War raped the soldiers who were involved in the conflict as well, making sure all participants encountered some form of deep suffering. The impact that war has on a soldier’s mentality is similar to the impact that rape has on innocent civilian mentality. “Often, several senses and one’s core personal identity are scarred by traumatizing wartime events” (Webel 87) just as one’s core identity is scarred from rape. Significantly, although war and rape are two independent events, they are linked at the root of their outcome, both causing permanent physical, emotional and personal trauma to their…
War can be considered one of the most traumatizing “job” in the world because of the potential it can change a human. O’Brien makes several attempts to make his message or theme clear to reader by putting direct characterization of…
War will take its toll on a soldier. In the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque, the soldiers of Second Company come out of the war damaged in many ways which are almost unpreventable. Their bodies are hurt, their minds are full of fear and they are eventually molded to think that being surrounded death is a normal day to day thing. The soldiers relationships with people and places are destroyed their generation is lost. War leaves them alone and afraid.…
The reasons that are thrown at potential soldiers to participate in a war are essentially ruses that has them ignoring major and obvious risks of participation. Author Tim O’Brien’s negative attitude towards the war is further developed by the traumatizing effect that war has on soldiers. The gruesome appearance of the soldier heavily influenced his attitude and was essentially the cause of it. The fear of death caused a death, which inevitably caused more…
Throughout history, war has often proven to be a transformative event not only to the countries involved, but also to the soldiers and citizens who lived through and experienced the war. World War 1, also known as the Great War, was one of the most globally transformative events in human history. This war mainly pitted Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire against France, Britain, Russia, and Italy. War is not only tragic, but it transforms the public’s opinion about their enemies and of war in general. The true horrors of war are shown by the effect on the soldier’s minds.…
World War I was one of the deadliest wars in human history, killing sixteen million soldiers alone, with a total of thirty seven million casualties including civilians. Mankind has been shaped by war throughout its existence. War can vary with type such as guerrilla or nuclear warfare. However, one aspect of war that remains the same is its ability to lay waste to all in its path. War has killed, not only the promising young men and women, but it has killed their dreams and goals.…
Often time, wars are believed and seen as a mean to defend the home nation from physical catastrophe of foreign land and soldiers are praised and honored for their sacrifice. Not often enough do the common people take the time to scrape the surface with sayings like “thank you for your time” to look at the understanding that even though a war “makes men” and unites them, Hynes says that it isolates and cuts them off from other people. We are also controlled into believing that we understand exactly how a soldier feels from what the media broadcast to us, and then we take that false understanding and channels it to a way that we think may help soldiers deal with their traumas or past. The truth that the media provide has been filtered out enough…
In wars, many humans often lose their humanity because of the fact that they lost someone close to them. People in time of desperations listen to their emotions more than reasoning which can cause them to do an action that goes against their own morals. Most People would go against their own beliefs and loyalties because they’re afraid to die. After the war, many people face challenges that affect their life substantially. War dehumanizes many people with traumas, from killing others to save themselves, and from the feelings that leave people with ultimate despair.…
In the fourth edition of Just and Unjust Wars by Michael Walzer, Walzer discusses the crime, logic, rules, morals of soldiers, and finally the war convention. As discussed in the previous reading, Holsti also addresses the logic and war convention that must take place at the end of each war in order to ensure more satisfaction between the two sides in battle. Waltzer states that is is possible to fight a just war unjustly and for an unjust war to be fought in strict accordance to the laws of war. The author throughout this reading talks about how war is a crime. Walzer asks, "why is it wrong to start a war?”…
War has been a constant part of human history. Whether it was World War I or World War II, war has greatly affected all aspects of life. Soldiers, families, countries, and societies, have all suffered through these times. Ultimately, the effects of war are extremely detrimental. Timothy Findley’s masterpiece The Wars portrays the detrimental effects of war and how these effects are endured on a personal level, familial level, and a communal level.…
Being a War Veteran Participation in war changes a person, but participation in two wars extremely changes a person that only a few will fully understand. People who have never been there ask me what it was like. Did you get shot at or shoot anyone? Others will share stories about a sibling, cousin, friend, or someone they knew who went to fight in a war. Even though they know someone who fought in a war, they themselves don’t fully understand what I went through on a daily basis.…
An Analysis on the Conflict Perspective of Sexual Orientation in the Military The future of transgender service members now hangs in a delicate balance. President Donald Trump’s announcement in July, banning transgender people from serving in the armed forces has elicited widespread controversy and concern for the minority group (Miller). Of course, this is not the first time non-heterosexual prospective and serving members of the United States military have been put at risk simply because of their sexual orientation. The infamous “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy discriminated against gay and lesbian citizens for close to two decades (Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell).…
This war has two sides and both sides are shown as good and bad. The author intends to switch perspectives to convey the true sadness and unnecessary means of war…
Today, technological advances in warfare have challenged the foundational principles of Just War Theory and generated scrutiny around ethical behavior in combatant environments. Just War Theory refers to a set of rules that a sovereign state is expected to follow before engaging in war, during war, and after war—jus ad bellum, jus in bellum, and jus post bellum, respectively. With the increased employment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or drone strikes under the Obama Administration, one may doubt the morality of these attacks. Specifically, the aims of this essay seek to answer the question on whether or not drone strikes in Yemen adhere to the principles of Just War Theory. Considering the unprecedented and regular use of this technology,…
Globally, war has detrimental effects on children. Children of war often find themselves expatriated and separated from their families. Children can experience loss of essential life needs. War can cause children to form a negative attitude towards life in general. War can also introduce, and result in, a desensitization to violence, says Smith, 2001 (as cited in Argosy University, 2016).…