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    Is cooperative engagement only an idealistic strategy or could it be the first step to a very effective foreign policy that leads other nations towards the goal of international peace and security? Issues like, climate change, infectious diseases, or economic crisis are problems that can reach beyond a state’s borders, yet they have the potential to cripple a nation. The world is facing a new type of war, one that is different than other wars in the history books. The United States’ new foreign…

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    This fact; however, does not mean that the book is as old as it is claimed to be. In fact, it is because of the many battles the text assisted in winning that the age of the text is unclear. When the text was found it was written upon bamboo shoots tied together with tassels. These tassels were degraded to the point of decay, and so many of the guidelines of warfare seem…

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    What if the buggers never enter earth and killed off three thousand people? What would Earth be like? If Ender’s Game did not include Ender, humanity would still develop in the military, but would think humans would be the superior species, and the Battle School would…

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    Military science fiction has grown up over the years. Gone are the days when a simple plot would suffice. Readers demanded more of an intricate story, something they can proverbially sink their teeth into. They do not want something that could be read in hours. Because of this demand, story plots are more complex today than in earlier years. In the stories presented this semester, storylines varied, but there was always once central theme: survival. Characters were built up more to accommodate…

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    Red Badge Of Courage

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    battling with ideas of what courage and glory are, and dealing with fear and self confidence in his ability to fight. The book follows Henry throughout many battles, he watches his friend Jim die before his eyes, he receives a gash on his head by a scared soldier leaving battle injuring him with a rifle butt, and he runs away from one of his battles in fear that they might lose, and in fear of death. He struggles with shame of running from the fight, but as the book progresses Henry gains…

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    In the world in which we live in today, compared to the time that The Iliad is set in, there are clearly themes and areas that are more glorified than others. In The Iliad there are areas such as war, military glory, and religion that are far more glorified than they are today. Today money, status, and crime stand above all others. It may have been different times in the world, but they share two strong similarities which are the glorification of power and pride. It goes to show that now matter…

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    expand, women are seen to be ideal, if not as equally ideal as a man in battle. In the military there are a number of required tests that the militants are required to take. The number of women in the military has increased steadily from 203,000 or 14.5% in 2011, increasing exponentially. It has been shown that in the United States Army, the female officers…

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    Life During The Civil War

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    the war in other ways? Are you on the side of the North or the South? Did you witness or see the results of an important battle? You can give lots of details about that battle. (…When? What happened? Who fought who? How many died? Where? Etc.) Are you a soldier (pretending to be a male soldier)? Are you a spy? 2. A sailor on a ship: Is there an important battle…

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    War as a historical phenomenon is complex and multifaceted. In battlefield or operational theater possibility of confusion is easy to admit when is not clear what is allowed and what is not. People are principal elements of the war because in wartime people are divide in combatants and noncombatants, and in order to limit the effects of armed conflict different category of noncombatants require different obligation of combatants but unfortunately there exist no war without casualties. The…

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    Getting Away with Murder Although private military cooperation, or PMCs, are significantly more effective than standard organized national military forces that they originate from, the growing international concern about how these group behave in the midst of conflict might very well lead to their downfall. The reason that these groups are so lethal and cause such a high degree of apprehension, is that their loyalty, for the most part, goes out to the highest bidder, which tends to be the…

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