The Amory Wars

As I looked around I saw trees and bright blue sky this day was like no other. I stared up into the sky as the first bird flew across it. I knew everything was going to go down hill fast. People from all different places ran from all corners of the land. They were yelling something. In some language I couldn't make out. But that didn't matter. As I took my first step onto the mossy ground and took a gasp of cold air I knew the battle had begun. Two weeks prior to the battle I was in my home.…

The shift of violence is motivated by a historical shift that has caused the global reaction to violence to decrease. Humans see their actions as good and reasonable, but when victimized, it is only a step away to judge our tormentors as pure evil. This is seen in Chapter 8: Inner Demons in the book, The Better Angels of our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined by Steven Pinker that discusses the concepts of the moralization gap and self-serving bias. The moralization gap results from the…

of torture during the Algerian war. Due to the immense violence of the war, it was difficult to come to terms even decades after. Torture took many forms of pain, humiliation and shaming of the Algerians in order to gain information. The information that was at stake helped the French to bring down the hierarchy of the FLN. Although torture helped the French win battles, in the end it might of cost them the war by bringing more Algerians to the FLN’s side. The war might have ended differently if…

of it. Due to the Persian War, the Peloponnesian War, and many other small revolts, Greek civilization becomes one of fear and hardship, where the poor and the population become increasingly depleted. Through these wars, Greek civilization deteriorates on a physical and psychological level, which causes the culture to change dramatically and the people to become less unified. The first major instance of warfare that the Greeks partake in is the Persian War. This war between the Greeks and…

What is Cyber Terrorism? (Consumer View) When you say terrorism many people think of bombing and physical actions taken towards other people. You usually don?t think of the internet. Cyber terrorism is one of the largest points of attack in America, simply because people don?t think of their computer as a device that can physically harm them. But computers are the main way of taking care of sensitive documents that the government thinks are important to national security. The fact is that an…

There is violence every single day that is caused by humans. Humans are naturally violent creatures. Humans love being violent or watching violence. In the fiction novella The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Mr. Hyde was a very violent person, he used violence in a very very wrong way. In today’s society we can use violence based on your profession; when this novella takes place — in the Victorian Era — they had no jobs/sports to put your violence to good use,…

Since Russia started its major bombing campaign in Syria, thousands of innocent lives have been lost to this violence. There is absolutely no mercy in this bombing campaign as women and children are often among the casualties. That is where the White Helmets come in. This group of selfless men and women risk their lives every day to save others. They get the name White Helmets because of the color of their protective hard hats. They sit on the tops of buildings, keeping an eye out for…

umn Winston Child Soldiers Due: 12/3/15 When one thinks about a soldier, what do you think comes to that one’s mind? In my mind a soldier is a person who willingly choose to serve and defend their country. A solder that is over the age of 18 and who has joined to help not hurt. Little did I know that over thousands of children are serving as soldiers in armed conflicts all over the world. That there are boys and girls under the age of 18 serving in things such as government forces and armed…

In the novel A separate Peace by John Knowles, Gene and Finny avoid the harsh realities of life. In the novel, Gene denies that he hurt his best friend, Finny. Finny denies that there is a war to create a fantasy world. Also Finny denies that Gene intentionally tried to hurt him. Gene and finny avoid the harsh realities of life in many ways. As we know Gene and Finny avoids the harsh realities of life. Gene does not accept the truth of him hurting Phineas. In the text, it states that ‘“then…

basis. Atwood delivers powerful imagery that displays 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…