Online Assignment for Week 3 First‚ read the assigned essays from your Mercury Reader: “Reading the River” by Samuel Clemens a.k.a. Mark Twain‚ pp. 281-282 “Writing” by William Stafford‚ pp. 194-196 Then‚ answer the following questions: In his essay “Reading the River‚” Mark Twain had a point. What was his point? This point would be the theme or the thesis of the essay. Ask yourself this question: What did Twain want me‚ his reader‚ to know‚ think‚ feel‚ believe‚ or understand?
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conformity‚ which can eventually cause fatality. Also the article "You Cant Hack It Little Girl: A Discussion Of The Covert Psychological Agenda of Modern Combat Training" by R Wayne Eisenhart realizes the extreme repression on individuality in the Marines. We all like to think of ourselves as individuals. However‚ in truth‚ we all live in a mass denial created be ourselves to feel less guilty about instituting severe pressure to‚ and the consequences if one does not‚ conform. The way one learns
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Why Being On Time is Important Being on time is one of the most basic‚ yet most important things about what we do‚ as Marines‚ and Military Policemen. Most Marines understand this concept and are able to comply willfully and promptly due to the extent they have been taught regarding the importance of being on time and the punishment that can follow a more than tardy arrival. Tardiness in the workplace is a correctable issue and majority of the time is nothing more than a seldom occurrence.
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was not for him and went off to junior college in Florida. Second‚ in 1995 during my first year of high school the band took its annual spring trip. That year the trip consisted of visiting Baltimore Harbor‚ The Marine Barracks in Washington DC‚ Kings Dominion‚ and The United States Naval Academy. It was after taking that tour and finding out about the history of the statue of Tecumseh‚ and visiting the tomb of John Paul Jones that I knew I wanted to become a midshipman and one day‚ ENS Samuel
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Military Identification Card. One‚ someone can use a Military ID to sneak on to base and by passing security. Two‚ the Marine who lost their military ID will not be able to access restricted areas to civilians and will be restricted from computers on base. Three‚ the Marine loses security clearance through the chain of command. Four‚ Marine cannot access Postal Exchange (PX). Five‚ the Marine will possibly be non-judicially punished and possibly lose rank. Reason one: someone by passing security. If someone
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From 2003 to 2004‚ I was assigned to the Third Marines Field Service Support Group (3d FSSG) Medical Battalion in Okinawa‚ Japan as the company commander for the Headquarter and Support (H&S) Company. Medical battalions are staffed by Navy medical personnel‚ which support Marines in war zones. The H&S company structure included a company commander‚ executive officer‚ division officers and enlisted staff. A lot of people are not familiar with the military terms so I like to use the analogy that a
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The leadership principles and what they mean to me and how I plan to apply them to myself and my Marines. I thought long and hard about not just the principles and what they mean‚ but how can I apply them. Some of the leadership principles sound self-explanatory‚ such as “Know Your Self and Seek Self Improvement”. One would think it mean to know your strength and your weaknesses‚ and improve upon them. In so many words this would be correct‚ but it’s much easier said than applied. In my opinion it
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The Village Bing West’s The Village is a book about the life of a small unit level squad of Marines during the Vietnam War. Accurately and meticulously portrayed the book covers over 17 months of the struggles the Combined Arms Platoon (CAP’s) of Marines had with the PF’s (Popular Forces) and villagers. On June 10‚ 1966 Twelve Marines had volunteered for this assignment to live among six-thousand Vietnamese in the Village of Binh Nghia‚ thinking it would serve as a break from the war itself‚ it
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let’s talk about the average army which contains tactical‚ man to man‚ rifle‚ land navigation‚ and landmine defense training. Now it’s time for the marines training. This rigorous training take a total of 12 weeks. In the first three weeks of marine training you will learn hand to hand combat‚ leadership values‚ basic first aid and uniforms. In week 4 marines are going to push their limits in the water. They will learn how to stay afloat‚ shed gear that could pull them down‚ tread water‚ and leap into
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Iwo Jima The year was 1945‚ and the war was winding down. The US was working on rooting out Japan and ending the war. Because they were dealing with an island country‚ they had to find a way to get at them without flying long distances. Japan was trying to defend their land while still waging war on other countries. Iwo Jima‚ a small island about 650 miles away from Tokyo on Japanese soil‚ was needed by the US forces to end the war. Both countries were determined to fight long and hard
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