Greco-Persian Wars

different themes including: warfare, courage, and isolation. The conflicts included in this essay, written with excessive amounts of imagery, establish examinable themes. Henry handles each theme during his battles bravely; however, during his four-day war experience, he struggles with coming to terms with his fears and fighting for his beliefs. He is literally battling the Confederate Army, all while fighting a figurative battle in his mind. Not fit to be a soldier--and fearing that he will…

For many years, people have encountered conflicts and gone to war. Many people respond to conflict differently depending on how they handle different things. Some people are more peaceful and do not like to fight, but others are more violent and prefer to get revenge and engage in the fight. Some of the different responses to conflict can be harmful to you or others in different ways. In some cases, people give up too easily and they lose everything and other times they might get too violent and…

Napoleon Bonaparte was a young general for the French Army during the years 1775 through 1819. When Napoleon fought in battles and wars, he believed that he could conquer land while using his devious attacking skills and tactics on other countries but a war in particular is the French Revolution. His skills and tactics involved guerrilla warfare, sneak attacking, and using new technological weapons. Napoleon used the size of his army to his advantage to defeat the countries he did. While…

The story of Phineas Gage begins on September 13, 1848. He worked on the railroad and a foreman. He had an accidentally explosion that occurred causing his tamping iron to go through his head. More specifically, it entered under his left cheek and came out of the top of his head. The left front part of his brain was destroyed but he may not have even lost consciousness. Dr. John Martyn Harlow treated him, Phineas survived and returned home. Months after the accident Phineas felt well enough to…

As Gene Forrester revels in his youthful life at Devon, the war becomes a constant reminder of maturity and adulthood, evincing the transformation that immerses Gene in John Knowles’ A Separate Peace. First, Gene’s recollection of the mythical tree in his childhood, now seemingly insignificant after fifteen years, elicits a musing conviction with the stark change in perspective. Insisting that "nothing endures, not a tree, not love, not even a death by violence,” Gene implies that the crime of…

In my opinion, militaries in general are made up of individuals. The, “tribal mentality” in the military and the individuals that make up that, “tribe” are united in the belief at during their time together, organized violence will be required for the survival of their organization, or the society they defend. To me this taps into a primitive instinct to collectively defend or attack for the greater good of the group. In defense, man finds purpose, and in collective violence, men can distinguish…

Conflict or War Analysis Warmongering, power, conflict and war balance the view concept that is involved in the history of a country. Among many another concepts, democracy peace theory is used as a way to which the nations use it to solve their conflict most purposely for political gain. War is defined as an act of violence that is used by one group so as to compel their opponent to fulfill their will; this indicates that at this time the nation has no option other than engaging in war in order…

parts of the world, children are often surrounded by the ever growing obstacle of war. While in these situations, the concept of youth can become an imaginary idea. Most children are scouted into armies or placed into refugee camps where immediate maturity must be learned. “Since the mid-1990s, the world has watched in horror as hundreds of thousands of children and young teenagers have participated in nearly 50 wars, mostly in Africa and Asia” (Felton 1). Often times, these young ones never…

The complexities of the paradox of implementing human rights norms was highlighted in the case of Burundi and their local civilian agency. Meghan Foster Lynch explores the citizens of Rumonge, Burundi and the actions they took to promote peace in their local communities after the fall of an authoritarian rule. Lynch presents to the reader that this peace was not “predetermined,” but a by-product of consistent work, and the “logic of self and community preservation” (Lynch, 82). She believes that…

I am sure you have received various postcards and letters from me before. I am currently writing this while I hide from the Germans in our dug out. I am fine. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you about the ongoing events because letters are going to be censored, as they are very strict. Germans are constantly shelling us, sometimes during the day, and sometimes during the night. It is unbelievable how many of our soldiers have been diagnosed with shell shock. They dearly hold onto their possessions…