Pirandello’s short story is that there is a pain intrinsic to war that cannot be placated. Pirandello’s story is so powerful because it thematically breaks through many of the common associations with war. It strips away nationalism or love of country as a part of the justification of war. It takes away the notion of war being a part of a youthful adventure that young people must endure. It strikes at the heart that lies at all war. There is only death. The fact that the bundled up woman weeps
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The Opium War The Opium War‚ directed by Jin Xie‚ paints a rather impartial account of the Opium War‚ starting with the appointment of Lin Zexu to end the opium trade in China to the signing of the Treaty of Nanking. This film seemed to fairly depict the faults of both the Chinese and the British during the 1830’s and up to 1842. That said‚ The Opium War illustrated two important factors that both helped to promote the conflict and eventual military confrontation between China and Britain.
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War can take a toll on the mind‚ body‚ and soul of a man. In “The things they carried” by Tim O’ Brien‚ the author sympathetically describes not only the physical weight a soldier must carry while in combat‚ but also the emotional baggage that also comes along with war. O’ Brien starts out the story by talking about First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross‚ who was the leader of his brigade in the Vietnam war. Cross carried around letters from a girl named Martha who he loved dearly‚ although he didn’t think
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Reflection Paper 1: Just War Many people ponder to the question: when is war just? We also ponder if war is necessary and when is it necessary and if there are other ways to settle the discrepancy. Throughout time war has brought on a lot of pain‚ pressure and countless number of casualties. And to me I believe it is not fair to innocent worldwide citizens. To experience or to hear about such destruction and chaos brings a shiver down my spine. Why do countries have to go to war? Why can’t they settle
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Throughout the Vietnam War‚ the Americans used many tactics to defeat the Vietcong. The reason for the American involvement in the war was to prevent the spread of communism. This spread was known as the Domino theory. Two of the tactics used were ‘Search and destroy’ and ‘defoliation.’ Both of these tactics were used greatly throughout the War. As well as this‚ both tactics were implemented by General Westmoreland. There were two kinds of Search and Destroy and they were search and destroy in
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Civil War Essay Prior to reading the book The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara I must say that I was extremely ignorant to the topic of the Civil War. If someone were to ask me why the Civil War took place I would say plain and simple‚ “slavery.” Although slavery was the main cause for the war‚ I didn’t understand how or why the topic of slavery was ever a debate. There are very few people in today’s society that can say without hesitation that slavery was at all ethical or moral. The mere thought
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| |7/27/2010 | |CAUSES OF WAR | | | | AKINBAMIRO MICHAEL AKINLABI War is a behavior pattern exhibited by many primate species including humans‚ and also found
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Tristan Thurlow Is War Ever Justified? War is one of the most terrible things the human race has invented. It sends more people to their death than anything else we force upon ourselves. Voltaire once said‚ “It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished‚ unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.” This portrays the true irony of war‚ so many would say war is never justified. Many‚ perhaps even the majority of wars are not. However‚ never is a very strong
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A war between the U.S. and Mexico spanned the period from 1846 to 1847. The war was initiated by Mexico and resulted in Mexico’s defeat and the loss of approximately half of its national territory in the north. The United States was unjustified in going to war with Mexico; this was due to the fact that the land was rightfully claimed by Mexico‚ our lack of acknowledgment towards the Mexican government‚ and the fact that Mexico was just protecting their borders. One of the reasons the United States
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War is an organized and often prolonged conflict that is carried out by states or non-state actors. It is generally characterised by extreme violence‚ social disruption and economic destruction. War should be understood as an actual‚ intentional and widespread armed conflict between political communities‚ and therefore is defined as a form of political violence or intervention. The set of techniques used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. An absence of war is usually called peace.
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