After watching “The Fog of War” I have to disagree with the ideas the individuals and basically unimportant when it comes to international politics and it mainly determined by the power and position they have in the international system. Before watching the documentary I would have agreed with this statement but now after I have a better understanding of what really going on I have concluded that no matter how much power and the position they have at the end of the day its the ultimate decision of
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Think about the major past wars and there operations to save your country. What people don’t know about is the smaller operations that aren’t talked about as much as the rest. These smaller operations deserve just as much credit as the bigger operations because without these little operations we wouldn’t be where we are today. This missions and operations are what led to the bigger more important missions and operations. In the story “Of Windmills and War” which was written by Diane Moody. One
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Dana Kubal HLTH-201 Journal Article Review 2/27/13 Scientists Study Possible Health Benefits of LSD and Ecstasy "The emergence of a community that passes the drugs between users on the basis of friendship‚ support and need – with money rarely involved – comes amid a resurgence of research into the possible therapeutic benefits of psychedelics. This is leading to a growing optimism among those using the drugs that soon they may be able to obtain medicines based on psychedelics from their doctor‚
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deserve to receive this unbearable loss? It makes others wonder is it worth all of the suffering in this war? How many of our brothers and sisters have to pass before we realize the true negatives of the war? Close relatives and friends of these fallen soldiers may be so hurt from such a horrific loss that they are never able to fully recover. Making not only the dead soldiers victim‚ but also the family and friends of the soldier. Some of the victims close friends and family may never fully
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book ‘Worship Wars – What the Bible says about Worship Music’ gives a balanced look at an issue that many Christians are either far to the left‚ or far to the right in their stance. Dr. Bakss brings out many Biblical truths that exposes the lack of substance behind some principles of music being widely taught & preached in many Christian circles. Overall this was a very informative and thought provoking book. Dr. Bakss starts by introducing what is the cause of all the ‘worship wars’ we see between
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State of War: The Violent Order of Fourteenth-Century Japan is an interesting historical book that does a great job of giving an in depth look at war techniques used in this time period. It goes over many different aspects that affected warfare at this time‚ besides just military tactics‚ such as social structure‚ government set up‚ and innovations and technology that were emerging. The author attempts to break down many myths there are about samurai warfare at this time which is important for historians
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In the article‚ The War on Elephants‚ Alastair Leithead provides a comprehensive view of the ivory trade in Africa by considering the perspectives of park rangers‚ poachers‚ hunters‚ traffickers‚ wildlife experts and the people themselves. The article starts by portraying the graphic‚ unsettling imagery of the poaching of elephants. Park rangers from Garamba‚ one of the oldest national parks in Africa‚ explain firsthand accounts of the rampant death of fellow rangers by poachers. The poachers had
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that I came upon a manuscript by the great historian Thucydides who cut away any nonsense in his writing. To Thucydides‚ the past was something worthy of being seriously studied. His work the History of the Peloponnesian War is a masterpiece. Unfortunately‚ his account of the war‚ which began in 431‚ has only been completed up to the year 411. He may get a bit further in his old age‚ but it is highly unlikely he makes it all the way to the current day in 403 B.C. where history is surely to be made
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In the following “A Drone War Is Still a War” by Michael Kinsley speaks of the issue that using military drones causes civilian casualty and an unfair advantage. Kinsley addresses that we have already become used to the use of drones and that we treat the fact like a usual tactic of combat. The advantages of using drones is quite obvious. No American lives are put at risk‚ and the precision minimizes collateral damage‚ including the deaths of innocents who happen to be nearby. Kinsley states that
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The extract from ‘Is Alcohol Worse than Ecstasy’ successfully uses audio codes‚ to enhance the sinister tone with the intention to grasp the audience’s attention and make them feel uncomfortable about the idea of drugs. The track uses non diegetic sound to highlight the themes involved in the extract‚ influencing the audience to subconsciously see alcohol/drugs as a negative thing. The first and last non-diegetic sound used in the extract is the sound of a heartbeat‚ even though the sound may be
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