In stories, "Fourth of July" and "Shooting an Elephant", the main characters' experience a conflict within themselves. Without these conflicts, it would be hard for the authors' to support their narrative point.…
An interesting story will always have conflict. Conflicts create the main action of a plot. Without any conflicts, stories would be bland. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell has several conflicts. All of which contains, man versus nature, man versus self, and man versus man.…
In the reading of, “Confrontations, Common Bonds” and “Polaroids” prove that writing can be difficult in many ways. First, you have to know the public you are writing for. Second, it requires inspiration similarly, putting your thoughts and ideas as one.…
Conflict can be a manipulating force that transforms those in power to uncontrollable variables beyond our imagination of moral humanity. It is the powerless that are called to rapidly adapt process and calculate these changes in order to survive. In a conflict change is inevitable for both parties involved; we are all somehow affected and shaped by conflict. In the film “Paradise Road” this concept of powerful versus the powerless is explored through the way in which the Prisoners of war were unpredictably ambushed by the Japanese which ultimately forced the women to change their ways and unite as one, instead of a group of multicultural imprisoned individuals. The women were oblivious to their capture and had the expectation to be treated with the basic human rights stated under the Geneva Convention, although their expectations were forced changed when they were faced with the harsh conditions of Sumatra. This “unexpected ambush” could almost fall under the category of Guerrilla warfare which refers to conflicts by small groups which use military tactics such as raids and the ‘element of surprise’ with extraordinary mobility to harass a vulnerable target. This form of warfare was also experienced in a more modern scenario between the years of 1975-1979 within the civil wars of Cambodia, where the peasant civilians formed a “piece group” known as the Khmer Rouge, which unexpectedly changed into a “lower class” army out to anyone who was in the “upper-class society” or who had an…
People communicate for different reasons, the main reason is to survive, if we didn't communicate we wouldn't be able to have food and water. Other reasons people communicate is to build relationships, share feelings to others and to gather information. Communication can be done in many ways, the main way is verbally however there is also in writing, gestures, sign language and body language. People tend to use a couple of these ways at the same time, for example when we are talking we are often using body language at the same time and sometimes gestures. Body Language is a very important way of communicating as up to 55% of communication can be through our body language. The way we communicate to people builds relationships with them, this then motivates people and can also cause people to have an attitude towards others.…
When confronted with conflict, peoples moral centre can cause them to act in heroic ways. When we are exposed to war and devastation our reactions to this......... Thousands of Chinese students gathered in a peaceful protest for basic Democratic reform at Tiannaman Square 1984. Due to these actions they were senselessly and inhumanely killed in cold blood by the Chinese Military. The students were unarmed and in no way of a danger to anyone. This devastation shocked the world and erupted massive conflict. One thing that this devastation proved to the world that during times of conflict where ones moral compass is tested there true heroism is revealed. A small, unexceptional figure in pants and white shirt, looking tiny next to the hulking tanks, carrying what looks to be his shopping, positions himself before an approaching tank, with a line of 17 more tanks behind it. The tank swerves right, he moves in front again. The tank swerves left, he moved in front again. Then this anonymous bystander climbs up onto the vehicle of war and says something to its driver, "Why are you here? My city is in chaos because of you." With a single act of defiance, a lone Chinese hero revived the world's image of courage. He was the “unknown rebel” also know as the Tanks Man a man who was immensely courageous and a beacon of hope. The courage that it took to walk out against such massive machinery, knowing good and well that it could very well be your last day on this earth is inspiring. He took courage to a whole new level, becoming a world hero of sorts. This ordinary everyday man had stood up to one of largest of armies which was an undeniably, extraordinary act. Another man who stood up for what he believed in response to such brutal and callous acts was a man named Bradley Manning. A man who new his moral obligation was to show the world what the Government was hiding from them. Manning was an…
