Introduction In the American civil war, thousands of women were involved as volunteer nurses in different military hospitals and the battle field. Although social taboos prohibited women from working outside their homes, women sought direct and convention involvement in the civil war. They focused on participating in the national struggle and pursuing career opportunities in the military rather than the traditionally confined domestic support roles. Women nurses experienced the detrimental and depressing constants of the civil war, such disease, as mutilated bodies, amputated limbs as well as death. In addition, they offered invaluable aid to the wounded and sick soldiers as well as medical authorities.
They spent every day down by Old Woman Swamp and helped him learn how to walk, then eventually build strength to swim. ”Doodle was my brother, and he was going to cling to me forever; no matter what I did, so I dragged him across the burning cotton field to share with him the only beauty I knew, Old Woman Swamp… His eyes were round with wonder as he gazed the rubber grass. Then he began to cry.” (Pg.4-5) Conflict built up that summer at Old Woman Swamp. The narrator was very ashamed of his little brother Doodle, and pushed him to learn to walk, run, jump, and even swim. “Doodle said he was too tired to swim, so we got into a skiff and floated down the creek with the tide.
It is hard for him to deal with throughout the story because it causes him to think of many different things, not only about what he did, but about the man he killed. No matter what it may be, death was a huge part of the war and one of the hardest things to face and deal with. Whether they spent a day or a year in Vietnam, it changed the soldiers in some way, either physically, mentally or both. Even the men who were very mentally stable found it hard to deal with all the aspects of the war. It was very difficult
they struggled to come to common grounds with their culture, with the lack of respect for women, and the maturing. In “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien soldiers carried not only the weight from there ammunition, but also the weight from falling soldiers. These soldiers marched And camped out several months with the emotional struggles of losing their fellow combats or even knowing if they were going to live on a day to day basis. The soldiers struggled with the thought of wondering if they would ever return home. Tim O’Brien “ They carried all emotional baggage of men who have got killed and might die” pg.21.
In other words, hunting had been part of their descendant’s heritage and traditions for as long as they could remember. There is no place that validates the heritage and traditions of hunting and ignites the hunter’s passion more than deer camp. These temporary hamlets of ‘hopes and dreams’ spring up every hunting season in the American wilderness bringing together hunters of all ages for a week of ritualistic ‘man bonding’ and hunting anticipation. At deer camp, Stories of faded glories, dreams of future triumphs, and boastings of skill and daring are shared. Hunting tactics, strategies, wisdom and knowledge is pooled, as well as meals are prepared and eaten together.
Coming from all walks of life, there were those already working who switched to higher-paying defense jobs, those who had lost their jobs due to the Depression, and then there were the women who worked at home. Rosie the Riveter was the idol for these working women also she was known as the cover girl for the recruiting campaign. By 1944, 16 percent of all working women held jobs in war industries. While an estimated 18 million women worked during the war, there was growing concern among them that when the war was over, it would never be the same again. That new venture for American women would soon come to an end.
In most towns and cities it was hard to find jobs, this was also occurring in the country side. Changes in the way farms worked was causing unemployment, causing trouble amongst the poor. Queen Elizabeth’s military was very strong. They went to war hundreds of times, they won many and lost many. But you win some and you lose some.
This text reveals that inner conflict can be catalyzed by conflict within war and the poor living environments of which many children and families struggle to survive in everyday. Only the strongest soldiers return survivors of war however “We may wish it were not so, but action amounts to identity. We become what we do.” Living after surviving war is not something every soldier can cope with. Millions of people die fighting a few survive physically however most are affected psychologically or emotionally. Soldiers are stuck with an experience unlike any other known to man, stuck with memories and images of what it's like to be hunted by another man.
Your military duties and serving your country becomes priority. In most cases military members are in a stressful work environment with long hours. Members can suffer from sleep deprivation and there is little time to relax. Many members are away from their families and loved ones. These types of conditions can cause a large amount of stress on most people.
I have two sisters and one brother. In my past life I have experienced great turmoil and distress in various areas of my life but I have overcome them. One of the greatest tragedies I had to overcome in my youth was the arguing, fighting, and constant separating between my parents. My father was an alcoholic and this led my mother to be the sole care taker of us the best that she could. They would argue and fight so much that we would just sit in our rooms and listen to the hustle and bustle of things being thrown down and knocked over by them.