A Separate Peace In his book A Separate Peace John Knowles communicates what war really is. He uses a number of complex characters in a very complicated plot in order to convey the harsh‚ sad‚ cruel‚ destructive forces of war. The Characters Gene and Finny are used as opposing forces in a struggle between that cold reality of war-that is World War II in this story-and a separate peace. A peace away from the real war and all of the terrible things that come with it. Through their relationship‚ that
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Atomic War or Peace? Was the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan justified? Many people believe that it was very justified‚ but was it? Some reasons could have been the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the destruction of Japans power to make war‚ also what seemed to the only answer to end war. “I wouldn’t hesitate if I had the choice. I’d wipe ‘em out. You’re gonna kill millions of innocent people‚ but at the same time we’ve never fought a war anywhere in the world where they haven’t fought and killed
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David C. Rapoport‚ 1999‚ "Terrorism‚" Encyclopedia of Violence‚ Peace and Conflict‚ San Diego‚ CA: Academic Press 3:497-510. The phenomenon of terrorism may be quite ancient‚ but the concept is modern (p. 498). Examples of ancient terrorists include the Assassins in early Islam‚ the Zealots in 1st century Judaism‚ and the Thugs in 13th to 19th century Hinduism (501). During the French Revolution from 1789-1799 some groups used acts of terrorism‚ and even created a culture of terror‚ as a desperate
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1984 essay. "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength." This is the slogan of the Ministry of Truth‚ a branch of the totalitarian government in post-war London. The figurehead of this government is Big Brother‚ who employs a vast army of informers called the Thought Police who watch and listen to every citizen at all times through a device called a telescreen for the least signs of criminal deviation or unorthodox thoughts. This novel‚ like Orwell’s earlier work Animal Farm and
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"The past was erased‚ the erasure was forgotten‚ the lie became truth." In the novel "1984" by George Orwell‚ Winston undergoes a metamorphosis of character‚ which changes his life forever. At first Winston is just like everyone else‚ a dull drone of the party. Then he changes his ideals and becomes true to himself with obvious rebellion towards party principles and standards. Finally‚ Winston is brainwashed and is turned against himself and his feelings and is made to love the party. This
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War is an extremely controversial topic‚ especially amongst philosophers. It raises many ethical and political questions‚ the most important‚ perhaps‚ being the circumstances under which going to war are justifiable. Views on the law of war vary greatly. Some believe non-violence is the only acceptable approach‚ while others believe preventive war is justified. In this paper‚ we will examine and discuss several philosophers and their ideologies pertaining to war. We will begin with St. Thomas
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War & Peace Have you ever thought that war and peace had to be together? This novel take place in New Hampshire and is about a boarding school for boys where they become ready for the war ahead. The school Devon‚ was a separate peace for the boys‚ keeping them safe from the war. In A Separate Peace by John Knowles‚ the author demonstrates how war and peace transform people and time periods through the use of internal conflict‚ external conflict‚ and tragedy. First‚ war and peace can change a person
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“No war can ever be justified since any war will put innocent civilians in danger”. Evaluate. Indeed‚ there is arguably no human activity more destructive and more detrimental to the global community than the fighting of war. In the context of this discourse I refer to war as a large scale armed conflict between two or more nations or other political entities. While some may argue that war is morally permissible under certain circumstances‚ it is my opinion that the cost of any war is far too high
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War seems to be the most inhumane act of violence‚ amongst people to fight against each other to defend their country or support a leader. The damage caused during war is the worst type of destruction humans can inflict upon each other. The just war tradition is a collection of historical views and theories‚ which eventually developed the just war theory. The just war theory follows a criteria that distinguishes when a country is just to use military action against another country. This theory
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violence (war) but believe in peace. Roman Catholics must not love violence instead; they must promote peace whenever possible. They were once taught that pacifists were the enemies of humankind and that war was just a responsibility if it was a ‘just war’. But now this is no longer an official teaching and that Catholics have a pacifist tradition where churches argue and refuse to participate in violence such as capital punishment and warfare‚ but Roman Catholics still believe in Just War only for
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