Does bully cause Alienation?

Well from my point of view, i realized that bully does cause alienation. Think about when you are bully, you are sad when you got bully and do you want that to happen to you. Of course you don't. Not only bully cause alienation, not speaking to other also cause that to happen. When Jonathan was with the soldiers, the soldiers will not even speak a word to him. This can been seen on page 12,"they paid no mind to Jonathan." Jonathan never realized that he can't be in the army when he can't work with others and he and the others soldiers can't do teamwork. If i were Jonathan i will not work with the others soldiers even if i really want to go to war.
10/27/09
by danny890

Are teenages being influenced by troubled adults?

Yes, some teenagers are being influenced by troubled adults. While planning to ambush the British one of Jonathan's acquaintance/solider, shot a bullet through the roof causing the action to make a loud BOOM! The Corpal had to remind the solider that they were in middle of planning an attack,but not in a nice way."Damn you! Do want to get caught".The soldier replied "It was a joke."In this situation Jonathan witnessing all this commotion got him scared.The solider could have blown the whole attack with that one dumb joke he made.If the Corpal hadn't said anything Jonathan would have tried to fit in and maybe tried it.
~Ashley Gittens~ 7-5

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Do people take life for granted?

Do people take life for granted?
This made me think of how everyday people put themselves in precarious situations. Everyday people are caught driving drunk or playing with fire. They increase their risks of getting hurt when they start being unhealthy or do other appalling things such as drugs or just by smoking. When one tells them how bad it will do to them and they choose to ignore us and just wants to live life the way they want to. Most of the time, people put themselves in danger and don't even realize it. For example, by simply trying out a new trick on a skateboard or bike, one can hurt themself and die. Many put themselves in so much hazardous situations and it makes me wonder, why do we even do such things? So, I truly believe that people take lkife for granted.

How is War a Way to Settle in Agreement if it Only Brings More Bloodshed and Unsettlement? How Can Something so Violent Bring Ease and Treaty?

War is mistaken as a battle for freedom and peace as it is just a horrifying battle. Many have lost their lives in war that it just creates more hatred in their loved one's hearts. War isn't a way to settle in agreement. Our government thinks it is however it isn't. Sometimes it is necessary to go to war but only if we are sure it cannot be settled through conversation. For example, back during the American Revolution it was necessary to go to war. Although the colonists didn't notice that this decision would show up as an opportunity to go to war. Young boys began to think that being in the war was an offer you couldn't resist whereas others didn't want. Jonathan felt like those who thought it was an irresistible offer. His friends and him would day-dream about being a soldier and wearing that uniform. Jonathan and those young fellows thought it was about the marches and parades, not war strategies or bloodshed. In this case something so violent as war brought freedom but in every dilemma that crosses someones way will it succeed or worsen the situation? Indeed, war has a positive and negative to it just like everything does. From my point of view war is not the perfect nor the right way to succeed in a situation, given Jonathan's position as a young thirteen yr old boy who has now joined the army.

Is One's Life worth Fighting For?

I say yes, it is. When your fighting for something, it can be as important as a lot of things. You can fight for honor or even tradition. However, when one's life is involved, you need to give it your all. This is best shown during ''The Fighting Ground.'' When Johnathan is at the tavern on page 19, the tavern keeper askes that he bring the gun. "Have I got your word that you'll bring it back?" said the tavern keeper. ''Yes sir" Johnathan replies. "Your honor as a man?" "Yes sir." Johnathan is now fighting for the tavern's keeper and his honor. Although, I believe a life is way more than honor because you can bring honor back, but not lives.

Does Our Universe Revolve Around Life and Death?

Does our universe revolve around life and death, no one knows the answer to this question. It all has to do with ones perspective on the world. Though it is something everybody has on their minds. Every one is thinking if there going to life to see another day. In the book The Fighting Ground page 7, Jonathan's dad doesn't want Jonathan to go to war in fear that he might not come back. Jonathan is not worrying about that in the moments notice. Death is always on someones mind beacause no one wants to be toally vanquished from this world. Death is truly scary but I think it's better to life in the moment and not let that one thing effect your lives.

Are people taking life for granted? That is the question. Some people say this is true. I am one of those people. "To take life for granted is to take life away." This is a quote told by Rolf Potts. This quote may be true. It means that if you don't take something seriously, you may as well take it away. I think that the majority of people in any group take life for granted. It is not that they do it on purpose. They just don't realize how important life really is. The question, "Are people taking life for granted," reminds me of a movie series called "Saw." The movie is about a crazed sociopath called Jigsaw. He kidnaps people who take life for granted and puts them through fatal challenges. Even though this movie is rated R, it still tells us that his opinion is that people who take life for granted don't deserve to live at all.