Crimean War

during this period was that of World War 1 between the Allies and the central powers. Wilfred Owen was a British soldier and is recognised as one of the leading poets of the First World War (Poetry Foundation, 2016) and clearly…

inevitable. People are always trying to be better than everyone else, and as the years go by, major developments in tactics and weaponry - amongst other things - occur often. The Napoleonic Wars are a stark contrast to World War One, so much must have happened for the tactics used in battles to evolve. The Crimean War marked the start of trench warfare as armies realised that trench systems would be an effective way to attack the enemy whilst being protected at the same time. However, not…

The poems War Song by a warrior from the Crow tribe and Song of War by an individual from the Blackfeet contrast courage through the Crow’s views on the eternal bliss of the afterlife, which gives a neutral view on battle and the Blackfeet fear of death and the fate that follows the dangerous risks of war. Song of War is about a warrior who fears going into battle and prays that he will be saved from going, while War Song is about not anxiously anticipating war and death, emphasizing that even…

The poem that I have studied is ''Dulce Et Decorum Est'' by Wilfred Owen. The poet is trying to depict the reality. of war through this poem. The poem begins with a description of a group of soldiers retreating from the front lines of the battlefield. They are exhausted and are,''Bent double like old beggars under sacks ''. The poet used a simile to convey the ragged wretched state of the soldiers. They are''Coughing like hags''. The once clean, strong, handsome, young men are being compared to…

During the second world war, the Nazis and the Romanian army invaded the Soviet Union, thus most of the western regions of the Soviet Union and its Communist allies were falling under German occupation. This, along side Stalin’s paranoia about the Slavs that were not Russian, led to the Soviet government’s reactions towards its own allies and people near the end of the Soviet Union, as it could be understood as “If Hitler considered the German attack on the Soviet Union as a colossal ‘struggle…

The Values of the Athenians in the Hospital: Florence Nightingale In "My Graduation Speech," Neil Postman, an author and professor at New York University, asserts that the values and ideas originated by two ancient groups over 2,500 years ago still survive and influence us today. In his essay, Postman presented the Athenians and the Visigoths, the former virtuous and creative, and the latter crude and careless, with the suggestion that we all "must be on one side or the other." We owe the…

fresh water reserves present an unfavorable picture, with only 1% out of 3% accessible for direct human use. This scarcity, fueled by unequal distribution amongst countries caused by geographical and political obstacles, raises the potential of “water wars”. Such concerns are exacerbated by uncontrollable population growth, pollution due to industrialization and modernization, and climate change. A new approach to the sustainable distribution of water is necessary. International cooperation…

It is rare to have wars based solely on religion, although they make up about 40% of all other wars fought. Religious wars are motivated by a higher power or idol that is said to have commanded radical groups to kill in an unjust manner. Ethnic cleansing, for instance, is one aspect of war against religion. The Holocaust, for example, was a war against millions of Jewish men, women, and children were killed because of their ethnic background. Hitler’s affirmation of dominance of his race was…

The culture violence is visible in ways the student’s explain the persistence and prevalence of violent discipline. They point out how their teachers and principals are “always hitting”, “always scolding” and “always angry”. Prevalence is also visible in terms of the places these punishments are enacted. Youth note that teachers who punish do not consider the place nor who witnesses them. Students are subject to punishment inside and outside classrooms. Although, punishments were mostly enacted…

In this paper I will be assessing Hobbes view of man in a state of nature and why it is not possible to agree with life in the state of nature if one disagrees with the all-powerful sovereign. Due to the many factors associated with the state of nature and the social contract, if one agrees with such it makes it nearly impossible to disagree with the need for a government with limitless powers. I will argue that if one agrees with life in the state of nature, then they must as well agree with…