundDressingStationAnalysis

thefearthatisyettocome.Theaftermathiseerieandmuchdarkerthantherestofthepoem.Thesoldierskeep askingaboutforgettingthepastandthatisverystronginshowingwhattheywentthroughTheeeriestpoemofthe lotis"SuicideinTheTrenches"whichisaboutasoldierkillinghimself.In...

warInSassoon'sSuicideintheTrencheshewritesabouttheeffectsofthewaronthesoldiersandthe disillusionmentpeopleathomehadaboutwar.Thefirststanzaofthepoemhasascheerfultone.Sassoonwrites"I knewasimplesoldierboy,"choosingtousetheword"boy"insteadofmantoputanemphasisonhowyoungand youthfulthesesoldierswere.ThereisasharpchangeoftonebetweenthefirstandsecondstanzainwhichSassoon talksofthehardshipsofthetrenchesandhasaanemphasis

WhatIsTheThemeOfAnthemForDoomedYouthByWilfredOwen

C–AloveofhomelandPeaceDoesBrookeseehisgenerationasluckyorunlucky?Heseeshisgenerationas lucky.Whathasthewardonetoyoungmen?Explainthecomparisonsaboutthesleepersandswimmers.Doyou likethese?WhatdoesBrookedespiseaboutthepre-warworld?ThewarhaskilledverymuchyoungmenThose whowerestillaliveafterthewarwereinjuredphysicallyormentally.Inthecomparisonoftheyouthwithsleepers RupertBrookesaysthattheyouthdidn'tdoanythingusefulbefore

Summary:ALookAtMentalHealthFirstAid

atMentalHealthDisordersandCareers"symposiapresentedbyJeanAnnLambert.Sheisthecommunityresource directorofMHA(MentalHealthAmericaofSouthCarolina)Duringthesymposia,shetalksaboutthedifferent mentalhealthdisorders,suicidepreventionandchildren/teenissuesthroughaprogramsheintroducedtouscalled "I.C.Hope".WhatIfoundinterestingwasthefactthatthereisaclasssimilartoCPR/firstaidtrainingclassbut insteaditisamentalhealthfirstaidThemental

actuallyhappenedtothemanandthatOwencouldnothelphimThiscausesdespairamongstthecomradesofthe soldierbecausetheywanttosavehimbuttheycannot.Thesecondquoteispoignantbecauseittransportsthe readertothehorrorsofthetrenches,thusmakingitanauthenticexperienceThethirdstanzaismostlyaboutthe dreadfulexperienceOwenenduresinhisdreamsandthatheisemotionallyscared."Inallmydreams,beforemy helplesssight,heplungesatmeguttering,choking,

TheGreatWar

WorldWarOnewasatimeofdevastationforEurope.ManyfactorsleadtogreattensionsinEurope,sparkingthe desideratumforawar.Thiswar,othersagaciouskenas'TheGreatWar',occurredin1914until1918.Ithadmany famousbattles,suchasTheBattleofTannenberg,abattleofmanycasualties,especiallyfortheRussiaThewar wasmainlyfoughtbetweenthemembersoftheTripleAllianceandthemembersofTheTripleEntente. Eventually,countriessuchastheUSAjoinedinRivalriesbetween

DescriptionOfTheBattleOfNek

theyleaptfromthetrenchesonavirtualsuicidemission.Warfarein1915waswagedbygeneralswhostill believedthatvictorycouldonlybeaccompaniedbyvastcasualtyratesMostmenofthe3rdLightHorseBrigade didnotshirktheirdutyandnodoubtwenttotheirmakerwiththeirbloodupandvoicesraised....

DifferentResponsestoWarofFourWw1Poets.

intechniquethatWilfredOwenhadIn1914,WilfredOwenÂjustlikeSassoonÂwaswritingpoemswiththe samesentimentasBrooke.And,likeSassoon,hejoinedthearmyontheoutbreakofthewar.Hespenttheterrible winterof1916-1917inthetrenches,wasinvalidedhomeinthesummerof1917,senttoGraiglockhartinScotland forrecuperation,andthisiswherehemetSiegfriedSassoon.OwenandSassoonsoonbecamefriends;the friendshipmeantmuchtoOwen,wholookeduptotheolderpoet,respected

AllQuietOnTheWesternFrontEssay

nationsenteredthewar.Italy,Japan,andtheUnitedStatesjoinedtheAllies,whiletheOttomanEmpireand BulgariajoinedtheCentralpowers.Bothsidesofthiswarwerefightingfromthetrenches,hardlymakingany progressatallunlessonesidebecamebraveenoughtoventureforwardandoutofthetrenchesinattemptattack theenemy.ThemoviePathsofGlory,andAllQuietontheWesternFrontarebothrealisticrepresentationsofthe lifeforsoldiersduringthiswarHowever,thesetwomovies