Brian Tolomeo Ms. Rotchford AP Language/Composition 17 October 2012 Horrors of War Men returning from the trenches on the frontlines of WWI were the first men to truly experience the magnitude of sheer power and what destruction artillery could wreak when used in mass numbers‚ forced to sit in trenches and bunkers for hours on end while being hit by barrage after barrage of battery fire. Some of those who lived through this may have returned home much different men than when they left
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of war? War is a crucial topic that is covered in America. It is significant to many people because they value the importance that there is to serving the country and fighting for justice. People tend to think that it’s an honor and glory to fight for our country‚ but in reality what they don’t know is that war is draining and horrible. We see different views about war that in reality we don’t know the exact truth about war. We won’t have an exact answer to what the truth of war is because
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The Culture War The Culture War is a clash of ideas about what one believes to be true‚ and others with different view points. Some experiences‚ families‚ friends‚ education‚ and the media helped to form a belief system or what’s known as a World View. A World View determines where you stand in Culture War. Believe it or not‚ everyone has a world view. Your basic beliefs form your world view of things‚ placing you on one side of the world or another. For the past 150 years new ideas and discoveries
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War Against Terror The September 11 2001 (9/11)‚ terrorist attacks on the United States changed the perspective of the world towards terrorism especially the Al Qaeda. The world‚ in particular the major powers came to realize that the greatest threat they had in the 21st centaury was global terrorism and President Bush once said‚ “Al Qaeda is to terror what the Mafia is to crime” (George Bush‚ 2001‚p.2). Just few days after September 11 2001‚ President Bush delivered a speech in which he
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War seems to be the most destructive and horrific type of human interaction. No other venue allows people to kill each other in such massive numbers or to cause such incredible and widespread suffering. Wars often take years to develop‚ can last for years longer‚ and the effects reverberate for decades if not centuries. If war is so awful‚ why do people continue to allow it to happen? Why don’t we simply eliminate it? Curiously‚ some people actually seem to like war. Armed combat is glorified
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I always perceived war to be glorious and honourable. However‚ as time passed by and change has come about‚ my thinking has also transformed. No longer is war the glorious thing it once represented to me. Instead‚ it has become a monstrosity‚ a miserable excuse for murder‚ monetary gain‚ bloodshed and a means of justifying pride in one’s country. Soldiers are just like the pawns of their governments in the war moved on the chessboard battle-fields; they think that it is glorious to die for one’s
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affair was known as Vietnam. The Vietnam War was the longest war in the nation’s history. This war‚ from both abroad and at home‚ drastically changed the society of America‚ socially‚ economically‚ and politically. It caused for much anti-war sentiment and fueled the counter culture movement‚ it caused inflation and contributed to the stagflation‚ and brought down Johnson’s reputation and caused for several changes in legislation. While the Vietnam War raged on‚ other movements rose up‚ such as
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War (Attracting the reader)Do you think there is a” just war” in the history of world? Do you think it is the only way to solve problem by war? (Providing background) Different people have different opinion. Herbert hover‚ who is the 31st President of the United States have ever said:” Whether you have to fight for justice or not‚ war is a crime! “In his opinion‚ whether the war is just or unjust‚ it is cruel‚ and the death is inevitable. Marxist thought‚ making clear the nature of war is the necessary
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simultaneously caught up in two civil wars during the 1860s. Even while contributing to the Union forces battling the Confederacy‚ Minnesota was also fighting an intense conflict between white settlers and the Dakota people. Newly ratified as a state‚ Minnesota’s local government made treaties with Native American tribes offering to buy their land. As the civil war progressed with Minnesota sending hundreds of men to battle‚ tension with the Dakota tribes increased. The Dakota War of 1862 played a large part
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The decade after the Second World War saw Communism spread to the Far East‚ eventually dividing Korea. The Korean War lasted three years and peace was only achieved when the use of the atomic bomb was threatened. The problem in Korea In 1945‚ Korea was split along the 38th parallel between a communist north led by Kim IL Sung‚ and a non-communist south led by Syngman Rhee. But communism was growing in the Far East. In 1949‚ the Communists had taken power in China. The US developed the ’domino
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