Richie Ren Essays

The short story, “The Sniper,” was written by Liam O’ Flaherty in 1923. Liam O’ Flaherty was born on Inishmore Island, which is on the western coast of Ireland, on August 28, 1898. O’ Flaherty enlisted in the British Army as a teenager in 1915 and served as a soldier in the First World War. He had suffered from a serious injury due to a bomb explosion while at war. After Liam had returned home from war, he was diagnosed with depression. The message O’ Flaherty was trying to portray was the idea

”There are three types of people in this world: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs.”The sheep are the good but naive people and are therefore vulnerable, the wolves are the evil ones who prey on these good ‘helpless’ people, and the sheepdogs are the strong one, “the rare breed who live to confront the wolf”, who are there to protect the good people – the sheep. This is the movies central moral metaphor, and it is seen all throughout the film, a classic battle between good and evil. American Sniper

“The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty takes place in Dublin, Ireland during the Irish Civil War. Ireland wanted to become a republic state, free from the British control. This city is described in a way that gives off distressing, suspenseful and bleak illustration because it is showing that war is an awful thing. Liam O'Flaherty uses his story "The Sniper" to advocate the readers that war is an evil delusion that can break families apart. This is intensified throughout this story by the radiant management

("After the first kill," Kyle writes, "the others come easy. I don't have to psych myself up, or do something special mentally — I look through the scope, get my target in the crosshairs, and kill my enemy, before he kills one of my people."Kyle, Chris). American Sniper by the Navy Seal Chris Kyle is a great autobiography published in 2012. Chris Kyle was a 38 year old man that went into becoming an amazing and well-known Navy Seal. Kyle was a Navy Seal for 10 years; also he served in the Iraq War

Among the rooftops, a vigilant sniper awaits for his adversary to approach. But this ruthless soldier does not let anything or anyone hinder his sacred duty. In Liam O’Flaherty’s “The Sniper”, irony and conflict vividly illustrates the harsh realities of war through the eyes of the protagonist, a Republican sniper in the Irish Civil War. O’Flaherty provides suspenseful twists interpenetrating the story, showcasing his use of situational irony. Firstly, an old, delicate woman walks over to the enemy’s

The story The Sniper was very suspenseful. The way the events were laid out made the story lead up to the suspense very nicely and had a good effect to the story. The timing between events was very fast paced and took place in this order: As the Sniper lit up a cigarette he seen a quick flash of light. An enemy sniper had shot at him. Then he seen an enemy car was coming near. He was watching the armored car very closely as it was coming closer and closer to him. This action from the enemy was the

¨The Sniper¨ by Liam O'Flaherty is about a dark night in Dublin that was quiet, although they were in the middle of war, the sniper decided to light a cigarette causing a spark that was noticed by the enemies. He gets shot at and acts dead to trick the enemy, which works! He sits up and shoots his enemy, later seeing it was his brother. Through the plot of the story, readers believe it is about sacrificing things for your beliefs. In the beginning, the sniper is sitting on a rooftop contemplating

American Sniper is a 2014 biographical war film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Jason Hall. The film is loosely based on the autobiography written by Chris Kyle regarding his experiences as a Navy SEAL in the Iraq War. Like many war films, American Sniper attempts to depict the realities of war and its impact on soldiers and civilians alike. More specifically, this film artistically conveys the gruesomeness of war and the struggles soldiers face, including consequences associated with Post

In war no one is your enemy because there is no one that you need to hurt. In The Sniper and All the lights we cannot see, both the boys from All the lights we cannot see and the republican sniper feel for their enemy. They show empathy towards someone who they are meant to hurt. Frederick in all the lights we cannot see shows empathy through discovering his orders in partaking in the prisoners torture. Not only this but it is mentioned that Werner’s hands went numb after having thrown water on the

“My family had a deep faith in God”. The novel American Sniper, a biography written by Chris Kyle, begins with describing his background starting with a religous, Texas raised family. He includes interests and passions that he had as a child, including feeling that he was responsible even in elementary, for defending the underdogs on the playground. The family's moral values stand out, it is clear that the Kyle parents made sure to raise their two boys up “right”. Chris had a brother, who he was

