Just War

to the reader just how extreme the conditions are for soldiers at war. . Because of the chosen title for the poem, the reader understands that Atwood’s opinion on the soldiers of the military is that they are lonely. Her poem gives a certain understanding to the reader that soldiers don’t wish to be perceived this way, but that war changes people. Although I feel that the title chosen for the poem fits it wonderfully, there are many different options may have fitted the work just as well, and…

pretense, we can see that many have tried to use violence to further justice. When the Senate assassinated Julius Caesar, they did it “for the Republic”: to ensure that Rome would never fall to a dictator. In the 1200’s, English lords fought a series of wars against King John, eventually forcing him to sign the first ever declaration of human rights: the Magna Carta. These examples directly conflict with the adage we are constantly…

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 his friendship with…

War is not about the victories and the heroes, but about surviving and carrying the burden of death as a soldier fights for their country and life. In “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien, the author, describes the human side of war and what a soldier really endures when they trudge through the country side of Vietnam or during the horrors of the night while on guard duty; not only are there physical burdens during war, but also mental burdens. Mental burdens are emotions like fear, desire…

that control by you, but it's a monster that haunts every step that you take, it's a shadow of yourself. Jealousy isn't just a thought, it's a war between your innocence and the shadow that consume you with hatred which results in uncontrollable actions that you never expect. Jealousy is from within your heart, people around you, everyone that you care, is part of the war. This war alway happens to all of us, young or old. Even if you prove innocence, it isn't going to stop the rise of…

purpose of the universe; War means the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations, it is characterized by extreme aggression, destruction, and usually a lot of deaths. Religion does have effects on the warfare practices. The effects may depend on different things. For example, it may depends on the religion(s) that are involved in the conflict. It also may depend the reasons and the beliefs of the religions. Religions can adopt three views of wars. By this I refer…

person is needed in order to ensure peace and just civilization. It is also evident that humans in the state of nature are aggressive and selfish, creating a need for a sovereign who can lead them to peace. Hobbes states, “Where there is no common power, there is no law, no injustice” (Bailey and Martin, 181), so if there is no injustice there is no civilization. This means a powerful leader is required in order to create laws and mold what is unjust and just, allowing for peace, civilization…

have seen may wars waged. However, a vast amount of these wars have varying principles on which war had begun.War is defined as the state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country ( Oxford Dictionary); Some debate on whether the root cause of warfare is deeper than just misconceptions, or the overall security of citizens. Experts as well as journalist have come to think of something much more complex. Could Religion be the cause of so many wars? Delving…

Is seeing believing? America has been made off of violence and death. In the past we have had wars after wars and most of us don’t even know why. However, our government makes it seem like everything’s good and we are in peace now when really were not. As regular civilians we don’t get to know what actually is going on and why were in conflicts with foreign countries. Fictional literature is one of the only things we have that gives us deeper meaning in events that we usually don’t get to learn…

theme of ¨The Sniper¨ is that war reduces human beings to mere objects. To futher explain it is that they have no bnames, no face. That they are just targets and nothing more, to be shot at from a distance. The theme of ¨Cranes¨ is that no war, not even civil war can overcome friendship. The two stories ¨The Sniper¨ and ¨Cranes¨ have many differences and many similarites related to theme. ¨The Sniper¨ is a short story about a sniper who is fighting in the civil war in Ireland.…