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    Psychology Of War

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    only a dream‚ war has been prevalent as a means to attain glory‚ land and personal wealth. Although motives and weapons have evolved‚ war has been a common occurrence aimed at securing nationalistic goals or heightening fame and fortune. There are however‚ two types of wars. The more common and stereotypical is a physical war where people are killed and injured and victory is attained by annihilating the enemy or destroying its territory. The other type of war is the moral war‚ the war on the mind

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    Masters of War

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    Critical Evaluation “Masters of War” By Bob Dylan & “Born in the U.S.A” By Bruce Springsteen Introduction During the early 1960’s‚ America was going through difficult and frightening times. Our Nation was then deeply involved with the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the USSR to the verge of nuclear disaster. Even former President at the time‚ Eisenhower‚ warned of the dangers our country could embark. There were many student movements and protests that

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    1930’s through the 1970’s. The Football War‚ or the 100 Hours War‚ was a short four-day war between the Central American countries of El Salvador and Honduras. Though the war itself only lasted four days‚ the build up to the war was ongoing for many years. The Football War got its name from the fact that the war was eventually started because of a series of football games between the two countries. Though there were many factors that played into the war‚ the FIFA World Cup qualifiers were important

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    Ares: The God of War

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    stories about the Greek gods and heroes that were part of their religion in that time. Greeks worshipped each of these gods and heroes‚ also creating different temples in various cities. As a result‚ many of these gods still have enormous influences on how our world works today. One of those gods‚ the Greek god of war‚ exemplifies many qualities which many people expect from him‚ although strongly disliked by most. The Greek God of war‚ Ares‚ is the son of Zeus and Hera (Van Aken 18)‚ and has had difficulties

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    Holy War

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    Holy War Essay Holy war. How can the word holy be put together with the word war? In the Old Testament though‚ holy war is presented in such a good light. You were going to war for Yahweh’s command. Holy war was only engaged when Yahweh summons Israel to war. Holy war was initiated when something became a threat to Israel’s loyalty to Yahweh or something became dangerous to Israelites faith. War and killing was what seemed necessary to protect Israelites from swaying towards the Canaanite religion

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    War on Terror

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    PROPOSAL Executive Summary The growing tension in Pakistan is because of many reasons. One of the main reasons is its support to America on war against terrorism. This war on terror has made deep roots in Pakistan. America started its war in Afghanistan with the help of Pakistan. American air basis‚ training camps‚ CIA agents‚ and black water troops started to expand in Pakistan. Mujahdin who were fighting in Afghanistan then targeted Pakistan for its support of America. All of this resulted to

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    of monetary and political predominance. The disclosure of the ’New World’ gave new terrains and chances to France and the French in America. French in America - The French Explorers France sent travelers of America who embraced the 3000 mile travel from Europe to North America crosswise over risky‚ unchartered oceans. In 1524 Giovanni da Verrazzano drove the primary French endeavor to America. Giovanni da Verrazzano investigated the shoreline of North America between the Carolinas and Newfoundland

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    The Cola Wars

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    Cola Wars. During this competitive war a variety of products were introduced from both sides. Lot of $ amount was spent on celebrity advertising and even coke changed its formula. The strategic changes occur due to Pepsi’s challenge to the dominance of Coca Cola. In spite of the fact that Pepsi Cola attacked on the dominance of Coca Cola in bottled soft drink‚ both Pepsi-Cola and Coca-Cola have benefited from this battle due to stimulated continuous growth of the industry. During this Cola war both

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    Civil War

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    In the nineteenth century‚ the great nation of America that had been so successfully founded and developed by its united citizens was threatened by civil war. The early part of the century sought compromise that would end disputes between the Northern and Southern regions of the country; however‚ by 1850‚ tensions between the two parties had risen far beyond conciliation. These tensions that made compromise impossible centered mostly on the issue of slavery‚ and the zeal that many people had in defending

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    Just War

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    War in Afghanistan Just War theory points out that there can be motives for going to war that do have a moral content‚ and just war theory claims that war can‚ under certain conditions‚ be morally justified. Proportionality is perhaps the most utilitarian of all Just War tenets. It calls upon leaders not to lose their head and engage in costly conflict if there are cheaper (e.g. economic‚ diplomatic) options available to them. There are three main opponents to the Just War theory: the decision to

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