The time when I was brave is when I save my friend. My friend would always wonder off with his bike and I would have to find him and see if he is ok. Then when I found him and later a car came by from a distance. I ran into my friend and grabbed him with his bike and ran back to the sidewalk. By showing bravery, I helped save my friends life because he was very close to losing it. Bravery could be illustrated by the The Character Connor from ¨Unwind¨ and the IRA sniper from “The Sniper” because

Twenty-three days is a long time to stay in and worry about being next on the shooters list. “The day of October 2, 2002, the beltway snipers began terrorizing people (Fbi.gov).” The beltway snipers, who are they, what crime did they commit, and theories of why they committed the crime is what this paper is about. The beltway snipers were, “John Muhammad, 41 and Lee Boyd Malvo, 17 (Fbi.gov.)” John Muhammad was a 41 year old African American. He was born on December 31, 1960 in Louisiana. 1985

Half way through the making of the movie American Sniper, Chris Kyle was killed by a veteran he was trying to help. Monday, February 9th, the jury was seated for the beginnings of the trial concerning the death of American Sniper Chris Kyle. 10 women and 10 men were not dismissed. This is 8 more jurors seated than a normal trial. Eddie Ray Routh has been charged with the capital offense of murder for killing Kyle and his friend 35-year old Chad Littlefield. Kyle and Littlefield were trying

The Sniper In war, you many never know who could be on the other side, previous comrades or even family. When in war, sides must be chosen on which side to fight on, although it may even go against who you are close too. In many lifetimes, especially this one war is a common enemy, it may not be on home land, but soldiers fight over seas. In The Sniper, the war had changed this man on the roof; he had become unaffected by death with deep thoughtful eyes being his proof. Death is one of the most

"Decisions made come with Regret" In the story, "The Sniper" by Liam O'Flaherty, the sniper is a dynamic character because his personality initially demonstrates that he is a tough soldier whose job is to kill the enemy; however, he undergoes changes that make him realize that he should not make foolish decisions that he'll regret. The Sniper is a republican soldier who fights in the Civil War, he is used to fighting and looking at death, and because of this, he puts on this "tough soldier"

The Sniper written by Liam O’Flaherty is about a man that is on the lookout on top of a building and when he finally claims a victim, the corpse reveal is his brother. The Scarlet Ibis by by James Hurst is about two brothers that are birds and one is crippled. The normal brother is embarrassed of his crippled brother so he teaches him to walk. One day, they were running through a storm and the normal one left his crippled brother back. When the brothers guilt finally drives him back to get him,

The stagnant night air ruptures from the sound of an enemy gunshot, the bullet ricocheting off the rooftop barrier. A bead of sweat trickles down his forehead as he lines up his crosshair. Bang! “The Sniper,” written by Liam O’Flaherty, begins on a dark rooftop during the Irish civil war. A young unnamed marksman who the author identifies as Republican, smokes a cigarette and is forced to take cover from an opposing sniper. An enemy tank approaches and the head of a man peers out from the turret

"The Sniper ̈ by Liam O’Flaherty is a short story about a sniper who was in war, when he saw an old woman point at him he shot her, and while doing that he got shot in the forearm. The sniper tricks his enemy by taking his cap off then he puts it over his rifle to make it look like a person. When the sniper got his enemy he was curious about who it was, when he flipped over the body he saw his brother's face. Through the character's actions, the readers understand that war is full of courage, but

“Sometimes I really hate this job,” the hero mutters to himself. Alone, he sits down in front of the mantle in an old, dilapidated house. He leans back against a couch and takes off his mask and belt, then sets them next to his gun on a cracked coffee table. He wipes the sweat from his brow, and flicks it into the rubble blocking the doorway. A cold breeze blows in from a hole in the wall to his left. The quiet, though unnerving, was relaxing. He leans his head back onto the couch and takes a deep

The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty creates a series of fast, slow and rapid paces. The author shows rapid timing with suspense. As war in Dublin takes place a sniper is shooting at the supposed enemy and once the enemy is killed the sniper has thoughts of who he killed and he soon finds out is wasn’t the enemy who was shot but it was his brother. The sniper uses fast timing. In the story it said “There was a flash and a bullet whizzed over his head. He dropped immediately.” this is explaining fast timing