Comparing and contrasting ‘The Death of General Wolfe’ ＆ ‘George Washington Crossing the Delaware’ The Death of General Wolfe painted in the year 1770 by Benjamin West depicting the death of British General James Wolfe during the 1759 Battle of Quebec of the Seven Years’ War, the painting is oil on canvas. George Washington Crossing the Delaware painted in the year 1851 by Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze depicts the brave action taken by Washington to defeat the English; this painting as well is oil on canvas. Both paintings are of heroism, idealism and bravery. In both pictures the men are the point of focus though they are positioned differently, in the painting of Washington, he is positioned more to the left side, but just by viewing you would still know he is the centre of attraction because of the way he is poised and it is also said that the human eye will read anything from the left because that’s just the way things are. Though in the second painting, that of James Wolfe, although he’s on the floor and probably at the verge of death, he is placed in the middle so as you look at the painting you would know it is all about the General.
They think that Haig should be blamed for the torture and deaths of many British soldiers. On the other hand some persons believe that Douglas Haig was a hero and should be credited for his bravery and courage. Moreover, they think that Britain won the war due to Sir Douglas Haig. In this essay I will be discussing both side of the argument, using sources to provide evidence for my points. In the conclusion I will summarise my own point of view on whether Haig deserves the nickname ‘Butcher of the Somme’.
The Cross, on which Christ was crucified and died, became for Christians the object of a special respect and worship, not only as a remembrance of His sufferings and death, but also as a symbol of His sacrifice. The frescoes at Arezzo are based on several entries in the Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine, The Invention (finding) of the Cross, and the Exaltation of the Cross. Quiet power, Lyrical calm, Rationally concieved spaces populated by simple figures, Grand architecture, Clear Perspective and geometry figure
Owen highlights such unjust experiences of the soldiers to augment his argument against the bureaucracy. Parable of the old man and the young is a didactic poem which alludes to a story in Genesis 22:5 and is about Abrams sacrifice to a higher power. In WW1, many soldiers were being sent to fight in an unnecessary war, killing thousands upon thousands of men, for the aid of foreign power. This notion of injustice can be seen in ‘Parable’ where an ‘angel’ tries to ‘offer the Ram of pride instead of him’ to Abram. The biblical allusion of the term ‘angel’ symbolises a moral conscience, in the hope of changing Abrams mind, as well as on a didactic level, symbolising the mothers and loved ones of the soldiers.
It seems like an odd conversation but the men were using whatever they could to get their minds off of the war. “Gentlemen your Verdict” is about a commander in a war who gets placed himself in a tricky situation he has to choose between morals and saving lives. “War” reminds me of while the war was happening, the families are morning their loses and “G.Y.V” is more after the war since it’s a flashback. I compared these because for me they are connected into one story. The two stories were written at different times “War” was based in 1914 but wasn’t published until
If a military expert or the president is questioned, he might think wars are good because they can boast about military efficiency. People go to war to prove a point or to fight for one’s country. In the war for independence, the colonists fought for freedom from Great Britain. There were many people who died or were injured, but they all risked their lives for an ideal, the essence of freedom. However, there are others who go to war for greed and power.
The one word that best describes the mood of this vignette is shock. "O'Brien" is in shock from killing the man, and the rest of the world is moving around him, all in speech and imagination. O'Brien has his two American comrades, Azar and Kiowa, try to move around "O'Brien." Azar sees only a fallen enemy and compliments "O'Brien" on a thorough job — he cannot understand what "O'Brien" is feeling. Kiowa is more sympathetic, offering textbook comments, such as switching places with the dead man and that he would have been killed anyway, in order to console "O'Brien" whom he believes regrets his action.
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” (The Holy Bible John 13:34) Jesus teaches this commandment to his disciples. Jim Casy tries to live this way by preaching and showing others that God cares. In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck shows Casy as a prime example of Christ-likeness during the Great Depression. Through his commitment to save mankind and by living a life that reflected Jesus Christ; he shows others how to live like him.
For example the Mensheviks and the supporters of the Tsar would have disagreed on many terms; this may have made it hard for them to work as an organised unit. The fact that the leader of the movement only represented one of the factions also built up the tension between them. However I think that the leadership of Lenin and Trotsky was a larger contributing factor. The men were more loyal to the cause if not from belief but because their families had been taken hostage by Trotsky. Furthermore the Trotsky permitted the assassination of the Tsar; this was a good tactic as it immediately killed the cause of a large proportion of the White army.
Did they really see men die before them and walk away unaffected? In Richard Connell’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”, the author uses both the characters of General Zaroff, who at one point commanded a division of Cossack cavalry in the Russian army, and Sanger Rainsford, an American who fought during World War I, to bring to light the impact a war environment can have on one’s regard for human life. The author uses the short story to imply that exposure to a war environment causes a person to lose all value for human life, even if they are not aware of it. In “The Most Dangerous Game”, Connell uses comparison to show the possible difference of opinion between those who have been exposed to a war environment using the example of General Zaroff and Rainsford, who initially appear to hold two very different opinions on the matter of the value of human life. To General Zaroff it means nothing.