Democratic peace theory

war is morally justifiable because it is necessary to maintain peace. For example Marcus Tullius Cicero in "On Duties" writes, "Excuse, therefore, for going to war is that we may live in peace unharmed." The quote proves war is morally justifiable because it is maintaining peace for those who fight for it. Another example is found in president Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Farewell Adress" where he states, "A vital element in keeping the peace is our military establishment." The following statement…

In the Just War Theory, there is a list of reasons when and why it is okay to go to war, and kill in war. I believe that it is okay to kill in war due to the fighting for your own survival, fighting for the protection of others and what is stated in the Bible. When in your home country, you are forced to see you people living in harmony and peace, or see them perish due to the fact that you cannot protect them. George Orwell has stated that, "Those who “abjure” violence can only do so because…

“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” -Ronald Reagan. Waknuk is a town built on a single belief, purity. Consequently anything found to be impure is destroyed without question, without remorse, whether it be animal, plant or human being nothing is spared. Even if there is speculation or debate about whether there is a deviation the subject will be culled just to be sure. Instead of handling their issues peacefully would rather simply kill off…

Just War Theory is something I believe in. However, I believe some modifications may be needed in contemporary America. Snauwaert asserts it is somewhat of a misnomer to suggest the United States is at war with terrorism because terrorism is a tactic . Thus, Snauwaert suggests the United States is at war with the practitioners of terrorism. This is a dangerous suggestion. One must separate the cause from the effect. If a doctor treats the symptoms and not the cause of the disease, the disease…

The argument of Margaret Mead makes in her essay, Warfare Is Only an Invention – Not a Biological Necessity, is completely valid. She claims that warfare is learned and is as much of an invention as the justice system and that until a different behavior comes to replace war and make it unnecessary, humans will resort to warfare. She is not unhopeful that another invention will develop to replace war, explaining that propaganda against war and exposing the true impacts of violence will help to…

In A Separate Peace John Knowles makes a compelling story about two teenagers, Gene and Phineas, going through life during the time of war. These teenagers were best of friends at their high school, Devon. Being friends, they both brought out the worst and the best in the other, yet they both sacrificed something more important for humanity, during a time where friendships and humanity were betrayed most by an evil called war. Gene, being a competitive person, acquired thinking process in which…

A Separate Peace, characters such as Leper struggle with the acceptance of their discovered inner truth. Discovery of the truth shatters Leper’s romanticized view of the world: turning his politeness and naivety into a corrupted, angry juxtaposition of his former self, and transforming his flowery and illusionary perspective into a reflection of the shock of reality…

Americans, but is it practical? In this paper, I will be arguing on the impracticality of American exceptionalism. I will discuss how the United States’ “empire of bases” (global military presence) does not make us safer, is not conducive to world peace, and is not worth its economic and human costs. I will also offer a better alternative to the situation. My arguments will be supported…

A Woman’s Worth As I read Aristophanes’ Lyristrata, I wondered if he wrote this to unveil his true feelings about the Peloponnese war that was taking place. It would be easy to mask his feelings about ending the war behind a comedic satire about women and power. It would take the burden off of him as coming off too soft or not masculine enough because he wanted the ear to end. Lyristata is about the Peloponnese war and the effect it has on both the men and women of Greece. Lyristrata is the…

President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the United States was in the odd predicament of fighting two wars. Obama noted the apparent strangeness of this, but didn’t outright say war was bad or unnecessary. Instead, Obama claimed that war was in fact necessary in order to attain lasting peace, (3). He stated that while non-violent intervention is ultimately the desired solution instead of armed conflict, it is sometimes impossible to secure peace from non-violent actions, (3). He…