War and Peace

has contributed greatly to this instability by not forcefully deterring actions threatening peace. Adversaries have become emboldened to pursue their interests unabetted because of the lack of will on the part of the American Government to do something about it. Although some think Donald Trump’s foreign policy is not going to adequately handle the world’s conflicts, he is definitely going to bring peace into the world by his appointment of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, his cooperation…

with extreme pain. According to Dr. Philip Nitscke from CNN news on november 27th, 2013, he wrote “a peaceful death is everybody 's right” (par.16). Basically, what this foundation is saying is that everyone has the right to die and with that, at peace. I believe this statement to be factual because I agree each person should have the right to end their suffering at their own discretion. I feel it is barbarrack to force people to suffer and linger through a painful end of life when there is a…

components, I can reflect on past experiences to recognize how much I have matured as an individual. The Spiritual component of the Medicine Wheel emphasizes the importance of finding a sacred place in life, which has the potential to bring you inner peace. Roughly two years ago, I found this sense of spiritual connectedness while attending…

Now that super-human AI seems plausible, some of us have become worried about safety regarding the future AI development. They typically come in two forms. The first concern is that due to our inability to understanding the technical issues involved in complex systems, an AI system may end up exhibiting behavior or achieving a goal much different than what the designer purported. If the capabilities of this system are super-human in most aspects, it may end up unintentionally being dangerous to…

The story strongly represents the values of peace and justice as the story uses these elements to convey a common goal. Charlie’s foreign viewpoint is seen as diverse, and presents a possible deviation from social justice as diversity can be seen as intimidating for some people. The journey Charlie…

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…

Figurative Language Paradox: "War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength." This phrase is mentioned frequently throughout the book and is one of the three slogans for INGSOC, the English Socialist Party. Their goal is to gain control over the minds of the people, and dictate what they think. One of the main brainwashing programmes used by the party was "doublethink". "doublethink" is the act of simultaneously accepting two mutually contradicting beliefs as correct. This helps the…

In the novel, A Separate Peace, the author, John Knowles, portrays the life of students attending Devon School, an elite boarding school in New England, during World War II. Although the war goes on outside the school, the students neither acknowledge nor understand the severity and cruelty of war because the world displays war as an honorable and glorifying event. However, when some of the students experience the effects of war, they cannot comprehend the horror of war to the point of turning…

character in Nineteen Eighty-Four - loathed a corrupted government as much as Orwell. Winston wanted nothing more than to revolt against the government he was trapped in. He saw through their fake campaigns and the lies that hid behind the meanings of “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, and Ignorance is Strength” (Orwell 1.1.4). This slogan is the epitome of the Party abusing their power. By keeping the citizens believing…

feelings about the Peloponnese war that was taking place. It would be easy to mask his feelings about ending the war behind a comedic satire about women and power. It would take the burden off of him as coming off too soft or not masculine enough because he wanted the ear to end. Lyristata is about the Peloponnese war and the effect it has on both the men and women of Greece. Lyristrata is the heroine in the story that decided she wanted the war to end. The war was taking the men of Greece…