“American Sniper Summative Essay” By Kevin Zvonarek The book I chose for the summative essay assignment was “American Sniper” by Chris Kyle. This book is about the courageous and thrilling memoir of the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. With over 100 documented kills during his four tours of duty‚ Chris Kyle has shed light on the dangerous brave life of a sniper. During his four tours of duty in the Iraq war he has come close to death and saved countless lives. He changed a lot from
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Year 11 English Literature Written Component – American Sniper How my own life connects to the book I want to be a soldier in the army once I have graduated from school. The book ‘American Sniper’ is about Chris Kyle and his life throughout the army and his time at home in Texas. I will be starting off at a higher end of the ranks as Chris enlisted through a recruiting center‚ I will be going through officer training to achieve leadership skills‚ and to enable a backup for myself if I was to ever
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the hands of others countless times to protect the Americans’ right to freedom; even if it means not living another day again. In the memoir‚ American Sniper‚ Chris Kyle‚ a former Navy SEAL‚ writes about his brave and near-death experiences in war. The book explains Chris’s thoughts through every shot and life he took‚ through his faith and beliefs‚ that held true to his real character. Chris Kyle’s main idea in his writing was to educate the American people on what all soldiers had to go through‚ not
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normal person should do when faced with a moral dilemma. What people do is often the opposite of what their conscience tells them to do. " The Sniper" by O’ Flaherty and "War" by Timothy Findley are both good examples of this. The two stories both show that war brings people pain because it forces them to contradict their consciences and feelings. "The Sniper" and "War" both show people will go against their conscience during war because they are force to hurt women & children. In the story " War"
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How and Why we are Drawn to War Movies The thought of war always seems to catch the interest of Americans. War is what people think of when they think of America‚ isn’t it? Mcdonald’s and machine guns‚ right? When people think of war many things pop into their heads such as‚ guns‚ explosions‚ death‚ fear‚ blood‚ dirt‚ bombs‚ and bravery. These are just some of the many things people associated with war. Many people in America enjoy all things war because of the bravery and manliness of it.
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Clint Eastwood makes American sniper the number seven on my top favorite movies. I think the story of Chris Kyle is the most powerful U.S military story I ever read and seen. This movie’s about a Texas man who always dreamed of becoming a cowboy and got bored and wanted to join the fight against terrorism. He goes to Iraq and saves US lives with his dangerous accuracy. I think this movie was one of the best military movies ever watch. This movie made me think of All the vets and people in our army
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Andrew Colgrove Ramsey Wise Film Studies 1800 American Sniper After seeing the film‚ American Sniper‚ it absolutely met and exceeded my expectations. Everything from the quality of life during war‚ to the actual fear both sides faced‚ was shown in great detail during the film. One thing that stood out to me was how the directors and writers depicted the enemy’s lifestyle. Many war movies today only focus on the American side of war. During this movie it showed the struggles and hard
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The Essay The Working Title: 5 The fairytale ``The sniper´´‚ written by Liam O´Flaherty‚ is about a symbolizing action of two snipers fighting during the civil war in Dublin. Written from the perspective of the sniper sitting on the roof ( limited omniscient) the setting as a street near to O´Connell Bridge. In the time around 1922 there was a civil war in Ireland where Republicans fought Free Staters. The battles were everywhere‚ either on the opened street or in buildings. It didn´t depend on
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Chapter notes Prelude (1-2) -1st person point of view established‚ and the three main characters. -E and X are hunting; 12 years of age -Who is the more experienced hunter? (X) How do we know this? -Establishing the story and its struggles through foreshadowing: -We stand back and stare as the marten struggles in the air. The black eyes focus on me. It does not want to die” (2). -We are great hunters and best friends‚ yes?” (2) Chapter 1: Returning (3-9) -We encounter the second speaker
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of Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper)‚ a prolific‚ er‚ American sniper‚ and his endeavours on and off the battlefield during the Iraq war. It’s a heavily lethargic adaptation of a heavily controversial book about a heavily divisive ‘American Hero’. Not to say that the flick itself is wildly patriotic – though the ending tries its best to disprove that – but nor is it an anti-war film‚ as director Eastwood haplessly attempts to argue. Which is where American Sniper’s greatest fault‚ among many faults‚ lies;
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