Is peace possible without war? There is an average of twenty ongoing wars in the world at any given time. Some are internal civil wars‚ others are between nations. Judging by the opinion of modern day citizen ‚ peace is an ideal and war is a tragedy. Depending on their political orientation‚ war may even be considered inexcusable under any circumstances. But what if rather than being a troublesome force‚ war is actually the father of peace. War is an indispensable part of civilization and
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Then novel War and Peace was written by a famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1865. The novel describes the war with Napoleon in which many countries were involved such as Russia‚ Austrian‚ Prussia‚ Spain‚ Sweden‚ and Britain. The novel mainly focuses on Russia. It reflects the different views and participation in the war of Russian aristocracy and peasants and also shows Tolstoy’s negative viewpoint on the war. Showing the war‚ Tolstoy describes Napoleon’s attack on Russia‚ the battle of Borodino
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In the nonfiction novel "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles‚ there are many themes. One theme that appears in every chapter is "war and rivalry". The novel "A Separate Peace" presents many examples of the theme "war and rivalry" like World War 2‚ enlisting for the war‚ and Gene and Finny’s egos. One way war is represented in this novel is the setting‚ WWll. In chapter 1‚ the setting is stated in the first paragraph. "Perhaps the school wasn’t as well kept up in those days; perhaps varnish‚ along
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The Social Realism in War and Peace It is hard to truly understand the unbelievable detail and descriptions of Tolstoy’s writings without actually having read some of his work. Leo Tolstoy was a unique man with a different perspective on life and everything around us than anyone else. Influenced by the experience of fighting in the Crimean war‚ Leo Tolstoy composed his masterpiece‚ War and Peace‚ whose Victorian qualities included incredibly realistic descriptions which would inspire future
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File under: #poem Peace Not War (Speech Choir Piece) PEACE NOT WAR by Patricia Lithuanian Boom! Blood Flesh Struggle and Fear surrounding in the Atmosphere If one is sulky one is scorned if one is not a noble one is a peasant there are drugs‚ abuses‚ hex and injustice and the only thing that rules the earth is immorality Shhhhhh! silence! for the end may come voices are not made to speak the truth but to shout and scream eyes are not made to see the reality but to hide the
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Samurai’s Garden is set in 1930s Japan‚ the theme of war and peace is developed through Character interaction. Characters in the story have very different reactions to the same circumstances. Through the character of Stephen‚ one can conclude that outside forces do not control a person’s life because in life‚ people can take what has been given to them and do with it what they wish. In other words‚ life is what you make of it. Even though the war in China is very important to Stephen‚ he does not
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Introduction The dilemma of war and peace has been a decisive concern for philosophers and political thinkers in the past‚ which still remains actual nowadays. The famous advocates of the power of truth always found that wars are immoral. For instance‚ German famous professor of theology‚ Martin Luter in his theological work "War and Warship" warns against unfair and wrong motives behind wars and armed conflicts: offensive and preventive wars‚ violent overthrow of tyrants‚ subjects’
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Understanding someone and why they make the choices they make. Accepting someone for who they are and not trying to change them to fit your idea of "perfect". Helping those who can’t help themselves because they don’t have the same advantages as others and because they are looked down on by society. Caring for those who need to feel safe and can’t obtain that feeling themselves. Stopping horrible things such as hatred‚ racism‚ and violence. Those are just a few of the benefits. Sincere and genuine
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Intercultural Communication Studies XVII: 2 2008 War and Peace of Languages and Cultures? Svetlana Ter-Minasova‚ Moscow State University Ter-Minasova The future of mankind depends largely on its ability to communicate. Technical progress provides mankind with an ever-increasing variety of more and more powerful devices and forms of communication: tele-conferences‚ multi-media bridges‚ His or Her Majesty – the Internet! However‚ “the human factor” presents a number of problems hampering
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The first time an English king was ever executed in public occurred during the time of the English Civil War. The English Civil War was a sequence of disagreements between Parliamentarians and Royalists in the country of England‚ that lasted until 1651. Students‚ communities‚ and society will benefit from understanding the importance of the war. The English Civil War is important because it led to the limitation of power‚ brought new religious ideas‚ and effected modern democracy. Many claim that
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