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While analyzing the poems I marveled at the author's ability to create a physical and emotional state within a few stanzas of writing. The descriptions in Here, Bullet are akin to O'Brien's in the obsession of the different landscape and people. Here, Bullet emphasizes the difference between Afghanistan and the United States in the smell, feel and experience. Turner description of the difference in languages and landscape speaks volumes to the confusion and ostracization one could feel when thrown into an entirely new culture, language and people. In his poem, What Every Soldier Should Know, he describes the usefulness of speaking the native Arabic and cultural differences. "When you hear gunfire on a Thursday afternoon, it could be for a wedding, or could be for you." Understanding the enemy is the main way to defeating them. To analyze and comprehend the difference in origin can be a great asset to any soldier in the field.