The war in Vietnam and the war in Iraq differ in many ways such as; the reason for war‚ US support‚ the cost‚ number of deaths‚ and the time and place. In this essay I am going to compare the Vietnam War with the war in Iraq describing three ways in which the war in Vietnam differs from the war in Iraq. Three ways the two wars differ are the reason for war‚ number of deaths‚ and the cost. The Vietnam War was a war over communism that started in 1950‚ when Ho Chi Minh‚ the national leader of
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of forcing itself upon the world‚ apprehending it and dominating it full-fledged. It has grasped hold of the State and law in the same way male dominance has grasped women throughout history. Whether the clasps of violence against women are through rape‚ forced marriage‚ exploitation and forced prostitution‚ pornography‚ domestic abuse‚ abortion laws‚ sexual harassment or sex discrimination‚ law is biased in a supposedly gender neutral system of rules. International law is a set of rules binding relations
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Is the war on terror a war that can be won? ‘Less than 12 hours after the 9/11 attacks‚ George W. Bush pro- claimed the start of a global war on terror. Ever since‚ there has been a vigorous debate about how to win it.’1 However more than 12 years on there is still no indication of how close it is to being won and whether it can actually be won. In fact‚ many such as Jonathan Steele (journalist and international affairs author) suggests it is ‘A war that can never be won.’2 However‚ before we
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The Trojan War is comparable to the Vietnam War mainly because the allies within each of the wars‚ the strategies used to conduct surprise attacks‚ and the length of each of the wars. Even though the Trojan War and the Vietnam War occurred during time periods‚ both wars lasted for over five years. The reasons for starting the Vietnam War are different from the reasons for starting the Trojan War. The catalyst of the Trojan War was Paris’ embezzlement of Helen from Sparta‚ while the catalysts of
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Rape in India Brittany Jones As a woman in the United States‚ rape is the ultimate nightmare‚ but to women in India it’s everyday life. Many rape victims’ stories just show how the police in India fail to respond adequately to crimes‚ especially crimes involving children or women. On February 14th‚ three girls that were five‚ nine‚ and 11 were raped and murdered in the village of Lakhni‚ India. When the girl’s grandfather reported the girls missing to the police nothing was done about it
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The Syrian war has been raging on for a year now and the number of dead has risen to almost 80000‚ the Syrian people desperately need the help of the U.S and other allies they have to intervene and help them fight the dictatorship that has been ruling with an iron fist. The Syrian civil war started in 2011 when other middle eastern countries started uprising against the authoritarian dictatorships that occupied the region. The people of Egypt and Libya performed a successful uprising against their
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Sex and prostitution among troops during the American Civil War War produces unbelievable violence‚ it is seen as one of the world’s worst inventions‚ it generates death ‚ misery and injustice just for the sake of incomprehension between people. One side of wars are normally hidden from us‚ they are modified or simply not discussed about‚ but they are there. Sex is one of them‚ sex has been used for centuries by warriors and soldiers to impose power to the
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aggressive tactics to solve disputes. Some nations have cultures that make them prone to violence. Forcible Rape Incidence of rape Types of rapist Types of rape- date‚ marital‚ statutory Causes of rape- evolutionary‚ biological factors‚ male socialization‚ psychological abnormality‚ social learning‚ sexual motivation. Rape and the law(Aggravated Rape)- proving rape‚ consent‚ legal reform Murder and Homicide Degrees of murder- 1st degree‚ 2nd degree‚ manslaughter‚ voluntary/non-negligent
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consider to be the most controversial war in American history. Compared to St. Augustine’s Just War Theory‚ Americans have the right to question the purpose and intention of the Vietnam War. Jus ad bellum discusses the conditions under which a country is required to state before they are allowed the right to warfare. According to St. Augustine‚ a war must be declared by the political authority of a certain political system. The United States never declared war on the North Vietnamese or the Chinese
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Vietnam War The Cold War was the base to creating the Vietnam War. The Indochina War contributed create the Vietnam War as well. The Cold War and the Vietnam War were almost the same war. The countries in each war argued over whose way of leading or ruling was right. The Vietnam War did have fighting though. But‚ the Indochina War wasn’t like that. The Indochina war was over who should have power in Vietnam. To fully understand the Vietnam war‚ you have to understand the Cold War and the Indochina
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