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The Life of a Buffalo Soldier, 2002.
A paper which discusses the history of the Buffalo Soldiers - infantry men in the American army of African-American descent.
1,898 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 87.95
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The paper shows that, although the term ?Buffalo Soldier? is often proudly used in reference to any man of African American descent in the United States military, it originally denoted those who served in the cavalry and infantry, fighting in the Indian Wars. Over 180,000 Buffalo Soldier (mostly on the Unionist side) fought during the American Civil War and over 33,000 died. This paper shows the difficulties such as racism and hostilities faced by these Buffalo Soldiers. It describes the conditions under which these special units fought and their role in the peace-keeping attempts between the whites and the Native Americans.
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"As hostilities increased between the white settlers and the Indians, the Buffalo Soldiers became the force responsible for ensuring that peace was kept. As the hostile Indians were forced onto reservations which failed to support them, they resorted to war against not only the white settlers but also the Indian tribes who had allied themselves with the whites. The Buffalo Soldiers fought against them with great courage and, considering their equipment and experience, with considerable success. To their credit, they did not once participate in either massacres or atrocities. They fought, at one time or another, the Kickapoos, Lipans, Comanches, Utes, Kiowas, Apaches, Shoshones, Cheyennes, Bannocks, Sioux and Blackfeet, as well as Mexicans and Chiricahua renegades. Although many of them had no previous fighting experience, they prevailed against such great leaders as Chatto, Geronimo, Cochise, Juh, Satanta, Victorio, Nachez, Loco, Benito, Mangus and Nana."
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Buffalo Soldiers, 2004.
An overview of the regiments after the American Civil War known as the Buffalo Soldiers.
1,052 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 52.95
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This paper argues that the Buffalo Soldiers played a crucial, though often overlooked, role in the history of Westward expansion. It looks at how, by protecting settlers, the Buffalo Soldiers paved the way for the settlement of the West and the creation of the United States. It also examines how, by showing courage on the battlefield, the Buffalo Soldiers challenged prevailing misconceptions about black people and how, in doing so, they contributed to the establishment of multicultural societies in the West and, by extension, in the rest of the United States.
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"The Buffalo Soldiers initially came into being because during the late 19th century, the United States Military supported segregation. Black freemen thus could not serve along with the white soldiers. Thus, the Buffalo Soldiers were tasked with building forts which were often reserved only for white soldiers. In Forth Concho, the Buffalo Soldiers were housed in separate rooms. However, historians like Stanford L. Davis (1999) argue that the realities of military life would have forced these soldiers to come into contact with one another, during activities like meals, maneuvers or training. In this way, Davis argues that the presence of the Buffalo Soldiers in military establishments would have laid a foundation for challenging many white soldiers? prejudices against black people."
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"Buffalo Soldiers", 2001.
An analysis Charles Haid's movie "Buffalo Soldiers".
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 41.95
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This is a short review of the film "Buffalo soldiers" that traces the achievements of the African-American soldiers and the manner in which they were discriminated against.
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"The African American contribution to the Civil War and the American culture has largely been ignored. This has caused the concept of systemic racism to arise within the American nation that is creating a view of something less than a democratic view of the state. However, there are certain media contributions in the form of films, books and art that suggest that the African American contribution may not be openly acknowledged but in time the effort will be accepted. Buffalo Soldiers is one such film that chronicles the activities of the 10th Cavalry, which in 1880 battled renegade Apaches led by Chief Victorio. Unlike most of the war chronicles its not about Indians vs Cowboys but rather has adepth not found in most Western genre films."
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Soldiers in Vietnam, 2002.
Comparing Stephen Coonts' "Flight of the Intruder" and
Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore's "We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young" about soldiers' experiences in Vietnam.
1,838 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 84.95
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This paper compares the accounts in these books about soldiers' harrowing experiences in Vietnam. However the difference between the two writings are apparent as Coonts' account is fictional and Moore's is non-fiction. The writer shows how both have very similar experiences to share, but each is presented in a different manner.
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"Stephen Coonts' Flight of the Intruder and Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore's We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young are about an era of American history many Americans would like to forget, the Vietnam War. The two books vividly describe the horrors of war, the sense of camaraderie shared by soldiers in the field, and the devastating effect of the war on the social, mental, and physical health of the soldier. Both authors saw combat action in Vietnam and fill their descriptions with telling details and observations born of direct experience. Understandable because of the prevailing view of the Vietnam War as a public policy mistake, both works focus on errors in judgement made by decision-makers higher in the chain of command than the authors and the sense of meaninglessness and futility that resulted. Despite these similarities, Intruder and We Were Soldiers remain true to the traditional writing and composition techniques that distinguish fiction from nonfiction and therefore provide very different experiences for the reader. Specifically, through the use of differing points of view and main character, plot development, and theme expression, Coonts and Moore provide two very distinct literary takes on the soldier's experience in the Vietnam War."
