O’Brien’s short story “The Things They Carried” details the struggles of a platoon that represents the entire U.S. Army throughout the war effort in Vietnam. O’Brien writes about of the strange tactics of the people within First Lieutant Cross’ Platoon; whether it is bad leadership‚ drug use or the struggles of being Native American within Vietnam. O’Brien addresses the issues that were taking place in Vietnam by using the platoon to mirror what he saw was wrong. The initial issue O’Brien saw when he
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SUBJECT: Platoon Sergeant Duties 1. Students serving in the position of Platoon Sergeant in the Transportation Deployment and Distribution Senior Leaders course are responsible for the successful completion of the following duties: a. Maintaining good order and discipline. b. Conducting Platoon accountability formations in accordance with FM 3-25.5‚ Drill and Ceremonies. Reports any Soldier absences to SGL. c. Maintains Student First Sergeant‚ adjacent Platoon Sergeant
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I want to be a platoon Sergeant because I want to push the squad leaders to do everything they are capable of for helping the Let 1’s succeed in the program. In addition‚ I want to make sure every squad leader is taking their job seriously and is completing all their assignments. One of my favorite things to do is to motivate cadets and students to do more than they think they can do. It may be hard at the moment to give it your all‚ but when you’re done completing the assignment or task it will
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Sebastian Junger is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair. Who‚ within a time period between 2007 and 2008 follows an American platoon deployed to Afghanistan. Korangal Valley to be exact‚ which is roughly twenty five miles from the border of Pakistan. The United States goal was to put our American troops there to over throw the Taliban regime. We intended to help Iraqi’s clear and secure neighborhoods‚ and to protect their local population. Sebastian followed the second of Battle Company‚ part
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strain on both resources and planning of my platoon. In reality‚ the additional requirements are a precaution more than a necessity‚ which increases the difficulty for myself and my mid-level leaders to fully accept the change. Therefore‚ much of the frustration for me personally has been in the difference of leadership styles of my supervisor and myself. Additionally‚ the strain between the mid-level leaders and the leadership of the platoon can be
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Apollo and Green Arrow/ Oliver Queen When I first learned about the Greek god Apollo in my Classical Mythology class‚ he reminded me of Oliver Queen. Oliver Queen is a character from one of my favorite television show called “Smallville”. He inherited a big industrial empire from his parents when they passed away. He was a playboy who did not care to give back to the society and only did what pleases him. One day‚ when Oliver was out on his boat‚ he was pushed overboard into the sea by an employee
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Upon receiving the order‚ I immediately directed the mobilization of Platoon-1‚ marching on foot one soldier at a time with a maximum safe distance between soldiers. I anticipated that we would be the target of the enemy’s sniping and artillery shelling along the way. By dawn of the next day‚ just as we were near the edge of a village‚ VC (Việt Cộng) guerrillas ambushed us. They opened fire from thick bushes on the right side of the road. The dry sound of heavy discharges from CKC‚ red-butt rifles
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Green Arrow vs Hawk Eye‚ a battle of the ultimate archers. Both contenders have similar tactics and fighting methods‚ but there is only one true champion between them. Research and facts show that green arrow is better than hawk Eye. Green Arrow is an expert marksmen‚ swordsmen‚ and martial artist. Capable of shooting 29 arrows a minute with uncanny accuracy‚ "He once shot two arrows down two different gun barrels while upside down‚ mid-flip while somersaulting off a building."-dc.wikia.com. Oliver
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Emily Mosquera Dr. Pamela Haley AP Human Geography 5 April 2013 The Green Revolution refers to the application of modern‚ western-type farming techniques to less economically developed countries. Organic farming is a type of agriculture that uses natural forms of growing crops. In this essay I will address the comparative similarities and differences between The Green Revolution and organic farming. The Green Revolution occurred between the 1940’s and 1970’s. It consisted of using genetically
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American Perseverance The Vietnam War is a controversial subject no matter which way you look at it. In 1986‚ Oliver Stone released a movie that gave a unique perspective of Vietnam. His movie Platoon was written based on his experience in Vietnam as an infantryman. Stone tells a side of the war that only a veteran can tell and he does it without a sugar coating. He tells of the all the great people that fought alongside him as well as things
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