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    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

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    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).

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    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

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    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

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    force of many characters in the novel is their wartime past. Many characters in the novel are war time veterans, including Jake and Count Mippipopolous, who react to their battle wounds in several ways. Some characters use these battle wounds to prevent them from moving on to a better life in the future, while others use

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    John Keegan’s The Face of Battle and Sir Charles Oman’s The Art of War in the Middle Ages provide insight into how historians approach the subject of battle. When discussing warfare, historians typically approach the subject from a procedural point of view, but it has also become normal to focus on combatants’ experiences. By cross comparing Keegan and Oman’s descriptions of the Battle of Agincourt, it is apparent that both the procedural method and the method of focusing on individuals have merit

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    War is defined as a state of armed conflict or fight between two groups within a country or between two countries. People all around the world are always fighting either over territory, honour, different political and religious beliefs. Therefore, the reason for the breakout of war are numerous. Weapons and tactics have changed over the decades but have made things worse for the humanity. People have been developing weapons of mass destruction and Nuclear weapons. United States of America used the

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    through the violence of war, many would agree that being able to keep your values would be a feat in itself. April Morning by Howard Fast explores the journey of a young boy named Adam whom is forced to grow up quickly after the shot heard around the world in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. A young boy’s father dies, and one non-violent leader of the community helps, along with many others, to show a boy the path of a man. “The Reverend… argues against killing and war… and quotes the Bible

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    Many people have different views on whether or not they are for or against violence in children’s literature. I am for children’s literature due to the fact that if one is not educated, how is one expected to know. In this essay we will look at the pros and cons of including violence in children’s literature. Fairy tales originate from the past and majority of the stories include some sort of gory detail and violence. They originated from oral traditions by adults telling stories to other adults

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    that has left part of his existence in war. Both poems assert ideas that insinuate

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