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Soldiering in the Civil War, 2002.
A look at Bruce Catton's study "Soldiering in the Civil War" which analyzes the type of soldier who fought in the American Civil War.
1,091 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 55.95
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This paper reviews Catton's book which compares the characteristics of the soldiers who fought in the American Civil War to other soldiers. The main claim was that these soldiers were very young and unprofessional but highly motivated. The writer shows that the most striking difference between the Civil War soldier and those of the modern day was in their attitudes toward the army and discipline.
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"Known as one of America?s most ?popular?, yet scholarly, historians, Bruce Catton (1899-1978) was the editor of American Heritage magazine and the author of several widely read books on the subject of the Civil War. His works, including this particular essay, are based on the foundations of accurate research and the ability to analyze the Civil War as both a broad, historically important event, yet also displaying an understanding of the individual, human conflicts involved. Soldiering in the Civil War is a vivid example of Catton?s skill in presenting factual evidence and interesting anecdotes in a manner which allows the reader to gain an insight into the emotions, struggles and beliefs of all those who fought in the Civil War."
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"Citizen Soldiers", 2006.
A review of the book "Citizen Soldiers" by Stephen Ambrose.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 38.95
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This paper studies "Citizen Soldiers" by Stephen Ambrose, a book about the front-line soldiers fighting in World War II . The paper explains that the book tells the individual stories of real soldiers, through which Ambrose not only creates a historical account of the war, but also a powerful anti-war statement. The paper focuses on Ambrose's treatment of the soldiers vs. his critique of the military leadership, including Eisenhower.
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"Stephen Ambrose provides the reader with unique information of the American soldiers who fought in Europe from June 7, 1944 (D-Day) to May 7, 1945, when Germany surrendered. He provides the reader with a remarkable empathy for the men and women about whom he writes, particularly those in the front lines of the battle. I gather from reading the book a close feeling for what it must have been like to be a soldier during this time. He draws upon historical sources, interviews, and oral testimony. Together with this he weaves in strategic plans, tactics, and actual incidents, the successes and the failures, including massive intelligence failures, the cowardly, the heroic, and the accidental, into a coherent narrative."
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War Through American Soldiers' Eyes, 2004.
This paper looks at the effect of atrocities on American soldiers in World War II.
2,260 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 114.95
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In this article, using primary sources only, the writer describes the effect of atrocities on American soldiers in World War II. The writer explores the horrors of war witnessed by soldiers who liberated Nazi concentration camps in addition to their moral outrage at the genocide. The writer discusses the differences between WWII soldiers and those who served in Vietnam, toward reaction to the horrors of war.
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While the phrase war is hell has entered the language as a cliche, the statement gains its power from its truth. American soldiers like soldiers from all cultures and in all periods of history have recognized that war is almost invariably accompanied by evil acts that go far beyond the carnage that one would expect from violent conflict between armies. In this report the horrors of war will be explored through primary source documents provided ... "
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"The Soldier", 2003.
A critical appreciation of Rupert Brooke's sonnet "The Soldier".
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 0 sources, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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This paper examines the poem "The Soldier" and looks at how it deals mainly with the thoughts and feelings of a man who loves his country dearly. "The Soldier" is a very short poem which consists of only two stanzas. The paper discusses how the poem seems to have been written towards the end of the war, when the poet wasn't sure if he was going to survive those last few days and how the lines are full of very patriotic words and descriptions of the English motherland. It also shows how it is a wartime poem which skilfully draws our attention to the morale of the soldiers during that particular period.
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This poem deals mainly with the thoughts and feelings of a man who loves his country dearly. War seems to be something much deeper in "The Soldier" than is usually though of. "The Soldier" is a very short poem which consists of only two stanzas. This poem seems to have been written towards the end of the war, when the poet wasn't sure if he was going to survive those last few days, and the lines are full of very patriotic words and descriptions of the English motherland. It is a wartime poem which skilfully draws our attention to the morale of the soldiers during that particular period.
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Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill, 2004.
A guideline to disorders and behavior manifestations and their application to the characters, Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill, in the movie, "Silence of the Lambs" (1991).
