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Committed A Crime Hercule Poirot
5,618 wordsWith an exhausted sigh, Dirk Crozier unlocked the door to his business office at exactly 8: 53 to begin another night of work. As he walked through the doorway, he threw his hat in the general direction of his coatrack. It missed, of course, but Crozier didn't bother to pick it up. He carefully walked over the old faded dark-red rug, passing between the two ratty old chairs that he always kept for any customers, and slowly moved around his desk to his own chair. Running his fingers over the scar...
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U S C Fifty Fourth
1,682 wordsThe Fifty-fourth Massachusetts was organized in early 1863 by Robert Gould Shaw, twenty-six year old member of a prominent Boston abolitionist family. Shaw had earlier served in the Seventh New York National Guard and the Second Massachusetts Infantry, and was appointed colonel of the Fifty-fourth in February 1863 by Massachusetts As one of the first black units organized in the northern states, the Fifty-fourth was the object of great interest and curiosity, and its performance would be conside...
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Machine Gun Fire North Africa
1,700 words... division of X Armoured Corps from breaking through the bridgehead and into the enemy's communications before dawn. The failure to penetrate the minefields lost an exceptional opportunity because dawn on 24 October saw the German forces without direction as the barrage had dislocated their communications and the German commander, General Summer, was missing and was later found to have died of a heart attack. Furthermore, the German armour was dispersed across the desert and the German command...
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Lady Macbeth Macbeth Sees
1,310 wordsWilliam Shakespeare's play Macbeth is about a struggle for power in Scotland. Macbeth, the main character, gets prophecies from three witches about his future accomplishments that will come to him. One of his prophecies is that Macbeth will become king, Macbeth hearing this he becomes ambitious and later kills the current King Duncan, making himself the new king. A tragic ending comes to Macbeth when the people leave him and his world collapses around him. Blood is a recurring theme in this play...
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The Tarnished Image Of Canadian Peacekeeping
1,084 words... c opinion, shortly after parliament chose to agree with this request. Serving in the Congo was a challenge for many Canadian service personnel. The heat as well as the sights, sounds and particularly smells (i. e. at the market in Leopoldville), will remain unforgettable. During the course of their stay, a number of Canadians preformed heroic rescues that merited bravery awards. Lieutenant J. T. F. A. Liston, an officer in the Royal 22 e Regiment, was named a member of the Most Excellent Ord...
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Full Metal Jacket U S Army
1,563 wordsFull Metal Jacket Full Metal Jacket is a perfect example of an existential military drama. What does it mean? Kubrick is known for his manner to make the films according to his famous principle: thesis- antithesis, where the second half of the narration either refutes or questions the first one. Full Metal Jacket is no exception to the rule. This movie is a masterpiece yet another time reaffirming Kubrick's talent. It is ranked as high as Platoon and Apocalypse Now. There is a great deal of trut...
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Full Metal Jacket Battle Scenes
1,596 wordsCinema Combat: Braveheart vs. Full Metal Jacket War is an ever-present entity in the world of cinema. The films Braveheart and Full Metal Jacket show strikingly similar, yet different aspects of war. Braveheart is an epic tale of love lost and how the circumstances surrounding that loss contributed in sparking one mans emotions, eventually leading to a bloody rebellion and his countrys emancipation for a dictatorial England. Set in 13 th century England and Scotland, the film portrays the legend...
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Major Major Couldn T
850 wordsThe Lack of Comprehensive Speech in Catch 22 Most of what we really say has no meaning. This concept is perfectly supported in Catch 22, by Joseph Heller. Almost every character and scene in the novel contain dialogues where the people speak aimlessly and have no explanation for why they are talking. Colonel Cargill addresses his men by saying, +You+re American officers. The officers of no other army in the world can make that statement. Think about it. + (29) Even though the remark is true, it ...
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Back To Life Main Parts
432 wordsThe Monkeys Paw By (author) W. W. Jacobs The mystery of the Monkeys Paw is a cleverly thought out short story. This story had three main parts. These parts were the first wish, the second wish, and the third wish. The first wish was the only tragic wish that was granted. Mr. White, his son Herbert, and an old man were sitting around playing chess. There was a knock at the door and Mr. White answered it to let the man in. His name was Sergeant-Major Morris. He sat down in the seat nearest the fir...
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Facing Forward White Horse
689 wordsThe Coup de Grace The short film, The Coup de Grace is a realistic war movie that illustrates the casualties of war. This film does not glorifies war, instead it gives a very realistic view of its aftermath. One of the many artistic techniques use in this movie is the illusion of action which is achieved by the quick movement of the camera. For example, the Captain at the beginning of his search is stationary and facing forward for a long time. As he is facing forward, the background is in motio...
