Voices of War Essay James Blunt’s song “No Bravery” and the song “I was only 19” by Red Gum express similar ideas about war and use many of the same techniques to present these ideas. Both strongly use imagery and personification to convey a sense of the horrors of war and the lasting effect that it has both physically and psychologically on those who are involved both as soldiers and also the innocent victims who are damaged by wars that occur around them. Blunt’s poem was written from first hand
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THE FILIPINO SOLDIER Carlos P. Romulo If you fix your eyes on the pages of history‚ you will come across the name of the soldier. His vocation is frought with the splendor of nobility. He has no parallel in the annals of human achievements. Monuments have been erected to his memory to perpetuate in the hearts of grateful nations a noble legacy – the inheritance of a great example. But who is the Filipino soldier? History hardly records their valiant deeds on the fields of battle. The world
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life‚ devotion to their cause‚ and benevolence towards everyone‚ no matter what. They do their best to be brave‚ courageous‚ and have spirit; in one word‚ gutsy. Even though many people didn’t support her and called her a witch‚ Joan of Arc had the bravery and strength to continue fighting for her cause. She used her courage and spirit to ignore negative opinions from the people around her. Heroes are devoted to their cause‚ and are persistent in trying to reach their goals‚ especially through hard
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Why My Mother is Inspiring to Me Growing up as a child I watched my mom strive not to be perfect‚ but to succeed at almost everything she tried to get her hands on. She was never afraid to believe in herself in every undertaking she attempted. My mother made sure she was always in positive spotlight no matter if it was in front of her family or a group of strangers. She is always looking out for others whether she needs to or not. When I look at my mom it makes me not only want to be a good person
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Gallantry and other Defence awards for the personnel serving the country in either of the three forces- Army‚ Navy and Air Forcerespectively. They are - Common to all the Three Forces Param Vir Chakra It is the highest award for showing conspicuous bravery or pre-eminent act of valour or self sacrifice‚ in front of the enemy either on land‚ at sea‚ or in the air. It is second only to Bharat Ratna given by Government of India. The decoration was instituted on 26th Jan 1950 by the President of India‚
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Bravery Bravery‚ a trait many men and women across the world search for; however‚ not many people can find bravery in themselves. Dictionary.com defines bravery as ”brave spirit or conduct; courage; valor; or showiness; splendor; magnificence” My personal definition defines bravery as saying or doing an act to help others even if it puts ones life is at risk. The word bravery was discovered in 1475 -1485 and the origins are Italian‚ “bravo”; Latin‚ “barbarous”; and Middle French‚ “brave”. The root
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and ideas that their people lived by and kept sacred in their day to day lives. These values include; bravery‚ loyalty‚ generosity‚ and heroism. Beowulf‚ the main character in the poem Beowulf is the man who has all of these values‚ and is the epitome of the Anglo Saxon. Beowulf is the image of bravery throughout the story Beowulf‚ and there are two examples from the story that depict his bravery best. The night Beowulf fights Grendel‚ before the actual fight Beowulf claims that he will fight Grendel
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personality‚ but when very brave‚ it mistakenly leads to being brave in situations where the dispute is unfavorable. Excessive bravery leads to careless or unneeded acts‚ times when doing something is insane. Having too much courage results in recklessness. Courage takes over rationality‚ the outcome being unwise choices‚ which leads to consequences. In both passages the qualities of bravery leads to unnecessary risks. In Beowulf’s first of the three brawls‚ Beowulf is certain he is stronger than his terrible
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situations that scare us. Through bravery‚ we find the tools to overcome and resolve these situations. Therefore‚ intense courage helps in resolving problems‚ and characters in literature often display that. In the work of literature that I recently read‚ The Bible‚ the character Jesus faces many difficult and dangerous situations where his display of intense courage and bravery helped him to resolve the problems he faces. To exemplify‚ Jesus demonstrated bravery when he firmly faced the judgment
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Cowardness and Bravery The two characters from the book “Rikki-tikki-tavi” that I will be comparing are Rikki and Chuchundra. Chuchundra and Rikki are most obviously the opposites of each other‚ so here are the differences. Chuchu is very cowardly‚ while Rikki is quite brave but Chuchu is very sharp in things like the two cobras Nag and Nagaina. Chuchu likes to stay out of things that may cost his life‚ he is very wise to do that but Rikki is a very curious mongoose so he goes sniffing around
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