I chose this book because it seemed very interesting to me and have heard a lot of good things about this book. The book is about a British rifleman named Matthew Dodd during the Napoleonic Wars also known as the Peninsular War. During a fight with the French army he is cut off from his countryman. Rifleman Dodd gets stuck behind enemy lines and tries to stop the French from advancing. While doing this he is chased by French rifleman up a hill slope. He performs a hit-and-run tactic which is successful for him. But while in the tree line he meets a boy he calls “idiot” which tries to convince rifleman Dodd that he should stay with him because he knows where the villages are and can speak to the enemy. Later in the book he was able to regroup with his fellow countryman. At the end of the book …show more content…
He used this tactic while being chased up the hill side as well as when he was in the tree. Which in his case was very successful because he was alone and able to stay out of sight for most of the time. In this book I learned more about two leadership traits which are loyalty and courage. What I learned about loyalty is Rifleman Dodd stayed loyal to his mission even thou the chance for survive was very slim. He continued to push through and give it his all for his fellow countryman even though they were not there with him. For courage I learned that he must have a lot of courage to go up against a platoon of French rifleman and try to stop them from advancing while doing it by himself. There are many ways you can take the lessons in this book and implement them into today’s lifestyle. Sometimes in our life’s we just must do a “hit-and-run” and just hope everything works out for the best. Another lesson we could implement is loyalty and courage. You must have loyalty to your family, wife/husband, friends and to the Marine Corps. For all of them you must not cheat, lie, or steal from them and have their back whenever
How do we solve Real world problem. Did you know a bullet can go over 2,500 feet per second, How can we dodge that….? Well you really can’t. How many bullets can a gun hold? Too many factors involved. There are one and two shot derringers, there are five and six shot revolver and there are pistols that hold over 20 bullets in the standard variant. With an extended magazine, that could be as much as 30. When rifle bullets exit the barrel of a gun, they typically have an initial speed (called the muzzle velocity) that ranges from about 2000 km/h (1200 mph or 550 m/s) up to about 4500 km/h (2800 mph or 1250 m/s). How was the gun created? in the late 15th century the Ottoman empire used firearms as part of its regular infantry. The first successful
This essay will outline how Gen. Moore was a visionary leader who displayed transformational ideals that aided the United States in its success on the battlefield as well as how he was instrumental in adapting a new style of warfare against the enemy in Vietnam. I will then discuss who Gen. Moore was as an ethical leader and how he dealt first hand not only with the struggles of war but also what it took as a leader to ready his men in order to meet the goals of the United States Army. Finally I will provide my own prospective on my claim as to why Gen. Moore was a visionary and ethical leader dedicated to the principals that made him a success.
Even the dangers at school, tend to close the students in themselves. Since 2013, in all America, there were more than 200 school shootings, in other words one shooting each week. “The U.S. has higher rates of homicides from guns than Pakistan.”(Katie Leach-Kemon)
Statistics show that mentally ill people are more likely to commit acts of violence than other people. People who are bullied are 2 to 9 times more likely to kill themselves with a gun. I was giveing facts of what people who are pro gun control would say. But these things happen because background checks are not done that tell the gun clerk if the person buying it has a mental issue.
Henry Fleming who is just a young boy at this time is the main character in this book. When war breaks out Henry chooses through his own will to go
This book as I stated before is a wrenching view into the lives of the men involved and the battles they fought in Vietnam. The love Moore had for his men and the job they were tasked to do resounds through his actions leading up to and during combat. His main concept of leadership can be boiled down to the concept that a true leader must lead by example and not by commands, he must be with those he wishes to lead in the good times and the bad, and he must do everything in his power to ensure they are taken care of. With those ideals of leadership you can inspire greatness from your force regardless of the situation. I believe it is best summed up by the following excerpt from the
Today during library, Yoel kept on making fun of Jack, Zach, Jon, and I, for playing roblox. He kept on saying that his gun game, CSGO, was better and that our game was "stupid". It really hurt our feelings and we told him to stop many, many times but he wouldn't. It would be much appreciated if you could talk to him about this
Fives Illinois counties have passed major "sanctuary" resolutions, telling state legislators that they will declare their counties “sanctuaries” for gun owners, according to Independent Journal Review.
Playing with friends and family outside is usually fun for G.K. .Playing nerf outside with friends and family was even better for G.K. as a kid. When playing with nerf guns you want to make sure no one gets hurt and that it is all fun. He always loved playing with his cousins and older brother. It was a nice summer day in their small town of Crawford, Alabama. Their guns were not the best and would jam sometimes, but they were still good. It was not until one G.K. learned his lesson when he held the jammed gun to his eye to see the problem. After this very learning experience he now knows it is very important to be careful when playing with any type of toy guns because getting shot in the eye will hurt, knowing how to handle a jammed gun will save you from being shot, and being responsible with it helps you and others.
Gun shootings seems to be on the rise across the country. The Constitution has an Amendment with the words “The Right To Bear Arms”. There has been a rise of shootings across America in our public schools, movies, universities as well as attempted assassinations on law enforcements and other state officials. Guns are not seen as being just recreational, they are been sold and many people are unlicensed.
This week’s article covered the accuracy of hunting rifles and the various methods to obtain the desired outcomes within a realistic outlook. Unfortunately, we live in a time where 1 Minute of Angle AR-15’s are commonplace and we tend to overlook the fundamentals of accurate shooting and place our full and blind trust into our platforms opposed to our skillsets. At this moment I will cover further into accuracy of both benchrest/target and a solid performing brush rifle and further on the differences associated with both.
have a computer system that would tell which guns needed to be pulled. You would have to look at the serial number on the gun, find the gun’s card in a cabinet and look up the date for when the gun would need to be pulled. This system is very inefficient, so Don decided to create such a system that would say when a specific gun would need to be pulled. Not only did Don do this for the weapons, but he did the same for drivers licenses, and many more small tasks for military. This was his kick start into his career after the military. This is where he learned that he wanted to be a programmer after he left the military. (Morris)
Gun rights is something that I am very adamant about. Our second amendment clearly states that we as United States Citizens have the right to purchase firearms. As well as now many states are allowing open carry. I strongly believe that if someone goes through the classes and practice to learn how to safely and responsible carry a gun they have every right to do so.
Despite having a few defined protagonists, the antagonist is sometimes hard to find. This can mostly be attributed to having multiple story lines within any given chapter telling you about what is going on with every side of the war. This structure gives the book a unique reading style that is enjoyable and adds an extra element to the experience of reading. I would recommend this book to
When I was little and growing up in the deep south of South Carolina I was taught that guns aren’t bad, the people who misuse guns are bad. I was not taught to be a racist or think that all black people are bad and that all of them carry guns and are out to hurt white people, quite the opposite actually; I was taught to love every person the same whether they be black or white, male or female, gay or straight, no matter what, love everyone. And even today as an 18 year old white female freshman in college who was shot by a 24 year old black male, I still love everyone and refrain from judging based upon stereotypes.