War is always a way for men to get what they want or in most cases to settle a disagreement they have with each other. War is never a good thing because many innocent people die at war, they have their own lives and are dragged into fight for something they were originally not a part of. In some cases, however, men are more than glad to go into war and fight for anything, some treat it as an honorable thing to do, while others do it for their pride. The poems Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane and Camouflaging the Chimera by Yusef Komunyakaa are an example of the different points of view of two men who think differently about war.…
War is a picture that is often painted with the wrong colors. People may think they understand what war is but they are comletley worng. War is not something that you simply understand. You may try to figure it out but you’ll never understand war unless you’ve experienced it firsthand.…
Throughout history there has always been a predicament that led to war. In that case, it is safe to assume that there will always be war, and that war can be morally justifiable. By society's standards "morality" is typically associated with the creation or demand for peace and independence. In order to obtain peace when there is a threat one must defend oneself or attack the oppressor.…
War is believed to provide little, if any, benefits. One thing is obvious however; war plays a major role in the creation of new tensions between the nations in the conflict. This was evident during the Mid-twentieth century. Majority of this time, the U.S. was in a war with Vietnam. The Vietnam war stated in 1955 after Eisenhower promised the leader of South Vietnam that the U.S. would protect them from Northern takeover.…
The purpose of a war is different in each war. Some wars are fought for peace, and others are fought for the wanting of acquiring something. These two kinds of wars can be represented by the novels Old Man’s War by John Scalzi and Enders Game by Orson Scott Card. In both of the novels, military leaders manipulate their soldiers in a way to create a winning situation. The leaders advantages of using these soldiers come with costs and risks.…
War Is Beneficial Beyond declaring a winner or a loser, war can prove beneficial in seemingly disconnected matters. One million African-Americans served in World War II and returned home with the desire to possess the full rights of citizenship that their country had denied to them for so long. Many blacks had fought in the war to demonstrate their firm belief in democracy and to defend the rights of others. The Cold War was a battle of words between the Soviet Union and American leaders; each trying to prove that their system of government was superior. The unpopular war in Vietnam coincided with the protests for civil rights and the rise of Black Power in the 1960s, sparking further evidence of unrest and unhappiness over individual rights.…
War is the struggles and hardships that the soldiers go through and what it truly means is up to the eye of the beholder. One thing a soldier says about war from his subjective perspective is “If at the end of a war story you feel uplifted,…
1. To begin with, war does not justify anything, nor does it solve anything. War just leads to tension, either between the countries that are fighting or between the country’s society. During the vietnam war, there were, “Young men all over the country burning their draft cards and resisting the war machine” (Myers 116). Then, there were the others that were willingly joining the war to fight for their country.…
“The pen is mightier than the sword,” was once said by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. As kids we were always taught that war is a terrible thing. Most people taught us that war can always be avoided and that it is a waste of life. As kids a lot of us played war.…
It is almost as if we enjoy disagreeing with each other more than we do cooperating with each other. Although one psychologist, William James, wrote “The Moral Equivalent of War” in 1910. This was an essay in which he stated that on a social level, war brings our society together and gives us a sense of unity against a common threat. He said that wars inspire both soldiers and citizens to behave honorably and unselfishly for the greater of their country or the world. Basically, he is saying that in order for a society to be healthy and cooperate together, they need warfare to make it happen.…
There have been multiple wars in history for many different reasons. Has it ever come to mind if they're actually necessary? Many overlook the good outcomes of war. Instead they focus on all the negatives that happened during wars. I believe as horrible as wars are that they're necessary.…
War has been something used to potentially obtain or fight for a certain land, right, or money. An example of a war that had a side fighting for a freedom was in the American Revolution. Even though the Americans were victorious, there were many deaths in the process, which brings us to the question: should war be a part of our world. One one side, you can be fighting to free yourself, defend yourself, or stand up for what is right. Even though this is true, many deaths and injuries occur during war, and a large portion of the people killed are innocent civilians.…
There is no doubt that war is bad. but they are part of our reality. They exist because humans have not been able, after thousands of years of supposed civilization, to agree on basic issues of coexistence. It is the greatest catastrophe that can occur to humans. It brings death and destruction, the slaughter without mercy and carnage, disease and hunger, poverty and ruin in its wake.…
Often we are asked if fighting a war is ethically right or wrong. However, without fighting a war ourselves and experiencing the pain and grief a solider has could we truly ever answer this question. Would it be ethically right to ask a veteran how it feels to fight a battle alongside his cavalry? Do most veterans think that what they did for freedom was ethically right or wrong and how do these experiences follow them through life?…
Think about it this way , war is not justifiable . Would you stand by and watch while your family and country are being attacked by a formidable force to bodily and deadly harm ? Or would you fight back ? How could you fight back ? War is not justifiable to remember .…