8,861 words (approx. 35.4 pages), 29 sources, APA, AU$ 267.95
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Defining mental disorders and subsequent behaviors through the DSM-IV-TR (2000) and associated research is a daunting task indeed. Applying these disorders to the characters, Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill, in the movie "The Silence of the Lambs" (1991), requires critical and analytical thinking about mental disorders, etiology of the disorders, and subsequent behaviors as a result. This paper presents a discussion of the disorders using a variety of information in the literature and then presents the key behaviors in a comprehensive table for ease of possible diagnosis. Finally, these defined behaviors are applied to Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill in an attempt to give a picture of how these two characters became who they are.
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List of Tables
Introduction
Component I: Disorders and Behavioral Manifestations Guide.
Schizophrenia
Conduct Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Exhibitionism Paraphilia
Fetishism Paraphilia
Frotteurism Paraphilia
Voyeurism Paraphilia
Pedophilia
Hebephilia
Component II: Assign Disorders to the Characters Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill
Component III: Identify probable Etiology of the Disorder
References
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"Component I of this paper is a general guideline of 13 mental disorders, each followed by a comprehensive checklist of behaviors that meet the criterion for each mental disorder. Component II of this paper is where the guideline is utilized in assigning disorders to the characters Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill, in the movie The Silence of the Lambs, (1991). Finally, component III mergers the general guideline with the diagnoses of Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill and presents a picture as to the etiology of the disorders and the resulting behaviors observed. This will then give a picture as to precursor and probable subsequent behaviors."
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Buffalo Bill, 2006.
This literary study analyzes the similarities and differences in the descriptions of Buffalo Bill in "Black Elk Speaks" by Black Elk and "Green Grass, Running Water" by Thomas King.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 102.95
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This paper discusses Thomas King's novel "Green Grass, Running Water" and how it offers a modern socio economic view of Buffalo Bill as an exploiter of Native Americans. The paper compares King's view of Buffalo Bill to that of Black Elk's view in "Black Elk Speaks" which presents a picture of the historical Buffalo Bill that is more humane in how he remembers his adventures with the traveling Wild West show.
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"By understanding the intertextual references that King makes within his more modern depiction of Buffalo Bill, one can see how he is similar to Black Elk's explanations of how this famous western character interacted with Native Americans. In contrast, the Black Elk helps forge this intertextual message in portraying the reality of Indians in connection with the historical Buffalo Bill in opposition to King's modern view of Indians. In essence, a compare and contrast of these two narratives will be examined to discover how Buffalo Bill is represented in both modern and historical perspectives."
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Soldier in German Society, 2005.
This paper discusses the role of the soldier in German society and looks at the reality of war.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 76.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper is a discussion of the role of the German soldier who was heavily influenced by ideology and propaganda. The writer discusses that the reality of war both on the battlefield and on submarines revealed to young soldiers how falsely they had been misled. The writer shows that they therefore rejected what they had been led to believe and other soldiers did so later, as did the society.
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"Ideology and propaganda played major roles as motivation in the German soldier's life. "German soldiers went off to war in 1939 without the enthusiasm that characterized 1914. They invaded Russia knowing that sacrifice, despair and death awaited them...sustained by a broad spectrum of values" (Neiberg 552). The soldiers firmly believed in those values, a fundamental one being that they were defending the Fatherland. These soldiers arrived at very different conclusions regarding war and the meaning of the military in two ways. One was their new understanding as a result of the injuries and casualties witnessed in battle, while the second resulted from examination of past experiences."
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?Three Soldiers?, 2005.
A review of the novel "Three Soldiers" by John Dos Passos.
2,517 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 110.95
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This paper examines how in the novel "Three Soldiers", John Dos Passos portrays the search for self-identity within the spiritual dismantling of the man through the lives of three fictional characters in World War I. It looks at how the concept of self-realization is apparent in the novel by the parallel stories of Fuselli and Chrisfield, both destroyed in the end, and also by the recurrent symbol of man being turned into a machine. It also shows how the novel provides a literary journey into the mind of the conflicted young American soldier, showing how each character deals with the decisions they make and are forced to reap.
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"Inevitably of course Fuselli, Andrews and Chrisfield, get spilt up, each finding a unique path to self realization or demise. Chrisfield gets promoted, and Andrews ends up in the hospital. Their paths do not cross again until the Armistice has been signed and the war is over. When Andrews leaves the hospital to report back to his company, he reports to find his old friend Chrisfield, now a Corporal. Andrews gets leave from the army to study at a University in Paris where he briefly runs into Fuselli, who has not advanced in rank and had been working in the labor battalion for the remainder of the war."
