Just War

argued that American involvement in the Vietnam War is not justifiable; they were engaged in the wrong war, at the wrong time in the wrong place. I consider this assessment to be fair and the arguments of Carl N. Degler, Jon Roper and Nigel Cawthrone and others will be discussed in support of this argument. This essay will also elaborate on why I understand this assessment to be fair together with reasons why the involvement of the Americans in the Vietnam War was unjustifiable. America’s…

Hello, Diana. It's been a long time to talk to you. How are you? I am doing good. Now, I am listening to Star 102.1 by using iphone's app, which is radio channel I used to listen to in TN. So, I was just curious how you are doing and miss you, Bruce and other there. I can't belive it has been more than one year since I had left TN. These days, I am looking for a decent company I can work for so I am very busy for preparing my resumes. There were many times that I stayed up all night to submit…

Violence is also justified in war. Obviously, war tends to be very violent but sometimes people would say that violence in war has to have a limit. In actuality, there is no limit of violence in war. In the article “Hiroshima: Was It Necessary”, Doug Long (n.d.) writes about how there is no limit in war by using the bombing of Hiroshima as an example. Japan was fighting against the United States and had four years bombed Pearl Harbor. The United States fought back but Japan did not surrender.…

War has been a part of the course of human events since ancient civilizations began. From the expansion of the Roman empire to the Manchu fighting Mongol tyranny in China war has shaped how the world functions today. War is necessary for the human race, but many believe it does not conform to the moral code that all people should hold. War, despite the belief of some, is morally justifiable. To elaborate war is morally justifiable because it is necessary to maintain peace. For example…

This literature review is designed to examine the justification of war, from interpretations of scholarly sources, in order to highlight important ideas and opinions. The focus for the review is a case study on the Vietnam War and the perception of this war to the realist theory. It will discuss the implications of war in terms of power and their impact on a state’s independence, while examining the elements of realism and how they reflect the events of Vietnam. There is specific attention to…

choice of an authoritative power to go on a war and utilize its military force against its supposed enemies. But in the most obvious cases, these choices are likewise troublesome. Subsequently, the concept of justifiable war should be appropriately assessed and evaluated by the authoritative entities in light of human rights enforcement. The directions regarding the modernized concept of the justifiable war include the choice of being engaged in a war and the methodology of exercising the…

surroundings affect the pureness or innocence of something is shown through the story in Sara Novic’s book, “Girl at War”. The book goes through a time of war in Croatia and focuses on one particular family, especially one character, to show how war can shape their future. Novic introduces a main character named Ana, who throughout her life has to deal with her past of living through the civil war in Croatia. Throughout the book Ana is shown making decisions that are the direct effect of her…

Sex, Survival and Samurai By Kirby Winslow War changes people and not just the those involved with the fight itself. War has a rippling effect on everyone, even the friends and family left behind at home. In the 1964 film entitled Onibaba translated as “Demon Hag”, writer and director Kaneto Shindo tackles the hardships of wartime on the homefront in this iconic japanese horror drama. It can easily be considered as an antiwar film, but after a closer gander and a deep dive, one can see that…

asking how much of unrecorded human history was peaceful. Since the creation of man, humans have been at war with one another. Our wars have been violent and quiet, however, almost always present. Conflict is observable within every niche of humanity, even within the walls of a classroom it is possible to find evidence of conflict, yet humans have not found a way to deal with it better than war. The history of conflict stretches as far back as the beginning of humanity and can be observed…

It has been one year since the war has begun between our two countries. It looks as if it will end soon with a peace treaty between the countries. My father once told me that in war only one said can be the winner, but I guess maybe not this war. This war has been awful on my country I have lost my brother to it and some of my closest friends. I was one of the lucky few who made it through the war without getting injured or mentally hurt. I am just happy this war is ending so there will be no…