Peloponnesian War

Instability and insecurity in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia is accelerating at a dizzying pace due to violent extremist organizations (VEO), poor governance, humanitarian crises, sectarian violence, advanced weapons proliferation and a myriad of other reasons. This situation, along with national budgetary pressures, has caused U.S. strategic leaders to earnestly consider how the Joint Force 2025 must be rebalanced to meet these 21st century threats and to fully support our…

A stolen childhood The meaning of war in the dictionary is “A military conflict between two nations or parties”, but in A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah war is not just a conflict between two nations or parties but it’s a conflict between death, revenge, and survival. Ishmael Beah is a victim of war that took place in Sierra Leone. His lieutenant easily turns him into a ruthless killing machine. The Lieutenant use a false promise to avenge the death of his…

inner being, an individual builds true harmony and peace out the coexistence of war and peace. Leper fails to see the ideas of war and peace come together in himself and the world, resulting in his change brought forth by his resistance to acceptance. On the whole, Leper learns about the darkness in the world and himself through exposure to the truth, but changes due to his inability to recognize the interwoven aspects of war and peace…

Mangus?” “How do you like my new armor?” “Impressive, I must say.” “I believe the fight may be more even now, my friend.” “That it will be, Mangus.” They each carefully slipped wooden protectors over their blades since neither man wished to receive any serious injuries if they happened to get a little over zealous during their match. “Shall we begin?” Travin raised his blades and swung them toward Mangus’ head which he managed to block successfully. Travin moved much faster than he thought…

Please Fear Violence Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most motivating speakers of his time. Looking back at Dr. King’s life, it can be summarized that Dr. King’s life was an example of the power that is brought from nonviolence. Writing on this notion is Cesar Chavez, a labor organizer and civil rights leader. Chavez wrote an article in a magazine of a religious organization with the intent to help those in need. In this article, Chavez using his words to promote fear of violence to…

Because of the emotional scars that war can leave on soldiers then it makes it harder for them to feel like they fit back into society when their past still seems to haunt them. In the book “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien the guilt of the past the character Norman Bowker feels did not disappear up until the time of his death. While Norman was serving in Vietnam his was unable to save the life of a fellow soldier and it seems that he puts most of the blame and the guilt on to him. And…

Knowles, the characters Gene, Finny, and Leper struggle against the effects of World War II on their final year of youth. Finny and Gene share the freedom of jumping out of a tree together daily, which eventually comes to an end when Gene shakes the branch and causes Finny to fall and shatter his leg. After this incident, Finny is restrained by his cast and Gene is restrained by guilt. Leper is restrained by the war, and he frees himself by fleeing. Gene, Finny, and Leper are all affected by…

Prince, disputes this theory. War should be the only thing on a prince’s mind. A prince should know how to wage war, understand military affairs, learn the land, study war, and know how to besiege territories, lead his forces, and plan battles. A prince should also be able to maintain a good reputation. Even though the prince should hold a good reputation he must know how to be conniving and deceitful. Both of these traits in a prince tie into how he uses tactics of war. Machiavelli believes a…

the thinking of people. In both football and war there are two sides in which both are trying to win. They strategize and fight up and down the battlefield trying to gain an advantage over the opponent. Although there are many similarities, there is one huge difference. War involves numerous casualties and cannot be justified in most circumstances. Football, on the other hand, can be justified as the risk of getting seriously hurt is much lower. Since war cannot be justified most of the time,…

reality of war and the fantasy of war are two very different things. Adults often glorify war and see it as an emasculator, even as a necessary part of progress, but the cruel reality of war only brings death and ruin. The narrator is not named in the story but is a boy who is merely six years of age. This young boy becomes an unfortunate victim to the disaster that is war. In Ambrose Bierce’s short story, Chickamauga, the young boy’s childlike innocence in the beginning is proof that war…