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?The Steadfast Tin Soldier?, 2003.
Analysis of the theme in Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier".
1,367 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 0 sources, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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This paper discusses the theme in "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" through a character analysis of the tin soldier. The paper points out that, while the theme of the story seems to be about true love conquering all, the underlying theme is about manliness and the suggestion that love seems to feminize men while they are in pursuit of their beloved, transforming them into an acceptable love object. The paper also examines an additional theme that suggests that those who are too sensitive cannot live through the harshness of the world.
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"At the beginning of the story, the tin Soldier is ?different from all the others because he was missing one leg. He has been the last one to be cast and there had not been enough tin? (112). In this way, the Tin Soldier can either be viewed as disabled, having only one leg, or as symbolically emasculated. Soldiers, weapons and perpetrators of destruction, are often viewed as one of the highest forms of masculinity. Violent by nature and protective of their countries, the tin soldier symbolizes the opposite of love and romance, even if they are all ?handsome [in] red and blue uniforms? and stand ?with rifles sticking up over their shoulders? (112). Soldiers are deadly in their masculine beauty. However, the Tin Soldier in Andersen?s tale is far from perfect and is less than a warrior. Andersen reveals the tin soldier?s love constant love for the ballerina throughout the story. However, the tin soldier is unable to demonstrate through his bravery that he is worthy of this love. Moreover, the lacking leg may be equated with missing biological parts of masculinity. This Steadfast Soldier cannot procreate and therefore, must be less than a man. The reader might ask why Andersen would want to portray his protagonist as less than a hero. The response is that soldiers, in their courage and readiness to fight, are not true candidates for romantic love. The Tin Soldier, lacking a leg cannot approach his beloved ballerina to declare his love for her. He is afraid that the ballerina will not accept him because of his disability. Symbolically, he is distanced from the ballerina by their placement in the boy?s room. Additionally, the troll who possibly ?caused the window to open suddenly and the soldier to fall out of it? may represent nature?s cruelty to those who are different."
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The Life of the Eighteenth Century Soldier, 1992.
An analysis of training, tactics and weapons of soldiers in the Age of Enlightenment and Revolution.
2,800 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 120.95
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This paper describes the life of an infantry soldier in this time period. The main armies examined are Russia, Prussia, France and Britain. The writer focuses on their weapons, their mode of battle as well as military tactics. In addition the paper explores the day to day life of these soldiers - eating habits, sleeping habits and remuneration.
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"The ordinary life of the average infantryman in the eighteenth century is little known by most modern-day warriors and students of military history. This is unfortunate, because what he endured and lived through in the royal armies of Europe was a unique experience. Whether in the Prussian, French, British or any other service, the military life of the foot-soldier ? from recruitment to training and garrison life ? made for a difficult and dangerous though an undoubtedly extremely interesting career."
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Child Soldiers - A Global Problem, 2002.
Examines the problem of child soldiers in Asia and the role of the United Nations in attempting to stop this abuse.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 128.95
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This paper attempts to analyze the use of child soldiers in Southeast Asia, the how, the why and the attempts by the UN to stop child violence and the use of child soldiers throughout the world. The militarization of the childhood of Asia's youth is, of course, a reflection of the militarization of society as a whole. For Asia, as well as other countries, we will see is not the exception, but rather the rule.
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Soldier and Society in ?Dirge?, 1999.
An analysis of the relationship between the soldier and society in James Shirley's poem, "Dirge".
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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In the poem, ?Dirge?, James Shirley uses poetic techniques, such as literary device and line structure, to display the relationship between soldiers and society. This paper explains how the poem compares the fate of those who participate in war to the fate of anyone else and finds that there is little difference between the two. It also develops the argument that most soldiers are soon forgotten after death, despite their service to their country.
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"To help display his ideas, James Shirley uses such literary devices metaphor, personification, alliteration and imagery. He also uses line structure as an effective technique. The poem is set up in such a way that the first four lines and the last two lines in each stanza contain eight syllables each, while the fifth and sixth lines have only four syllables in each. These shorter lines may have been inserted to symbolize the lives of soldiers, which have been cut short as a result of the senseless killing in war. Shirley also uses a variety of literary devices throughout the poem. The first two lines read: ?The glories of our blood and state/Are shadows, not substantial things? (Shirley 347. 1-2). In this passage, the poet has used metaphor to compare the triumphs of soldiers to shadows which have diminished with time and are no longer valued by those who still live."
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