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What exactly is war? Is it the ability to prove how heroic you are? Is it terrorism or fear? Could it be both? To these questions there are no answers. War is simply catastrophic, the ideal absence of common sense. In order to show this point, many authors have written books trying to describe war in a sensible way. This includes the novel Catch-22 in which according to Harold follows the biological perspective that “Heller’s writing was partly based by his own experience as a bombardier…

During the Victorian times it was expected of women to be “pure” and “chaste” until they were married. If they did not meet the society 's expectations of being virginal then they were seen as a fallen woman oran outsider of sorts. She would be rejected by many; family, friends, men, and the church. Having sex before marriage during this time period was a major sin, and you would end up suffering the consequences for your actions. This can be distinguished in Thomas Hardy’s Tess of the…

For centuries the Arctic Ocean has been famed for its inaccessibility, but with unprecedented ice retreats in recent years as a result of global warming, the Arctic Ocean is becoming rapidly accessible. This means new possibilities for the Arctic countries in terms of trade, travel, and access resources. These recent changes in the topography have led many to portray the Arctic as a geopolitical race for natural resources and territory, with Russia seen as the main aggressor. Russia is depicted…

During the Vietnam War, about 14 years after the war started, a platoon of 140 men from Charlie Company of the United States Army went into a small village called My Lai and slaughtered 504 Vietnamese men, women, and children in a village that consisted of 700 inhabitants. The My Lai Massacre was a tragic event that altered the lives of not only the men involved, but also the American public as the truth about that day finally came to surface. My Lai, also known as Pinkville, is located in the…

Particularly critical for students of color is a climate and culture where students feel welcome to engage. Research from Wood (2014) demonstrated that Black college men were apprehensive to engage in the classroom with faculty for fear of being perceived as academically inferior. In fact, men in his study noted that what some faculty perceived as disengaging behavior was actually angst about being stereotypically viewed as ‘dumb’, ‘unintelligent’, or ‘stupid’. Moreover, faculty members involved…