...Chris Kyle is the deadliest American sniper in history. He is my hero because of the countless lives he saved in during his time in Iraq. In 1999 Chris joined the U.S. Navy and soon after became a Navy SEAL. He was selected and trained to be a sniper. The objective of his job was to watch over the other troops and prevent ambushes. His first hard decision had to be made just a couple weeks into his first tour. Kyle was looking through the scope of his rifle and saw a woman with a child. As he was watching her she pulled out a grenade. He hesitated for just a moment, but made the choice to save the Marines by taking the shot and killing the woman. Chris Kyle served four tours in Iraq and accumulated 160 confirmed kills during this time. His...
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...Chris Kyle, The main character and author of American Sniper, shows that true bravery is doing something that needs to be done even though a person might be scared to do it, even when it requires him or her to make a difficult choice, even when he had to do something most people would consider unthinkable, and ultimately causing him to give up his life. The courage of Navy seals, difficult choices and bravery In American Sniper, Chris Kyle shows the courage of the of the Navy seal when he has to make a difficult choice. The most difficult choice he faces is completing his job as a sniper while he was a Navy seal. Killing other soldiers holding guns was just part of Chris Kyle's job. He had a natural talent for shooting and accepted the role of a sniper which he believed was critical to protecting his brothers in today’s style of warfare. He is good at his job, credited with the longest successful shots, killing an insurgent sniper who was aiming at his brothers with what he modestly called, “a straight-up luck shot.”...
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...Chris Kyle: The Greatest Sniper of all Time Chris Kyle is no stranger to the American society. Especially to the patriotic Americans at least. Chris Kyle is considered a hero in American society, he is known as the most deadliest marksman with a long rifle. Chris Kyle was not there putting his life on the line to save himself from death, he was doing it for his family,his country, but he mostly was doing it for his brothers fighting next to him in the line of fire. In Micheal, J, money’s article “The legend of Chris Kyle” it's says “Chris Kyle (A.K.A) The legend was so large Because he wants to personally protect all of his brothers in combat. Chris Kyle was always out to help others. He was like a open book, all of his knowledge he would share to teach others to become a better person. Whether it was giving some tips for life, or it was tips to help someone become a better marksman, he tried to help that person as much as he was fully capable of helping. People didn't always make Chris Kyle look good or make it look as he’s the good guy. Many people called Chris Kyle a psychopath, a hate-filled nazi, and a coward. Chris kyle was not in too much politics until after he was murdered.. Chris was murdered murdered at a gun range helping a wounded marine that was supposedly was suffering with post traumatic stress disorder. Chris Kyle trial happened in 2015, two years after his death. Before Chris kyle was murdered he was able to write and publish to books. The...
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...debate we chose to discuss the Chris Kyle murder case where Eddie Routh was convicted for the brutal murder of Chris Kyle, former Navy Seal, and his comrade Chad Littlefield. As the debate summary we decided to go with the pro side of the argument, which includes; Eddie Routh's history of mental disorders, how he fled the scene, and the sentence given to him for his murder charge. Not only did this topic make us have different opinions amongst each other, but made us open our minds to different views. Even though as a team we had our disagreements and different believes on the topic, we came together for the final decision of the debate. We believed that the murder trial of Chris Kyle was justly sentenced. Even though Eddie was facing a low point in his life we believe his alcohol abuse, violent behavior and strange conduct were contributing factors that led to his mental state. Living in a city with one of the biggest military bases in the country, we all in different ways are related to military personnel. Some of us personally know veterans with PTSD. It was discussed during our meetings that it normally takes more than a shooting range to trigger someone to relive those experiences that only veterans have experienced. We are devastated that this incident turned out the way it did, ending the life of not only the two veterans who were shot, but the life of their families as well. During our research of the topic, we learned more about who Chris Kyle was and how he was admired...
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...“More push-ups! Give me forty! FOUR-TEEE!” (Mcwen and Defelice 25). Chris Kyle was born on April 8,1974; unfortunately, his life was cut short when he had passed away on February 2, 2013. Additionally, he grew up in Odessa, TX. Chris Kyle was known for being a sniper, Bronco Bustin, and living in Texas. Not to mention, Chris Kyle had a movie about his military career called American Sniper. Through scholarly research, it has been proven that Chris Kyle qualifies as a hero for multitude reasons, which includes a display of courage, selfless, and humility. Chris Kyle is known as a hero because he protected his country, which shows courage. In like matter, the author says “Boarding and searching ships ----- officially known as VBSS, for Visit,...
