Read the following article with particular attention to what Noah Pierce says he has done and what he says about it. Gilbertson, Ashley. The Life and Lonely Death of Noah Pierce. Virginia Quarterly Review (VQR) online edition, vol. 84, no. 4 (2008). https://www.vqronline.org/vqr-portfolio/life-and-lonely-death-noah-pierce. Use Noah Pierces words and your own precise explanation of the relevant situations to depict each of the four murders that Pierce explicitly says he committed in Iraq. What is the evidence connecting any or all of these murders to his PTSD and his suicidal thoughts? Focus carefully on the last year of his life, after he returned home. How strong a causal connection is there between Pierces committing murder and his taking his own life? Use direct quotations from Pierce and his loved ones, with the citation (qtd. in Gilbertson). For the basic facts about Noah Pierces life, since these are available in a number of sources, no citation is necessary provided you write the words.
