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    However‚ Weigl is seized by his past and is forced to relive his traumatizing experience. The third stanza begins with a statement; “But still the branches are wire/And thunder is the pounding mortar”(17-18). In direct opposition to a previous line in the first stanza‚ that compared the branches to barbed wire using a simile‚ Weigl now states that they are wire with conviction. He is no longer attempting to suppress his horrific memories‚ but rather is beginning the process of fully integrating them

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    prison used by the military‚ but has been turned over to the federal government to run. Municipal prisons are a high security prison. Military prisons are prisons operated by the military. Military prisons are used to house prisoners of war‚ enemy combatants‚ those whose freedom is deemed a national security risk by the military or national authority and member of the military found guilty of a serious crime. An example of a military prison is Guantanamo Bay Cuba‚ where a number of prisoners of war

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    included a power higher than government. Documents such as The Declaration of Independence‚ therefore‚ would be impossible to understand even if it remained in existence. 3. What are some modern examples of Newspeak? Terrorists have become enemy combatants. Wars have become military operations. Wartime civilian deaths have become collateral damage. A failing grade has become an inability to meet standards. Wasteful spending and high taxes are now economic stimulus plans. 4. How is Society

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    the author view is that psychology and Christianity are truths stemming from God who is the Creator of truth. According to Entwistle both the scientific and Christian communities have debated over the issue of which camp was allies and which were enemies. When the scientists of the early church challenged the truth of religion such as Galileo and Copernicus‚ they were punish and ostracized. How the people would perceive the world’s perception of truth became a concern which might give a false interpretation

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    Child Soldiers

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    A child soldier any person under the age of 18 who is a member of an armed force or political group (government or otherwise). These young combatants participate in all aspects of contemporary warfare. They wield AK-47s and M-16s on the front lines of combat‚ serve as human mine detectors‚ participate in suicide missions‚ carry supplies‚ and act as spies‚ messengers or lookouts. Some are even recruited as sexual slaves. Physically vulnerable and easily intimidated‚ children typically make obedient

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    because it targets individuals as members of a group”. It includes eliminating a certain group of people or a tribe. In some African countries‚ politically induced famine is utilized to control the population and germ warfare is used to wipe out the enemy. Militant and political groups’ choices are example of relativism. Relativism argues that moral claims must be evaluated relative to a person‚ a culture‚ or a society: rather than something being right or wrong‚ it is right or wrong relative to the

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    keep peace 8. Review the New Testament passages on War and Armed Combat—Love your enemies‚ etc. 9. Review the history of the Just War Theory 10. Explain carefully the Just War Theory-- 1. War should only be fought to secure justice and to re-establish peace 2. War must be conducted under the direction of the main ruler with an attitude of love 3. Promises to the opposition should be honored: A. Non-combatants respected (women & children etc.) B. No massacre‚ looting or burning 4

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    Great One”‚ World War 1 affected everyone; man‚ and woman‚ combatant and non-combatant. This was a war defined by the advent of new technology. World War 1 saw the implementation of the Machine-gun in 1914‚ the armored tank in 1916‚ and‚ with the advent of the airplane in 1903‚ the first fixed wing airplane modified for combat occurred in 1911. The perspective of combat had also changed. What had once been a stand in rank and fire at the enemy across vast fields had become a war fought in the trenches

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    Peter the Hermit began to preach of crusades. Peter was characterized as charismatic and passionate; his passion is what drew his followers to also partake in the actions of other crusaders. He appealed not just to a select portion of travel-ready combatants but to all Christians -- men‚ women‚ children‚ the elderly‚ nobles‚ commoners -- even serfs. Peter was known to give enthralling sermons that fired the religious zeal in his listeners. His listeners were so empowered that many people not only resolved

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    In Ira Levin’s The Boys from Brazil‚ Nazi war criminals who have escaped justice are the cause of more death and destruction in world 30 years after the end of World War II. This is just one of many possible scenarios of what could happen if war criminals were not punished for their crimes. Men capable of such evil have no right to be loose in the world. War crimes have been a problem in the world as long as war itself‚ despite the term not being coined until the 20th century. There are various types

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