Defending The Military In The Great Gatsby

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How often are military members defending our country? They are always defending the
public whether it’s saving someone, defending someone, or making sure nothing bad happens.
Military members have always been defending without conflict. In an excerpt from Of
Plymouth Plantation Miles Standish was there to protect and defend the colonists. Miles was
hired to be a military advisor in the colony. Even though there was no conflict until the Indians
attacked the pilgrims, Miles defended everyone each day they were there. This set an example
onto all military active duty and vets to serve and protect the people by always defending.
Also, in The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby went into the military and reached the rank Major.
He went infantry and was in …show more content…

This gave them a bond that
made them closer acquaintances. They both defended each other, in war and out of war. Nick
always defended and took Gatsby’s side and Gatsby did the same.
In the story Outcast of Poker Flats, They’re defending their home just like the military
defends our country. The people who were left to fend for themselves with limited rations
protected what was true to them. The mother saved the children longer by not eating to make
sure her kids lived. A lot like the military members, she sacrificed her life for the ones she loved.
Military members will most of the time always sacrifice the most for kids no matter the cost. “A
hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”-Joseph Cambell.
With military people always defending, the 2 nd amendment plays a big role in this. When
the 2 nd amendment was ratified in 1791 it stated that the right of the people to keep and bear,
shall not be infringed. If this amendment was changed or altered then everyone will lose their
right to own a gun. If there is a public threat no one will be able to defend and the crisis would be
worse than it has to be. With people trying to get gun bans they are ignorant, they only see

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