Shawna Hulen Professor McLeod English 104 Term2003C 6 July 2003 Analysis and Evaluation of "Soldiers Home" Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" presents the inner conflicts of morals and views of life one man faces after enlisting in the Marines and going to war: Krebs went to war from a Methodist college in Kansas. ... "I"ll try to be a good boy for you"(583). ... The author suggests that Krebs lead the interesting life of a soldier on deployment. ... Hemmingway's tone in "Soldier's Home" is melancholy and depressing. ... Any veteran can argue that war changes...

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Soldiers that fight for our country sadly are not noticed by some of the people who live outside of the war. ... " Many people might think that soldiers who come back are rich, but it does not work that way. ... As time goes on, soldiers begin to live their live by losing interest and hope in the world. ... Being financially abused and having disorders are standards on why an old soldier suffers. ... Soldiers need to be taught how to make good financial decisions if they get a job so they will not fall back into the homeless category. ...

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"Steel My Soldiers" Hearts" Col. ... Soldiers had difficulty telling the "good guys from the bad guys" (p. 16). ... The soldiers also distrusted the ARVN soldiers, not sure who was truly a soldier and who may be a Viet Cong. ... The battle resulted with forty enemy dead and fifty American soldiers were wounded or killed (p. 170). ... The book would make a good learning tool for someone going into military leadership. ...

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Memories can be good and bad, sad and happy. ... The code of a soldier in training was silence because silence is what kept a soldier safe. ... A soldier always watched the back door, waiting for this moment. ... On command, every soldier dropped their gear simultaneously into a separate formation. ... We were soldiers now, given the right to return home from what we volunteered to do. ...

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Ernest Hemingway's "Soldier's Home" is a story of a soldier who returns from World War I as a transformed person. ... Vaguely nauseated, he plays the role of a child again, calling her mummy and trying to be a good boy for her (125). ... It would lead to complications, whether good or bad, and taking the risk just wasn't worth anything. As Imamura comments," Krebs does not want to be disturbed; it is good enough for him simply to look at the girls on the street. ... All the other former soldiers have already found a fitting and suitable place for themselves in the...

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AAlexander was as much a soldier as a commander, seeking for himself the rich trophy of killing the king.A Page 42. ... A This victory, however, the King owed more to his own heroism than to good luck: it was his courage not the location as before, that won the day.@ Page 90. ... People believe that Alexander is a good excellent leader but good leaders don=t kill people when they disagree with him, for example his best friend didn=t say that he was a good king. ...

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I felt the American's were portrayed as both good and evil. ... Although, we as the audience did not get a good sense of how the Vietnamese Soldiers communicated, Stone, demonstrated how ingenious they really were and how they moved throughout the jungle of Cambodia. 5. ... The line between good and evil was blurred or non-existent in this film. ... It showed both the good and evil of the US soldiers, which gave a more realistic account of what took place. 9. Oliver Stone has demonstrated an account, which does show both the good and evil of the American Soldiers. ...

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He is the main character or central figure in the story of "The Good Earth". ... O-lan was a good worker and so was kept as a kitchen slave. ... He eventually becomes a soldier and when last heard of becomes a high ranking revolutionary officer. ... This daughter reflects a good side of Wang. ... The uncle's family, with a bandit father and dissolute soldier son is another example of the uprooted, warlike events that disturb the peace of Wang and his family. ...

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Before that time, many soldiers and innocent citizens of Northern Ireland lost their lives. ... The Irish Republic Army killed a British soldier, creating a substantial amount of tension between the two countries (De Breadun). ... Sadly, it was not enough to end all disputes for good. ... The Good Friday Agreement was known as a birth for Ireland (De Breadun). ... The Good Friday Agreement brought the diplomacy needed to the country. ...

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Catch-22 shows how the individual soldier loses his uniqueness. ... One time, a soldier steals a lifer raft supplies and trades them. At one time during the novel, the army actually provides prostitutes for the soldiers, this shows the corruption of what is "good and just-, like what they are supposed to be fighting for. ... Each soldier is unique. ... He shows us that war is pretty much pointless, and nothing good ever comes out of it. ...

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At one point mid-film, he even argues that there aren't any good Black quarterbacks. ... Russell also does a good directorial job of showing that even though Ice Cube's character is "part of the team-, he is still distanced from the other White soldiers. ... Yes, racial slurs and innuendoes are made in the movie, but a closer look parallels the soldiers to mass society, and the Iraqi soldiers to mass media. ... After the skirmish is over, the soldiers agree to escort the Arabs to safety. ... We have seen biased soldiers become culturally literate. ...

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Slowly, American soldiers along with South Korean soldiers were forced backwards, further and further into South Korea. ... These crimes shocked UN soldiers, realizing that the N. ... Sightings of Chinese soldiers became more and more frequent, and Chinese POWs were taken. ... Conditions were harsh with windchill down to -40 degrees, and their lack of good clothes caused morale to sink lower and lower. ... Inspired by his victory, Mao decides to take offensive and push all western forces out of Korea for good. ...

