Mythologies of War and Peace From the text: Myths o Live By Joseph Campbell Copyright 1972 From a lecture given in 1967 It is for an obvious reason far easier to name examples of mythologies of war than mythologies of peace ;for not only has conflict between groups been normal to human experience‚ but there is also the cruel fact to be recognized that killing is the precondition of all living whatsoever: life lives on life‚ eats life‚ and would otherwise not exist. “Man‚” wrote Oswald
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A Separate Peace The book‚ A Separate Peace was written by John Knowles. It was first published in 1959. It tells the story Gene Forrester‚ a former student at a prep school in New Hampshire‚ who returns to the school after he graduates. While he is there‚ He remembers the summer of 1942. When he walks up to a tree by the river‚ he remembers his friend and roommate Phineas. Phineas was the best athlete in the entire school. From then on the story moves back to 1942 at the school named Devon. Phineas’
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MUST BE JUST INTENTION The intention must be as just as the cause‚ i.e. a war should not be undertaken with the deliberate intention of assassinating a country’s leader or in a spirit of hatred or revenge. Just intentions might include restoring peace‚ righting a wrong or assisting the innocent. 4) THERE MUST BE COMPARISON OF JUSTICE ON BOTH SIDES. Both sides of the conflict should be examined and compared and‚ in principle‚ both should have a just reason to take up arms. 5) WAR MUST
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Okonkwo once said “‘ Afraid?’ I do not care what he does to you. I despise him and those who listen to him. I shall fight alone if i choose’”(Achebe #173). In the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe‚ a character named Okonkwo lives in the Igbo tribe. He came from poverty and rosen to be the leader of the clan: because of his status Okonkwo gained confidence‚ too much confidence. Okonkwo’s mission to never show affection and work to make him better helped him get wealthy and humble. “ must
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A Separate Peace Analytical Essay In the novel A Separate Peace by John Knowles one of the main characters‚ Phineas experiences a loss of innocence. This loss of innocence relates to a bigger theme in the novel. This bigger theme is that you must mature and evolve or you will perish. Phineas also known as Finny is very childish and prioritizes play over work‚ he has trouble accepting that there is a war going on‚ and he denies major events such as Gene jouncing the limb. Innocence must be lost
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Peace Child By Zedcliff Kiche (13-0941) A Theme-based Literature Review of Peace Child Submitted to Winnie Mbatha Communication Department Of Daystar University Athi River‚ Kenya In partial fulfillment of the requirement for COMMUNICAITON AND CULUTURE I (INS111B) August 2013 After reading Peace Child by Don Richardson‚ I was once again reminded of the power Christ has in this world. Peace child is an excellent and rather fast read. It has the potential to amaze
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Chinua Achebe shows the custom‚ especially‚ African values and attitudes through his characters in his novel‚ Things Fall Apart. Okonkwo is an ideal Ibo man who achieves wealth and fame out of nothing‚ but this causes him to be conceited and disdainful of less successful. Pride is a noble quality that man should have‚ but sometimes‚ when the source of that pride is fear and insecurity instead of true faith in oneself‚ pride could be destructive. In the book‚ Chinua Achebe uses the direct characterization
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A Separate Peace: Final Assignment A Separate Peace by John Knowles is a great work of art. Paul Witherington’s critical essay describes the novel’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ and difficulties‚ along with the ambiguity of the boys’ conflict in its several phases. All in all‚ he creates forceful points with a few exceptions of invalid points. Witherington describes the ambiguity of guilt and conscious‚ art and magic‚ love and hate‚ involvement and isolation‚ and self and selflessness. These different
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Asia has experienced decades of peace and stability with many experts providing competing views as to whether this stability will continue or would it be just the ‘calm before the storm’ as depicted by some experts foreseeing inevitable use of force by Asian states to achieve its respective political means. I intend to provide a brief summary on the argument made by Alagappa in the chapter ‘Introduction: Predictability and Stability Despite Challenges’ of his book ‘Asian Security Order: Instrumental
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In “Things Fall Apart‚” by Chinua Achebe‚ Nwoye‚ the son of the fiercest warrior‚ is raised to be a manly man and refrain from any feelings. His father‚ Okonkwo‚ expects him to be a spitting image of him and less like his father‚ Unoka‚ who was a coward and unsuccessful. Throughout the story‚ Nwoye is forced to act tough and be who he is not. When the Christian missionaries suddenly come to Umuofia to share their faith‚ Nwoye reflects on his own culture and starts to question what is right. Because
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