The Wave By Ron Jones: Chapter Summary

The Warriors Ethos is a book written by Steven Pressfield, which was published in 2011. The book highlights a very rich history of warriors and their supporters alike. My goal with this paper is to draw some parallels between the examples in the book and what I took away as applicable to our lives as infantrymen In the United States Marine Corps. Chapter one is named “ Tough Mothers “. The chapter that stuck out to me most for giving perspective that I lacked prior to reading this book.

Horne looks at Germany, how Hitler has set up a demanding training program designed to instill obedience and confidence. This leads to a new generation of superb physical specimens and a generation that really wanted to fight. France’s downfalls in World War I it left a generation feeling defeated and unsure of what their roles would be in the future. Hitler had created an environment where men knew and liked and respected their commanders, who were chosen based on their ability.

Throughout this book, Shirer presents his account of the Third Reich starting from Adolf Hitler’s beginnings to the end of his days along with the destruction of the Nazis. If the citizens had been more aware of their surroundings, perhaps the Holocaust or even Hitler’s rise of power would have never happened. There are countless themes that are constantly reoccuring in Shirer’s work and in fact, it is not uncommon to find the same ones in his other books as well. Education.

Have you ever surfed a three story wave? Against all odds, Jay Moriarty was training to do just that. In preparation for this enormous task, Jay would have to train physically, mentally, and even spiritually. Should one of these goals were left unfulfilled, he would be ultimately unsuccessful in quest to surf one of the largest waves ever recorded.

I. Introduction a. Many people believe World War II simply occurred when a power-hungry dictator named Adolf Hitler blitzed into Poland with one goal—to gather every Jew and ship them to concentration camps to be gassed. While that may be true, many people don’t realize Germany’s economy nosedived after the country was punished for the events in World War I. Also, the Great Depression in the United States affected Europe, including Germany. This became the perfect breeding ground for low-life, toxic dictators like Hitler to emerge, and starry-eyed citizens celebrated their dictator’s ascent while hoping for a bright future for their country.

The U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) is a program that was designed to teach high school students citizenship values, personal responsibility, and leadership all while using a military structure to teach students teamwork and self discipline. JROTC prepares the future of our nation to be a law abiding citizens in society. With the passage of the National Defense Act of 1916, JROTC was born. Today, in the 21st century, JROTC differs from 100 years ago. Without a doubt, JROTC will change in the 22nd century to adapt to social norms like today.

Would you rather individualism and no equality or complete equality and no individualism? That has been a reocouring topic in reading class, that question was brought up countless times while reading the book titled The Wave. The book The Wave is about a class in California around the 1960’s, Ben Ross the history teacher has troubles with his classes’ sloppy homework. One day the class watched a movie about Nazi’s

The teacher did a recreation of the Nazi Germany with his students to teach them something. This experiment first started with classroom discipline then it moved on much farther than that. Mr. Ross named this movement “The Third Wave” because waves are very strong, they go in one direction and they are very powerful. Jones also claimed that “Its members would revolutionize the world.” Howard S. Becker said that, “It is not the act itself, but the reactions to the act, that make something deviant.”

From the lesson of training, I also realized the weight that officers hold when it comes to building trust, motivating, and pushing their soldiers. They are going to expect the utmost level of skill as well as professionalism that you must provide as an officer. In return, it is your right to expect the same level of excellence from your soldiers, being there to push them above the standard and holding them to being experts and professionals. This is a trait that no matter how skilled you or your soldiers may be, there will always be room for constant improvement and

Many seem to over emphasize the many privileges gained as an officer and seem to completely overlook the ever more important duties that should be the true motivators. I must ensure to maintain this mindset. I must also remember to put “people first”. (Department of Defense, 1988) This will be a cornerstone in every decision I make.

Once looked upon primarily as a source of enlisted recruits and officer candidates, it became a citizenship program devoted to the moral, physical and educational uplift of American youth. The program continues its military structure and the result ability to infuse in its student cadets a sense of discipline and order, it shed most of its early military content. The study of citizenship, communications, leadership, life skills and other subjects to prepare young men and women to take their place in adult society. More recently, an improved student centered curriculum focusing on character building and civic responsibility is being presented in every JROTC classroom.

Intro: “Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live.” These are the words of Adolf Hitler, perhaps the cruelest yet most charismatic leader to ever walk the face of the Earth. How did he manage to captivate and manipulate the people in one of the most advanced countries in the world? How did he persuade a generation of youth to fight in a war just 21 years after one of the deadliest conflicts in history? The answer lies in the Weimar Republic’s polarizing and strange culture.

In the book, The Sound of Waves, Mishima uses direct characterization to characterize Terukichi as a respected man on the island and a man who has authority. In The Sound of Waves, Mishima creates many obstacles for Shinji to be with Hatsue, the daughter of a man who is well respected, and also has much authority. “He knew that her father was Terukichi Miyata, the wealthy owner of two coasting freighters chartered to Yamagawa Transport- the hundred- and- eighty-five-ton Utajima- Maru and ninety-five ton Haraukaze- Maru”(Mishima 18).

Hitler managed to captivate and motivate an entire country by using propaganda, the youth, and the power, to make the entire population of Germans hate Jews. Hitler succeeded indoctrination of the German peoples, in many ways. The main form of indoctrination was the Hitler Youth. Hitler believed that children could be totally indoctrinated in their education. Using propaganda was a crucial part for acquiring and maintaining power.

Human beings need to reflect on that terrifying disaster. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze how Hitler realizes his plan step by step and the analysis will be carried out from Hitler’s boldness and caution decision with psychological tactics. Psychological tactics can completely change a person invisibly; Hitler grasped the public’s psychology and changed their minds and actions little by little. After the World War I, German political is instability; people are accustomed to the change of political situation. As a defeated country, Germans feel humiliated and the public have a negative attitude towards the government.