Guests of the Nation, a Review of Conflicts Essay

Betrayal, one of the most horrible things you could do to anyone your family, a friend anyone. To me it’s one of my all time most hated things a person could do and it’s almost unforgivable. In this book A Separate Peace by John Knowles two boys Phineas and Gene who are best friends at a boarding school in New Hampshire experience some of the worst kinds of Betrayal you could think of. Gene commits a very bad betrayal when he jousts the tree limb they are both standing on ending up with Finny falling and badly breaking his leg. This was no accident because Gene can’t stand the guilt.

Dealing with enemies has been a problem since the beginning of time. “I never killed anybody,” Gene had commented later in his life, “And I never developed an intense level of hatred for the enemy. Because my war ended before I ever put on a uniform, I was on active duty all my time at Devon; I killed my enemy there.” In A Separate Peace, by John Knowles, the value of dealing with enemies is shown by Gene, who was dealing with few human enemies, but his emotions created far greater rivals than any human could ever posses.

"The Sniper" places a strong emphasis on the evils of war, and yet paints a vivid image of mankind's qualities and their society. Employing the technique of describing one particular sniper to symbolise a general subject, readers are able to gain a deep insight into the evils of war. In this story, the assembly of setting, contrasting characters and themes of fanaticism and division of loyalties are vital to conveying the horror of war. On the other hand, "The Sniper" also discusses the power of war, depicting it as the decider of life and death for men. Its force is further emphasised when neighbours are turned into enemies under war's influence.

Shelby Foote once said “But the Civil war defined us as what we are and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. It was the crossroads of our being, and it was a hell of a crossroads.” In this famous phrase he states how the civil war shaped the future of generations ahead, and was the collision of our beliefs, which led to issuing many policies and the burst of many disagreements, which were later solved with violence. His statement is valid because it interprets the situation the people where in, how they felt, and how the Civil War later affected people’s actions and beliefs.

On June 1, 1812, the United States’ fourth President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Britain approved by Congress. This is obscurely known as the War of 1812 which was also the first war of the 19th century and lasted from 1812 to the spring of 1815. The War of 1812 is also known as the Second War for American Independence with an inconclusive outcome that ended the conflict with the Treaty of Ghent. The War of 1812 created a strong sense of nationalistic pride among Americans which are preserved in the national anthem of the United States today. Although there is an abundant amount of information written about the War of 1812, average Americans are only roughly aware of the reasons why the war was fought or who the enemy was. Only conspicuous events such as the destruction of the nation’s capital or the Battle of New Orleans are remembered today. The War of 1812 was caused by numerous reasons including British impressment of American sailors and their refusal to acknowledge American neutrality rights, the United States’ widespread belief the British were encouraging Indian rebellion, the American desire for more land, and the actions of some newly-elected Congressmen dubbed the “War Hawks.”

At the Devon School in New Hampshire, in 1942, during World War II, the main character, Gene, becomes closer with his adventurous roommate, Finny, whose elemental charisma distracted them from the reality outside of the school. Throughout the novel the realness of the war becomes present and the war’s continuation parallels the growth of Gene, from a young innocent boy, to a man. These changes happen to align with one another and that coordination represents the theme of a loss of innocence in the novel. Due to the contradictory interactions with the war and the pursuit of adulthood, Genes development as a person runs alongside the progression of the war. In the novel, A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the relationship between the author’s use of war impacts the maturing of the main character Gene and further develops the theme of the loss of innocence.

In John Knowles, fictional novel, A Separate Peace, he uses internal versus external conflict to show the reader that love can lead to suffering. Gene’s external conflict is that Brinker has figured out that Gene caused Finny’s accident. He wants Gene to tell Finny what really happened the night of the accident, “you were there when it happened. What I mean is it wouldn’t do you any harm, you know, if everything about Finny’s accident was cleared up and forgotten (160). Gene is afraid to tell Finny because he thinks that Finny will hate him, and he will lose him as a friend.

