Internships are an important part of the growing experience for an individual; they can help determine what one would like to pursue for a future career‚ and what one would not like to do. My time interning with the National Museum of Civil War Medicine was overall an amazing experience. I now possess an overall understanding of the tasks of a collection manager must deal with on a day-to-day basis. I tackled a multitude of projects while working with Kate McDaniel‚ the projects consisted of dealing
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The Second War of Kappel was a result of religious conflicts between protestants and Catholic Cantons. This war was fought in 1531‚ in Switzerland. Over 7000 Protestants and 2000 Catholics fought in the war leaving about 700 dead‚ including innocent civilians. The Catholics won this war leaving the Protestants in defeat. The Crusades were many religious wars and fights that were fought between Christians and Muslims. These wars originally started out as religious arguments and fighting over
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In the film “Fog of War”‚ one of Robert S. McNamara’s lessons of war was “Proportionality should be a guideline of war.” This means that the ends do not always justify the means; the means used to achieve the end should be reasonable. However‚ even in the movie‚ this is not the case. Unlike the other lessons‚ lesson # 4 has the word “should” in it‚ meaning that McNamara has not seen this lesson used yet. Proportionality is still not seen in the world today. It was also not used in the past‚ such
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direct war with each other (source 11). This meant that the USSR was only able to support North Vietnam through supplying China with arms who in turn would arm the North Vietnamese (source 11). Nevertheless‚ the Vietnam war was still composed of the “classic Cold War” scenario (source 11)‚ as there was support from the Capitalist west as well as support from the communist East in conflict against each other. In addition‚ the opposing ideologies of the Cold War further influenced the Vietnam war. The
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targets in Afghanistan. The war had the backing of most just war theorists those who believe that wars must meet certain criteria before they can be deemed just. This essay will discuss various aspects of the causes and conduct of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how they fit into established ethics of war in Western traditions. First‚ this analysis will deal with the justifications to go to war (jus ad bellum). While second‚ it will focus on the conduct of war (jus in bello). The analysis
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The Just War Doctrine consists of a set of criteria which must be met before a government can legitimately declare war and subsequently use lethal force. In this application paper‚ I will assess and scrutinize the fabric of the Grenada War in the attempt to convey the veridicality of the Just War Doctrine and the actions set forth during said war. The criteria of a just war according to the Just War Doctrine are a Just Cause‚ Legitimate Authority‚ Right Intention‚ Probability of Success‚ Proportionality
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the anti-war movement‚ one being that it was the reason the Vietnam war ended. On the contrary‚ the movement was more social and cultural than it was political. As a single organization it had little impact‚ but as a whole movement‚ it was able to influence on a broader level the politics in America. Even the Johnson and Nixon administration insisted they would ignore the anti-war efforts yet still‚ they adapted their policies to those who dissented.(456) Those in opposition to the anti-war wave tried
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that could have been prevented. The South’s food was plentiful in the beginning. They had a significant amount of food for their camp rations‚ which consisted of everything from pork‚ bread‚ peas‚ rice‚ and coffee. They ate more pork because the war had decimated Southern farms ruining livestock (Engle 203). They were also issued a smaller marching ration. "Fresh fruits and vegetables rarely appeared‚ and then only spread scurvy when they were found." (Cruden 127) This was a huge problem for the
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When we think of war we think of torture‚ cruelty‚ suffering and hell. Indeed‚ there is no denying that war is terrible. The desire for war is generally caused by man’s ego‚ which is part of the physical man‚ as opposed to the spiritual man. Physical man is another way of describing man’s "human nature." Man naturally has great tendencies to do according to his desires‚ and has other people act in agreement to his desires‚ cultures‚ and philosophies. As a civilization of a particular culture grows
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To what extent can the Vietnam War be considered a just war? Ziad Bayoumy IB Candidate Number: Word Count: 1512 Table of contents A. Planning the investigation 3 B. Summary of Evidence 4 C. Evaluation of Sources 5 D. Analysis 6 E. Conclusion 8 F. List of Sources 9 A - Planning the investigation [157]: The focus of this investigation is the theory or concept of just war‚ and what makes a just war “Just.” This investigation will explore
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