Peace of Westphalia

Rhetoric Countering War Throughout history, war has become the only solution to resolving conflicts between nations or groups. War is often something that is started off with tension, tension which is often caused or started due to conflicts or disagreements between different nations or different groups, and it is commonly characterized by violence, resistance, and mortality. A few examples in American history are the American-Indian Wars and the Revolutionary War. These various groups of…

This simulation inspired me that, the balance of power can not simply explain the cause of World War I. By using Waltz’s three levels of analysis, the individual acts and beliefs, the collision of interest between states, as well as the anarchic nature of the international system could explain the outbreak of WWI. On the individual level, important figures significantly affected the possibility of war and the process of history. For example, Garivalo Princie was a Serbian nationalist who…

against an armed attack is justifiable. o Deaths and injury due to the reckless reasons are not morally justifiable so a just war should only be fought with a realistic chance of success. o Peace is the end goal of any just war so It has to be certain that the post war peace established is preferable to the peace that would…

Inner Peace I was 11 years old, living with my parents and two older siblings in a four story ranch house in the middle of Hartland, when I found my inner peace. At eleven I was a quiet girl stuck living in a loud house. I would sit still and let my mind wander off into the world of endless possibilities. I would search the sky for shapes, and scavenge through the dirt for rocks, but I would never allow noise while I was working. Until one day in the middle of May when I let mind wander back a…

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.…

place.... It sounds like it could not be a true statement, I know. Although, what I tell you, is in fact a true statement. At one point in time, there was no major wars anywhere, throughout planet Earth. Many people on the planet enjoyed the new found peace and prosperity, the Leaders of the world, found better use for their wealth, that equated to trillions of dollars. A large amount of wealth that would have normally been, used for War,Guns and War Machines. The Countries of the world, now…

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 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 others are committing violence on their behalf." So, those who have never been to war and had to…

“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…