British War Medal Essays

  • Private James Charles Martin

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    October the Melbourne Herald published a story stating: “Youngest Soldier Dead”. Following his death James received the Star Award, British War Medal and the Victory Medal. The story of Private James Charles Martin was written by Anthony Hill in his book “Soldier Boy” which covers the lives of young Australian soldiers. Although he was not the youngest soldier in World War 1 to enlist he is considered the youngest ever Australian soldier to have died while on active duty.

  • Jose Luis Sanchez

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    He has affiliations with Sport Clothing businesses and R.A.H. Productions Owner/Product on youtube He is a Retired Marine wounded in Afghanistan and amputee since Oct. 2011, Ever since becoming an Adaptive athlete he has dedicated himself to motivating and inspiring other people with the same or even other conditions. Jose Luis Sanchez was born January 14, 1984 in San Antonio, Texas. He was an athletic youth that participated in football, basketball and track. Immediately after graduating from high

  • English PEARLS

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    poems that are of pro-war, written during the WW1. As both the poets are very patriotic. It has Pope representing men to enlist for the war in a very encouraging, daring and impatient method. It has Brooke expressing men to enlist for the war in a very subtle not to mention, in a very indirect manner. This is primarily due to it, written in a sonnet form to present how much he adores his country. On the contrary, Wilfred Owen’s ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ (1917) is an example of anti-war poetry. Owen detests

  • Different Views of War in Poets

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    Different Views of War in Poets I will explain the different view of war I have, from the poems written by 4 different poets. The poems I will be writing about are "INTO BATTLE, WHO'S FOR THE GAME, PEACE AND SPRING OFFENSIVE AND FUTILITY". All these poems are based on the 1st World War. "Into Battle by Julian Grenfell. This poem was written at the start of the war, hence the title Into Battle. It starts off with the out look of nature. The naked earth is warm with spring,

  • Into Battle by Julian Grenfell and Counter Atak by Siegfried Sassoon

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    going to war and is what the young courageous men who signed up for the army would have felt. Grenfell uses soft kind wars even when describing the most horrific moments of war. On the other hand, “Counter-Attack” unlike “Into Battle” is a negative outlook to the war. From the beginning of it there is no hope, the soldiers appear to be helpless. Sassoon uses very descriptive negative words, he describes with detail the cruel reality of war. The poem “Into Battle” was written before the war, making

  • Compare and contrast the portrayal of landscape in at least three war poems including “spring offensive”

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    “The soldier” by Rupert Brooke, Wilfred Owen’s “Spring offensive” and Julian Grenfell’s “Into Battle” are poems with portrayals of the landscapes during war. Each poem uses different literary techniques to express their view on the war. Imagery, oxymoron, emotive language, metaphors, personification and similes are used to portray the landscapes of war. Wilfred Owen uses similes, imagery, oxymoron and emotive language in his poems to portray landscape. The oxymoron of “spring offensive” begins the poem

  • How Did Aboriginals Recruit Aboriginal People

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    humanity started – the First World War. It lasted 4 years until 1918, and took around 10 million lives from families and friends during that time. People all around the world still mourn this desperate soldiers for their bravery and courage. We can not exactly predict, how war would have finished in different ways, and situations, as we can not say that Triple Entente would have won without the help of Native Canadians soldiers, that risked their lives for British Crown. Canada’s Aboriginal peoples

  • The Sinking of the Lusitania

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    The famous British ocean liner had departed from New York City and was off the coast of Ireland when a German submarine fired torpedoes. The ship had roughly 1,900 passengers on board, most of which were American citizens. The ship was meant for passengers and not for cargo but as lots of reporters have stated there was in fact a handful of war materials aboard the ship which was kept secret from its passengers.Prior to the sinking the Germans had declared that the waters around the British Isles were

  • Courage in Pat Barker's Regeneration

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    Courage in Pat Barker's Regeneration During the Vietnam War, many Americans decided to choose conscientious objector status and serve the war effort in non-combative ways; others moved to Canada, leaving their families, their communities, and their nation because of strong political convictions. While some said these people were cowards and a disgrace to their families and their nation, others argued that those had just as much courage as the men on the front lines. Although moving to Canada

