In Dubious Battle

American novelist Ursula K. Le Guin, once said “It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end” (Goodreads). Le Guin provides insight on the meaning of a quest, stressing the importance on the experience over the ending. Works of literature, whether created thousands of years ago like the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer or a memoir of a significant travel experience are centered around a character’s journey. In The Odyssey written by Homer, Odysseus embarks

January 20, 2017 2nd Lieutenant Jerry Chen Private Ashton Benn The Battle Of New Orleans The Battle of New Orleans started with the Union wanting the lower part of the Mississippi river. The Union wanted the Mississippi river because it was the only remaining area for the Confederate and it took away their huge port to receive things and trade their southern goods that they grew or made. That would really help the Union. The Battle of Orleans was one of the historic wars between the Southern Confederate

tries to keep their morale up by promising his men that they will soon find his uncle who is a commanding officer for a French unit in Portugal. Rifleman Matthew Dodd is part of the glorious Ninety-fifth who have distinguished themselves at several battles: Avimiero, Corruno, Flushing, Talavera, and Busaco. One day Dodd is cut off from his

President Andrew Jackson was an extremely controversial president. Jackson demonstrated determination in his decisions as president, his military career, and his relations with Native Americans. Americans loved him but many also despised him. Good or bad his decisions sparked controversy all over the new country. The son of Irish immigrants, Jackson received little formal schooling. The British invaded the Carolinas in 1780-1781, and Jackson’s mother and two brothers died during the conflict, leaving

Clive Thompson on Why the Next Civil Rights Battle Will Be Over the Mind By Clive Thompson 03.24.08 Illustration: Paula Scher/Pentagram START Previous: A State-By-State Look at Where Cell Phones and Driving Don’t Mix Trolling down the street in Manhattan, I suddenly hear a woman's voice. "Who's there? Who's there?" she whispers. I look around but can't figure out where it's coming from. It seems to emanate from inside my skull. Was I going nuts? Nope. I had simply encountered a

characters in his retelling of past events. Livy exhibits a preoccupation with personality in his writing, akin to that of Herodotus of Halicarnassus, yielding the reader a greater insight into the subject rather than a litany of flavourless accounts of battles lost and won. The reader is accorded a deeper

which hastened the surrender of Confederate forces in the Carolinas, Florida, and Georgia in April 1865. His harsh tactics ended the bloody conflict and resulted in freedom for millions of enslaved people. Sherman 's March to the Sea or the Savannah battle was the hostile propelled crosswise over Georgia by Union general William T Sherman amid the civil war. After effectively directing The Atlanta Campaign prior that year, Sherman and his men began the Savannah crusade from the caught city of Atlanta

men have sinned and fall short in some way. Homer’s epic The Odyssey illustrates this point in a very direct and precise manner. Odysseus, the main protagonist has the strength of a hero, yet at times his pride consumes him and leads him to make dubious decisions. We should admire Odysseus for his strength and cunning, but at the same time take note of his pride and poor judgment. Odysseus has the natural build of a hero. He has unparalleled strength and physically surpasses almost anyone on the

racism is constantly present in everyday life. Race influences both our thoughts and actions, consequently it has become the cancer of our existence as human beings because we are perpetually crippled by a mindset that is learned and therefore dubious. There

sustained depiction of friendship appears in the drama Hamlet. Having returned from Wittenberg to find his father dead and mother remarried to his uncle Claudius, Hamlet relies on the devoted friendship of Horatio and survives the poor advice of his dubious university companions Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Critics have frequently contrasted the true and false friendships portrayed in the drama, and have endeavored to come to some final conclusion regarding Shakespeare's musings on the subject of friendship