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    the fact that they are war-torn. However countries like the Central African Republic, although people may have never heard of them, there have, in fact, been many horrifying events that have occurred in them. War-torn countries are countries that had undergone war and are awfully poor with very little resources. Providing healthcare in these countries will give these people more opportunities to survive and live their lives which have been ruined because of terrifying wars. According to SOS-USA.org

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    Republican sniper whose name remains yet unknown, have various similarities and differences in their ways of handling their conflicts. Similarly, both young snipers willing choose to fight in their own civil wars. Carter fighting in the American Civil War, and the sniper fighting in the Irish Republican Civil War. Along with both being snipers, the two are also faced with the same horrifying conflict… killing a family member. Carter Druse, fighting for the Union, is ultimately faced with an unimaginable

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    .In the story, “The Sniper,” the relationship between the Sniper and his brother affects the story.E. The quote says, “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother's face.” C. This proves that the sniper shot his brother on accident, and so clearly the relationship between the sniper and his brother was important. Before the sniper knew that he shot his brother, he was happy because he killed his enemy. But after he figured out that he shot his brother, he was not happy because

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    War in Syria DBQ Essay Experts on civil wars say there are several reasons Syria is “a really, really tough case” that defies historical parallels. Foreign involvement in the Syrian Civil War refers to political, military and operational support to parties involved in the ongoing conflict in Syria that began in March 2011, as well as active foreign involvement. Most parties involved in the war in Syria receive various types of support from foreign countries and entities based outside Syria. The

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    World War Vs Ww1

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    humans and weapons. The poorest and the weakest, the richest and the strongest, as long as a country's people are nationalistic they will engage in armed conflicts. The effects of war for nationalism result in prejudice, death, and destruction. The most significant armed are World War I and World War II. They were total wars because all the people of the world were involved. They began because of political unrest, longing for power, and alliances. They had devastating effects on the world such as mass

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    they could be siblings. However, their conflicting opinions and ideologies force them to fight each other no matter how related they are. For instance, the reason all the events in this story occur is that of a civil war in Ireland between "Republicans and Free Staters"(96). A civil war is a war between citizens of the same country. We would not expect them to fight each other because of their nationality, but that is exactly the case for the people of Ireland in this

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    Since the dawn of mankind, war has played a significant role in numerous societies. War is typically a conflict between two or more people or groups. With this in mind, it’s possible to conclude that there are two sides to every story in war. The struggle of war, as we can observe, may not always be as “black and white” as it may seem. Just as other subjects, war has many different viewpoints. A fascinating viewpoint comes from the mind of Samuel Clemens, the man also known as Mark Twain. Twain’s

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    Civil War Failure

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    There are different factors that cause the state to collapse. This section will explain the different factors. These factors may affect the longitude and strength of the violence. This paper argues that despite the factors impacting the civil war the policies applied to solve the conflict highly depend on the control of the state on the lands within the country as well as the differences between the different groups. Lack of Public Services: the lack of public services is the primary factor of the

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    sent to war are sent with one goal and one goal only, to defeat the enemy by any means necessary, that also results in the mentality kill or be killed. That is the reality of the main character in “The Sniper”, a young man objectified by combat and the unknown. Through the use of irony, characterization and syntax O’Flaherty shows how the unpredictability of war dehumanizes soldiers. O’Flaherty uses the irony of the sniper killing his own brother to emphasize the unpredictability of war. In the beginning

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    War. What is it good for? According to the 70’s pop song by Edwin Starr, absolutely nothing. In the short story, “The Sniper” the author, Liam O’Flaherty uses indirect characterization, man vs. self conflict and situational irony to show that in war everyone loses. The Sniper goes through a traumatic, mental and physical conflict as he participates in the war. He must encounter just how dangerous it is to be serving in war. Indirect characterization is one of the ways he shows in war everyone loses

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