Essays on Comradeship

Bikers associations range from conventional groups supported by the American Motorcycle Association (A.M.A) to biker gangs who find identity only in their outlaw clubs and saloon society (Quinn, 2001). Outlaw biker groups are commonly called “one-percenter” clubs. The term “one-percenter” originated from the biker take over that took place in Hollister California in 1947 (Quinn, 2001; Maas, 2013). The 1947 rally turned wild, and most of the attendees were injured or arrested. Following the incident, A.M.A claimed that it was only one percent of the association’s members that were inclined to crime and violence while the other 99% ...

Throughout history, the ruling classes have normally offered protection to the areas of their jurisdiction. These rulers usually have the false hope of controlling their territory forever; thus they build harmonious relationships with the people they rule so that these people can protect them from external attacks. To achieve such a relationship between the ruler and his subjects, the rulers would occasionally instill fear into their warriors’ minds. The other way of building this relationship was through cultivating respect between them; the rulers and the subjects. In an Anglo-Saxon work like “Beowulf”, comitatus refers to the relationship created between the ...

War remains one of the challenges facing the world today. Eruption of war is not a new phenomenon because it has existed for many years and continues affecting regional integration, economic, political, and social development, worldwide. Since ancient times, communities have fought against each other because of resources such as land, water, and minerals, territorial boarders and search for political power and authority. In certain situations, leaders from conflicting communities employed conflict management strategies such as peace-talks and dialogue so that to restore peace in the region. This move fuelled enmity and conflict among the communities thus culminating to tribal ...

Introduction

The 40th President of United States during the period 1981 - 1989, Ronald Reagan, commemorated one significant event in the US nation’s history and in the history of the entire world – the anniversary of 40 years from the D-Day, which occurred on 6 June, 1944, during the World War II. The former President held a speech regarding this event, which took place in France, on Normandy Beach, on 6 June, 1984. What is of utmost significance in the President Reagan’s speech is the fact that he appeals to religion and God, to loyalty and comradeship to declare that ...

A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo was first published in 1977 and was immediately acclaimed in many reviews as a superbly written account of one man’s experience of the Vietnam War. It will be seen that not only was the Vietnam War, because of a unique set of circumstances, very different in many respects from earlier wars, but also that it had a life-changing effect on Caputo: he departed for the war keen and eager for battle, but returned as a total opponent of the war.

According to Caputo, how was the Vietnam War different from earlier wars, such as World War II?

The Vietnam War, according to Caputo, differed in six major ways from the earlier wars, ...