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...Review of American Sniper The movie American Sniper is a film based on the book written by the main character, Navy Seal Sniper Chris Kyle. The movie stars Bradley Cooper as Kyle and is directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by leading actor Cooper. Kyle is a Texas native who discovers his call to serve God and country later in life due to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This movie follows the events that take place throughout and shortly after his career as a Navy Seal, as well as, the events that take place after his service to his country is complete. Unlike many other modern day war movies depicting recent events, American Sniper does not seem to be written as a modern war propaganda movie to support the war efforts, or made just win various awards from screenwriters guilds and academies, but made as a tribute to the most deadly sniper in history, Kyle. This movie does a wonderful job depicting the struggles both on and off the battlefield that a lot of soldiers have to deal with when coming home from the warzone. This was very well done by Director Eastwood by switching in between the battlefield and home life various times throughout the movie in order to keep the audiences attention. I believe that the true sense of loss that a soldier goes through was not properly conveyed,either due to the cast or the lack of suffering that the family and Kyle himself goes through. The length of the movie as a whole was long enough to convey the entirety of the life of Kyle, but not...
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...Movie Critic Lauren HUM/150 February **, 20** Movie Critic The story of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle isn’t exactly an unknown story. Chris Kyle, named the Legend is said to be the most lethal sniper in the United States military history. Chris Kyle has over one hundred and sixty confirmed kills throughout his service to the USA. Kyle enlisted in the Navy after the devastation of 9/11 swept the country, and continued on to complete four tours of Iraq before finally coming home. The editing of American Sniper was dead on. There were gorgeous shots and amazing sound effects, which when put together created the perfect picture. The close up shots of Chris preparing to take a shot, while being able to hear his deep and calm breathing generated the most personal feeling a movie can cultivate. Chris Kyle is known for having the longest recorded kill in US history, and this movie provided a marvelous show of that. The eyeline matching that Eastwood used was just as if you were there next to Kyle. An example of this is when Eastwood used the aerial shot from over a mile away to show the magnitude of Chris Kyle’s feat. The Navy Seals are trained for battle but this situation proves why Kyle was name the Legend. This movie clearly falls into the action genre but doesn’t necessarily keep all of the aspects the same. One thing I find in this movie to be atypical of the action genre is the way it is filmed. All of the scenes are intense and keep the viewers on the edge their seats, but...
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...Chris Kyle: American Sniper Chris Kyle American Sniper When looking at someone’s life, one must think and take into consideration what circumstances have played an influential role in what someone becomes. Each and every individual has different personal goals in place that they seek in life and different ways in which they approach these goals. Individuals are influenced by family dynamics, social interaction, cultural differences, and overall environment. Chris Kyle, known as America’s most deadly sniper, was born in Texas in April of 1974. As a child he had his eyes set on what he wanted to be when he grew up. His dream was to be a cowboy or be in the military, which he was unsure of what branch. Kyle was raised in a loving home. Growing up his parents instilled important values that he would carry on into adulthood. He was taught the importance of family, protecting others, religion, and the value of one’s self. Kyle stated “If I had to order my priorities, they would be God, country, family. (Kyle, McEwen, 2012, p. 7) These core values that were instilled in him by his parental and social influences played a substantial role in the development of Kyle’s personality. Chris Kyle was a man of great integrity and had a passion for making a difference. He was known to be a little hard headed and stubborn which was a driving force behind his success. Kyle was also a passionate and encouraging individual. If he set his mind to something he was going to work...
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...American sniper is about a decorated sniper who had achieved the highest kill rate in us history to date. I’m going to discus the differences between the book and movie. In the movie it showed him shooting an enemy sniper for his longest shot of more than 2,000 yards, but in the book it reads as he kills an enemy with a RPG at that range. The book discusses more about the internal conflict of him being gone all the time. This time apart put also talks about him growing up in a religious family and how in the book and the movie how he protected his brother at school from bullies. The book tell more off how they met and there relationship was before they got married. In the movie Kyle shot a sniper more than a mile away from his position...
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...American Sniper is a true story adapted from a book called “The Memoir of Navy SEAL, Chris Kyle.” This movie is directed by Clint Eastwood and the date of it being released in theaters was on January 16th 2015. Basically, this movie is about a Texan man, Chris Kyle, who dreamed of becoming a cowboy, but then he decided to join the Navy SEALs after seeing the TV coverage of the 1998 attacks on the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Therefore, he joined the SEALs in order to become a sniper. After marrying his wife, Taya, Kyle and the other team members were called for their first tour of Iraq. Kyle had killed 160 terrorists during all four tours in Iraq. However, Kyle’s struggle is not with this mission, but about his relationship with his...