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Unfortunately for the families of over 64,000 soldiers, it wasn't. ... Westmoreland, a tall, rugged man from South Carolina, was know for his enthusiasm, and for always having good news from the front lines. ... The VC were ruthless soldiers, who, even though sometimes poorly trained, fought with as much drive and enthusiasm as the best trained soldiers in the world. ... These and other fighting techniques such as strapping explosives to kids and having them run up to soldiers, were a few of the toils U.S. soldiers had to deal with. ... In fact, more U.S. soldiers were killed from booby t...

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Remarque is accurately able to portray the many stresses soldiers go through because he was actually a soldier himself, and was wounded in World War 1. ... After the war the soldiers usually never recovered from the war. ... The story is told by Paul Baumer, a German soldier during World War I. ... Good leaders act in the best interest of their people and I believe that we are fortunate to have great leaders who keep all of our freedoms as their first priority. Without good leaders ...

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It's hard to keep a good poise of yourself when you have civilians harassing you verbally and using obscene gestures. ... Health conditions are another big factor while sending these soldiers out to Iraq. ... One of the major reasons why the soldiers tend to get sick is because of all the doses they receive at one time and that's one way they lose a war easily by having soldiers sick. ... One thing soldiers barely see in the field is a fresh meal. ... Sometimes there might a lack of water and that plays a major role for these soldiers. ...

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A good example of people expressing such feelings is the conflict with the Westboro Baptist church protest. ... The two weeds could easily be the sinful and thieves hidden in the middle of the church, and we think the wheat are the good people. ... It's also more than being a good person and claiming that we have a good heart. ... As a soldier in the United States Army I feel that churches have given soldiers the same welcome that they have received after returning from Vietnam. Soldiers have been through so much fighting for the freedoms of these people of the United States. ...

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Jackson was an ingenious man that set out to fight for his country and turn his bad situation into a good one. ... The article "Soldiering in the Civil War" was about how the civilians were the ones fighting and there weren't half as many trained soldiers as there were just plain old civilians taking up arms. ... Each soldier was loyal to his regiment and each would fight for it accordingly. ... This is a pure story of triumph of good vs. evil. Who the "Good" side is? ...

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They wrote a good piece of literature which really showed the peoples feelings during this time. ... Owen gives an image of soldiers that is far from patriotic view of war "men marched asleep. ... The soldiers are poorly trained and do not have enough equipment to make them ready for the war. ... About the things they carried O'Brien uses creative details as information about the soldiers.  ... No matter which side one is on, people must die, and a good reason does not justify death. ...

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I would've been good at it, too. ... The sexual exploits of the soldiers in war are legendary and the condoms were almost a necessity. ... From the narration he gives, American soldiers died in the Vietnam War and left behind the things that mattered to them. ... Many people died in the war and brought grief to the nation for the demise of a large number of soldiers. ... In 'Ghost Soldiers,' O'Brien recalls that he was shot twice in Vietnam and managed to cheat death. ...

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The first stanza describes the soldier's state of well being. ... This poor soldier is described as "waiting for dark" (1) in a "ghastly suit of gray"(2). ... This loneliness is emphasized by the soldier hearing the voices of young boys. ... This description is very helpful in understanding how the soldier is feeling. ... There is never a time when war has produced good after effects. ...

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The racist attitudes of many people left whites with low expectations for the black soldiers. ... Douglas and Lincoln had gotten to spend some good time together over the years and Lincoln had developed a sense of trust with Douglas. ... The long awaiting black soldiers charged onto the beach in the midst of hectic gunfire. ... The Confederates outnumbered Union soldiers three to one and when Union soldiers ran out of ammunition, it left them with no other option but to retreat. ... The body of Shaw was buried by Confederate soldiers in a mass grave. ...

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Caputo did not want to be thought of as not good enough to be in a military battalion (35). ... The soldiers believed the propaganda that the Viet Cong did not stand a chance against the U.S. ... The Viet Cong were extremely good at vanishing (90). ... Soldiers were ordered to abandon a base to fight or patrol some place else and then go through another fire fight to recapture the first base, as some bases were retaken numerous times. ... One soldier did not have a chance to become a hero, as he stepped on a mine and he was carrying 40 mm grenades that killed him instantly. ...

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Truman had many good reasons of dropping the atomic bomb. ... Also the American soldiers were going through very harsh treatment by the Japanese. ... In the end the war was over and with loss of many soldiers the number who lived is greater. ... Truman had many good reasons of dropping the atomic bomb. ... Also the American soldiers were going through very harsh treatment by the Japanese. ...

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Linden was a lawyer and his family belonged to the German upper class, however, "as far as everyone in Upper Street ham was concerned, the only good German was a dead one" (Pg. 137). ... Tarrant fell from the good graces of many and became ignored, despised and shunned by many villagers. ... In the past wars, soldiers would charge and attempted to break through enemy lines on horseback. ... Many corpses of soldiers were "stacked like lumber or buried in mud to keep from smelling" (Pg. 316). ... Most war songs were not composed by professional musicians, but created by soldiers. ...

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All the items helped the respective soldier to survive from day to day and to continue fighting the war. One of the most important things that helped the soldiers is their friendship with each other. ... Dave Jensen and Lee Strunk are a good example of this trust, "In late August they made a pact that if one of them should ever get totally fucked up - a wheelchair wound - the other guy would automatically find a way to end it- (O'Brien, 71). ... They were soldiers, I wasn't. ... By talking to each other, the soldiers help to sort out the incidents that happened in the War and to put ...

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