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    was very insightful into the world of international ministries and what goes on during peace negotiations. Buttry’s purpose of writing this book was to show the world that there are two sides to every conflict. The first is the violent, bloody, and war that breaks out between the two conflicting sides. This is the side that most forms media concentrate their coverage of, but Buttry’s book shows readers that the second method is also very effective. The second side of conflict is to have the two…

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    Liberalism Vs Realism

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    they have different views of human nature itself. This premise leads to some inherent differences between the two theories. Both Realism and Liberalism deem that the world is a treacherous place. Together, they understand that countries can go to war with one another and destroy one another. There is no world Government that can prevent countries from harming each other. Both recognise that states can use military power to get what they desire, and in turn realise that countries without military…

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    In society, we tend to see tremendous families loosing a loved one due to war. Some of those incidences that occur to soldiers at war, tend to be harsh and unforgettable. In the book, Zinky boys, by Svetlana Alexievich, the author shows how her project of gathering interviews from people that lost a loved one at war, made it possible for her to express the idea of loss in different aspects from people’s voices. Alexievich was from Belarus, who wrote in Russia how the voices from the Afghanistan…

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    In war, Butler only focuses on the possibility of glory by exposing himself to danger. However, “the other side of war – the death, the wounds of soldiers, officers, mountaineers- strange as it is to say, did not present itself to his imagination. Unconsciously, to preserve his poetic notion of war, he never even looked at the killed and wounded.” (78) Though these soldiers do not seem inherently bad…

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    survive. The people of the town wept and cried to hear that their loved one has died in battle. It was heard that General Lincoln would come and help the citizens. People were happy and excited for that message. The life of a teenager was hard when war was about. The British tried to ambush any patriot they could find. The one who informed the British about the Lieutenant was an African-American. They had almost found Lieut. Morton Wilkinson’s home, until a neighboring African-American…

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    provide a 21st century snapshot on wars 1980s Iran-Irak (US Navy Patrol in Persian Gulf), Israeli invasion of Lebanon and prolonged conflict with Palestinians, Russian invasion of Afganistan, US invasion of Grenada, Guerrillas and counterinsurgencies campaigns in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Angola, South Africa and Third World countries. Can War be considered as a natural everyday phenomenon?From comparative research in human society “War is not natural” “We created the war system so we can abolish…

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    Media's Influence On War

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    people’s opinion on war, but it is up to those people to decide whether or not they want to be influenced. I think that most people hold firm beliefs regarding war, whether they are against it, or for it. When they go to see a movie, or watch a television show, they do not necessarily go with the intention of changing their opinion, so they just tend to block out any ideas that are contradicting to their beliefs. However, the few that actually absorb the information and see that war is not…

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    In order to avenge Caesar, Mark Antony turns a shocked, confused crowd of mourners into an angry mob of rioters by using persuasive techniques. The main component of Antony’s speech, Pathos, appealed to the commoners by striking an emotional spot inside them, trying to turn the fickle crowd against Brutus. Antony displayed the persuasive technique of Pathos by repeating words, showing them Caesar’s body, and presenting Caesar’s will. In the beginning of Antony’s speech, he spoke of Brutus as…

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    twenty years old and with no experience to draw from, Stephen Crane writes an epic novel about war and the extreme experiences and emotions encountered on the battlefield. When this book was written, The Red Badge of Courage was unpopular because of the naturalist point of view Crane took when writing it. At the time, people were not used to thinking about, let alone reading about the brutal realities of war. By focusing on portraying lifelike scenarios, Crane takes us on a journey with the…

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    Masculinity In War

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    When we think of the military and war essential components of international relations, we think of men as soldiers, men as protectors we consider war itself as violent as well as the men participating (Youngs, 2004, p.85). The military and nonconventional forces are therefore heavily masculinized. To understand why rape is used as a weapon of war, it also important to understand the context in which masculinity in militaries and armed forces develops but also understand the concept of hegemonic…

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