History of Peace Education Ian Harris Professor emeritus‚ Department of Educational Policy and Community Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. INTRODUCTION Throughout history humans have taught each other conflict resolution techniques to avoid violence. Peace education is the process of teaching people about the threats of violence and strategies for peace. Peace educators try to build consensus about what peace strategies can bring maximum benefit to a group. Peace education
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exist? Let’s go back to the definition of peace and war. Peace is commonly referred as an era without conflict‚ when people live in harmony. War is usually defined as a time when people fight for honor or their country. Although these definitions are quite accurate‚ it does not adequately explain what is peace and war‚ and I doubt the simplicity of these two words. What is the cause and effect‚ the balance‚ between these two “words”‚ if there is one? Peace and war does not always have to refer to
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Chinua Achebe‚ in his novel Things Fall Apart‚ details the tradition and culture of the Igbo people‚ as well as the fear of change within their tradition by the white settlements. Achebe reveals both the tradition and challenge of tradition to the Igbo people through his use of proverbs‚ symbolism‚ and dialogue. His use of literary devices reveal how one’s tradition and culture can only be changed by the people of this culture. First‚ Achebe’s use of proverbs throughout the novel portray the language
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Sergina Marina Peace One Day and The Day After Peace‚ documentaries written‚ produced and directed by Jeremy Gilley‚ are truly inspiring and heart felt. The films took viewers on the journey of what it is like to have an dream‚ being called dreamer or a fool‚ and pursuing this dream to have Peace One Day on a global scale. This day of cease fire and non violence‚ to happen on September 21st of every year‚ has found its official marking on a global calendar. Jeremy was faced with barriers at many
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A Separate Peace‚ suggests that true friendship requires honesty between friends‚ because without honesty there is no trust between friends‚ and trust is the basis of a friendship. Friendship is the main theme in John Knowles’ novel A Separate Peace. Gene Forrester‚ an intellectual student and Finny‚ his roommate at Devon School‚ who is usually misbehaving‚ become friends. The two have opposing interests and personalities‚ yet still remain close friends. Gene‚ envying Finny’s athletic ability
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Oratorical Piece Theme: “Students as Catalysts for Peace” Friends‚ let me begin by quoting you a line lifted from Eleanor Roosevelt. “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.” This ladies and gentlemen challenges Juan De la Cruz‚ the majority common Filipino people. And what is more moiling to this are the sweet and sour additives and influences of the society. My friends‚ as we all know Philippines is somehow ignorant
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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER Gadeikytė Giedrė CST 200 Introduction to Conflict Studies 16.04.2012 Leymah Roberta Gbowee Leymah Roberta Gbowee is a Liberian peace activist‚ who was born in 1972 of February 1st‚ responsible for leading a women ’s peace movement that brought an end to the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003. When Leymah finished the school and was planning to study medicine‚ when the country began a protracted civil war. She was living with her parents and two of her three sisters in
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“A Separate Peace” Throughout the novel‚ many settings reveal characters and events that had great importance in the book. The tree‚ the Assembly Room and the White Marble Staircase revealed Finny’s accident‚ and how the characters reacted. At the tree‚ Phineas is shaken from the tree and into the Devon River. Finny breaks his leg‚ creating the climax of the novel and a while after‚ Brinker hosts a trial to discover the truth about what really happened at the tree in the Assembly Room. During the
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consequences of wars‚ the only thing we can see is streams of blood. Instead of combat to solve problems between countries‚ people should try to use peaceful ways such as dialogue and negotiation because it is inevitable reality that peace can achieve what war cannot. Peace provides people with safe and nonviolent lives; whereas‚ wars bring physical suffering‚ poverty‚ and governmental oppression. When we consider these devastating effects of wars‚ the question comes to people’s mind: Have there been
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One of the scariest things about nuclear power is when something goes wrong and an accident occurs. Radiation is released into the environment and people get hurt. Two of the most famous nuclear accidents occurred at the Three Mile Island reactor 2 in the United States and the Chernobyl reactor 4 in the former Soviet Union. In this text we will discuss these two disasters‚ along with correcting a few common misconceptions about nuclear accidents. The worst type of man-made disaster is caused by
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