  • The Reborn of the Olympic Games

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    history. A total of 295 medals were awarded during the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Russia receiving the largest amount of medals as 33 followed by Norway, Canada, United states, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Belarus, Austria, and France. Sochi's medal design was unveiled in May 2013. The design was intended to resemble Sochi's landscape, with a section containing a "patchwork quilt" of diamonds representing mountains. Those who won gold medals on 15 February received special medals with fragments of the

  • Personal Narrative: Joining The Military

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    he could have won gold. But both of those Olympics were cancelled because of the war. Bill was called to enlist in 1940 and, despite having an erratic heartbeat, he was allowed to join the Royal Air Force. The military service he preferred was the Air Force. Joining the Navy was eliminated because he hated water, and he didn’t want to join the Army because his father, William, had been a soldier of the First World War, surviving the trenches. Bill flew Wellington bombers on his missions to Germany

  • canada

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    is a country in North America with 10 provinces and 3 territories. The provinces are British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador . The territories are the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Capitals of the provinces and territories are listed below: Province or Territory Capital City Alberta Edmonton British Columbia Victoria Manitoba Winnipeg New Brunswick Fredericton Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Daughters Of Liberty Research Paper

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    liberty and what was their goal in the revolutionary war? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conclusion ---------------- Bibliography ------------------ Backround The revolutionary war was a war that

  • Billy Mitchell's Theory

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    developed and thus begin his relentless efforts to have his plan for the future of aviation heard and implemented (National Museum of US Air Force). In 1918, he led the first squadron of American aviators at the Battle of Saint-Mihiel alongside French, British, and Italian planes. After the Battle of Saint Mihiel he aggressively built airfields, hangers, and other facilities. As Deputy Chief of the Army Air Service, under Major General Charles Menoher, he voiced his opinion for the need of an independent

  • Call Of Duty Research Paper

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    series. The different types of campaigns in the game were American, British, and Soviet. So unlike Medal of Honor you get to see the viewpoint not only from America but also from British Canadian and Soviet soldiers. The characters you play are in the order of America, British, and soviet. Private Joe Martin, Sergeant Jack Evans, and Corporal Alexei Ivanovich Voronin. Now the game simulates infantry and combined arms warfare from World War II. It had its first expansion pack in September 2004. Also in

  • Turjman Excerpt

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    The excerpt is from Ihsan Turjman’s diary, a Palestinian Arab-Ottoman soldier during the First World War. The diary, as a whole, describes the impact of World War 1 on the Ottoman state, focusing on the Ottoman failure to form a multi-ethnic identity, the targeting of the Arab population under the military dictatorship of Cemal Pasha in Syria, the changing political and social consciousness felt all over the Middle East, and the empire’s impending demise. Turjman’s diary, furthermore, discusses the

  • How Did Black Hawk Treat The Americans

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    was signed with no conscious of the terms by Sac and Fox tribes with U.S government, the whites were using every conceivable method to expel Sac tribe from their homeland. Consequently, Black Hawk decided to fight with the Americans and join in the British side. The Sacs was living full of happiness. They had everything they need to survive and everyone was close. Actually, the tribe combined with Sac and Fox after the Fox Indians were most killed

  • The Trail of Tears

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    Moshulatubbee wanting to run for congress as a joke. Moshulatubbee lost. The lost started a civil war among the Choctaws. No matter what the Choctaws did they did not get their way. When leaving Mississippi some of the Choctaws died of diseases and of hunger. So the Choctaws gave in and again let the white man take control of them. One of the presidents of the United States, Andrew Jackson went to war with Indians hopping to get rid of the Indians. Black Hawk was a 62-year-old Indian who hated Americans

  • What Is My Hope For America's Future

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    Looking back at American history there were a few times hope needed to be rekindled. Independence day was America’s happiest moment, and World War II showed us how to give hope to other nations in

  • George Patton

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    Patton Jr. was born on November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel California “George Patton biography”. George Patton had heard countless stories about his ancestors' victories in the American Revolution and in the Civil War “George Patton biography”. George Patton had set his sights on becoming a war hero at a young age. Beatrice and George met for the first time when they were kids on Catalina Island off of the coast of California “George S. Patton Jr”. George Patton was known as "Georgie" throughout his