can be no progress without conflict.” The word conflict can be defined as a ‘serious disagreement or argument‚ typically a protracted one’; a ‘clash of opposing feelings or needs’. On the other hand‚ progress can refer to a ‘forward or onward movement toward a destination’. There is no doubt that when these two words are put in juxtaposition‚ there is a clash in ideas; a conflict if one will. A prolonged difference is vastly in contrast with the concept advancement and forward change; yet‚ history
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Can Progress Be Made Without Conflict? The great Buddha once said‚ “Peace is not the absence of conflict‚ but the ability to cope with it.” Many people believe the same concept applies to progress. Plug the word progress into that sentence and much like a math problem‚ it still makes sense. That is unless you suck at math. Although even then‚ it’s still easy to understand that the answer to the titled question is no. No progress cannot be made without conflict.In Ray Bradbury’s “There Will Come
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Change Is Not Always Progress Let’s start off with something simple. Progress is “advancement” or “improvement”. Change? Change is “substituting/replacing” or “transforming”. So while change may not result in progress‚ progress definitely requires change. Change is inevitable‚ but whether or not this change is in the right direction‚ moving forward‚ is what determines if there is progress. Hence‚ it isn’t change‚ but progress‚ that we should be aiming for. Scientific and technological invention
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Progress is not possible without sacrifice. In the book‚ “The Giver” by Lois Lowry‚ Jonah‚ the protagonist‚ and all the members of the community lives a “perfect” live with total security. Everyone is assured a job and all insecurities and choices were eliminated such as music‚ color and even family members. Nevertheless‚ Jonah was willing to sacrifice this perfect‚ black and white world for a life of freedom and choice after discovering so much after given the job of the giver. In the end‚ when
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CHANGE‚ DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS Change is the essence of life. Nothing in this universe is static. everything has to move on to sustain its existence. The same is true for a nation. A nation or a country is doomed unless there is a constant change taking place which moulds the lives of the countrymen and takes the country forward. This process of change has to be catalysed by the powers that govern the nation. In our country‚ successive democratically elected governments have put the country
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Our society is full of battles with malevolence. A world without conflicts and hostility is unnatural‚ because human beings are not able to live harmoniously and peacefully‚ we fight to survive‚ and we are simply just imperfect. Where there are people‚ there’s war. Human beings aren’t able to live harmoniously and peacefully. We are born as selfish and greedy creatures‚ leaching off each other in secret. Proud‚ inconsiderate‚ and rebellious traits barely describe our inner selves. We are always
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literature without conflict”. It applies well to the play Antigone by Jean Anouilh. The most significant conflict exists between Antigone and Creon the king. Despite this major conflict‚ there is also another minor conflict between Antigone and Ismene. Conflicts do not have to be between two people. A good example would be whether or not to obey the law‚ when Antigone decides whether she should take the risk and try to bury her deceased brothers. In Creon’s point of view‚ he has to have a conflict to make
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A world without conflict No conflict no growth. The world without conflict people would lose their human nature; the society would have no development. Humans created with emotion‚ such as happiness‚ sadness‚ anger‚ jealousy‚ ect. Those emotions cause people to hate‚ suffer and love. If we without it‚ we would all be the same‚ no disagreement‚ no better idea‚ no own opinion. Even though there is no surefire way to tell what is the world looks like‚ or really accident prone due to lack of fear
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Frederick Douglas said “without a struggle‚ there can be no progress.” Frederick Douglas stated these words halfway through his famous “West India Emancipation” speech. He spoke of the progress that is born when struggle is overcome. Douglas believed that hardships must be present for success to occur. Struggles make people better because it teaches them how to do something the right way. It may be hard to overcome a struggle at first‚ but in the end it will be better than when you started. To start
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"Without conflict there cannot be change" Conflict is very much existent in society and alway has been. There are many types of conflict that can be small and trivial‚ and some that are extreme and lead to injury or death. Conflict usually can involve ones inner-self‚ two or more people‚ different social classes or cultures or two groups of people. In the result or end of conflict‚ the outcome is often a change in the society in which the conflict concerns. In many cases without the conflict there
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