1 Wife of Bath sees marriage as a means for her to have sex and she has a strong sexual appetite. She feels that God gave women sexual desires and that it can't be wrong to give in to those desires because they are God-given. Furthermore, she says that she knows men also have strong sexual desires so she uses sex, or the lack of it, to control her husbands The Wife of Bath begins the Prologue to her tale by establishing herself as an authority on marriage, due to her extensive personal experience with the institution. Since her first marriage at the tender age of twelve, she has had five husbands. She says that many people have criticized her for her numerous marriages, most of them on the basis that Christ went only once to a wedding, at Cana in Galilee. The Wife of Bath has her own views of Scripture and God’s plan. She says that men can only guess and interpret what Jesus meant when he told a Samaritan woman that her fifth husband was not her husband. With or without this bit of Scripture, no man has ever been able to give her an exact reply when she asks to know how many husbands a woman may have in her lifetime. God bade us to wax fruitful and multiply, she says, and that is the text that she wholeheartedly endorses. After all, great Old Testament figures, like Abraham, Jacob, and Solomon, enjoyed multiple wives at once. She uses this power as an “instrument” to control her husbands.…
I am writing in response to the prompt ‘conflict is an inherit part of life; it isn’t necessarily negative. Based on my knowledge of the text, The Rugmaker of Mazar e Sharif I will write an expository piece in the form of an analytical essay to highlight to the readers that conflict isn’t necessarily negative. I have chosen to do this because I believe that conflict is a part of life as it can bring good and bad for individuals. The target audience for my discussion is young people, 16-18 years old, who are studying the text and keen to engage with ideas of conflict.…
Conflict, whether we choose to admit it, is a part of life. Conflict may be sparse in a persons life, and most of which is over trivial things, but when faced with a conflict great enough, the very fibre of a persons being is tested, and how they react proves what kind of person they are. This testing only occurs when one is taken far from their comfort zones, and is such often difficult to see. This is not the case in regards to those involved in the witch trials of Salem in 1692.…
The two stories I chose were “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Carnival Dog, the Buyer of Diamonds” by Ethan Canin. Both conflicts have similar ideas, which can be compared and contrasted as I have below. These elements include theme, setting and characters.…
Without conflict we won’t truly know the capacity of someone’s inner strength and understanding. Conflict is a true test which raises issues that otherwise wouldn’t be raised, issues which need to be dealt with in order for us to grow as a person. As well as testing a person’s inner strength and understanding it can also expose their weaknesses and flaws.…
QP engaged Quadir in participating in a CBT activity geared towards conflict resolution. QP explained to Quadir that the activity will help him understand the causes of conflict. QP discussed with Quadir the five common conflict people have. QP asked Quadir to list some conflict he has in the home and in school. QP discussed with Quadir the conflict he has with his mother. QP explained to Quadir that most conflict happens because one or more of the five basic needs of the person are not being met. QP explained to Quadir the five basic needs of conflict, which includes, power, belonging, freedom fun and security. QP asked Quadir to give examples of each of the five basic need. QP explained to Quadir why identifying of needs is so important to…
In a conflicted situation the individual finds opportunities to grow as a human being. The hardship of privations that conflict brings can in some individuals result in a growing capacity to stay strong, to discover an inner resilience that the person may not have known about before the conflict started. Conflict can also bring about a growth in moral strength in the suffering that conflict creates the individual may come to a deeper understanding of right and wrong and grow in wisdom as a result. Conflict is a fight or battle, which happens among humans, causing an abrupt reaction by these people, instigating a dispute of some sort. When one faces a challenge it becomes harder for them to “see the light” and overcome the hardship, but, when one finds the strength to carry on, it gives them the opportunity to become a tougher and stronger person.…
Conflict can have tragic consequences for everyone as the women portrayed in Bereford’s film, Paradise Road, react in a catastrophic manner in the events that lead on as the film progresses. The characters in the film are based on actual people: nurses or wives of major officials and civilians. These women are caught up in the global conflict of World War II and those who manage to survive are, despite any positive outcomes, are dreadfully damaged by their encounter with conflict both physically and emotionally. These moments of great unrest are captured in the film that innocent people are too often becoming caught up in and suffer from the effects of great struggle that are not of their own making.…
This truly global conflict was on a scale of destruction that no other conflict had been on before, and may never been surpassed. Such was the magnitude of devastation and loss of human life which could have led to the collapse of society that in the modern world, everything is done by civilised nations to avoid conflict between one another. These conflicts are avoided for the reason it might escalate and surpass World War Two in damage and affect. In previous conflicts the effects such as casualties and starvation were limited to the military’s fighting in actual conflict. Entire civilian populations were push to the brink of collapse by political, economic and social factors not affiliated in conflicts gone by. More than ever, society itself would be affected heavily and would suffer for six years of war. The effects will still linger long after the surrender terms have been signed and the last shots have been fired.…