be kept simple. Tolstoy developed his writing styles and themes from these feelings in his life. Out of all of Tolstoy’s novels‚ or short stories‚ War and Peace is his masterpiece. War and Peace is regarded as one of the world’s greatest novels ever. It describes Russia’s social history within five aristocratic families of Russia during the war with Napoleon. This book portrays a theory of history in which may or may not be played out to plan. The main point is‚ that there is limited free
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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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was a lover and spoke strong and truthful words. He believed that he could stop hate and racism through love and music. Bob Marley related to society by fighting against hatred though songs that conveyed love and peace; he introduced a fresh genre of music that moves millions worldwide. Bob Marley was not only an astonishing artist but an activist that spent most of his career promoting peace and consciousness in Jamaica. However‚ his message traveled far and beyond Jamaica to so many people worldwide
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War is a natural and necessary side effect of conflict. There must be resolution as nothing poisons the hearts and souls of a people more than a never ending conflict. No evil even war at it’s worst is more painful to a culture than unresolved major conflicts. There must be resolution and once a conflict reaches a certain point no amount of talk will ever solve the problem. Force must be used‚ whether implied or actual. Conflict is a vital element of human nature. The day we cease to have conflict
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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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Love in War War can seem like an all-consuming force of hate‚ death‚ and misery to the soldiers and citizens who must fight war’s wrath. However‚ to survive one must transcend the unspeakable horrors from the fighting. The French women of World War II who survived the war exemplify this transcendence. Left under the control of the Nazi occupation‚ these women had to protect their family and their morals. Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale addresses the topic of surviving war through the perspectives
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Nikki Ocampo Ms. Davis Humanities 11 June 4th‚ 2013 Peace‚ Love‚ and Rock n’ Roll Music is the backbone to every culture and society; when the culture begins to evolve so does the music. Throughout history we have constantly seen that music reflects the common beliefs and ideals of the people of that era. The most prominent example of this is Rock and Roll‚ which was a product of The Vietnam War in the 1960s. The music rebelled against the conformist sound of the 50s and evolved into the emotional
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story‚ about a man sent to prison for a murder he didn’t commit‚ takes the form of a parable of forgiveness. The concept of the story of a man wrongfully accussed of murder and banished to Siberia also appears in one of Tolstoy’s previous works‚ "War and Peace"‚ during a philosophical discussion among two characters who relate the story and argue how the protagonist of their story deals with injustice and
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they are love‚ hatred‚ grief or friendship‚ human have always attempted to explore what it is to love and to hate. One way they have done this is through poetry. Four poems which do just this are the nineteenth century love poem‚ ‘Friendship After Love’‚ written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox‚ ee cummings‚ ‘it may not always be so’ written in the twentieth century‚ World War One poem ‘Dulce et Decorum Est’ written by Wilfred Owen and finally‚ ‘Homecoming’ written by Bruce Dawe about the Vietnam War. These
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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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