Essays on Black Hawk Down

Bowden, Mark. Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War. New York: Grove Press, 1999.

On the afternoon of October 3, 1993, more than one hundred and sixty men prepare themselves with a mission to capture the two men. Following the starvation of Somalis, food is brought into the country but the people do not benefit from it as warlords store it and in turn, cause further starvation among the people. However, the mission on that day targets the two men, Salad Omar and Awale Mohammed, the lieutenants of Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The rangers manage to capture the two men ...

Today’s teenagers often disregard and ignore traditional values, beliefs and traditions in favor of the modernized beliefs and values broadcasted by mass media and emerging beliefs. Some of these modernized beliefs and values even contradict and violate existing norms and beliefs, prompting the older generation to see teenagers today as disrespectful and ignorant towards the importance of these traditional beliefs, values and traditions. However, even if there are things that should change to fit the 21st century, there are some things that must remain as it is that teenagers, such as this writer, must understand. For this writer, ...

Staff Sergeant Thompson killed scene:

Cinematography in the scene has been done excellently. The scene is shot using a number of cameras, which offer the viewer a variety of angles, which allows the viewer to have different views of the scene. This gives the viewer different views of the bomb scene. The angles that have been used include low-angles, high angles, and straight angles. In addition, point of view shots have been used for example when Eldridge is looking at the butchery through his gun. This kind of shooting has led to the film being shot in a form of narrative. In the scene, sound has been ...