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Multiple Intelligences Action ResearchAppendix H
Dillon was immediately
suspicious. This was enemy controlled territory,
and the woman could easily be part of the local guerilla forces. On the
other hand, many innocent peasants lived in and around the village. Was
the woman a guerrilla soldier who might set off a mine or booby trap
when thee squad came around the bend in the trail? Or was the woman
simply a peasant who had perhaps dropped something on the trail in her
haste to hide from the advancing American soldiers? Also, what about
the things Johnson had told him? As a soldier, he was taught to obey
all orders of his superiors. To disobey is a crime.
As these thoughts went through Dillon’s mind, the squad kept moving and now was almost at the spot where the woman was hiding. The squad was too far away for Dillon to call out to them. Even a warning shot would probably not stop them from proceeding around the bend. Dillon raised his rifle and lined up his sights on the woman in the brush. But as his finger tightened on the trigger, he hesitated. If he shot the woman and there turned out not to be a mine or booby trap on the trail, he would have murdered an innocent person. But if he didn’t shoot her, a number of his friends might be blown to bits if the woman detonated a mine. Questions1. What should Dillon do: hold his fire or shoot the woman?2. Why is that the right thing for him to do? 3. Do you agree with what Sergeant Johnson told Dillon? Why or why not? Adapted from Johannessen, L.R. (1997, January 20). Teaching the Vietnam War. Presented at a teacher’s institute meeting at Township High School, LaGrange, IL. The author is a writer, a former English teacher, and the mother of three boys. She spends her time writing and teaching others to write. Visit articles.TheWritingTutor.biz for more articles or TheWritingTutor.biz for other writing and educational resources for young authors, teachers, and parents. Visit writing_editing_service.TheWritingTutor.biz for a description of writing and editing services provided by the author. Return to articles. |
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