Americans were flooded with messages about the dangers of atomic weapons and attack from foreign powers through pamphlets‚ household objects‚ media and film. (http://atyourlibrary.org). Living under the threat of nuclear war would have been a stressful event in my life. Nuclear war can happen at any given point without warning. It’s like I should be ready and prepared to die if necessary from an attack. I would constantly be looking over my shoulders and worrying myself beyond measures trying to stay
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An essay on war Let us commence a journey into the much travelled topic of war. I find my self constantly drawn back to the subject of war. Though war is a favourite topic of discussion amongst monarchs‚ presidents and dictators‚ spasmodically it returns to create a new passion amongst those who study its history. It is estimated that that war is thought about eight times every day by the upper echelons of progressive service sector organisations‚ who just don’t like that sort of thing. Hold onto
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IWorld War I (WWI)‚ which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939‚ and the First World War or World War I thereafter‚ was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world’s great powers‚[5] which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (centred around the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom‚ France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple
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The Cold War was a period of hostility‚ fear‚ and tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from the end of the 1940s to late 1980s. Like what Winston Churchill said‚ the world has been divided by the “Iron Curtain” during the Cold War between the Communists and the capitalists. It was called the Cold War because it was only a psychological warfare with no active wars between the two nations‚ which were due to the fear of nuclear arms. The result of the Cold War affected the world
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All wars result in many tragedies‚ some are known by the whole world‚ but no one knows the stories of all the men who fought. Whenever someone went off to war‚ the families were always affected. If a soldier came back alive‚ they would often be wounded‚ which would change their whole life. Without a doubt‚ the greatest tragedy of war is death of the innocent. The film “All Quiet on the Western Front” demonstrates some of these tragedies. War did not only have an effect on troops lives‚ the families
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“War Photographer” critical essay “War Photographer” by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem that uses features such as word choice‚ imagery and tone to make us feel pity for the main character. The poem is about the emotional struggles that the war photographer faces daily in his job. The author has written the poem to make us question the morality of taking photographs of people suffering in war zones. “War Photographer” makes us feel pity by using effective word choice. “Hands...tremble” The
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Evaluate the role of particular pieces of written evidence in assisting our understanding of the Trojan War The Trojan War is one of the most legendary stories about warfare of all time. There has been much debate regarding the historical accuracy of sources about the war‚ leading many historians to disagree about whether the war actually occurred or not. Due to the lack of primary sources‚ the likelihood of some of the sources being untrue is very high‚ however there is too much uncovered evidence
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ago‚ Machiavelli asked us‚ "do the ends justify the means?" That statement (or question) can be used to assess nearly any action. So‚ was it morally valid for the United States to drop the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945? It was a quick way to end a war‚ and it saved the lives of soldiers on both sides. Also‚ it taught us to fear nuclear power‚ as the first thing it was used for was to destroy (obliterate) two cities‚ and to kill over 200‚000 people. Next‚ it helped to spped up research on the topic
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Justifying War James Sterba states in his article entitled Reconciling Pacifists and Just War Theories that it is undeniable that wars bring huge amounts of death and destruction‚ with many of those being innocent people. He states that with the amount of innocents killed during wartimes‚ it is almost impossible to justify warfare at all. The killing of innocents is looked at as a major violation of our social norms and‚ outside of war‚ is punished under the full extent of the law. During wartime
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President George Washington and John Adams had as its primary goal the avoidance of war at all costs.” The above statement is a fact. Presidents Washington and Adams did everything in their power to avoid war. This idea is supported by the Jay treaty with Great Briton‚ the farewell address of George Washington‚ and the convention of 1800. The first supporting reason why we know that George Washington avoided war at all costs was the Jay Treaty‚ negotiated by chief justice John Jay‚ and ratified
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