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    Multimodal Presentation – War and Peace Script War‚ and its inherent destruction‚ “attack’s people’s rights to life‚ security‚ subsistence‚ peace and liberty” (Routledge‚ 2012) (Magliano‚ 2016). The just war theory is largely a Christian philosophy that involves issues of justice‚ on a philosophical‚ political and religious front. The theory draws from three main perspectives [show three perspectives on scree] – all of which are explicit in upholding the protection of human life (BBC‚ 2014). Ultimately

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    other means of putting an end to it must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective”. This is saying‚ that war is last resort‚ all safety precautions and tactics have been used and all ways to stop or prevent to war have been used‚ but have failed. The third is‚”there must be serious prospects of success”. This is saying that‚ you must have a legitimate chance to‚ win the war‚ defend yourself and people‚ stop the aggressor‚ and succeed in getting rid of the aggressor. The final one is‚”the

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    truths‚ their differences are equally worthy of study because‚ it is in the differences where choices are made. Sun Tzu and Clausewitz agreed that war is chaos‚ military action is a tool for diplomatic goals and‚ as such‚ the results of warfare are not final. Their differences lie in how they advocate for waging war. The style and preparations for war contrast. This is where

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    In “The Moral Equivalent of War‚” William James explores the reasons behind the existence of war. A self-identifying pacifist‚ he proposes an alternative solution: “[an enlistment] against Nature‚” (1291)‚ which retains the virtues of a war but prevents its pains and sufferings. James also compares the differing perspectives of utopias: militarism and pacifism while identifying flaws in each of them. Militarism perceives war as a preservation technique for ideals‚ patriotism‚ courage‚ and other merit

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    history how different nations‚ states‚ groups and even people go to war for feuds that they believe matter to them and to gain something from this whether that be land‚ power or anything else. But should innocent lives be lost when achieving this goal? I believe that the lives of those that are not involved with war should not be compromised and there is no justifiable reason to do so. Some can argue that killing of innocents in war time is morally permissible for the greater good in a Utilitarian

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    War for Privacy in a Public World The Wars by Timothy Findley is at first initially thought‚ a book about World War I but the pluralized title suggests that it is much more than that. With a closer look it becomes easier to recognize how structurally complex this novel is as it concerns itself around a number of ‘wars’. First‚ there is the raging war World War I‚ as well as domestic disputes within the Ross and d’Orsey families while the war rages‚ although there is still the internal struggle in

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    TERRORISM A CURSE OR BLESSING TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW Executive summary This paper looks into terrorism and the effect it has had on international humanitarian law. Whether it has had a negative impact on the already existing laws that deal with conflict situations or whether it has had a positive impact. It also looks into the situations terrorism has led to and the various ways the fight against terrorism has been used to undermine human rights and given states a leeway to commit

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    JUST WAR THEORY | September 132011 | This project is based on the chapter of structures and processes of war under which the ‘Just War Theory’ is analyzed in reference to the US military intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks in US. | America’s Just War Theory | RESEARCH METHODOLOGY CASE STUDY Study is made on the US military attacks on Iraq and Afghanistan in post 9/11 era. Nature of study is qualitative and library based. SCOPE The study of the project is limited

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    War‚ what is it good for”? The lyrics to the 60’s pop song‚ provokes the question that Just War proponents and Pacifists have wrestled with throughout history‚ reaching opposite conclusions. Those in favor of Just War theory‚ say war is only good insofar as it is fought for the right reasons and brings about the right end. Whereas‚ Pacifists reject war completely‚ preferring peaceful means to resolve conflict. But which one is morally and ethically right? Which one should be adopted and practiced

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    which was 9/11. There are multiple ways to win a war‚ but targeting civilians should not even be considered an option as a way to do so. During war‚ people who are fighting should only attack those who

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