September 2010 What is the Purpose of War? War is used as a method for feuding countries as a way of solving conflict‚ when in reality‚ that is not the solution to a problem at all. War can be described as the waging of armed conflict against an enemy‚ an act to fight for what is right‚ or a harmful way of getting what one desires. We may not know what exactly war is but we do know its purpose. Every war is not the same‚ neither are its purposes. Wars have numerous purposes‚ from maintaining
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War Rages On in Like Water for Chocolate Although wars are waged for many reasons‚ ultimately‚ wars are fought for one reason; freedom. It is no different in Laura Esquivel’s magical realism Like Water for Chocolate. Just as this novel is staged during the time of the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1917‚ another war rages on in the confines of a family ranch and in the lives of the people who dwell there. Esquivel cleverly uses the backdrop of the war to explore the individual
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The Iroquois were a deeply spiritual people‚ and this spurned Mourning Wars. Their spirituality supported their belief that any member of their tribe that died a violent death‚ such as a warrior‚ could not be buried with their family‚ as their spirit was destined to wander the Earth in search of revenge. Their kinsman‚ however‚ sought vengeance for their fallen family members among their enemy tribes. An Iroquois Mourning War could be set into motion by a woman of the dead tribe member’s family
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soldiers after the war ends? People debate on whether they should be postulated for committing war crimes. I think they shouldn’t be prosecuted for what they have done as kids because they were fighting in the war. I personally think that the child soldiers shouldn’t be sent to jail. One of the reasons why child soldiers shouldn’t be sent to jail is because they become brainwashed. They might go into the war knowing right from wrong because they were taught that‚ but going into the war can change that
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War is one of the subjects that have become a main topic of concern for the world. Since mankind has existed‚ so has war. It has been the cause of destruction of villages and countries‚ humans‚ environment‚ and the way we live and think. Wars have changed people physically‚ emotionally and psychologically. It is one of the main factors contributing to psychological problems in most of the third world countries where war is an everyday thing. Nations and their leaders have gone to war for land‚ natural
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Owen’s opinion of conflict is similar to the opinions shown in Macbeth because they both exhibit the brutality of war. Owen does this when he says ‘the blood‚ Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs‚ Obscene as cancer‚ bitter as the cud.’ Shakespeare also mentions this when he says of Macbeth‚’ with his brandish’d steel‚ Which smoked with bloody execution‚’ The bloodshed causes regret in all three pieces of work. Shakespeare shows this of Macbeth where he says‚ ‘I gin to be aweary of the sun
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“There will always be wars” Some people would agree with the statement because people will always have a difference of opinion. One person will always believe he or she is right in what they think‚ there will always be that one person who doesn’t want to just believe that he or she could be wrong‚ it’s basic human nature to fight over things such as; race‚ religion‚ land and wealth etc. As long as that continues in the world there will always be wars. For example “The conflict in Northern Ireland
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Can war be seen as a Positive Influence? Mihye Chung DP1 History 13.09.2013 The ongoing debate‚ is war good or bad? Usually if we see or hear the word “war” we think about the negative sides first. There is a saying that a forest fire burns everything in its path and it does destroy the forest but out of the ashes comes new life. War is similar to this. Out of destruction comes a new beginning. A country can benefit from war‚ by gaining wealth or freedom‚ increasing in power‚ and advancing
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Can war be justified? Since September 11th‚ American news has been filled with stories and photographs of violent war. We were attacked mercilessly on our on soil‚ so most would say that the war on Afghanistan and Iraq are justified. But looking further into the matter‚ what are we really accomplishing with war? Are we proving that they shouldn’t bother us anymore? Or are we just getting revenge? Neither are justifications for war. We should in the first place keep the best relations possible
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covering the wounded present. Speaking on the Great War‚ Katherine Feo’s article; “Invisibility: Memory‚ Masks‚ and Masculinities in the Great War” asserts that looking at the past played a big role in creating a mask for the soldiers who came back with wounds on their faces. Feo writes “As fundamental uncanny objects‚ the mask were invented to cover the shocking reminder of violence apparent in disfigurement‚ and attempt to recreate a familiar‚ pre-war face in an unachievable realistic‚ and so obviously
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