December 7th 1941, the United States was blindsided by the Japanese in the worst attack on United States soil in history at the time. Without warning or even a declaration of war the Japanese attacked the Naval Station Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii. The surprise attack destroyed and sunk two U.S. Navy battleships and severally damaged five others. The attacks also killed around 2,400 and injured around another 1,180. In return on December 8th, the next day, the United States declared war on Japan and sided with the allies. This put the US in a war they were trying to stay out of more the majority of its duration. Once the US declared war on Japan, Hitler turned around and declared war on the US. So then the US was involved in all parts of the war and everyone had to step up to make it happen. Men enlisted right away to help serve the country that they were so proud to be part of. When they began to be deployed they had to leave their jobs and families to support themselves so someone had to step up to do the work the men had been doing. That someone was the women of the household, this time in history was a turning point for the women’s status in the work force and at the home. As a result, there was a lot of different transitions that took place in the emits of everything, so it would be interesting to know exactly how did the gender role of the everyday women change do to the war. Rather it being that they began working outside the home in fields that were “men’s

Life is a roller coaster ride, you have your ups and downs in life and at the end you want more, life is too short, like a roller coaster, to live with enemies and so that’s why we create allies. One of our closest allies in the entire world is Canada. Canada has a trade agreement with the United States of America called NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). In the last 33 years, Canada has been through a very serious conflict with its province Quebec. This conflict needs to come to an end before it affects the whole world. If this conflict follows through all the way it may affect the United States’ trade agreement with Canada. So far, Quebec has been leaning toward secession from Canada. This conflict started in 1982 when, “Canada adopted a new constitution which Quebec refused to go along out of fear it would be swallowed up in a more centralized Canada” (Jenaga, 1992, para.9). This defiance of Quebec would lead to a possible secession and may have even caused Quebec to be a distinct society.

The history of Vietnam is one of great struggle and conflict. For centuries the vietnamese people have had no choice but to change their society by force in order to gain their own freedom and independence. Pivitol events in Vietnamese history such as the Battle of Bach Dang in 939 and the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 are examples of how the conflict theory brought change to Vietnamese society and culture.

Conflict perspectives are often viewed as the opposite of the structure-functional viewpoint; meaning, not all family practices are good or beneficial for each family member. Conflict is often viewed in a negative manner, but there are many benefits of having healthy conflict in the home. In my family experience, conflict has brought compromise, solutions, and opportunities to learn other's perspectives. Conflict has also brought a better understanding of how to improve relationships and solve disagreements.

Conflict began in Syria, in 2011, when peaceful protesters organized, hoping to ensue change in the government. The government responded with devastating bombings at the sites of the protests. Linda J. was born and raised in Syria where she married and had 5 children. After her 7-day old son was murdered at a hospital, bombed by the government, Linda J. and her family decided to leave Syria. After a year of living in Lebanon, sustaining 7 people off an income of $15 a day, Linda J. and her husband received news that they would be considered for “resettlement” in America (Linda J.). After more than a year of intense questioning, and countless background searches, Linda J. and her family were cleared to move to the U.S. She recalls, “My story is my story, so I knew that the details would match their information. But I was not prepared for the level of scrutiny or length of the process” (Linda J.). They traveled to the U.S. with only $30 for their journey. After living in the U.S. for a year, Linda’s husband has a job, and her children are attending school. Linda J. stated, “My biggest dream is for my daughters to have a good education and good careers, and for us to be part of this society: to learn the language, to do something productive, to integrate” (Linda J.). Linda J. concluded her recollection with this statement, “I understand that there is a necessary process for Syrian families to come here, but please don’t close the door” (Linda J.). Because the majority of

The main conflict in Wonder for August would have to be getting through the school year. It is his first year going to a public school and he doesn't know anyone which would be hard for anyone. August rare facial deformity doesn't make it easier for me either. It's harder for him to make friends and have a normal conversation with people because the kids in his grade don't look beyond his

• Bonaparte: Bonaparte again a young man of war uncertain but probably glorious times is the narrator of this story. It’s not clear from the story the relationship between Bonaparte and the author but given O’Connor’s role in I.R.A some comparisons may well be drawn Bonaparte has the responsibility of telling a terrible and chilling story about a war of independence. These stories are testament to the butchery and subentry and futility of war and of this war in particular. The last paragraph of the story best describes the effect this episode had on both Bonaparte and Noble. Communicating on what happened in the bog to the old lady without saying what they did. The description by Noble by the little patch of bog stiffening into it. And Bonaparte “very lost and lonely like a child a stray in the snow. And anything that happened to me afterwards, I never felt the same about again."

1. International conflict among countries is more likely of what we may think. Today there are many different ongoing conflicts. International conflict is a stage of opposition, disagreement or incompatibility between two or more states (Malek). The term "international conflict" referred to conflicts between different nations and conflicts between people and organizations in different nations (Mr. Turetzky lec 11). It also applies to inter-group conflicts within one country when one group is fighting for independence or increased social, political, or economic power. International conflicts can be divided into two branches: private international conflict and public international conflict. A private international conflict is a disagreement