The American Sniper By Chris Kyle - 1307 Words

Alize Elsea AP English 11 â€Å"Al-Shaitan† â€Å"The American Sniper† by Chris Kyle is an account of the deadliest American sniper ever. He was called â€Å"the devil† by the enemies he hunted and â€Å"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 meaning â€Å"the devil† and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned†¦show more content†¦Later on and after school, Kyle became a professional bronco rodeo rider, but his profession ended abruptly when he severely injured his arm. After his arm healed, he went to a military recruiting office, interested in joining the United States Marine Corps (USMC). A Navy recruiter told him about the Navy SEALS. Kyle signed up, but was rejected because of the pins in his arm. A l ittle while later, he received a call and he had the chance to go to BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL school), and finally joining the United States Navy in 1999. After 9/11, he was thrust onto the front lines of the War on Terror, and soon found his calling as a world-class sniper who performed best under fire. Is Chris Kyle immoral based off of his actions? There are two primary views that rise from this question. The first argument claims that Chris Kyle’s actions are immoral because of his military service. The first reason is that military service, such that Kyle served in, does not allow us to exercise our moral freedom as human beings. One 20th century thinker wrote a book entitled â€Å"Moral Man, Immoral Society,† pointing out that people are often corrupted when they apart of institutions that pressure them to act in ways they might not choose to act as individuals. In comparison no military organization could operate if it respected human moral indepe ndence, that is, the capacity of individuals to take full responsibility for their