Chris Kyle Research Paper

While on active duty, Chris served as a Navy Seal, in a special forces unit primarily as a Scout Sniper. Chris was a highly decorated special forces operator with top secret clearance, who served 4 combat deployment to Iraq and is credited as the deadliest sniper in American history, with 160 confirmed kills. His exposure to combat has come from fighting in some of the major battles of the war in Iraq, in where he experienced the loss of fellow service members

The story that this book tells is the personal story of the deployment of Nicholas Irving aka ‘The Reaper’ a Ranger sniper during a 100 day deployment to Afghanistan, during which this sniper has 33 confirmed kills. The author tells us of his feelings and his actions during the various encounters, and while he does not tell the story of each and every one of his kills, it shows stories of how the modern battlefield works in places like Afghanistan and Iraq.

U.S. Navy SEAL ,Chris Kyle was just the average die hard Texan. He aspired to become a cowboy, but it wasn’t working out in his favor. After seeing the horrors of terrorism on 9/11 he was ready to fight for his country and enlisted into the military. He goes on to fight in four tours and becomes the deadliest sniper in American history. After each tour, he felt that he had to go back. He had two goals that he couldn’t give up on; protecting his team and taking out the deadliest enemy sniper, Mustafa. Chris would not stop until he achieved his goals, when he finally did, he faced a new battle. He struggled with normal daily life, but even then he persevered and found a new passion to aid him. Throughout this film, Clint Eastwood portrays the theme of perseverance through the use of setting, camera angles, and the main character Chris Kyle.

Liam O’Flaherty’s realistic fiction story, “The Sniper,” takes place in Dublin, Ireland during a civil war. In the story, a Republican Sniper is stuck on a roof with enemy snipers surrounding him. He shoots two enemies down before he is shot in the arm causing his rifle to brake. Now he must find a way to make a hard shot in order to kill the enemy with just a revolver and a hurt arm. By using word choice and sensory details O’Flaherty demonstrates the theme that actions have serious repercussions.

Based on character analysis, “The Sniper” and the “Horseman in the Sky” both clearly reveal a true question of humanity but do so in different ways. Carter Druse, a young wealthy Virginian, and a Republican sniper whose name remains yet unknown, have various similarities and differences in their ways of handling their conflicts. Similarly, both young snipers willing choose to fight in their own civil wars. Carter fighting in the American Civil War, and the sniper fighting in the Irish Republican Civil War. Along with both being snipers, the two are also faced with the same horrifying conflict… killing a family member. Carter Druse, fighting for the Union, is ultimately faced with an unimaginable decision to kill his father, a Confederate soldier.

When you think of a sniper what do you see a man who fights for what he

“The American Sniper” by Chris Kyle is an account of the deadliest American sniper ever, called “the devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers. From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyle's kills (the previous American record was 109). Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Kyle presents the gripping and unforgettable accounts of

Love, an intense feeling of deep affection. loving someone so much, willing to do anything to make that person or place. Perseverance, Steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. The movie of American Sniper was based off of a true story of Chris Kyle. Chris Kyle Joined the Navy Seals leaving his wife and kids to protect his country. Throughout the movie it shows how being faithful and perseverance plays a big role in the world we are living in. Based on the complexity and actions of the characters, imagery, symbolism and the angles the camera took, the movie, “ American Sniper” illuminates and emcopasses a theme of Love and Perseverance.

Chris Kyle’s decision to give up his dreams as a cowboy in Texas and become a Navy SEAL is courageous and leads to an emotional downfall before he leaves for war. Chris learned how to shoot and hunt animals at a young age. Never did he know that he would be fighting in a war in a foreign country. Chris’s dream since a young child was to become a cowboy, however he was fully capable of being a soldier, specifically a sniper. He is visiting a bar that he goes to often when he meets a young woman. He decides to talk to her, and they quickly become friends. Shortly after, he marries her and has a child with her. Chris does not want to leave his new family behind, however he must make the decision to live and grow with his family at home while fulfilling his dream, or join the Navy as a sniper and protect his

operations as a US Navy Seal. Chris is the most lethal sniper in US. military history. With over 160

Have you ever watched basketball? Well if you have then you obviously know of Kyle Korver. Korver is one of the most dominant three-point shooters ever.The reasons he is one of the best is that he is Dominant,

Chris McCandles story and Anthony Storrs principle about realizing the importance of solitude. Chris’s time alone and out in the open wild gave him time to think about what he truly wanted. Being in total solitude is a never-ending thinking process where everything goes through your mind. Also his encounters with other people he met along the was showed him a different perspective about life and what it can be like and what his was becoming before entering the wild and after.

Throughout the events of this autobiography, it is clear that Chris attains many traits that resemble that of my own. One way that I feel connected to Chris is that we both aspire to be as great as one can possibly be at something. In Chris’s life, he wanted to become the greatest sniper in American history. Although Chris does not claim to be the greatest sniper in American history, he is awarded with the most kills in American military history. I believe in a similar way, I spend countless hours a week training to become the best hockey player I can be. Whether it is shooting pucks, or running to increase stamina, or stretching to reduce injury, we both have a similar mindset. Although hockey and war are two drastic differences we both aspire to become great. Another similarity between Chris and I is that we are both very investigative. Chris observes details very closely and pays attention to change. An example of Chris being very investigative or analytical is when he saw a tarp on a rooftop move while on over watch. It was an unusually calm day, and there was no wind or breeze the entire day. So when

Chris Kyle Personality Analysis The film American Sniper depicts the true story of Chris Kyle, a former U.S. Navy SEAL. Kyle was a skilled marksman whose main objective was to protect his fellow troops from above. Kyle performed his task very well and became the most lethal sniper in U.S. Military history, tallying up over 160 confirmed kills. The film also shows many glimpses into Kyle’s personal life.

their superior calls him, “the crown prince of Al-Qaeda in Iraq.” The SEALs call on an Arab stereotype to define Zarqawi’s position and the representation of the Butcher is even more sinister. He is Al-Zarqawi’s henchman who does the dirty work to keep the Iraqi citizens in line. This includes using a drill to murder or maim people. This sets up a dichotomy between the Butcher, a cowardly evil man who uses barbaric methods to harm his enemies, against Chris Kyle, whose sniper is a quick clean kill. The Butcher shouts out, in Arabic, at the still living bystanders after he has killed a man and his son, “You talk to them. You die with them.” This