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... PA260: Criminal Law Prof: Monique Chiacchia March 10, 2015 * Brief summary of the facts – On February 2, 2013 in Erath county Texas Eddie Ray Routh shot and killed former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield. Kyle and Littlefield had taken Routh to an Erath county gun range to help him cope through some PTSD issues, and to show Routh support. Routh’s mother had requested Kyle spend some time with her son, so at the urging of Routh’s mother Kyle and Littlefield did. * Explanations of the legal issues relevant to criminal law – Routh pled not guilty by reason of insanity. The defense hired experts who testified that Routh suffers from schizophrenia and was in a psychotic state when he killed the 2 men. However expert’s hired by the prosecution said that Routh was faking the mental illness when he was arrested for the crime. Experts for the prosecution said that Routh was suffering from a cannabis-induced psychosis which means Routh cannot be found legally insane. Prosecutors also argued that Routh came up with countless excuses for killing the 2 men, none of which was cause by mental illness. Prosecutors argued that Routh’s behavior showed that he knew what he had did was wrong because immediately after the slayings of Kyle and Littlefield he (Routh) fled the scene in Kyles truck and stole Kyle’s Navy issued pistol as a trophy. Defense attorneys for Routh said that the prosecutions claim that Routh was suffering from a cannabis-induced psychosis was not back...
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...In this photograph of Chris Kyle, one of the most famous snipers in history, he is shown laying under a somewhat camouflaged tent, appearing to be in a dangerous situation. This picture of Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in United States history, is shown looking for enemies through his scope, scouting the area to see if it is safe for his brothers in battle to proceed forward, and shows the harsh conditions that these men and woman face while fighting over in the desert. First things first, this picture is a great way to try and understand what goes on over there in Iraq and Afghanistan when men and women are over there fighting to keep America safe. This first part shows Chris Kyle looking through his scope, appearing to maybe be in middle...
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...American Sniper is a book written by the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history Chris Kyle along with the assistance of Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. It contains a great deal of cuss words that gets the reader to pay attention to the feelings of Kyle and understand the story from his perspective. He takes you through his time as an American sniper to show you the way things actually happened during the Iraq War. Throughout this book you will be exposed to the lies you’ve been told about the war, and how much it can strain your life back at home. Chris Kyle went through four deployments in his time in the Navy lasting about 10 years and collecting two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars with other numerous citations to go along with...
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...Garett Reppenhagen the writer of the essay titled, “I was an American sniper and Chris Kyle’s war was not my war,” is trying to make a point to his audience. Garett’s purpose is to ensure that no one makes the mistake of thinking the hit movie The American Sniper depicts what Iraq and the war are all about. This article was first published on Salon, a website that has an audience favoring liberals more than conservatives. This article also has an audience of a younger generation that follows hit movies. Garett Reppenhagen served as a Cavalry Scout Sniper with the 1st Infantry Division in the US Army, and is also a veteran advocate and social justice organizer. Garett’s background has a lot of relevance to this topic. I would say he is credible towards this whole subject. He is qualified to make judgment and criticize the way this movie is trying to depict Iraq. Garett’s extrinsic ethos is that he has served in the military. He has made a profession of being a real life sniper so he knows most of the scenarios that go on in the movie. He could also describe what goes on as you enter a war zone and how each and every person reacts. Garett states, "But viewing the war only through his eyes gives us too narrow frame." I believe this quote shows he cares about the audience because he wants to share that the frame of Iraq is not narrow, in fact it is on the contrary. Iraq is full of hospitality, proud history, and old-soul wisdom. This quote also shows virtue and goodness because he...
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...Rhetorical analysis of American Sniper The theme in american sniper tends to reveal itself as justice. Chris kyle describes his first encounter with female combatant in iraq in which she tried to harm fellow american with an IED (improvised explosive device). He described shooting her with his rifle, but as he did he felt the fear as if he did something he wasn't supposed to. He then describes his feelings later on the subject “i had a job to do as a seal, i killed the enemy-an enemy i saw day in and day out plotting to kill my fellow americans. I'm haunted by the enemy’s successes. They were few, but even a single american life is one too many lost.” Chris kyle goes on to use a tone of sarcasm and annoyance to describe to people his perspective...
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