Opium War Essay

subject of post-traumatic stress disorder and grief. Through the war, and the hardships soldiers faced, it was hard to return home, with the unknown expectation of isolation and seclusion, particularly in thoughts and feelings. As friends and families who stayed at home and did not experience the war, empathy was often difficult, and opinions and experiences from the war were not often talked about. Through this, guilt and post-war emotions are often not expresses, and dramatic ways of dealing with

from the United States’ newly implemented Plan Colombia. The Colombian government’s strategy shifted, however, as the United States transitioned from the War on Drugs to the War on

leader . But Brutus said himself that, "[he has] not known when his [Caesar's] affections swayed more than his reason." So from this we know that Caesar was not ambitious. The actions of Brutus were so severe that they even started a sort of civil war in Rome, ending countless lives and putting others in danger. So even if he didn't mean to be, Brutus was definitely a betrayer. Those who disagree may say Brutus was trying to do what was best for Rome. They believe his thinking is that once Caesar

Thesis Statement: Wars can never be justified by one person, or group, thinking they are better than someone else, but unfortunately the human characteristic of self-righteousness never changes. The concept of this story is that war can never be justified through self-righteousness. That is, if a person is trying to start a war because he thinks himself to be better than his target, there is no just reason for him to do it. Most, if not all, wars are primarily begun by one

Adam Segal’s “The Hacked World Order” reveals many prevalent issues in today’s technologically centered society. Starting at Year Zero, June 2012 to June 2013, the battle over cyberspace witnessed world-changing cyberattacks. This was accomplished due to the fact that nearly 75% of the world’s population has easy access to a mobile phone, and the Internet connects nearly 40% of the total human population, which is nearly 2.7 billion people. With that being said, cyberattacks are becoming a more realistic

diametrically opposed forces that have devastated their respective communities. Both stories offer an interesting journey of seeking peace in the midst of desperation. Aristophanes writes of a woman trying to bring an end to the destructive Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta while Lee’s version of Lysistrata aims to bring peace between two gangs whose fights routinely spill into Chicago’s streets, killing many innocent people in the crossfire. In fact, despite the radical difference in setting

individual either on one side or another. Disagreement without compromise automatically leads to conflict, especially in the case of religions. The main point in favour of this thesis is historical evidence, where can find a lot of examples of religious wars such as the crusades, started in 1095 and announced several times for 200

The Interlopers and The Machine That Won the War are two short stories that have many differences, but have a few similarities as well. The Interlopers is a short tale depicting a feud between two young men, Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym. Georg believes that the land currently under Ulrich’s name actually belongs to him, therefore steals game from Ulrich’s land just to spite him (Saki 82-83). After confronting each other, it is made clear that they both wish to take the other’s life (83).

nature of war. His poems plays fundamental role in how we perceive war as we come to understand and build rapport of the contexts and events behind his poems. By examining the composition of, Anthem for Doomed Youth and Dulce et Decorum Est, Owen presents the unavoidable carnage and destruction of war whilst revealing the deterioration of the human spirit through the ironic nature of its celebration. He offers sarcastic criticism abandoning political values and romanticized views of war, subverting

My argument synthesis essay “Violent media is good for kids” is a fascinating article written by Gerard Jones. He makes an argument about how many forms of creative violence help many more children than they harm by giving them a tool to master their rage. At thirteen years of age he explains how forms of violence have been insightful and impactful for him. Growing up alone and afraid Gerard was taught by his parents that rage was something to be overcome and that violence was wrong. He was placed