The movie that I selected for my critique is called "We Were Soldiers", a movie set in November of 1965, during the Vietnam Conflict. ... These two also worked together on another movie, which would prove to be a good example of leadership practices, called "Braveheart". The first scene that I chose to analyze in "We Were Soldiers" is one that comes some 45 minutes into the movie. ... This is a good example of "leadership in practice". ... Plumley makes the comment that "he's a soldier that wants to win medals". ...

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Being a soldier of the United States Army taught me numerous values and ethos. ... "Hurry up and wait" was a saying that I had learned as a soldier. ... All I had was time on my hands to think about my journey, the good and the bad decisions that were made. ...

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Being a soldier of the United States Army taught me numerous values and ethos. ... "Hurry up and wait" was a saying that I had learned as a soldier. ... All I had was time on my hands to think about my journey, the good and the bad decisions that were made. ...

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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 was a General Commander who led many American soldiers to victory. ... He was a good man. ... He brought 5,000 soldiers along the battle. ... Jackson used his power for good and in smart ways. Jackson was a good man and a great President. ...

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Regardless, soldiers are trained to battle, and that is what they do. ... Cross also plans to make his men "get their shit together, and keep it together, and maintain it neatly and in good working order. ... The soldiers lose purpose and motivation. ... Although good intentions existed at the beginning, the war is continued because of American pride. American citizens do not want the war and neither do the soldiers. ...

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One could state that everything about being a soldier is encompassed by military bearing. ... Gates once said, "Our quality soldiers should look as good as they are. ... While displaying the proper military and professional appearance is a good foundation, all military members must adhere to the proper customs and courtesies. ... Soldiers originate from all over the country and even parts of the world. ... Be it a Promotion Board or Soldier/NCO of the Month Board, a soldier who is not confident will be either ejected from the board or not given a "go ahead." ...

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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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These soldiers were fed up with the war because of all the burdens it put on each soldier. ... One soldier stated that soldiers seemed "pathetic" and not like warriors at all. ... Soldiers did not know how to cope with these things. ... Mental stress that impacted a soldier's psychological stability was another factor setting American soldiers up for combat exhaustion. ... Soldier Harry L. ...

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Each soldier had a certain job to fulfill in this mission. And as the mission went wrong and soldiers died some of their roles changed. ... The acts of these soldiers to try and abduct to Somalia warlord was not going to be accepted by all the people there. ... The soldier after getting surrounded by thousands of Somali militia just wanted to be back in allied territory. ... This film was so good I will probably end up buying it. ...

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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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The third amendment discuses the topic of quartering soldiers. ... If we don't keep up a good Guard then we will not be able to respond to disasters. ... The people didn't like to have the soldiers invading their lives. ... This is good because if we all had to represent ourselves we would probably lose quite greatly. ... The Bill of Rights was a very good thing that happened to us in our country. ...

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In attempts to do that the Commission more or less declared war on "working-class" women to prevent them from having sexual relationships with soldiers." ... They told the soldiers and the civilians what movies they could watch, and what activities they could participate in. They were determined to make the soldiers of World War I good, decent and respectful citizens. ... " Not only was there no effort by the CTCA to organize recreation for the African American soldiers, but the soldiers were also excluded from activities to which the surely wanted an invitation." ... Even if the cause o...

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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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The flag is flapping in the wind as the soldiers struggle to raise it. ... As we examine the picture closer we notice that the soldiers raising the flag are white American males. ... America never does settle for second best, in fact the best is often not good enough. ... Nowhere do we see the sadness the loss of fellow soldiers. ... The soldiers could have placed anything atop of the hill they wanted, but they chose the American flag. ...

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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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From that time forward soldiers continued to get discharged for their sexual preferences. ... The number of discharged soldiers has progressively increased. In 1994 (the policies first year) the number of discharged soldiers was 599. ... The figures showed a 92% increase in the number of gay soldiers discharged since the new policy went into effect. ... Some may also think that the presence of homosexuals affects the ability of the military services to maintain discipline, good order and morale. ...

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It is told that, Hateful soldiers prodded and kicked the old and sick on their march to the camps. ... Soldiers pricked friends and family with bayonets to keep them from turning back to help (Brill, 45). ... And then all American children know that The only good Indian is a dead Indian. ... Jackson said he wanted this only for the good of the Indians. ... For the good of the Indians, Andrew Jackson humbly believed, but was it truly for the profit of himself and the country first before the good of the Indians (Andrew Jackson's case for removal of the Indians)....

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Is it the soldiers of a global war or the idiots of a global fight? ... Many of the wars start off as good wars such as World War II in which the Allies tried to stop Hitler from destroying the Jewish population of Europe. ... In the American Civil War, the Confederates and Union soldiers both used spies to gather information. In Ambrose Bierce's "AN Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", Peyton Farquhar was a planter who helped the Confederates by spying on the Union soldiers and also sabotage their plans. ... In general, wars are no good and all they bring is death and misery when...

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The biggest question right now is weather or not president Bush's actions in the middle east have been good or bad. ... We cannot continue to operate in the this area with out first looking for and destroying the guerilla soldiers of iraq. ... That is why we need to start to curve our interest in the weapons are and start regulating the soldiers in iraq. ... I think we did good and bad. ... Though the fact that we did not find anything still gets to me, i thing we did allot of good. ...

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The soldiers who went there were lost and out of place. ... " Davis forces us to ask ourselves if anything good came out of sending our soldiers into Vietnam. ... All the soldiers can do is pour water on their melting flesh. ... When the Vietnam War was finally over, American soldiers were rudely welcomed home. ... The civilians understood that we had no business invading Vietnam, and the soldiers certainly did. ...

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African Slaves were frequently being ship out from Europe into America to sell to settlers and soldiers. ... The majority of the people sent by Spain were conquistadors and their soldiers out to claim, new land and conquer the natives of the land. ... In the wake of soldiers, the Spanish left makeshift forts with soldiers to keep the African and Indian slaves under control. The soldiers often married single native women and small villages were formed. The idea of sending African slaves to the Americas was a good idea. ...

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It is told that, Hateful soldiers prodded and kicked the old and sick on their march to the camps. ... Soldiers pricked friends and family with bayonets to keep them from turning back to help (Brill, 45). ... And then all American children know that The only good Indian is a dead Indian. ... Jackson said he wanted this only for the good of the Indians. ... For the good of the Indians, Andrew Jackson humbly believed, but was it truly for the profit of himself and the country first before the good of the Indians (Andrew Jackson's case for removal of the Indians). ...

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The battles won by the British generals would end in a profit of 100 acres of land British soldiers would often steal if they were not fed too much. ... Benjamin killed all the soldiers as well as save his oldest son from being hanged. ... I also enjoyed the part when he walks into the fort and he gets back his soldiers and all the British men get is 18 dead men. ... It was a very good movie probably the best I have ever seen. ...

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The relationships between American soldiers and the Sioux tribe were not as optimistic as portrayed in the film. ... Both the American soldiers and Native Americans had accurate costumes and clothing for their time period. ... The American soldiers obviously act tough and most of them are pretty stupid since education was not so good at the time. ...

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