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Viet Cong Machine Gun
3,574 wordsCreative Writing: Instant Ill always remember Instant. That was the nickname the men had tacked onto the muscled giant that wielded the M 60 in my unit. Instant was short for Instant Death. And Ill always remember the first time I saw Instant in action. I was a new Lieutenant assigned to Vietnam. Back then, the Army didnt try to develop any team spirit within the corps; men were rotated frequently before any friendships developed. Consequently, my men were a group of strangers united only by the...
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Balance Between His Beliefs Loses His Objective Marx
429 wordsDefender of the Faith In Philip Roth s, Defender of the Faith, a veteran of the European theatre, Nathan Marx has recently returned to the US from the war that ended in Europe. When he arrives to the US, Captain Barrett appoints him Sergeant, which provides him the responsibilities that Sergeant Thurston leaves behind. As soon as Marx takes over the position, he faces several dilemmas, where he loses his objective but realizes it at the end and tries to take back authority. Being a Sergeant, he ...
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Lack Of Respect Sense Of Duty
833 wordsIn a comparison of Basie and the Doctor one finds them to both be appealing characters but to different audiences. The Doctor comes away as the responsible parent type. However it is hard not to become attached to Basie as across as being a cool guy that would be enticing to a child to idolize and want to befriend. First let us compare the two in reference to relationships. Relationships it is obvious is not Basie s strong suit. Basie does not allow anyone to get to close to him therefore he no ...
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U S C Fifty Fourth
1,690 wordsThe Fifty-fourth Massachusetts was organized in early 1863 by Robert Gould Shaw, twenty-six year old member of a prominent Boston abolitionist family. Shaw had earlier served in the Seventh New York National Guard and the Second Massachusetts Infantry, and was appointed colonel of the Fifty-fourth in February 1863 by Massachusetts governor John A. Andrew. As one of the first black units organized in the northern states, the Fifty-fourth was the object of great interest and curiosity, and its per...
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Catcher In The Rye Uncle Wiggily
1,575 wordsSalinger's children, as they appear in various novels and short stories, portray the ills of modern society through their innocence and spirituality, their honesty and sometimes, erratic behaviour. They are often as fragile and odd as they are intelligent and endearing, and the obscenities of life tend to overwhelm them at times. My intention is to show how Salinger uses the same technique over and over in his work. That is the use of children with all the innocence and idealism of youth, to dep...
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Kill King Duncan Act Ii Scene
1,129 wordsBlood, Blood Everywhere In the play Macbeth, blood is used to show regret and guilt in Macbeth and Lady Macbeth s lives. It also represents Macbeth s untamed killing spree. It also represents Lady Macbeth losing her sanity. In addition it represents the end of Macbeth. In Act I, Scene ii, Duncan asks, What bloody man is that? (1). He is talking about the sergeant who is coming with a report that Scotland defeated Norway in the war. The sergeant told Duncan that it was brave Macbeth who helped th...
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Miles Per Hour United States Military
2,213 wordsThomas Ricks, author of Making the Corps, gives a description about the United States Marine Corps basic military training. The book s main focal point is Platoon 3086 at Parris Island, S. C. , in 1995. Their story is about their eleven weeks boot camp training to become a full-fledged marine. Mr. Ricks writes about what separates the marines from American society, he writes how the Marine Corps differ from other branches of the Unites States military, as well as life after boot camp. How the Ma...
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Historically Accurate Oliver Stone
1,010 wordsPlatoon was filmed in 1986, and directed by Oliver Stone. The production studio that produced the film was Orion Pictures. The lead characters include Sergeant Barns, played by Tom Berenger, Sergeant Elias, played by Willem Dafoe, and Chris, played by Charlie Sheen. Chris is the ignorant college boy who comes to Vietnam on his will because he feels lost back home. The character is based off the director Oliver Stone, who dropped out of Yale to join the war effort. Although he is glad to get away...
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Left The Room Doors Opened
1,504 wordsFear engulfed me with every step I took. I was scared, because I wasn t sure that this plan would work. When I arrived at Room 320, I reached in my pocket and pulled out the key which I had stolen from the front desk of the hotel lobby. As I inserted the key I heard a voice coming from the end of the hallway, so I had to act quickly. I rushed into the room looking for a place to hide for surely he would be back soon. The closet was the only logical place to hide, so, I dashed into the closet jus...
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Saving Private Ryan World War Ii
1,154 wordsThe film industry of the 20 th century has done all that it could to manipulate the viewers of the world. Whether good, or bad propaganda in film has been a major source for molding the publics minds to fit the political correct way of thinking at that particular time. Saving Private Ryan and an Officer and a gentleman are both movies that i believe to be propaganda films for the united states in concern of war. Both of these movies deal with the united states armed services, but the message beh...
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