A New Age Of War

Faith Ringgold truly gave society a message to ponder, but she didn’t create the only notable work of art: Rebellious Silence also helped to stir the minds of many.Shirin Neshat, the artist, was born in the town Quazin in 1957. Unfortunately, this was a very hostile time for islamic women as they were being put under more and more restrictions every waking day. because they were putting more and more restrictions on them each and every day. Rebellious Silence was one of many portraits in the “Woman of Allah” series. These portraits helped to shine a light on the repression of women in the muslim culture. a.) Shirin Neshat created this series to show us that women have their own power, no matter their culture. Neshat’s main purpose for these photographs was to challenge the way society views muslim women.

Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis recounts the conflicts and disillusionment as a result of living through the tyrannies of the Shah’s and the Islamic regimes. Her main motive was to keep alive the spirit of those Iranians who lost their lives in wars fought for freedom, suffered under repressive regimes or who were forced to leave their families. It highlights the daily conflict between tradition and modernity, West and East, dictatorship and individual freedom. Marjane has used several motifs, such as the veil, the mirror, background panels to emphasize on the situation in Iran and this essay focuses on how the veil becomes the dominant motif for portraying the suppression of individual freedom, knowledge

While reading history, we typically see that wars were typically fought with soldiers in close- order formations with a musket that would be fired in unison on command. Everything changed after the American Civil War, a conflict to determine the fate of slaves in the Union, erupted. Today many historians consider the Civil War as the first modern war because it depended on: heavy industry, fast communication and transportation. But this time all of these new technologies were used to its full potential. As a result new weapon technology was mass produced which inflicted heavy losses on both the Union and the Confederate sides and resulted in

The Great War of Our Time was a pleasure to read. It was an emotional ride for me throughout the entire book. It made me laugh out loud; giggle to myself, tear up, become upset and sometimes it caused a pleasant grin to grow across my face. From the beginning of this book to the very last page, I thought was an easy read.

The events of September 11th, 2001 will influence the lives of American's for years to come. Some American's will never fly on a commercial airliner again while others feel unsafe in their usual daily routine. Our country has felt a mix of emotions as the war on terrorism begins to unfold across the globe in Afghanistan. Yet I believe that a war on ignorance is about to unfold on our own soil. After the attacks the national news reports were filled with stories about Americans of Middle Eastern decent being targets for hat crimes and unnecessary violence. At this point in time, Americans of every gender, race and religion need to focus on who are nations true enemies are.

In war there is death, but where in death does it change to become what is known today as modern warfare? Was it a landmark like the first use of a tool or tactic, or is it during a time as a society? The impactfulness of guns changed the ways wars were fought still even today, but the tanks and airplanes changed it on even a larger aspect. The other side of the coin is that the perspective of war has changed through the ages. It changed from an all out barbaric massacre of people, to a gentlemanly and honorable act, to a cold and cruel mechanized meat grinder. Where did death change to become modern?

Therefore the situation Neshat saw at that time in Iran which women facing many struggles and oppressed made her to create political artworks revealing negative view on it’s religion. (Women of Allah Series are part of them. And as she wasn’t in Iran while revolution happened, Neshat can definitely feel the transformation of lives in countries, especially women’s lives after the revolution.

The art scene of the Middle East has been historically patriarchal in nature and “The Book of Kings”, (2012) is her response to the shifting cultural landscape on the contemporary stage. The photographic series contains multiple self-portraits each annotated with poetry and prison writings in Farsi . The series fulfils the conditions of global art as Neshat provides a display to the museum through a representation, albeit a personal one, of a cultural narrative that would be censored in Iranian politics . The fulfilment of the diversification of local narratives is present as she presents to a global audience a contradictory stance in portraying the Middle Eastern landscape. Specifically, a criticism of the Iranian government, in relation to its religious persecution of individuals. Neshat demonstrates this representation through the blending of “local” to the historical. Mainly the 7th Century Islamic conquest of Persia interweaving it with recent events including the Arab Spring and Iranian Green Movement . Neshat’s purpose for blending these events not only juxtapose but also criticise the government in these events “in the name of justice across the Middle East and Arab World” . Neshat’s fulfilment of global art conditions is similarly interweaved in the work of Emily

Arguably the bloodiest war in American history, the Civil War introduced a new type of warfare—total war. In total war, all resources are poured into military power, and any beneficial facilities are used by the military, including transportation and communication. This new type of warfare would prove to be very effective and unforgiving in the battles to come. With the invention of new types of troop and supply transports, as well as the invention of the telegraph, the war faced a new era of modern combat.

What does Tim O’Brien wants us to understand about war? One thing is that in war you will feel fear. Second, decisions decide what your fate will be. Last, fear will make decisions for you.

Given that many plants need to be sown and then reaped when fully grown, the metaphorical conceptualization of people as plants may, accordingly, be elaborated to include a reaper, more specifically a conceptualization of death as the Grim Reaper (Lakoff & Turner, 1989, pp. 16, 75):

In the episode, “A New War Begins,” America has continued to revolutionize and grow rapidly after the death of Abraham Lincoln, one of the most important men in American history. The cause of the rapid growth was different businesses which were: ships, railroads, and oil companies. The episode also included many of the nation’s wealthiest and most powerful men during that era. The men were: Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Tom Scott, and Andrew Carnegie. Vanderbilt was the main man during that time.

“Every Iranian artist, is in one form or another, is political. Politics have defined our lives.” Neshat (2010). Each of her pieces offers a glimpse into the realities that shape her identity. The complex, religious, social and political identities that not only shape Neshat, but the identities of every Muslim woman worldwide. She explores and presents the political and social conditions seen within Iran and Muslim life in her work. As a woman living in exile, she is the voice/speaker of her people. Artists like (and including) Neshat are there to inspire, provoke, and bring hope to their people. Neshat didn’t start making art for social commentary; she in fact began after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Neshat had been absent for over a decade, and when she returned her home country had been transformed.

The work of the likes of Anthony Bourdain and Iris Zaki have helped in overcoming the danger of a single story in that they show true images of people in countries such as Iran, thus allowing people to better understand them. If people develop a better understanding of Iranians, then there is a great opportunity that any default judgements about them may be vanquished. In Bourdain’s work, the Iranian people are shown as overall friendly people, that enjoy conversing, listening to pop music, as well as eating dishes such as chelow kebabs. It is also discussed in his work how Middle Eastern countries, such as Iran, are all grouped into one by foreigners in that they are all oppressive to women. It is stated in Bourdain’s work that not all countries in the Middle East are oppressive to women in the vein of how Saudi Arabia is. It is stated that unlike in Saudi Arabia, women are able to partake in activities such as driving and voting in Iran. Through watching Bourdain’s work, one may be able to see Iranian people for who they truly are rather than what they are portrayed as in one’s own default judgement. As for Zaki’s work, both Arab and Jewish women eat and converse at a hair salon named “Fifi’s”. Although both the Arab and Jewish women come from very different cultures, they develop an understanding and respect for one another through their time at the salon. They accept each other for who they are as they have a clear understanding of one another through the conversations that they have had. Through these understandings of one another, the danger of a single story can be

In the time period of last ten years, many changes have been observed in the nature of Warfare from being aggressive towards more argumentative. There are various views and debates among the nature and character of the wars and the debate continues to grow with time. The several reasons of changes can be attributed to the technological advances and other situational changes. This essay is going to shed light upon whether the nature and character of war has been changed in the course of recent years or it continues to be the same as it was years ago.