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    ! Peace is a word often said but not always practiced. Wanguri Maathai spent her life striving to make Kenya a better environment and initiating the planting of trees. Tenzin Gyatso also wanted to improve the environment as a spiritual leader to the absence of war‚ pain and torture. Aung San Suu Kyi wanted freedom and equal rights through non-violence. Wanagari Maathai‚ Tenzin Gyatso and Aung San Suu Kyi were all awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004‚ 1989 and 1991 for the GreenBelt Movement‚ spiritual

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    similar teachings on peace and it is evident that there is a strong relationship between these fundamental teachings and the ways in which the religious traditions and their organizations actively strive towards world peace. World peace is understood in both faiths‚ not just as an absence of violence and conflict‚ but also as an overall sense of wellbeing and social cohesion. Inner peace is essential in achieving world peace‚ and must be attained in order to work towards peace at a higher level.

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    World peace is an ideal of freedom‚ peace‚ and happiness among and within all nations and/or peoples. World peace is a Utopian idea of planetary non-violence by which nations willingly cooperate‚ either voluntarily or by virtue of a system of governance that prevents warfare. Although the term is sometimes used to refer to a cessation of all hostility among all individuals‚ world peace more commonly refers to a permanent end to global and regional wars with future conflicts resolved through nonviolent

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    War and Peace

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    War creates peace. That’s what many people of the United States think. In order for us‚ as a nation‚ to rid our selves from violence and war we need to set the example by not going to war. We went to Iraq for many controversial reasons. To protect our citizens‚ for payback‚ for peace. I don’t buy it. Although many of see a positive in the Iraq war‚ it has caused our nation a whole lot of negative. All those unnecessary things our country had to go through because of the war will always stay with

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    What is peace Essay? In a society filled with the consequences of hatred‚ war‚ and tomorrow’s uncertainty we arise at one conclusion; the need for peace. Peace is defined as the agreement or treaty between warring or antagonistic parties. In order to make peace in warring times‚ we must outline the key aspects. I will look into peace in education‚ religion‚ peacekeeping missions‚ and disarment. “We move from crisis to crisis for two reasons…we have not been paying the price which that strategy

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    individual directs their acts of courage towards a cause they are not fully invested in‚ it will inevitably hinder their own sense of integrity.The poem‚ There will be no Peace by W.H. Auden and the short story‚ On the Rainy River by Tim O’brien‚ both address the effect that courage has on one’s personal integrity. The poem‚ There will be no Peace brings forth the idea that individuals are changed immensely by the hardships that they have faced in life‚ and in the face of these conflictions‚ their integrity

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    positively on peace education in the future. Central idea: Peace education development should be put to use in every school in the world in order to stop violent and useless actions. Introduction: I) The meaning of peace education: three distinctions in peace keeping. II) Its contents start by discussing the causes of war and how to avoid it. Body: I) Definition of peace education: A) Peace through school: 1) Establishing democratic classrooms. 2) Separate peace classes or

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    PEACE TREATIES. a) What military restrictions did the Treaty of Versailles impose on Germany? [5] * No conscriptions * Prevented from forming a military alliance with Austria * 100‚000 men in the army and they had to be volunteers * No aircraft‚ submarines or armed vehicles * Only allowed 6 battleships * Rhineland became a DMZ b) Why did the Big Three disagree over how to treat Germany? [7] * They were three strong personalities that had different aims * All

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    Peace and Unity Where does it all start? It was a bright and sunny morning. After I got up from bed‚ I finished my daily devotional and said my morning prayers. “Make me a channel of your peace…where there is hatred‚ let me bring your love...” kept playing inside my head as I was about to get ready for the day. As I went down to the kitchen‚ I sensed that our house was awfully and unusually quiet. I couldn’t figure out why. Oh well… I turned on the television to check if there’s anything interesting

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    Civil Peace: Introduction • Print • PDF • Cite • One of Africa’s foremost contemporary authors and spokespeople Chinua Achebe has always taken as a primary concern understanding and accurately depicting the African people. In 1964‚ he wrote that the writer’s duty ‘‘is to explore in depth the human condition.’’ In his pre-civil war novels‚ Achebe focused on the culture of his people and their emergence from colonial powers. However‚ with the outbreak of the Nigerian civil war‚ Achebe

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