Massive War: A Short Story

Afghanistan is a culture-rich land consisting of many ethnic tribes. The largest of these groups is the Pashtun tribe which constitutes an estimated 40% to 55% of Afghanistan’s total population. The third largest group in the country is the Hazara tribe which comprise between 15% of the population (Barfield 26). Historically, the Hazara people have been largely persecuted by other tribes in Afghanistan. In Martin Ewan’s book, Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics, he writes, “There has in the past been little love lost between [the Hazaras] and other Afghans, who despise them on both religious and racial grounds, while they themselves have a particular hatred

This type of suffering also occurred in 1722 with the Afghan tribesmen and yet again during the late eighteenth century and lasted until 1925. The Qajars, a Turkic tribe that was established near the Caspian Sea, conquered Iran this time. The kings who ruled under the Qajar Empire also were mainly responsible for the country’s poverty and resistance to modernity. The only difference between the Qajars and the Arabs is that now the people of Iran were not going to sit back and let these kings give foreigner powers the right to their country. The Qajars had “lost their right to rule, their farr. Armed with Shiite principle that endows the ordinary citizen with inherent power to overthrow despotism…Iranians rebelled in a way their forefathers never had” (28).

Each society was a small kingdom and the leader was called cacique. At the time of Columbus, there were five different kingdoms on the island of Hispaniola. The Indians practiced polygamy. Most men had two or three wives, but the caciques had has many as thirty. It was a great honor for a woman to be married to a cacique. She not only enjoyed a materially superior lifestyle, but also her children were held in high esteem.

Since my endeavors have achieved achievement, I realize that it will please to you: these I have resolved to relate, so you might be made familiar with everything done and found in this our voyage. On the thirty-third day after I withdrew from Cadiz, I went to the Indian ocean, where I discovered numerous islands occupied by men without number, of all which I took ownership for our luckiest ruler, with broadcasting envoys and flying benchmarks, nobody questioning. To the first of these I gave the name of the favored Savior, on whose guide depending I had achieved this and additionally alternate islands. Yet, the Indians call it Guanahany. I likewise called every one of the others by another name. For I requested one island to be called Santa Maria of the Conception, another Fernandina, another Isabella, another Juana, thus on with the rest.

They have a word praise that is translated as “peacemaker” and “conciliator”; we assume that they have a person in the tribe that is making sure that there are no fights between each person. Since everyone in the tribe have gone through a high education system, which makes each

In Khaled Hosseini’s book The Kite Runner, one of the most surprising motifs is of ethnic division and violence in Afghanistan. The groups that commit such acts , though brutally primitive, have deep set reasons and justifications for their actions. In totality, ethnic violence is an enduring problem for humanity that is due to differences that exist between people of various cultures and ancestry as well as foreign intervention from world powers.

Views on Indians range from savages and man eaters to peaceful men. It is true that the Native Americans did have their faults, but when the settlers came to visit these habitual tribes people were suprised but not taken aback. Indians had seen the white people before, but the ones they saw had never come to stay. The colonists ended up about 500 miles north of what they planned, and were not prepared for the harsh winter ahead of them. They didn’t have enough food, shelter, or clothing. People were already dying of disease, hypothermia, and starvation. Samoset (an indian tribeman) told the englishman that he would help them survive the winter, and that he knew a man named Squanto that could speak better english than himself. Samoset introduced the strangers to Massasoit (cheif of

Mr Bascana, I urge you to reconsider your views on the Indians you and your countrymen have encountered since arriving to this land. Although our various tribes may not share your same beliefs and values we are still equal human beings. Most of the natives you have encountered have not been hostile and have exchanged gifts and good with one another. The fact that you would accuse the natives of hypocrisy and deceitfulness is unjust because it is the Spaniards not the indians who have sought to deceive. Do not forget that you are all visitors to our land, however your soldiers have deliberately sought to destroy my people’s way of life.

“The Tragedy of war is that it uses man’s best to do man’s worst” wise words from Henry Fosdick. When it comes down to the time where an individual hits rock bottom, a man either do its best or do its worst. Although, Man can do its best and do its worst at the same time. There are many reasons how man’s best can result to man’s worst. Henry Fosdick statement is both true and false.

In Afghanistan, there is a divide between the Pashtuns and the Hazaras; the Pashtuns are upper class citizens who are treated with respect while the Hazaras are lower class, minority citizens who are treated poorly. Because of the contrasting history of the two groups, their responses to the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul were complete opposites. The Pashtuns “danced on [the] street,” (Hosseini 200) while the Hazaras cried “God help the Hazaras now” (Hosseini 213). The conflict between the Pashtuns and Hazaras in “The Kite Runner” directly reflects the real life issues in Afghanistan starting in the late 70’s and continuing on past 2001.

It had rained the night before, the grass was muddy, the air was humid, and the soldiers uncomfortable. Although this…this was not on the mind of the soldiers who have been put through war, seen their fellow soldiers drift away in the black waste of space known as death, well this and it didn’t help having a low source of food and 400 dedicated Americans. On the other side of this dreadful warzone, 2000 well fed and energetic confederates native to the terrain in which is at stake. Laughter hasn’t been a pastime for these confederate soldiers for some time, but knowing that they outnumber the union 5:1, they couldn’t help but smirk. But was laughter on their side? Was knowing the war was over and they had just got word funny? Well they never

The tribe acted like a family. Their “own brothers” now say their ways are bad,

I’m so glad that I spotted Amir and his stupid Hazara servant today. Someone needed to teach them a lesson. And who better to do it than me. That Hazara doesn't belong here. I was very proud of myself for throwing the rock at Amir’s friend I think his name is Hassan who cares if I know it or not, though. I mostly did it to make my friends laugh but I wanted to do it anyways. How dare them stand up to me. Especially that ignorant Hazara. How dare he make me look weak in front of my friends. How dare even talk to me or look at me. I only backed down because I didn’t want to lose my eye. I need both my eyes for the next time I encounter Amir and Hassan. They will regret what they did and I’ll make sure of it. Afghanistan

Just as Native American tribes would come to distinguish between colonizers from different nations, e.g., favoring the French over the British or vice versa, Caliban becomes disenchanted with Trinculo as a master and proclaims that he will only serve Stephano. For his part, like some great father protecting his children from a European rival, Stephano rebukes Trinculo for his mistreatment of Caliban, saying that "the poor monster's my subject, and he shall not suffer indignity" (III, ii., ll.36-37). All of this closely resembles some aspects of European colonialist stereotypes of the New World's peoples and of their historical subjugation of Indians for their own good.

Thousand of years ago, the world was in chaotic where there were two empires fought to spread their influences and territory. The empires had fought for a long time since their ancestors. The Satanic Empire was known for its barbarous, merciless prevail while its foe, the Midgard Empire, was known for its equality, harmonic reign. Even though both empires had different ways of ruling, they both had arisen a great and superior civilization of all time. Nevertheless, they never reached a consensus for a peace. Dissent and political understanding to prevent peace talks between them had led them to war for thousand of years. Until then, King Arceus I, who was appointed to succeed his father, had brought the Midgard Empire to triumph when he has successfully completed the 100 Crisis War against the Satanic Empire. Thus, giving room to great civilization lasting for 2000 years, beginning from King Arceus I and ended with the reign of a king who has weak governance, filled with fraud and corruption as well as the division of powers in the region under Midgard Empire caused by the uprising and fight for the kingdom throne.