------------------------------------------------- Part 1: PENINSULAR WAR 1. SUMMARY The Peninsular War In 1808‚ Napoleon made a second costly mistake. In an effort to get Portugal to accept the Continental System‚ he sent an invasion force through Spain. The Spanish people protested this action. In response‚ Napoleon removed the Spanish king and put his own brother‚ Joseph‚ on the throne. This outraged the Spanish people and inflamed their nationalistic feelings. The Spanish‚ who were devoutly
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mention this happens to girls as young as five months? That’s right: in 2013 there are still some people who honestly can’t see what’s wrong with mutilating a baby. 9 Rape The statistics on rape are so depressing just reading about them will destroy a little part of your soul. According to this UK report‚ only one percent of rapes results in conviction.
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This week’s theme is on the impact of war on women‚ specifically in Congo. When reading Rape in War: Motives of Militia and watching the documentary called The Truth About Congo‚ it was shocking to understand how rape can have such a significant role with destroying communities and is even used as a strategic tactic. I also was not aware that these conflicts were have happened and are still ongoing. It was mentioned in the documentary that‚ “over 6 million people have died and yet the world remains
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we the people that terrorism wrong and that it should be against the law. “Terrorism is willful targeting of non-combatants‚ aiming to intimidate and attract attention. It is a war crime‚ since war‚ if just at all‚ seeks only to block an enemy’s ability to make war.” (Goodman‚2010) No one should be targeted because of a war that is happening‚ killing innocent people just because of their race‚ or because of their culture. According to Goodman‚ “Terrorism today is a manufactured claim to authority
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The concept of sexualized voice or rape as a weapon of war is a relatively new concept in the field of genocide or mass atrocity studies. For the past years‚ those who study the subject have looked at sexualized voice as an outcome of the actions of genocide. Only recently have we come to terms that it is indeed one of the key tools that are used in perpetrating the horrendous crimes of mass atrocities. While the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide‚ the 1949
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THE TYPES OF WARS Introduction 1. War has numerous forms‚ faces‚ and shades. In today’s political environment‚ it is difficult to say‚ precisely‚ where peace ends and war begins. Classification of wars is discussed in the following paragraphs. Classification of Wars 2. Coercion. It is the Active use of force in a measured way or threat of force to persuade an adversary to adopt a certain pattern of behaviour against his wishes. US air attack on Col Qaddafi’s residence in 1986 and American
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who is seen as oppressed by their partner Confusing cultural norms- media presents a simplistic understanding of cultural issues that are going on Where rape is concerned- question over whether the victim was asking for it “Women would be safer indoors” Encourages women to stay home- response to rising rape numbers “Rape isn’t always rape”- Nick Ross. – Women should take more responsibility for their own safety in public spaces- suggest the women is at fault- compares a woman to a physical
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“Rape on the Reservation” is one of the most shocking things I’ve seen recently. It exposes the corruption on Native American Reservations. Alcohol and drug abuse‚ rape‚ assault‚ and crime are uncomfortably common. Several women gave testimonies on their experience with rape and assault on the reservation. One woman was battered and raped and tried to press charges on the predator but ended up dropping the charges because she was brutally targeted by his friends and family. Another woman told a story
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Violence against women is an everyday reality act now‚always and forever before its too late. I was told Indian women don ’t think like that about equality. But I would like to argue that if they don ’t think like that they should be given a real opportunity to think like that." -- Amartya Sen …gender equality is critical to the development and peace of every nation." -- Kofi Annan "…there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women." -- Kofi Annan "women themselves
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Is war inevitable? What is war? Why is war considered inevitable? According to Oxford dictionaries (2014)‚ War is defined as “a state of armed conflict between countries or groups within a nation or state”‚ generally involves competitions of a dispute with fierce and hostile conflicts. However‚ argumentative comments and debates on war as an inevitable situation are usually uncertainty and the result of war as inevitable often relates to the manipulation of conflict and how the war is going. Thus
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