Masters of War

It is with deep concern that I, as the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), need to engage you in a serious foreign affairs situation so early in your new presidency. You are fully aware of the overall concerns in Cuba from your security briefings, but I need to bring to your attention our uneasiness over Cuba and Prime Minister Fidel Castro’s forceful move towards communism. First, you know we were never pleased at Castro’s rise to power. Yet, although we were suspicious of his intentions,…

didn’t quite understand what made its existence possible. We, as a species, have seen the consequences of this technology, but have we learned from our most obvious mistakes in its use? Two years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in the article Atomic War or Peace, Albert Einstein himself writes, “The public, having been warned of the horrible nature of atomic warfare, has done nothing about it, and to a large extent has dismissed the warning from its consciousness” (par. 4). Einstein was extremely…

War is a term that immediately indicates an issue; the one that reflects the political miscommunication between political parties. But when war is mentioned is this the only concern that comes to mind? The battlefield doesn’t only symbolize the issues of the government, but the struggles of the people. The reality is, no matter how strong we might be and how hard we might try to avoid its influence, none is able to escape the battlefield and its staggering moments. Whether you’re a child or an…

Conflict in the International Arena through the three images lens Man, the State and War canalizes causes of conflicts in the international arena through the lenses of the three images. The three images are philosophical, psychological and theoretical approaches to understand the reasons of conflict and the eruption of wars in the international field. The first image tries to explain the reasons of war by focusing on the relevance of human nature or human-tendencies as the main instigator of…

War changes a soldier’s perspective of life, whether it is an optimistic or pessimistic view. Some soldiers will enlist thinking that they are taking part in the war because of the nationalism and pride they have for their country. It encourages them to fight knowing that they are protecting the rights and freedom for the future generation. The soldiers often go to war with little to no knowledge of why the government incited the war. Most of the time, they fight knowing only the propaganda the…

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.…

War became more innovative, and more deadly, reaching its peak with the Macedonian leaders Philip and Alexander. Learning from the earlier Greek strategies and weapons, they invented better hand weapons such as the long sarissa spear, used better artillery…

Sam is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. Tim Meeker had to grow up faster than he would have needed to if the war had not appeared into his life. He had always looked up to his brother Sam, though he wasn't a good example for Tim. Tim had many responsibilities to fulfill and he acted maturely and knew how to handle hard situations. Sam goes to war, and their father dies, so Tim had to do his chores and help his mother with others that Sam and their father used to do. He…

group of officers “...saw [their] smoke” (201). He facetiously asks whether the boys are having a war, but doesn’t realize that the boys actually are. Also, he comments that he expected that a pack of British boys…would have been able to put up a better show…” (202). His comments about the boys are hypocritical because he expects the boys to be peaceful towards each other, yet participates in a war where he kills many. He assumes the boys have a natural inclination towards good because of the…

Violence in the NHL Violence in sports is a very large controversial topic and both sides have very good supporting facts to back up their choice. Some say violence is used as a strategy and some say it is just too dangerous. Sports have always had an aspect of violence in them and everyone loves a good fight in hockey or a big crunching hit in football; plus, it’s sometimes the only reason people watch. Therefore, it would take too much away from big sports, such as hockey, if there was no…