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young adult invasion novel‚ detailing a high-intensity invasion and occupation of Australia by foreigners. The novel is told in first person by the main character‚ a teenage girl named Ellie Linton‚ who is part of a small group of teenagers waging a guerrilla war on the enemy garrison in their fictional home town of Wirrawee. The novel uses a strong theme to convey how important change is through a teenager’s life and bad it could be. John Marsden also uses Relevance to help connect you to the book allowing
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How can one realize the seriousness of a particular event? Situations in history exist only in our thoughts rather than our presence. As past events have unfolded so has the opportunity for growth. One such era includes the Vietnam War. Tim O’ Brien’s novel entitled The Things They Carried creates an atmosphere of knowledge surrounding the struggles related to the Vietnam War. To grasp the concept of such a brutal historical event one must understand the struggles and decisions made by people
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FUTURE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE INTRODUCTION Background 1. Chemical Warfare is a method of warfare in which toxic or incapacitating chemicals agents are used to further the goals of the combatants. The concept of Chemical Warfare is as old as warfare itself. Until the 20th century such warfare was primarily limited to starting fires‚ poisoning wells‚ distributing smallpox-infected articles‚ and using smoke to confuse the enemy. The most extensive and large-scale use of Chemical Weapons was witnessed
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At the beginning of the novel‚ she was capable at doing almost every farm work. “chopping wood‚ using a chainsaw‚ driving‚ riding the horse‚ being a rouseabout‚ marking lambs and drenching sheep.” But these skills were far different from guerilla warfare which she and her friends had to engage in. As the novel opened Ellie and her friends could not even return to their homes and had to retreat to their camp in the bush. This was her first challenge. Camping in the bush is fun if it is temporary; living
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were different and in some ways‚ it was worse. The terrain was difficult since it is made up of open rice paddies‚ dense jungles and steep ranges that were filled with small villages containing civilians who were had to avoid. Also‚ the guerilla warfare made it hard for soldiers to identify the enemy since attacks may come from anybody‚ including normal civilians such as young children or even the elderly. The issues involved weren’t straightforward and both sides were fighting to convince the people
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tribe used warfare tactic to destroy colonist homes‚ land‚ and to kill and injure colonist. War is the second act of agency this resulted in 16 towns damaged or destroyed before the tribe surrenders due to the death of King Philip. With these two acts of slavery‚ the Colonist realized that the Indians had the ability to attack and hurt the Colonies and as a result‚ many people like Roger William wanted to make peace with the Indians and have them as alliances and wanted to learn some warfare
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American casualties and between one to two million Vietnamese lost their lives.(Lau) The Vietnam War was not brutal just because of the high numbers of casualties but also because of the way the war was fought. The Viet Kong used spirit shattering guerrilla tactics. These tactics instilled fear and paranoia in U.S. soldiers. (Leonard). The Viet Kong were masters at the art of camouflage and disappearing in the jungle. American soldiers were under a constant threat of attack. The Viet Kong soldier
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seventeen soldiers from America travel in booby-trap swamps and through the hills of Vietnam. “They been ordered to set ambushes‚ execute night patrols‚ and search out and destroy the massive tunnel complexes south of Chu Lai constructed by Viet Cong guerrillas” (McCarthy). On their voyage the men carry something with them; the things they carry have a meaning to each soldier which distinguishes them. The men are not completely prepared to deal with the stresses of war emotionally. The story circles around
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“’Pioneers of Communism‚ we will be like Che’”(Caistor131). So begins each Cuban child’s day in school. Yet‚ before one can talk about Che‚ he or she must discuss Che’s significance on modern day Cuba. The man is Ernesto “Che” Guevara‚ the same Che that Cuban children talk about each day. Ernesto “Che” Guevara was the right hand man to the Fidel Castro whose plan changed Cuba. Che helped Fidel come to power and allow for a new communist nation to form. Che is considered a hero and a martyr
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